I have heard alot of people recommending the Energy Take 5 speakers over Bose. I would like to find out more about them, ie price, size, quality, where to buy etc.. Any help would be appreciated. I almost bought some Bose AM10's, but will wait until I hear more about the Energy Take 5s. I am setting up a new home theatre (on a budget), and they will mostly be for 5.1 DTS DVD movies and the ocassional CD. Quality, cost, and size are the three most important factors for me (secondary to wife input). Bose were first choice due to size, asthetic appeal, and yes, I was hooked by their marketing. However, I don't care about the name brand, only that they sound good, cost is low, they are non obtrusive and wall mountable, and the quality is so that they last a long time.

Thanks,
Sean

Check out the Klipsch Quintet including powered subwoofer also.


www.klipsch.com

and for info on the energy check out audio review.com

I'll second the Klipsch. Just bought the Quintet (without SW) and it kicks butt. Clean, great presence, unobtrusive... and at $375, probably the best value in terms of price/performance available.

HomeTheater magazine wrote a very favorable article on the Energy Take 5 system. This months issue favored the Energy Take 5 system over the Cambridge Soundworks Sub/Sat system. If you buy the Take 5 system, buy the ES8 ($300) or ES10 ($?) subwoofer to go along with it as the Take 5 speakers (mains, center,and rears) system will not give you the low end response that most people are looking for. The Energy ES8 is often used by Home Theater magazine when evaluating other equipment. Some of the subs it is compared with cost two to three times as much as an ES8. It is a responsive subwoofer that is great on music as well as movies. It performs well in the upper and mid low ranges. It will not give you the earth shaking lows that a 15" sub will give you but a 15" sub will not give you the response of an 8" sub.

Other speaker systems you may want to look at are:
NHT Super Zeros with Super Center (Lowest Cost)
NHT Super Ones with Super Center (More than Zeros)
NHT Super Twos with Super Center (More than Ones)
Paradigm System One

Use a sub with all of the above satelite systems.

I have the following speaker system from Energy Loudspeaker.
Mains: C2
Center: CC2
Rears: Pro 1.5
Sub: ES8

Hope this helped.

Check out the Definitive Technology Pro Cinema line. They look great, and can be had pretty cheap. They also sound good even without a sub (if wife is dead set against a box).

Check out costsheets.com for price. I just bought some Boston Speakers from them, and they had a much better price than anywhere else.

Most folks recommend almost anything over Bose :)

No highs - No Lows - Must be Bose.

If you want speakers with a high WAF, check out www.roundsound.com

I have not heard these yet butthey sure cute - for HT, you might want a real sub too.

Cheers, Jim.

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