Looks like we may be the only 2 people for now. I contacted eoswireless.com
and Solid Signal, and none seem to be available at this time - hard to say if
any more will show up. IntelliTouch marketing missed the boat on this.
That is truly a shame.
The EOS give my Energy RC-10's a real run for their money. They are truly exceptional speakers for low-mid range female and upper range male vocals, where they provide a level of intimacy that unquestionably surpasses the RC-10's. They lose to the RC-10's on lower range male vocals (at first, I kept thinking I was mixing up the speakers, because it was the same character of improvement that went to the RC-10s). Upper range female vocals were closer, but still better on the EOS.
The EOS would make a stellar bedroom or PC speaker system. Their detail is very impressive, surpassing or matching the RC-10's in much of the important midrange where our hearing is most sensitive.
In a larger room, they give the RC-10's a run for their money, but the ability of the Energy to stay true to its name and "play hard" becomes more of a factor. I ran both speakers at volumes in the 80-85dB range with a 150Hz crossover (with the sub turned off) to avoid the extra bass of the RC-10's from coloring my opinion of the midrange detail. Even so, the Energy's still seemed to hit harder for a kick drum.
In the larger room, the EOS showed up as what it is - a smaller bookshelf speaker (with great midrange detail). The dynamics, range, and power of the RC-10 would lead many to believe it was a floorstander. That difference existed with the 150Hz crossover and (of course) got stronger as the XO got lowered.
One of my routine audition pieces is Yes's "Heart of the Sunrise" and it really was perplexing. The Energy provided a much fuller depth of stage, but every time Jon Anderson made a sound, that depth of stage flip-flopped to the EOS!
My conclusion is:
If you are looking for an intimate detailed speaker in a typical bedroom (or smaller) system the EOS is an amazing speaker. I have to go to my EMP 41B ($450 on sale, if memory serves) to get that level of detail. The way it whipped-up on my RC-10's was a surprise.
In a larger environment, I could still see someone preferring the EOS, if listening to music which emphasized it's sweet-spot midrange. However, the RC-10 would be my preference.
This should not be much of a surprise. The drivers of the Energy speakers are obviously higher quality. What is a surprise is how well designed the EOS is to allow it to "spank" the Energy in a smaller environment. The crossover must be very good, and we should never forget the luck of synergy (not to take anything away from the designers, but anyone who drove a 70's Impala vs about any other 70's land yacht understands that a good design team does not always produce a classic, luck is a factor).
I really hope these show up on the market again!
