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Out of these 4 speakers, which 2 should I try out?

Hey guys and girls! Well I just got a pair of AV123 ELT5 speakers that I am trying out, and I would like to get a couple others to compare them with. The ELT525M's are very smooth sounding and detailed. These things can get loud despite their low sensitivity, but I'd like to hear what some of these other speakers sound like.

I have narrowed down my choices to the following:
1. Ascend Acoustics 170SE
2. Axiom M3 v2
3. Wharfedale Diamond 9.2
4. Energy RC-10

They will be hooked up to a Onkyo TX-SR506 and I'd say my listening is slightly more towards music than movies. I mainly listen to rock, indie, experimental, electronic, and hip-hop. Since I can't try out all 4 of these speakers, which 2 would you guys recommend I listen to?
edgeh2o
daltrey
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I have owned both the rc-10 and the slighly bigger mv22 from axiom.I liked the axiom sound much much better than the Energy speaker.Much more detailed better imaging also.
edgeh2o OP
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What exactly is Jolida? Is this the kind of power source my Onkyo uses?
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rar1
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Jolida is a manufacturer of components, such as tube amplifiers, etc.

Regards, Rich
edgeh2o OP
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I was just wondering why you said they would go nicely with my Jolida integrated in an earlier post. One thing I thought of is I would like to get a center channel so I could do 3.1 for DD stuff... but a center channel for the RC-10's would be the RC-LCR Center right? As far as I know, those aren't on sale at audioadvisor and they cost about $650 new. I'm sure I could get a center for the Wharfs or Ascends for $200-$300.
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rar1
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My apologies for any confusion.

My comment was addressed to Cleaned Up Hippy who is using a Jolida tube integrated amp in his system. I am using the Energy RC 10 's with a Prima Luna tube integrated and I like how they sound with tubes.

As far as the center channel, you could buy another pair of RC10's and use just one speaker or ... figure out how to wire both speakers to the center or ... call Audio Advisor and see if they have a single speaker that they are willing to sell.

I owned the Wharfedale's 9.2 previously. I prefer the Energy RC10's. I would also consider the NHT Absolute Zero w/ Absolute CC for $565 total.

Regards, Rich
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