Energy speakers

@bubba_buoy  I was actually eyeballing both the RC-70s and Veritas 6.3s. Smooth is the name of the game for me, so that definitely helps. Though, Energy still lists both models on their website. Are they current, or has their site just not been updated in awhile?

@secretguy I don't think Klipsch is bad at all. Sure, the reference line is pretty basic, but the reference premiere series and heritage lines are excellent for what they are. If I were putting a system together strictly for home theater, I probably would use Klipsch exclusively. I only like bright speakers for cinematic purposes. Gives me that IMAX vibe that's nostalgic.

All of you, thank you so much for your input! For anyone that's heard both the more recent reference connoisseur line and the Veritas line, how do they compare? It seems the newer Veritas models are a hair brighter that the reference connoisseurs.

Are they new or used?  Based on price it looks like they are used.  Do you have a home theater system?  If you don't have a pair of subwoofers, I would recommend you looks at REL.  You have to dial them, so they act like woofers.  However, they also have LFE for sound effects.

Welcome to the group.  This is a good place to learn from those who have more knowledge.

At the top end of your budget ($5k) I'd look at Sonus Faber Sonetto VIII demo pair from. They are asking $4,999.00. I have bought from this dealer and they are reliable.

The Veritas 5.X and 6.X models are Klipsch's versions of classic Energy.  For the real Energy sound, look for 1.X and 2.X model numbers.

@allenf1963 IME Joseph Audio speakers excel at pulling off a disappearing act (meaning you don’t generally hear sound coming directly from the speakers) and leave a naturally detailed and palpable 3D soundstage that gives the illusion of a performance happening in your room rather than reproduced music.  Of the other speakers I’ve heard that do many of the same things I’d mention ProAc and Usher that are also outstanding speakers IMHO.  I’d also put Vandersteen in that group with the caveat that these are time/phase coherent designs so the sound you hear can change more dramatically than the others if you’re not sitting in the sweet spot. 

If you find these out of your price range, I’d take a look at the LSA speakers available here from the manufacturer as they largely benchmarked JA speakers during the development stage and given the unanimously stellar reviews I’d surmise they largely succeeded.

Hope this helped answer your questions, and fyi here’s a review of the Profile’s smaller sibling that I think is a crummy review because it for some unknown reason is done almost completely in the nearfield in a desktop setup that doesn’t do the considerable strengths of the speaker justice.  But it does a decent job of explaining how the unique JA crossover design works, which is a huge part of what makes them sound the way they do. 

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/joseph-audio-prism