I registered tonight just to say that I'm patiently waiting for your review. I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on these speakers( upgrading from Polk monitor 70's and a cs2 center) . I was curious which center you bought and if your happy with that as well? I hope that if I go with these energys, they will be a huge upgrade from my polks.
Thanks for the note - hopefully I didnt keep you in suspense for too long.. I am still in the process of setting up the speakers and figuring out the best spot for them in my living room (still have not mounted the surrounds, so EQ calibration is going to have to wait until next weekend) - I do have the mains and center set up, but I have been fairly busy ever since the speakers have arrived so I have not had the best opportunity to conduct any critical listening evaluations as of yet. However, your comment has motivated me to provide a few of my general comments regarding the speakers, here are some of my initial thoughts:
1 - Soundstage - Again, I have yet to properly set up these speakers, but already I have noticed a vast improvement in sound stage over my old Klipsch speakers. Definitely seem to project a wall of sound into the room that extends well beyond the physical boundaries of the speakers.
2 - Imaging - Same comment as above, but I have noticed a vast improvement in imaging. I have listened to a few of my favorite CD's thus far and am very impressed. For example, in the Eric Clapton unplugged album - Clapton's vocals are dead center and his backup singers clearly to the left and right of him - very impressive and an effect my old Klipsch speakers could not mirror.
3 - Treble response - This is something I also wanted to mention. I know there were some concern regarding Klipsch ruining the Energy sound but I can honestly say these speakers are much more layed back then my Klipsch system. However, the tweeters in the Veritas V6.3 are much, much more detailed - In Clapton's unplugged album you can actually hear his fingers moving up and down his guitar strings. Again, the kind of detail my Klipsch speakers could not provide.
4 - Center channel performance - (V5.2 center channel). Wanted to throw this into my write-up as you specifically mentioned it in your post. To be honest with you I was worried about replacing my 28 lb center with the 22 pound Energy. However, after playing a movie through these speakers tonight, I definitely noticed dialogue seems more effortless and easier to understand through my new center and the center seems to blend very well with the V6.3 towers.
For the retail price of these speakers, I really think there are better options out there. however, for the discounts they have these speakers at right now - I would recommend this system without any reservations just based upon my initial impressions!
When I get the rest of the system set up I will post pics and additional impressions - but for now I hope this helps!
