Original Price: $349.99 You Save: $170.00 Newegg Price: $179.99 Coupon Code = ENERGY713 Final Price = $150 Shipped
Take Classic is a no-compromise collection of high-tech components—4 satellites and center channel—with all our best stuff packed inside great looking high-gloss black cabinets. Packaged 5 pack home theater system Compact speakers look great with contemporary flat panels High-gloss black finish has high-tech look Take Classic proves that convenience doesn’t have to mean compromise. Sure, you can shop for individual home theater components—but you won’t get better performance, or better looks.
We picked the best of Energy’s technologies, so Take Classic can fill your room with hair-rising effects and theater-like sound: hyperbolic aluminum dome tweeters for screaming highs, and convergent Source Modules for clear, crisp dialogue. Keyhole slots, threaded inserts and rubber bumpers let you choose how and where to place your speakers.
Take Classic components were developed with Energy’s principles in mind:
Flat On-Axis Frequency Response with Wide Bandwidth: Speakers should reproduce the entire audio range in a uniform manner. By ensuring that no one frequency dominates any other, Energy ensures that every note is the way it was intended to be—and the sound as natural as possible.
Wide and Constant Dispersion: Sound at all frequencies radiating from the speaker should be in an even pattern, in all directions throughout the room.
Low Distortion and Resonance: speaker system is distortion- or resonance-free, but Energy has achieved a significantly lower distortion level, a clearly audible improvement. Specifications: Frequency Response Sat: 115Hz-20KHz; Center: 110Hz-20KHz Power Handling 100 Watts Recommended Amplifier Power 20 - 100 Watts RMS (Continuous) Impedance 8-ohm compatible Tweeter ¾-inch (19 mm) Hyperbolic™ aluminum-dome Woofer 3-inch poly-titanium Sensitivity (2 speakers in a typical room) 89dB Crossover Point 2.9 kHz Overall Dimensions (inches) Sat: 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8; Center: 4 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 Weight Sat: 4 x 2.9 lbs; Center: 3.2 lbs
Energy makes great speakers. I have been using their C-9 speakers for about 6 years and am very happy. My friends dad bought these at costco last time they graced the pages of fatwallet. He thanks me every time I see him.
This system blows away everything else I have heard in its class, especially when you consider price. If you are planning on spending around $500 on a satellite speaker system, you have to consider the Energy Take Classic system. As is the case with any satellite system incorporating small speakers and a compact subwoofer, you will not get a monstrous soundstage that shakes the walls of your house and is capable of handling reference levels when watching action flicks. But for most movies and especially music, this system will outperform most comparable options on the market.
The typical Home Theater in a Box system offered at the big box stores will set you back between $500 - $1000. With that you generally get a combo receiver/DVD player, a powered sub, and 5 crummy (typically plastic) speakers. Let me suggest that you could spend $1000 on a system anchored by the (MSRP) $599 Energy Take Classic speaker system and come out MUCH better. Add an entry level receiver from Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo or Pioneer and a $99 DVD player, and you will be in business - and much happier with the results.
Energy is known for manufacturing quality loudspeakers, and the Take Classic speaker system is no exception. The real surprise here is the pricing. It is priced right and packed with value that raises the bar for the competition.
Turtleman said:This system blows away everything else I have heard in its class, especially when you consider price. If you are planning on spending around $500 on a satellite speaker system, you have to consider the Energy Take Classic system. As is the case with any satellite system incorporating small speakers and a compact subwoofer, you will not get a monstrous soundstage that shakes the walls of your house and is capable of handling reference levels when watching action flicks. But for most movies and especially music, this system will outperform most comparable options on the market.
The typical Home Theater in a Box system offered at the big box stores will set you back between $500 - $1000. With that you generally get a combo receiver/DVD player, a powered sub, and 5 crummy (typically plastic) speakers. Let me suggest that you could spend $1000 on a system anchored by the (MSRP) $599 Energy Take Classic speaker system and come out MUCH better. Add an entry level receiver from Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo or Pioneer and a $99 DVD player, and you will be in business - and much happier with the results.
Energy is known for manufacturing quality loudspeakers, and the Take Classic speaker system is no exception. The real surprise here is the pricing. It is priced right and packed with value that raises the bar for the competition.
This is a fantastic deal! I bought the set with the sub (take 5 classic) around xmas for $400fsss. The sub is nothing to write home about, so take the $250 you're saving and buy a kickass velodyne or polk or something. Dang, if I had only waited 6 months...
For the price of the speakers, they are really good. I remember when i bought them for $200 straight from the dealer about 4 months ago. They work great!
Yeah 5 channel really does not work unless you add a sub to turn it into 5.1. Otherwise you are better off buying a mid-to-high end 2.1 or 4.1 for about the same price with obviously better sound quality.
theboogeyman said:Would you audiophiles recommend getting a Energy subwoofer as well or any quality brand would be fine?
With subs you don't really need to worry about matching the tonal qualities like you do with speakers. With that said any good quality brand would be fine.
This Velodyne would work very nicely with this set up. Velodyne sub
I'm no audiophile but I would suggest that you get an entry level sub from sub specialists like SVS, HSU, etc so when you want to move up from these speakers to something bigger you can keep the sub. Just my 2 cents.
theboogeyman said:Would you audiophiles recommend getting a Energy subwoofer as well or any quality brand would be fine?
theboogeyman said:Would you audiophiles recommend getting a Energy subwoofer as well or any quality brand would be fine? No, no need to get a subwoofer from the same manufacturer. Even for rears you can use another brand BUT for fronts and center, you should match them.
IMO, There is ONE sub that I would buy for HT (I say for HT because for music it is REL), and that is HSU Research. I have not heard anything better and trust me I have heard a lot I know I know they are little pricey but they are better than most out there, including Velodyne which I think another great subwoofer maker. Btw, like everybody says I am NOT affiliated, etc. with HSU...
Parts Express is clearing out the 8" HSU sub at $99 with free shipping. You can definitely do better, but that sub will match up well enough and you can't beat the price.
Overall, I think these are fine speakers for HT use but am not particularly fond of using satellites with such small woofers. To my ears the 3" size can't get down low enough to avoid pushing your sub crossover up. So with such small sats I end up feeling a compromise between lacking 100Hz reproduction or being able to locate the sub. Not a big deal if you run subs up front or don't mind the dip, but there are sacrifices to made using such a small satellite.
Having said that, these are nice for the price if you are ok with the compromise.
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I know I know they are little pricey but they are better than most out there, including Velodyne which I think another great subwoofer maker. Btw, like everybody says I am NOT affiliated, etc. with HSU...
