I have the Energy Encores powered by a Marantz SR-7000, terrific sound for the price, although over your pricepoint...
You could use the SR-5000 and get the Energy Take-5 set, but I found the Take-5 midrange doesn't quite get down to the subwoofer, so there's a sonic hole in the sound...pretty apparent even to my untrained ear.
NASCAR doesn't allow telemetry back to teams inside the cars....the TV networks and sponsors pay big bucks to send stuff the teams aren't interested in (speed, rpms) back to the TV feeds. Couple years back this was $50-$100k per race. The stuff the teams are interested in, like chassis flex and shock rates the normal fan would find to be gibberish... Just my $.02
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I'll recommend you give the Marantz SR-7000 and SR-5000 a serious listen...
I have the Energy Encores powered by a Marantz SR-7000, terrific sound for the price, although over your pricepoint... You could use the SR-5000 and get the Energy Take-5 set, but I found the Take-5 midrange doesn't quite get down to the subwoofer, so there's a sonic hole in the sound...pretty apparent even to my untrained ear.
NASCAR doesn't allow telemetry back to teams inside the cars....the TV networks and sponsors pay big bucks to send stuff the teams aren't interested in (speed, rpms) back to the TV feeds. Couple years back this was $50-$100k per race. The stuff the teams are interested in, like chassis flex and shock rates the normal fan would find to be gibberish... Just my $.02