Which would you get for 50% off or $750, MA or Energy

[titan7]

Thanks Topspeed.

Well here is what happened. 3 wks ago the surrounds on my 12 yr old Boston Sub/Sat6IIs died. I also have one blown tweeter. In comes GG sale. I here the Energy C9 vs MA RS 6. The C9 has a little more bass but the MAs just image better and sound more articulate to my ears. The problem is all the demos are beat to heck. The sales guy tells me they have the new Energy RC speakers but no demos so purchase without hearing, scary! He is trying to sell me the RC-50s 2 way with two 6.5" kevlar drivers. decide I would try out the RC-10s, bookshelfs 5.5" driver, rosenut color, very nice, 50% off, $300. What the heck!

I had these running for a couple weeks, they sound very nice but not the same as the MAs. I hit up just about all the So Ca GGs that are still open and finally can hear a set of the Energy RC-50s, The sound very good, but the imaging is still not up to MA in my opinion, but there is more bass. I hit up another GG in Tustin and they have the MA Gold Ref GR-10 set up in a sound room. I listen to them and they were just awesome!!!!!!
The imaging and articulation was like nothing I have every heard. They had several set in black, not my favorite color, but the sales guys said he thought he saw a pair in cherry still in the box. He did and I picked them up. They have the most awesome sound and the cherry wood is like a heavy grain burl walnut tons of figuring, just awesome!!

I was torn on the price since the Energy rc-50 towers and MA gr-10s were the same. I prefer the Bookshelfs as towers always seem to get in the way and I would most likely want a 10" sub too as the 6.5" drivers in the tower are not going to give me the same sound as the MA gr-10s + a Velydyne SPL 1000.

I figured that if I did not like the MAs, I could easily sell them for what I paid for them. I am debating on whether to sell the Energy RC-10s or keep them for a system upstairs?