Goodsound.com, Jeff Stockton (March, 2009)
"It’s attractive enough to match any décor, or the taste of any age group or significant other, and it can handle the complexity and dynamic range of digital music with grace. Its uncolored sound and skills at imaging are rarely found for $350/pair; its designers, having paid equal attention to musical truth and pleasing appearance, deliver high quality and superior value in a single package."
"I found the Energy CB-20 convincing, involving, and remarkably fun to listen to, with power and presence disproportionate to its size. The CB-20 was balanced at very low volumes, remained free of distortion as the volume was potted up, produced a coherent sound founded on midrange accuracy, offered clear, accurate highs, and packed visceral bass blows with an unquestionable ability to play loud. It competes admirably with other models in the crowded category of bookshelf speakers, and even in the category of entry-level floorstanders -- and at a manageable price. A pair of them might even stave off a case of audiophile upgradeitis."