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Energy RC or Veritas

Hi,

I was hoping to get some opinions and was thinking of possibly procuring a pair of either the RC-50's or a used Veritas (1.8, 2.3, 2.4). Unfortunately, there really isn't an Energy dealer nearby, so it is difficult to listen to them firsthand.

First things first, my room is only 12 x 16, so I'm not sure if the Veritas line will play nice with my small room. Is either speaker line particularly picky with room acoustics/placement? I don't have the best arrangement or placement for listening. I currently use the Revel M20's, which are fairly forgiving of that. I've been pretty satisfied but the reason I'm thinking of making a change is that the Revel's don't quite go low enough and a subwoofer isn't really an option for me.

I am probably 60% music: 40% HT. I listen to every genre of music, which unfortunately does include mainstream/hiphop. I use my computer as a source and lossless when available, but it does also mean that not every song I have will be CD quality. Price DOES matter and if the things I mentioned above mean I would be better off going with a lower line, then perhaps I should go down that route.

Thank you for your thoughts!
freckling

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freckling OP
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Thanks for both your responses!

I've always looked away from Monitor Audio because I had an unfavorable first impression, but maybe it wasn't fair and I should give them a second look. I've always been intrigued by Von Schweikert. I almost bought the VR1's for my father for his birthday, but ended up getting JM Labs for him. I'll definitely think about the VR2's.

Porschecab, I'm pretty skeptical that the 2.8's will agree with my living arrangement. Plus, they're way out of my grad student budget. I could always sell my Revel's and spend a few extra hundred dollars to upgrade, but I don't think I could go past that. The 1.8's seem to be few and far in between with 10 people trying to snatch one up the moment it shows up.
freckling OP
26 posts
 
My amp will probably last me for the foreseeable future through most upgrades I might do. It's a classe integrated with 150w/8 250w/4 that is already a little overkill for the Revels. I honestly barely have the knob turned on.

I live in an apartment complex and while I'm lucky to live on the first floor, I'm worried I'll disturb the people adjacent to me. I bought a Velodyne SPL-800 several months ago, something small that would provide more low end, but I've just been scared to use it.

Am I being paranoid?
freckling OP
26 posts
 
I'm not sure why it would make sense to sell the Revel's in order to buy the VR1's. The M20's are fairly big already, so I doubt the VR1's could provide substantially greater low end.

I'll integrate my subwoofer and ask my neighbors in a week if it bothers them.

Wish me luck!
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