Energy Veritas vs. Polk LSi speakers (1 Viewer)

[Rick Faldo]

Greetings and thanks for your help. I am new to this forum and can likely be classified as someone who knows just enough about audio/video to get himself into trouble. I am looking to upgrade my present HT system with a new center and two new surrounds. My dilemma is choosing between Polks and Energy. The Energy's are a bit more expensive, which poses the ever-present question of bang for buck. Does anyone have any experience with any of the following:

Energy- V.2bookshelf, V2.0-C center,
V2.0-R surround

Polk
LSi-9 bookshelf
LSi-C center
LSi-FX surround

I have read posts applauding the LSi9's but nothing on others in the series. Another concern I have is having enough power to drive the speakers. I am using an Integra 7.1 which advertises 100w per channel. My front speakers are older Polk 8T's, which I would consider changing for the bookshelves if necessary. This system has a PB10 JBL sub. Are there any "timber matching problems to worry about.
Thanks again and I look forward to any help any you can provide.
Rick

 

[Jan H]

Hi, Rick,

and welcome to the Forum. Until recently, I owned the Energy Veritas 2.0R rears and loved them for their versatility and crisp sound quality. I used them with the PSB Stratus Gold i and the C6i up front, and they blended well with them. Then, the buzz on the Polk LSi system got the better of me, and I replaced my old set-up with LSi25's, LSiC, and the LSiFX surrounds. In terms of a direct comparison between the LSiFx and the Veritas 2.0R, I would give the very slight edge to the Polks in detail and transparency, and a slight edge to the Veritas in bass extension. However, both speakers are excellent, and, either way, you'd make a great choice. Jan.

 

[Mark Austin]

I haven't listened to the new Polk's yet, but I really want to. I have listened to the Energy's and I really didn't care for them all that much, maybe I was swayed by their butt ugly looks. The thing that would concern me about the Polk's is their 4 ohm impedance. I don't know how far they dip from 4 ohms, but it could create a difficult load for a receiver.

 

[Rick Faldo]

Jan & Mark: Thanks for your input, really appreciated. Not being too technical, I am some what concerned about the Polk 4 ohm thing. What effect would that have on overall performance and do 4 ohm and 8 ohm speakers "get along?"
Thanks again.
Rick