Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I auditioned several speakers over 3 months. The AE evo 1 came out on top. These are not the loudest, boomiest speaker out there. I found the sound to be very accurate. The mid range vocals were absolutely beautiful. The top end was not harsh like the B&W's or many other speakers with the aluminum tweeter. It has a solid low end as well. I've had many visitors to my bar room over the years who have commented how good the speakers sound. I still enjoy them after I've moved up to dynaudios which cost over five times as much. Excellent value.

Price Paid:  $500.00 from audiouno

Summary:
Excelent sound, great soundstage and solid bass in a small size. High compatibility with Rotel and Cambridge Audio.

Strengths:
Smoothly high frequency reproduction, great finished cabinet, binding posts allow biwire/biamp. High quality Silk dome and great woofer reproducing an high fidelity sound. High compatibility with Rotel and other hi-fi amplification systems like Cambridge.

Weaknesses:
None at this price.

Similar Products Used:
JBL S26, QUAD 11L, Wharfedale Diamond 9.1

Price Paid:  $300.00 from authorized dealer

Summary:
all the reviews say it is great;
the highs are harsh and irritating at the beginning.
the highs are harsh and irritating after 6 months.
my $15 computer speaker from Walmart sounds better.
I don't know what happened, the reality is that the speakers I got are absolutely crap - and this is all that matters.

Strengths:
extremely good looking.

Weaknesses:
the highs are harsh and irritating.

Similar Products Used:
Boston Acoustic CR80; infinity Beta 20.