Price Paid:  $200.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
Very good speakers that match up well with my older Polk monitors. Bipole/dipole option is a nice addition. Sound is excellent and loud.

Strengths:
Great sound that fills a large room. Bipole/dipole option.

Weaknesses:
hard to find speaker stands big enough for them.

Price Paid:  $230.00 from BandNamez.com

Summary:
Excellent surround speaker pair. I was almost sold on Klipsch's until I listened to these. They blew the Klipsch's away from my mind. The 5-Ch Stereo never sounded better since I got these. If you have a receiver with ProLogic II - you will be in heaven with the quality of these speakers.

Strengths:
Tight - crisp sound; Balanced highs and lows; They are *not* location specific (though the manual says so) - you can place them 6 ft apart and @ 9 ft up (reco: 6 ft) and you'd still get the same effects.

Weaknesses:
Dipole/Bipole switch could have been outside; May be a bit brighter for music (so make sure you have big mains in your setup (if you play 5-Ch Stereo). Not recommended for use with HTIB or cube speaker systems (ofcourse!).

Price Paid:  $320.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
These speakers provide excellent sound. They are very big for surround speakers but that seems to help them provide a fuller, richer sound than smaller ones such as the little satellite cubes. I also considered the Bose 161 speakers for the back (they are smaller and cheaper) but I am glad that I chose these Polk Audio. The wedge shape sends sounds out both sides which seems to add even more to the surround effect. I use them with a Denon AVR-1802 receiver. The speakers sound good with music too when I use the 5-channel stereo mode on the receiver.

Strengths:
Excellent sound.

Weaknesses:
Large size sticks out quite a ways from the wall.

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Price Paid:  $200.00 from J&R MUSIC WORLD

Summary:
THIS speaker is by far the best i heard . i have listen to other speakers in a much higher price range (like1,000 per) and have not heard better. incredible .such highs and clarity

Strengths:
high clear sound, clarity is unreal. no noise. crystal clear can't stress that enough and precise

Weaknesses:
the highs r too rich 4 some. better for dvd than music just by a slight

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Price Paid:  $150.00 from Frys Electronic. Pri

Summary:
Got this pair of incredible speakers. Perfecto! Very low noise. Hight treble, crystal clear sound. Very easy to mount. Even on drywall. Receiver: Denon 3802 Front: Energy Veritas 2.2 Center: AR4c SL/R: f/x300i sbL/R: fx300i

Strengths:
Wellbuilt. compact size. big performance

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
Energy, Bose, AR, Atlantic Technology THX system.