[Grevlin]

I'm torn between the two. These will sit on desk as occasional monitors for Laptop, Record Player, general use.
 
Klipsch - Icon 5-1/4" 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Klipsch+-+Icon+5-1/4%22+2-Way+Bookshelf+Speakers+%28Pair%29/2138167.p?id=1218310759891&skuId=2138167
 
Energy - 5-1/2" 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Energy+-+5-1/2%22+2-Way+Bookshelf+Speaker+%28Pair%29/9784287.p?id=1218173777200&skuId=9784287
 
 
Similar in price, specs, size etc.

 

[Lazarus Short]

You're depending on bestbuy.com for your information?  Let your ears decide.  No, really.
 

 

[Grevlin]

You're depending on bestbuy.com for your information?  Let your ears decide.  No, really.

 

Nope, thats why im asking here. I like both brands and both models look good. They happen to both be available locally.

 

[StratocasterMan]

I voted for the Klipsch. Fair disclosure: I think I heard that particular Klipsch model at Best Buy once, but it was less than an ideal listening situation. I haven't heard the Energy model. I like the sensitivity of the Klipsch, but I am voting just for fun without hearing them both.
 
Also, did you know Klipsch owns Energy as of a few years ago? They are two different product lines from the same parent company...

 

[yage]

I vote for ... neither of them. The PSB Alpha B1 should sound better for only $50 more.
 
If you want decent sound on par with the Klipsch or the Energy, look at the Dayton B652 (out of stock currently, ETA 1/31/13). $29 on sale, $40 regular price. Can't go wrong.
 
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=300-652
 
EDIT: See the bottom of the Stereophile review for similarly priced and better sounding options: http://www.stereophile.com/content/energy-connoisseur-cb-10-loudspeaker-measurements

 

[StratocasterMan]

...And if you start considering the PSB Alpha B1, then you are only $50 away from the Music Hall Marimba, which Steve Guttenberg found to be superior to the PSB Alpha B1 in a direct comparison. (See paragraph three.)
 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57542543-47/music-hall-marimba-an-overachieving-little-speaker/
 
Of course, the price is gradually climbing here...

 

[yage]

Quote:

 
Of course, the price is gradually climbing here...

 

Isn't that what always happens with hi-fi? If only I spent $X dollars more...

 

[StratocasterMan]

Quote:

 

Isn't that what always happens with hi-fi? If only I spent $X dollars more...

 
Yup, that's the way it works. 

 

[Grevlin]

If you had to choose between just these two - which would it be?
 

 

[Grevlin]

Well, luck decided for me.
 
Saw the Klipsch pair today at a Best Buy on sale for $99 down from $250.
 
...yeah, good enough to make me pull the trigger. Especially since they will be used maybe 10% of the desk-top listening time.
 
 
I've watched them disappear (from the website) from local stores this evening!

 

[yage]

At $99, I think you got a decent deal. Hope you enjoy them!
 
I'm also interested in your impressions on their sound...

 

[Grevlin]

I play through speakers so little, it's gonna take a while for me to test them out with different types of music and at different levels.
 
I'll post later on when I have some impressions.
 
 
 
...from what I hear so far, they sound great at a room-filling level of volume.