Mark Fleischmann

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CES 2015
Enclave Speaks 5.1 in Wireless Dialect
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 07, 2015
The Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA) room contained products from Klipsch, LG, Fostex—and what is billed the first WiSA-certified mass-market 5.1 speaker system, from Enclave Audio.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Energy RC-Micro Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 17, 2008
Price: $999 At A Glance: Tweeter isolated in separate chamber • Aluminum drivers in satellites • Hand-applied piano black lacquer finish

Building a Better Satellite

Energy has always taken satellite/subwoofer sets seriously. The Canadian speaker brand, recently acquired by American-owned Klipsch, got into the sat/sub game early with the now legendary Take Five package. As successive Take products became steady bestsellers and proceeded through multiple generations, Energy established itself as a major name in sats and subs. It also helped turn the sat/sub set into a respectable product category. This especially applies to décor-conscious households that like to have surround sound but balk at the prospect of five to seven bulky speakers hogging a room.

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Tower Speaker Reviews
Energy Reference Connoisseur RC-70 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2007  |  Published: May 11, 2007
API crosses the border.

This is a momentous time for Energy Speaker Systems. Until recently, Energy was one of several brands owned and operated by Audio Products International of Toronto, Canada. (The others included Mirage, Athena, and Spherex.) Now the API brands have been merged into Klipsch of Indianapolis, Indiana, creating a new fusion of Canadian design and American ownership. Energy has also moved their manufacturing to China, where they will have more control over parts, while achieving greater cost-effectiveness. John Tchilinguirian, the longtime lead designer for the brand, has moved on to independent consulting. That makes the Energy RC-70 towers, RC-LCR (serving as center), and RC-R surrounds partly a chapter from a previous tome and partly the first chapter in a new story.

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CEDIA 2009
Energy Remains Energetic
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 27, 2009
The news from Energy concerns a tower and a center speaker. The RC-70 tower ($1100/each) has two 6.5-inch ribbed elliptical surround woofers and an aluminum dome tweeter, ideal for medium to large rooms. Available finishes are rosenut and black ash. The RC-Mini center ($275) has dual 4.5-inch ribbed elliptical surround woofers and the same tweeter and is available in rosenut, cherry, or black lacquer finishes.
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CES 2013
Energy Shows Console-Shaped TV Audio Solution
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 08, 2013
When is a soundbar not a bar? When it's shaped like a console, a new form factor that provides more cabinet volume and potentially better sound. The Energy Power Base, pictured, is a 2.1-channel product with pairs of 0.75-inch tweeters, three-inch midranges, and three- by five-inch oval woofers. It comes with Dolby Digital surround decoding, Bluetooth wireless, and optical and stereo analog inputs. Ships in August for $399. Energy also showed two Power Bar Elite soundbars: a 40-incher for $599 and a 31-incher for $399. Oh, and there were a couple of new indoor/outdoor speakers as well.
Audio Video News
Energy Star 3.0 Makes TVs Greener
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 03, 2009
The federal government's voluntary energy-efficiency standards have moved to the next higher level, encouraging TV manufacturers to use innovative design strategies to save energy.
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Audio Video News
Energy Star Tightens TV Specs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 06, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary Energy Star program is about to tighten up its energy efficiency requirements for TVs.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Energy Take Classic Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 09, 2008
In third generation, the Take acquires Classic status.

Here’s one more reason to love compact sat/sub sets—besides the fact that they’re affordable, easy to run with any receiver, and capable of anchoring a good-sounding surround system. They make your room look bigger.

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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Energy Veritas V-5.1 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 26, 2011
Performance
Value
Build Quality
Price: $3,600 At A Glance: Glossy veneer makes a great impression • Crisp, up-front, detailed sound • Bipole/dipole surround provides subtle envelopment

Veritas is the Roman goddess of truth. It’s also a distinguished speaker line from Energy. Since 1973, Energy has passed from its founders through various Canadian and American owners. In 2006, along with its stablemate Mirage, it became the property of Klipsch. Earlier this year, the Klipsch brands—Energy, Mirage, Jamo, and Klipsch itself—became the property of Audiovox. Although Audiovox also owns a couple of other ancient speaker brands (Acoustic Research and Jensen), in recent years, those brands have focused on car audio, personal audio products, small-scale video products, and accessories. That leaves the home theater niche wide open for Energy and the goddess of truth.

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Ears On
Engadget HD Shows TiVo Series3 Upgrade
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 26, 2006
The new TiVo Series3 is HD-capable, CableCARD-savvy, and limited to "35 hours of HD goodness," note the folks at Engadget HD. And so a tutorial on the new Engadget offshoot walks you through the process of upgrading the drive with lots of pictures (and some assistance from DealDataBase and TiVoCommunity). The proccess is part physical, part typing into a character-based BIOS interface. Be warned that you'll need a TORX 10 screwdriver and there's some real danger from opening up any product with a power supply (so don't do it, our lawyers would no doubt advise). If you're not suicidal, or mechanically inclined, or the memory of DOS gives you nightmares, WeakKnees will do the upgrade for you, replacing the 250GB TiVo drive with 750GB. But it doesn't hurt to watch, does it? Engadget HD has been running for a few months and worth regular visits.
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