dkvce
07-20-2004, 09:08 AM
I'll admit it, I need to use a sub/sat set-up as a compromise for my wife.
That said, I am seeking the best possible sound using this configuration and ideally keeping the cost in the 500 to 800 price range. I am currently focusing on products made by API: Energy Encore's, Take 5.2 and the new Athena Micra 6's. I live in Vermont where there are no Energy dealers, so I can't audition them myself. The Athenas are new and can be had at BestBuy for 500. The encore's have been out for several years, the 5.2's are newer but not new and the Athena's are brand new. I'm wondering if the older technology hasn't been reproduced in the athena's thus making them a great bargain, or whether "you get what you pay for" and the age doesn't diminish sound quality. I am certain the the Energy speakers use higher priced parts, but ultimately it's the sound that matters most.
That said, I am seeking the best possible sound using this configuration and ideally keeping the cost in the 500 to 800 price range. I am currently focusing on products made by API: Energy Encore's, Take 5.2 and the new Athena Micra 6's. I live in Vermont where there are no Energy dealers, so I can't audition them myself. The Athenas are new and can be had at BestBuy for 500. The encore's have been out for several years, the 5.2's are newer but not new and the Athena's are brand new. I'm wondering if the older technology hasn't been reproduced in the athena's thus making them a great bargain, or whether "you get what you pay for" and the age doesn't diminish sound quality. I am certain the the Energy speakers use higher priced parts, but ultimately it's the sound that matters most.