Energy CC5 (Black)

2.5-way black Reference-series center speaker

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The CC-5 compact center channel is right at home either above or below your television. It produces clear dialogue and effects that will amaze you, coming from a small cabinet! Sit back and revel in the strong, deep bass from dual 4.5" woofers. 0.75" aluminum dome tweeters deliver clean, accurate highs so you hear every note of your favorite classical music piece.

Sold as a single speaker.

The lowdown

The Reference Connoisseur line packs huge performance into cabinets that don't devour your room — and the CC-5 is no exception. The CC-5 is small in every way but its performance. The 0.75" aluminum dome tweeter and dual 4.5" woofers with Ribbed Elliptical Surround deliver tight, distortion-free low-frequency response to make music, movies, and games sound more exciting and lifelike. The tweeter and woofer are in proximity and act as single source to increase dispersion. The black ash finish with high-gloss black baffle looks great with any new flat panel TV.

Pop the hood

Pop the grille and what you see is Pure Energy: from the crystal-clear 0.75" dome tweeter to the 4.5" Kevlar™ woofers, there's enough power to deliver the thrill you want. Using Kevlar for cone construction gives the woofer both light weight for quick reaction and superior rigidity to handle increased output levels. Ribbed Elliptical Surround technology cuts distortion, so all you hear is audio the way it was meant to sound.

Ribbed elliptical sound

The patented Ribbed Elliptical Surrounds that encircle your CC-5's woofers are unlike any other. By changing the shape of the speaker surround to an ellipse, rather than the traditional "half roll," distortion is reduced dramatically. Side benefits include increased excursion and larger piston area, allowing for greater efficiency. The cast basket woofers also feature this technology, allowing the surround to stretch and contract as it moves, eliminating dimpling.

Aluminum dome tweeters

Aluminum dome tweeters combine the wide dispersion characteristics and superior off-axis response of a dome design with firm, but lightweight aluminum. A staple of audiophile-grade speakers, the aluminum dome tweeter features low distortion, flat frequency response and smooth acoustic dispersion.

Frequency response and why you care

Frequency response is how well a speaker reproduces every frequency in a human's audible spectrum. Since most humans can hear from approximately 20Hz to 20kHz (20 cycles per second which is deep bass, to 20,000 cycles per second which is very high frequencies), this measurement depicts how wide of a spectrum the speaker can reproduce. It is important to note that although some speakers can play a wide range of frequencies, the most important fact is ensuring it plays all frequencies at the same level. A speaker that, for example, reproduces more high frequencies than low frequencies will sound "bright" in comparison to speakers with a smooth response.

Included accessories

Rubber bumpers, manual

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Exactly what I needed (July 16, 2011)

Ease of Use		(5/5.0)
Value		(5/5.0)
Performance		(5/5.0)
Overall Rating		(5/5.0)

Reviewed By: Alan L. - Amarillo, Texas

I was a little concerned pairing this speaker with the CF-30. I wondered if the CC-5 was powerful enough and if I would have a nice balanced sound. Well, I do. CC-5 is perfect. In fact, I have CB-5s for the high back and front, the CR-10s for the high sides, CF-30 for the fronts next to the CC-5 in the middle. I have a great sound system. CC-5 will hold up nicely in my opinion.

Yes, you will need to use your AV to balance your speakers duh!!!, but to be honest, this setup sounded nice for the first 2 weeks while I was allowing break-in before I balanced them. Now that I balanced everything, it got even better. I am impressed.

Do I wish I got the CC-10? Not really, I saved money, it does not look to big I hung this on the wall under the 52 LCD, and I got a great system. Of course, be sure to get everything on sale. Everything I got was bought online and w big discounts. Do your research, not all speakers were bought at Vanns. However, Vanns by far has the best shipping. When I got some of my speakers from another online vendor, there was a hole in the box, yuk. Thanks big brown. Vanns is doubled boxed and what I got from Vanns CC-5 and a few other items, arrived on time and in mint condition.

I have a Onkyo 707 with latest firmware. I will upgrade my AV probably through Vanns because it the great shipping soon.

Energy CC5 (July 15, 2011)

Ease of Use		(5/5.0)
Value		(5/5.0)
Performance		(5/5.0)
Overall Rating		(5/5.0)

Reviewed By: Eric M. - Plainfield, il

This is a small center that I paired with a pair of CB20s. Not much info about this out there as far as reviews, so I took a chance buying it. The CC10 is said to be the better match for the CB20s but the smaller dimension of the CC5 was important to me. Frankly, it sounds really good to me. Running these off a Denon 1611 and the Audessey setup got the EQ balanced nicely. Its pleasant to listen to and voicematch is perfect to my ear. Like all the energy connoisseur series, its attractive to look at, well built, sounds great and is a particularly high value. I test drove Deftech, B&W, infinity and a few others side by side to the energys when I bought the CB20s...to my ear, the Energys were very similar to B&W, but a little more mellow, which I prefer. and a third the price.

Well worth the money (April 08, 2011)

Ease of Use		(5/5.0)
Value		(5/5.0)
Performance		(5/5.0)
Overall Rating		(5/5.0)

Reviewed By: Michael S. - North Bend, WA

Great center speaker for my home theater. I upgraded my home theater recently with the Energy CF70 floor speakers and the Energy cc5 center channel. I didnt know how much I was missing. Voices are much clearer and easier to understand and I can hear all kind of other sound effects that I didnt even know was there on some of my favorite shows. Great price from Vanns. The shipping time was much shorter than I expected, only taking a couple of days. I thought the packaging was overkill, with the factory box put inside another much bigger box with lots of packaging around. Needless to say, it was in perfect condition when I received it. For the price, this speaker cant be beat.