Seeking, I auditioned some Energy's a couple of years ago(RC-70)and though I did not do a direct AB with Axioms, they seemed a bit muffled or veiled to me compared directly to some Klipsch speakers I listened to at the same time. Energy builds some good quality speakers but my feeling is you will get more midrange clarity with the Axioms. I haven't listened to the newer Energy's however, so I don't know how they'd compare.

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