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Versatility and performance join together in Energy's Veritas V-5.1 bookshelf. Utilizing CSM technology to create stunning, distortion-free highs with their 1" titanium dome tweeters, Energy has paired this with ribbed elliptical 5.25" woofers to create an incredible range of sound from a bookshelf speaker. With a classic style, these
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Great speakers don’t have to be behemoths to sound good, and nothing proves that truth more than the Energy V5.1 bookshelf monitors. The V5.1 is a versatile speaker, perfectly happy lending its incredible sound at the front of the room as part of your main home theatre or stereo set, or the back of the room by providing all the right emphasis to truly surround yourself with sound. Combining classic styling, and proprietary Energy technologies developed with their over 30 years of audio experience and research, the V5.1 Bookshelf monitors make a perfect addition to your home theatre system no matter where you choose to use them.
To create such world-class sound, Energy utilizes a unique combination of technology and materials. Their isolated aluminum dome tweeter is paired with a 5.25� woofer that utilize Energy’s patented Ribbed Elliptical Surround. This technology uses an ellipse-shaped driver surround to reduce distortion, improve efficiency, and increase movement resulting in a greater range of sound. Energy’s Convergent Source Module (CSM) isolates the tweeter in separate housing in order to minimize interaction between drivers, reducing noise and allowing for greater power handling, as well as creating a wider dispersion of sound. Combining these two technologies creates a sensitive speaker that can easily fill your room with incredible, accurate audio.
Energy V5.1 bookshelf speaker, rubber bumpers, port plug, built-in 3/8"-16 threaded insert
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Reviewed By: Ken J. - New Castle, DE.
Got these after trying 4 others and yes these are the keepers. On a budget and looking for speakers that really are great sounding then these are the ones. They have a great balance between highs and lows and wow for 5 14 woofers they can put out some serious bass. Dont claim to be anything but someone who likes a very nice sound thats on a budget. I think you will find it very hard to beat these and thats no bull! you hear this all the time but they far surpass the other speakers I bought. The black is beautiful and very well made and as always Vanns is the best and that also is a fact!
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Reviewed By: Mark - Port Aransas, TX
I have to say hands down this is the nicest bookshelf speaker I have ever owned. Along with its beauty is its sound quality. I have been a fan of Energy for many years, and still own a pair of their old Pro-Series bookshelf speakers from the 90s , but these have managed to blow me away. Right now they are hooked to my Onkyo 809, and turned way up I cant seem to get any distortion out of them at all. I listen to just about every genre of music and they truly shine. I just sold my B@W 804s hooked to a Rotel 5x200 amp, and I dont remember better sound coming from them at all. After listening to these I went ahead and purchased the Veritas center channel as well. I now have a great soundstage for a fraction of the price. If you are looking for a beautiful speaker, with wonderful sound and a great price, you wont be disappointed!
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Reviewed By: JD B. - Denver, CO
I matched these up with the Energy V-Mini-C center channel, an NAD receiver with optical input, a Panasonic DVD player with optical output, and bi-wired the speakers with Monster plain speaker wires with banana plug clamp-on ends. For comparison, I also have B&W DM602 S.3 stereo speakers and the matching center channel. These Energy monitors were meant to show off Nora Jones voice. They have a wide sweet spot, which makes it easy to sit near the entertainment center and soak in Noras wonderful vocals. There were a couple points in songs where I could hear a little hoarseness in her voice, which added to the feeling of being live in the room with her. Really wonderful, but as the speakers accentuated her voice, they somewhat de-emphasized the quiet accompanying instruments. If you really like vocals, these speakers could be great for you. On the other end of the spectrum, the Energy monitors also really perform when playing Massive Attack at loud volume. My wifes eyes lit up when I cranked up the volume and she heard the full range, all the way down into decent bass, come across crisp and clear. The monitors were positioned about 12 from the wall and I ended up leaving the bass ports open. The bass sounded fairly tight, not too boomy or huffy, no matter how loud the volume. Really great. But for other music, like Jean Michelle Jarres 1980s era electronic music, the Energy monitors sounded a bit too bright and fatiguing for my preferences but Im used to very soft sounding B&W speakers. I think many folks would really enjoy the Energy monitors and wouldnt be bothered at all. And yes, the rose wood cabinets are astoundingly beautiful. Rich, warm wood grain even the wife will love...
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Reviewed By: Sheldon S. - Woodbridge, VA
These are amazing sounding speakers. I purchased these to eventually use with my computer when I complete the set up. I have other Energy products so I thought I would look to them for bookshelf size. Right now I replaced a couple of front speakers in my main TV room with these. They take up a small area and give a big sound stage back in return. I will enventually move them into a different room, but they sound so good they will remain where they are for now. I heard compliments on the both the styling and sound they bring to the room so far. They are built very well and I figure they will last a while. I like the Rosewood finish, its glossy, different and shows how unique the brand is. Anyone looking for impressive style and good sounding speakers will love to have a pair of these. They offer a high RMS, five way binding posts, good sound stage, low distortion, unique style, and a compact footprint. Isnt that what we all want now-a-days?
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Reviewed By: Eric G. - Berkeley, CA
these speakers should come with a warning label. they are revealing. sometimes disturbingly so. if the source or your equipment is not up to the task, any flaw will be suddenly obvious in the source, in the amp, in the cables, in the speaker placement. but with high quality equipment, and an excellent recording, the sound expressed is astounding. they reward you for all the care that went in to selecting the right equipment and they show off the production value of the source. to be a bit more specific, if you use primarily digital sources and lack a decent DAC, the speakers will come off as overly bright. with a low quality source recording, or a crispy-sounding ampreceiver, they will sound harsh. they make s*** smell really bad and flowers smell really good. again, they all but require you to run digital sources through a quality DAC the onboard circuitry with high end CD players will do fine, as will digital-oriented setups like those from PeachTree, or something external if that is not an option on that note, Ive been thrilled with audioengines superb entry level D1. Along the same lines they pair well with a tube amp, or a warm solid state. with that said, lets not kid ourselves. these are bright speakers. they are not for everyone. they are not warm and polite. they are detailed and stunningly accurate. they are not fill the room with pretty sound. they are my god, if im quiet, i can hear miles fingers on his trumpet valves. on that note, they excel with jazz from brass to vocals to snare, they sound glorious. same for electronica, smallish classical ensembles and solo instruments or vocals. on the other hand, driving rock, and more bombastic classical, is a bit less impressive--the tweeters occasionally overpower the mix and the sound of the woofer can feel trapped inside the cabinet a female vocalist seems to be standing in your room, while a bass guitar seems stuck behind a closed door. much of this can be resolved with a decent subwoofer thrown into the system, but this review is for the speakers, not the speakers in conjunction with a sub. on placement, sound dispersion, and imaging energy speakers are noted for their wide dispersion, and these are no exception. but this is not the kind of wide dispersion such that the speakers disappear altogether. although in the sweet spot, the imaging is so precise that you will be able to easily locate each instrument in three dimensional space. in fact, the sweet spot is so sweet, moving out of it feels like a let down. while they still sound wonderful, you lose much of the holographic imaging. there is a reason they bill themselves as monitors. they are an exceptional value at vanns current price, or at anything under $500 a pair. they are a defensible choice up to their MSRP, but there is a lot of competition in the $600-900 range for great sounding speakers--choosing them would be far from a slam dunk at full price. with that said, if you listen to a lot of jazz or other genres mentioned above, andor tend to approach listening to music as an event that merits your undivided attention, you will be rewarded in spades by these speakers.
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Reviewed By: David L. - New Britain, CT
The Energy Veritas 5.1s may be compact but they sound great and image like crazy. With their very neutral, refined output through the entire musical spectrum and their beautiful piano finish I think its hard NOT to like them. If youre looking for an efficient, terrific sounding speaker at a modest price that perform more like high-end B&Ws or Paradigms you should really try the Energy Veritas. In my opinion theyre overachievers in every way. Kudos to Vanns for prompt shipping and great customer service, too! Associated equipment Sony DA 555ES receiver Denon DVD 3910 player Audioquest Ruby analog interconnects Audioquest 14 gauge speaker wire
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Reviewed By: Butch L. - Hayward, CA
Bought these to save a little space living room... Already own Energy C-5 speakers,Take center channel & 8 woofer speaker.. But in storage for now. Using the V5.1 living room for now belive they sound just as good as C-5 maybe better... Using Denon DRA-685 reciever give these speakers it full potential. Sound great, look great, compact really really nice speakers......... BUTCH
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Reviewed By: JAMIL A. - LOS ANGELES, CA
THESE BOOKSHELVES ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IVE EVER SEEN,PERIOD.EVEN BETTER,THEY SOUND SO CRISP AND CLEAR FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. YOU NEED WARMISH ELECTRONICS I USE JOLIDA WITH THESE . I CANT BELIEVE YOU CAN GET THESE FOR LESS THAN $400. THEYD BE A BARGAIN AT $800. I ALSO GOT THE VERITAS SUB ,WICH IS ALSO A MARVEL AT $400. UNFORTUNATELY I COULDNT MATCH IT TO THE BOOKSHELVES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF OUTPUTS IN MY CONSERVATIVE ELECTRONICS.THE SUB LACKS SPEAKER LEVEL OUT SO YOU NEED A MODERN RECEIVER WITH A DEDICATED SUB OUT.TOO BAD FOR ME, THIS IS A REAL HIGH END PIECE. YET ,THE 5.1, BY THEMSELVES, ARE AN INCREDIBLE LISTEN. IVE BEEN LISTENING INTO LATE LATE NITE.
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Reviewed By: Alex A. - Frisco, TX
I purchased the Veritas 5.1 bookshlef speakers and Vertitas sub-woofer...both are visually appealing and the sound performance is great. The gloss black finish and aluminum inset provides a great touch. The wiring connections for both speaker and sub are heavy duty. The veritas line is the top of the line for ENERGY. I had origianlly puchased the CB-20s but once I saw the Veritas line, I returned my purchased and never looked back. No regrets! And the sub...it can really hit the lows and kicks some serious BASS..
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Reviewed By: Rod M. - Ellicott City, MD
These little speakers are a true quality product in every respect. Everyone raves about the craftsmanship and finish of the enclosures as well as the beautiful steel speaker surrounds and nickel-plated binding posts. Thats all true and well worthy of note. However, the quality sound produced by these little wonders is awesome. The bass is unbelievably good considering the 5.25 inch ported woofers. The mid-range is very clear and powerful and the highs are excellent with strong impact. They have a great deal of presence and strikingly clear response across the whole sound spectrum. Some may want to augment them with a sub-woofer for a more artificially low bass response, but it isnt really necessary. A great product for those who want both excellent sound and obvious attention to aesthetic detail.
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Reviewed By: Brock R. - Charlottesville, VA
Im using these as surrounds, but have tested them out in normal stereo, as well. These were on sale for $179.99 each when I bought them -- an incredible value for such a great speaker. Bookshelf speakers in general offer a lot of bang for the buck, and that is true here. What strikes me about these is how natural and life-like the sounds. Some speakers will have more detailed highs, or more punctuated lows, but the V-5.1, in my opinion, sounds life-like, giving the illusion that the action or music is really happening in the room. This is the kind of sounds I like in a speaker. I also really dig the style of this Veritas line. The finish is a high gloss black, but not as prone to finger prints as I would have thought and prints easily wipe away, plus the corners and edges strike a good balance between sharp and rounded. These also look great with the grills on or off.
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Reviewed By: Sentraser - BOISE, ID
I was a little skeptical when I ordered the V5.1 to replace my older Energy eXL. Does this sound better? Is quality up to per before Energy acquired by the Klipsh? But the sale price was just too good, and since I wanted to get a nicer looking, smaller speakers to match the interior of my new house, so I took plunge. The finish piano black is very nice. The sound character is similar to exl, but better. Imaging and sound stage is very good. Transition is faster, especially noticeable when listening to snare drum. Vocals are clear. Bass is surprisingly strong for the size but it doesnt go low enough to play bass solo line. So I connected an 8inch powered sub, which made music sounds fuller. Some people think these speakers are bright, but with my Jolida hybrid, it is not bright . Maybe crisp. At least not any brighter than older Energy. Sometimes mid bass gets a bit boomy, but it may be my room. The speaker placement may help, but I cant really move them any further from the back wall, so I may try some tweak on the room and the port. One potential downside is you cant use a banana plug to hook them up. But overall it was a great purchase.
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Reviewed By: Kirk P. - Temecula, CA
I had an opportunity to see and hear these speakers in person and was bowled over by the craftsmanship. The sound is very good and exceeds expectations for use in my surround sound system. The fact that I was able to pick them up for nearly 60 off list was astounding. They were packaged professionally by Vanns to withstand anything the US mail or UPS could muster and they look amazing mounted up on the wall straddling my 55 Samsung. They shipped the next day! Very Happy customer.
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Reviewed By: Stephen D. Sims - Brazoria, TX
To be honest, I had never heard of or heard Energy speakers prior to viewing a rave review done on this speaker by Audioholics. After viewing the vid., I added the Veritas Monitor to my wish list and at Christmas, I decided to upgrade some of my old equipment and checked out Amazon for electronics and such. I was astounded when I found this speaker for $179 each from Vanns via Amazon. It moved then from my wish list to my Christmas present to myself list. The speaker is as Audioholics said, beautiful to look at and beautiful to listen to and to be honest, the aesthetics mean a lot to me. As a result of the preceding, today I am ordering from Vanns again to get the Veritas larger center speaker and subwoofer as the pricequality ratio is too good to pass up. You should consider moving quickly before this deal is gone. P.S. The value rating deserves much more than a 5, but that is the upper limit allowed. I think they are really a 10.
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Reviewed By: Gary P. - Manteno, IL
I purchased these speakers to be my main front speakers in my theater room and they sound excellent ! I hear details that i never heard before from my klipsch tower speakers ! They sound very smooth and detailed from movies to music these babies kick butt !!! I dont think at this price point you will find a better speaker ! You definately need a good sub though to go with these !
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Reviewed By: Brandon W. - Albuquerque, NM
Words cannot describe the elegance of both appearance and sound of these speakers. I was leery about purchasing these speakers at first. They were quickly discontinued by EnergyKlipsch and on closeout. I thought there might be something wrong with them. There is, they blow anything Klipsch offers in their primary brand. Sound Quality Ive spent the last few months looking to buy new speakers. Ive listened to B&W, Kef, and more brands than I can remember. The only speakers that come close to these were the B&W CM series. These are a bit crisper at the top end giving you a Klipsch style sound but with all the smoothness of a B&W. Finish The finish on these speakers is amazing. When they say gloss, they mean HIGH gloss. They make my high end furniture look cheap. Ive not seen black this shiny in my life. Bottom line is that dont bother looking at anything else. Buy these speakers before theyre gone. Also, the Vanns employee that told me I shouldnt buy these and buy klipsch reference instead should be fired, immediately.
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Reviewed By: Gustavo S. - Tulsa, OK
best bang for the money, compact design rich sound awesome just pair it to a good sub for real capture of boom effects
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Reviewed By: Steve - Austin, TX
We bought the Energy Veritas V-5.1 to use in a entertainment center with a flat panel TV - the speakers in the TV all fire back into the shelving unit and we could not hear dialog without cranking the volume way up. We mated the Veritas speakers with a Pioneer Elite VSX-50 and an Energy subwoofer. We chose these because we did not like the looks of the short little sound bars mated with our 60 inch TV. WOW! what a difference! Dialog is crystal clear at low volumes, and music sounds great. We bought the piano rosewood finish - it is beautiful. The subwoofer may be overkill, as the Veritas puts out plenty of bass for normal use. Vanns had a fantastic deal on these speakers - $150 - $200 off anywhere else. The delivery fulfillment was through Amazon, and worked just like Amazon prime. The order process on Vanns site was very smooth. Im 100 satisfied with the Veritas speakers and Vanns service & pricing.
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Reviewed By: Henry R. Rupp - North Brunswick, NJ
With slightly impaired hearing and tinnitus 24-7, I would not have thought a speaker could make such a difference in my listening experience, but, on the basis of experience with Energys CB-20 speakers, I decided to take a blind leap of faith and buy a pair of Energys V5.1s. The bottom line I am hearing things I never heard before. I am pretty much a classical music listener and listening to chamber music and baroque music has taken on a new pleasure. The crispness and definition make listening to period performances even more enjoyable. The finish on these speakers is so pristine that you will want to keep the enclosed white gloves nearby in the event you have to move them. They look good and they sound good.
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Reviewed By: howard - el Dorado hills, CA
For $399 each, you cant buy a better bookshelf speaker. You could pay more but the build and soyund quality are best in class. I am using as Front Width speakers with a Denon receive. The detail is astounding with these Energy speakers.
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