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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
porschecab
336 posts
 
The 2.8's do require three additional things - more money than 1.8's (usually about 2 times as much), a larger room than 1.8's, and more power/current than 1.8's - though not drastically different in the last.

I have a pair of Mahogany 1.8's and gloss black 2.8's. I run a small CEC integrated to the 1.8's and larger, more serious amps/system with the 2.8's.

Curious - why a sub won't work for you? Folks living around/above/below you, or not sure you would be able to make it work correctly? If set up correctly, one should not be able to determine that there is even a 'sub' in the room.

A wonderful system would be the Revel 20's as you have already and ad a Velodyne HGS-10 ($400 to $500 used) - super small box, very quick musically - just a wonderful all around sub.

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?
loomisjohnson
1,979 posts
 
freckling, if you're budget costrained, get a pair of the vs vr1s, which pop up here regyularly for $500. they're a great looking, great sounding bookshelf which you'll own forever.
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!
loomisjohnson
1,979 posts
 
actually, the vr1s will extend quite a bit lower than the m20s--the vr1s are rated down to 40hz, but to my ears sound deeper and don't really need a sub. now, if you're gonna add a sub, which i thought wasn't feasible, i'd certainly keep the revels, which (as stated above) are outstanding.
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