I auditioned speakers for several months and was about to buy the Paradigm Monitor 9 speakers. (By the way, those speakers are 5 stars easy.) My problem with them was the size of the rear speakers. I was worried about having to mount 25 pound speakers on my walls. I was still going to buy them anyway - until I found out the deals that could be made on the Energy line. I compared the Energy C-6s very carefully against the Paradigm's and made my conclusion that the speakers were nearly identical musically, but the Energy's seemed to be a bit better for home theater (and the Energy surrounds are only 15 pounds - a bit more manageable. I also listened to the Definitive Technology Pro Tower 400. I thought the Def Tech's sounded great, but I still thought I'd need to buy a separate sub for those (even though they have a built in sub).

After I decided on the Energy's, I then compared the C-6's against the C-8's. The C-8's have a bit deeper bass - but with my Onkyo 656, the C-6's have more than enough bass for my 17' x 26' room, although for home theater, I'll eventually buy a sub.

What really sold me on the C-6's though was the price. I found a local dealer who had these in the wood veneer finish (I verified with Energy that these speakers are identical with the Glossy models - just the cabinets are different) for $450. The dealer also had a demo RVS Center speaker for $165. For just over $650 with tax, I got 3 great speakers and I think I can learn to live without the High Gloss. I'm sure there are better speakers out there, and if I ever become an Audiophile, I'll probably want them. But for my first real set of speakers for both music & home theater, I think I did pretty good.

Overall sound rating is probably 4-5 but for the price a definite 5.

I have just purchased the Energy C6's and I'm not sure I made a wise choice. I'm powering them with a 130 watt Rotel amp and at half volume the low frequency range is quite excellent but what is with the high frequencies? They are unbearable. I didn't hear this till I brought them home and cranked it. I am going to keep them for a week or two maybe they need some breaking in. Point is make sure the shop you buy from has a return or exchange policy

What a wonderful set of speakers! Very musical, dynamic and involving... They are very open sounding, I'm driving them with an Adcom 5800 -- yet I've tried a krell on them & they hang tough & sound all the better!

Awesome clarity and soundstage!

Non!

This is the best speaker in this price category so far! Just awe inspiring sounds, quality of finnish is tremendous and the sound quality is ORGASMIC!! Check these speakers out before buying, you won't be disappointed!

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Excellent audio reproduction

Power hungry [though not really a weakness]

I bought these speakers in December of '97 to replace a pair of Polk Audio towers. When I listened to them at the store, they were being pushed by a Yamaha reciever, which wasnt doing them justice. I asked the employee to hook them up to an NAD integrated amp that they had and WOW....made a huge difference. I have an NAD 2700 that I push these speakers with and they are bi-wired with Audioquest Type 6 speaker cable. They sound awesome. I use them for Audio and for Movies and absolutely love them.

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wicked fast response, great vocals, finish

none now (harsh at first)

I have had these speakers for 1 1/2 years now. As many people have stated they need a very long break in period. They were very harsh at first but after time passed they settled in very nicely.I listen to vocals a lot and these are crystal clear. No muddy tones, no exagerated highs, very transparent. They image well and seem to dissapear into the room. They are very sensitive to material. A bad CD will sound really bad, a good one sounds great. What goes in, comes out. I am very happy with these speakers.

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