I purchased a pair of Energy Varitas v2.2s with matching stands from a friend.My previous mains were a pair of Paradigm studio 60 V3s. I was able to compare the Paradigms and Energys side by side for many weeks before listing the studio 60s, it was not even close. The studio 60s had a fuller bottom end and do not require a sub for audio, but they lack in midrange detail and suffer from a harsher tweeter. The Energy v2.2s have continued to impress me, I guess you could say I am rediscovering my music collection. The Varitas v2.2s require a sub IMO, a Sunfire True subwoofer accompanies the v2.2s and is set at 50hz, this is a perfect hand off and gives the lower frequencies there the smaller Energys just won't touch.

Having previous systems consisting of Audio Research tube pre, Krell CD player, VTL tube amps running planar setups when budget was less of a issue, my taste for quality is still in the hi-fi arena. Now that the audio budget is more of a concern, I was afraid the Energy Varitas would be a mid-fi speaker, I have never been so wrong. Does my current setup (Rotel RSX-1057,Rotel RCD-1072, Energy Varitas v2.2s, Sunfire True Subwoofer) compare to the previously mentioned system, no, but for a system that cost 1/6th the cost, it is not fair to compare.

Having purchased these second hand, there were a few issues that I encountered. One of the dome midranges sounded very distorted and I assumed it was blown. Having been a low voltage audio technician for 24 years I decided to take a look. It turns out the thin coating (chrome or nickle) applied to the magnet assembly had started to delaminate and was filling the voicecoil gap. Some compressed air, small picks and a bit of time removed the material and it was sounding beautiful! Second issue is the delamination of the side panels, both on the speaker sides and the stands themselves. This is a common issue and I have yet to resolve it, I just have a hard time taking the speakers out of commission because they sound so good!

Purchased a pair of energy vltalis 2.2 from my local goodwill these speakers still sound awesome and are in good shape I'm impressed 2017 just a solid good pair of speakers ??

Beautifully transparent top to bottom, build quality real wood veneer very sturdy If transparency is what you want look no farther. For the price nothing comes close if they are matched well with other equipment.

Easy to mismatch with other equipment. If that's realy a weakness.

Beautifully transparent top to bottom so keep your other equipment transparent and you’ll be in for a treat, unusually clear open and detailed midrange Can create a deep and very clear soundstage if your other equipment is up to the task. Great high end extension. excellent deep bass from such a small woofer maybe because the unusually low crossover point of the midrange allows the woofer to work more efficiently at lower frequencies also the unusually large cabinet for a bookshelf speaker likely enhances the vertas low end performance of course if you have a large room I might look into the floor standing Veritas and the Veritas do seem to take longer than most speakers to break in.

The Energy Veritas V2.2 make most other speakers sound veiled by comparison but they are easy to mismatch with other equipment for instance I had a Cambridge 640c v-2 cd player in my system which can be slightly forward sounding in my opinion, this came through as very forward with the Veritas so I got an old Philips cd player from the basement just to make sure the Cambridge was the culprit and the forwardness was gone so the Cambridge had to go, I finally settled on a Marantz that had the same characteristics as the old Philips but the sound is clearer and much cleaner. I see some people have written that the Veritas are power hungry , I’m using the Primaluna Prologue One tube amp to drive the speakers at only 35 watts a channel they have plenty of satisfying deep bass and they can go loader than I like to listen. Buy the way the Primaluna Prologue One is also known for it’s transparency and high end extension and with the Veritas and other equipment the music is more transparent with an extended clean high end than I never thought possible for the price.

One of the Veritas greatest strengths is the incredible transparency so it seem a shame to match it with other equipment that is not, for instance (and I know some people will disagree) NAD. NADS strength is not its transparency it’s the NAD smoothness that’s so pleasing to the ear. I’ve had a NAD system for some time and I know this. I’m not saying they won’t sound good together on the contrary the Veritas will sound like smooth pleasing NAD I’m just saying I wouldn’t let that incredible transparency go to waist (but that’s me). Veritas are most likely in my system to stay.

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Imaging, soundstaging, dynamic range, transparancy, musicality, price.

Not a high-end name.

I thought I’d chime in with my recent experience with these speakers as a long time owner. Mine are the original 2.2s and I have had them since 2000. At the time I purchased them, I had listened to Dynaudio, Monitor, and Vandersteen along with many of the mid-fi lines such as Klipsch and Polk. My budget was very firm, as the $2k (with stands) was a stretch for me at the time, and the Dynaudios and Vandys were both very much in the running. I chose the Veritas’ for the wonderful transparent full range sound and pinpoint imaging and, frankly, I like the way they looked. It was a difficult decision, as Energy was seen as a mid-fi speaker line and I was very image conscious. The Dynaudios or Vandy’s would have given me much more audiophile-cred.

Fast-forward to 2008 and I am now back in the market for speakers. I am currently running a McIntosh MC-352 amp and Kimber 8tc/8tc bi-wire cables and am looking for speakers that will take me to the next level. I have auditioned the Vandersteens once again in the 2ce sig. II version (Amazing, and improved from 8 years ago), The Totem Forest and Mani-2 sig., Devore Super 8, and the Nines, several ProAcs (love), several B&Ws, and Audio Physic up to the Scorpio.

I really want to buy something new and change my experience as well as gain the street cred that I passed up in 2000, but I’ve had to go into the $6K to $8K range to even play against the Energys.

Last week I took my wife to hear (and see) some of the speakers for which I had been spending so much time away from her. She heard the Devore Super 8s, the Devore Nines, the Totem Forest, and Vandy 2ce sig II. And when she couldn’t take it any more she just said “None of them sound any better than what you already have.” She was right! And trust me, I’ve been really selling her on new speakers. The old Veritas 2.2s still sound amazing.

Admittedly, my wife didn’t hear my current front runner, the Totem Mani-2 sig., $5500, or second place, the Audio Physic Scorpio, $7000 (And yes, they’re incredibly different, I know), but her comments are really making me re-evaluate if I should drop so much money for such an incremental change.

Bottom line is that the Energy Veritas 2.2s are an excellent audiophile speaker and to do much better you’ve got to write a very, very big check.

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Handles all styles of music(except heavy heavy rap)

Sound sweet even off axis.

Can shine stronger and better given even better amplification, sign of great product.

Look great with matching stands

Bi-wire option

High gloss black is hot

5 year warranty

Small amps won't do them justice.

Decent source is needed. all good systems should have this anyway.

Cheap cables won't allow these speakers to reach their peak.

This review is on the new Energy Veritas 2.2i, a revised addition of the older Veritas 2.2. These speakers take a long time to run in to their best(about150 hours). I use the dedicated Energy stands and a small Linn pre/power combo to run the speakers.

These speakers are made for people who love music, there is no question about that. they love power and i have tried a few different amps with them. They have a very natural sound that isn't bass heavy or boomy, nor is it lacking in that area, they are just delivering tight accurate low frequencies. Jazz lovers will lose hours of sleep if they are using a quality source component. These speakers love vocals and handle heavy rock very well considering their size. They portray instruments and musicians superbly upon their stage. A joy for well recorded music.

Previous reviews said these speakers are any good for home theatre, clearly this is a point of view but i can verify given a high quality amp they can deliver on the movie front.

Anybody looking for a standmount speaker that gives great musical enjoyment should try these speakers. Clean power is a must and decent cables can really open up that midrange beautifully, it's there so take advantage of it.

Great job from Energy, enjoyable, attractive, 5 year warranty.

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Very clean Very detailed Nice Soundstage Dead on imaging Instruments just sounds so lifelike because of the detailedness. Like pluck of guitar strings, the vibration of high hats, etc. Flute feels so airy... Reveals so much detail from the Singer's voice... (breathing, coarseness, etc) Crescendo feels BIG!

power hungry. Good quality/ powerful amplifier definitely required.. <~~ That's given with most high end speakers though.

After the hard acceptance that a pair floorstanders WILL JUST NOT FIT IN MY ROOM... I went auditioning few pairs of bookshelves. Paradigm Studio 40 v2, B&W N804s, and Energy Veritaz 2.2s The studios' tweeters were just too bright for me. And the midrange seemed less detailed to me compared to the Veritaz. so i had to cross that out of the list. The B&W did sounded a tad BETTER than the Veritaz... (maybe the amps being used in stores?) But the betterness didn't seem like it was worth 1500 cdn more. So i settled with the veritaz... I got it home and gave it 100s of hours or so of breakin in time... The veritaz revelead a slight coarseness in Bono's (u2) voice. You could hear him open him mouth. and you could feel him shaking his 'shakers' right infront of you.. the guitars... sounded so detailed it's almost lifelike. the imaging is dead on... in FoTR's soundtrack, The Breaking OF the Fellowship, clost to 4 mins into the track, the boys choir start to sing.. (you know, "when the cold of winter comes...)you could clearly hear the backup behind the lead singer. And once they all sing together, you can still easily pick up the lead boy's voice... still INFRONT of the backups. I never was this impressed with the speaker during audition. And with my proper amplification (it was running off a yamaha receiver instore. compared to rotel with the B&W)... It now sounds just as good (if not slightly better) than the N804s. Now i know i made the right decision. I am using Anthem's TLP1 preamp/ tuner. and Anthem MCA20 220watts x 2 Amp.

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None for a bookshelf speaker. Current-hungry.

Having looked for new speakers for over 8 months, and having listened to over 30 models from various manufacturesrs, large and small, I ended up buying the Veritas V2.2. They were the only speakers that sounded considerably better than my previous speakers (Royd Minstrels), including in despersion, soundstage and imaging. The precision and transparency of the sound reproduced is stunning. It is much better than anything else I have ever heard, especially for jazz, accoustic, vocals, rock. The build quality is also excellent. Overall, proves that solid engineering will still do the trick

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Two channel using veritas 2.2 Sound is great in stereo down to 40hz

Won't satisfy you with home theater movies and karaoke

This pair of speaker is only good for music. My setup includes veritas 2.2 and the 2.0 stands. I use energy Encore line for center and surround. After spending around $2500.USD on this Energy speaker setup I am still disappointed because it does not satisfy me with home theater and karaoke. This system is only good in two channel music with the two front veritas 2.2 When trying karaoke it is not pleashing me enough with the 2.2 - After enough evaluation and testing... I continued auditioned the other brands... Finally I narrowed it down to Atlantic Technology system 370THX and M&K 750THX ... check my review on Atlantic Technology system 350THX and M&K 750 THX for more info...

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- Fantastic sound in such a small speaker - Very easy to drive - Beautifully crafted

This is a very minor weakness - not magnetically shielded. Although I use these speakers strictly for music, as they are intended for, one might want to know this, if they want an overkill home theater setup.

As a weekend hobby, I often go to stereo stores to audition speakers, much to the dismay of the audio dealers and my wife. From the hundred or so speakers that I have listened to, I have always went back to the Veritas 2.2 as my reference and speaker of choice. After finally buying them, I can honestly say that I have no regrets. They are musically perfect. The bass is tight, well defined and deep when required. Even though these are bookshelf speakers, no subwoofer is needed for low freq. supplementation. The high frequency is bright but not overly so. What really makes the speaker outstanding and above the rest, however, is the reproduction of vocals & acoustical guitars. This, I would assume is attributed to it's metal dome midrange driver, which is very unique amongst speaker designs. In summary, the speaker is perfectly balanced, accurate and thoroughly pleasing throughout its frequency range. Not a small task for a 3 way bookshelf speaker. The speakers are hooked up to a Carver M200-T, 120W/ch amp and a Carver C-1 pre-amp. The amp is barely at 1/4 volume, before I have the wife and kids banging on the walls. Very efficient speakers!

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