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"Simply Without Equal" for the Price
The Energy RC-10 bookshelf speaker delivers uncompromised performance from a speaker so small it virtually disappears into your décor. With its wall mounting capability, exquisite finish options, and harmonious performance, form and function combine to deliver an experience like no other.
The RC-10 delivers impressive bass extension, extended high frequencies and detailed midrange clarity. The Kevlar 5.5" Ribbed Elliptical Surround woofer and 1" chambered aluminum dome tweeter work in tandem to seamlessly involve your every emotion in your listening.
The RC-10 is all about the experience, and there is no better way to enjoy your audio reproduction. Energy's engineers may very well have perfected the bookshelf speaker by endowing it with contemporary styling, furniture grade real wood veneer finishes, magnetic video shielding, port plugs for wall mount/cabinet installations and even an insert for an optional wall bracket.
"Nothing Short of Astounding"
"At their asking price, they are simply without equal," marvels S. Andrea Sundaram in his February review of the Energy RC-10s for SoundStage! According to Sundaram, the RC-10s boast an "utter lack of glare or other hash in the high frequencies" along with "bass response [that] is nothing short of astounding for such a diminutive speaker."
"The RC-10 has the gravitas of a much larger speaker," reports Playback
magazine for August 2008
Design and Innovation
Epitomizing Energy's talent for innovation and design, the RC-10 melds exquisite cabinet design with technologically advanced audio engineering. The 5.5" Ribbed Elliptical Surround woofer, along with the Energy Tapered Crossover system, work in tandem with the chambered 1" aluminum dome tweeter to provide the technological difference that you will marvel over. Deep bass, clear midrange and distortion free treble response is the result. The sound is powerful and detailed, and the stereo imaging is spectacular.
Energy’s engineering team focused on utilizing the all-new chambered 1" aluminum dome tweeter and the patented Ribbed Elliptical Surround woofers to create the greatest harmony from a speaker. Using nearly 30 years of speaker design experience, an anechoic chamber, and the latest in computer software, Energy’s engineers molded an audiophile speaker that will turn heads and satisfy the most discerning ears.
"Editors' Choice" Loudspeaker Series
Energy's Reference Connoisseur Series won an "Editors' Choice" award in the Winter 2007 Home Theater Buyer's Guide from The Perfect Vision magazine.
"The word refined… is an apt description of the sound of the entire Reference Connoisseur system," reports The Perfect Vision's Managing Editor Arnie Williams, who found that the system "produced broad and deep soundstages, placing individual instruments and voices in realistic three-D spaces."
Ribbed Elliptical Surround
High output and incredible musicality are the result of the patented Ribbed Elliptical Surround. The patented shape of the surround reduces surround distortion from an average of 14% to 20%, while increasing useable piston area. The Elliptical Surround therefore increases speaker efficiency due to its greater surface area and with 30% more excursion than the competition, it creates tighter, deeper bass, with greater accuracy and detail. Exclusively designed ribs are molded into the surround to eliminate surround deformation, a common problem with all drivers.
The Ribbed Elliptical Surround is mated to a Kevlar cone that is light, rigid and non-resonant, which creates high levels of detail and sonic accuracy. Instead of using traditional "off the shelf" Kevlar, Energy engineers spent months researching the ideal thickness and weave for a driver, to create the best blend of stiffness and damping. This unique interlace pattern and thickness of material is required to eliminate many of the issues commonly found with Kevlar, including edge-holes and dispersion anomalies. The Kevlar material is further coated with a proprietary resin compound to increase rigidity and uniformity.
The aluminum phase plug and vented magnet structure increase the cooling ability of the driver, which augments the power handling of all Reference Connoisseur models. Using a cast basket for a stiff and inert chassis greatly assists in further reducing resonances and distortion that could otherwise exist with materials that are not as rigid and uniform.
Immerse Yourself in Style
Immerse yourself in style and sound with the Reference Connoisseur Series. The goal of extreme performance and aesthetics is accomplished through high tech, avant-garde design and technology. Styling is contemporary, which advances the exemplary speaker design. Space and efficiency, complementing high performance driver technology are hallmarks of the Reference Connoisseur Series, which attains the highest levels of tonal accuracy and balance without sacrificing style and luxury. | 
