Difference between Energy 22, and Reference 22?

Comedychief

the Ref 22 is on my list of 3 pieces I want to find---

have you located a pair??

many thanks

there were a number of different 22 speakers--according to energy's website, the original pro 22s date from 1982 and evolved into the connoiseur 22 and then the (late 80's) 22 reference connossieur. there was also a 22.1, 22.2, etc. to my knowledge they all had different drivers. as noted above, the "pro" models had different design features than the consumer models. a good audio friend of mine swears by the 22 reference connossieur (RC) as an all-time great.

Around mid 80's I traded my ML CLSII for the Ref.Connoisseur 22. Wanted change,
after 2yrs, I switched to the then new Maggie IIIa - a move which I recalled I regretted
a little - for overall, still preferred Energy for the most of my music then (which were
mainly/amongst others ; jazz, fusion, pop, r&b and a little disco).

Airy, extended and refined highs (espc.for the period), neutral full sounding mids
with just a touch of warmth, reasonably quick punchy midbass and deep controlled
bass extending in room seemingly to mid 20Hz.. Really nice and compact package
for the sound delivered. VTL 300s/Krell KSA80 amps, VTL Ultimate pre, were what I
used to drive them with (+Sony CDP 557 ES - if I remembered correctly as source).

If anyone can locate a pair today in mint as new working condition (properly
reconditioned) at a good price, I'd say get them, they are worthwhile! Mine was the
natural/matt rosewood option, beautiful finish. Perhaps this is not a post relevant for
the OP (some good differences has already been noted in posts above), just thought
of sharing my early experience with these wonderful speakers.