Price Paid:  $225.00 from A & B Sound

Summary:
Very crisp sound, however when I turn up the volume there is some harshness. The quality of the sound is not as smooth other speakers out there. Still the build quality is very good and I like the aluminum Tweeter, it does well with violins and brass.

Strengths:
Build quality and high frequency response

Weaknesses:
Harsh at upper frequencies and limited bass.

Similar Products Used:
HECO Xenon 400 Mission M71

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Audio Connection

Summary:
I bought these speakers for a smaller second home theater. I have to say they sound wonderful! The mids sound very smooth yet powerful. The highs are very smooth and detailed. Mid bass is punchy and quick. I am using the exl-15s for front and rear speakers. They match well with the exl-c center speaker. They play pleny loud for small to mid size rooms. They image as good as my Definitive Technology BP2002TLs. For the price this is a wonderfull speaker! They sound best when placed away from the walls and about fve feet apart, toed in at the listening position. My Smaller system: Tosiba 36" (TV) Denon AVR-1803 (receiver) Energy exl-15 (front & Rear) Energy exl-c (Center) Definitive Technology Pro Sub 100TL (sub) Playstation 2 (dvd) Comcast Digital (Cable) Gary Bitters

Strengths:
Nice Highs, price, warm mid range.

Weaknesses:
Noce at this price.

Similar Products Used:
Definitive Technology: Pro Tower 400, Pro Monitor 200, BP2002TL, Bose AM-7,AM5

Price Paid:  $199.00

Summary:
I love these speakers they have great highs and mids. I not sure what these other people are buying these small speakers for they are not for bass unlike some of these other morrons seem to think.

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Aiwa and Sony

Price Paid:  $250.00

Summary:
I have purchased the Energy Encore centre channel and a pair of Energy exl15's to use for front. I chose the exl15's because i have made up my mind to buy the centre channel already and i thought the exl15's would be a better match (over the bigger exl16's) because of the woffer size. I wanted the speakers to have about the same bass output as the centre channel. the bass from the exl15's i already knew from the store that it woudn't be great but it didn't bother me because i have a sub and i would redirect all the bass to the sub. I bought the mains and the centre speakers strictly because of the clarity, mid range and sensitivity. I did not care about the bass output at all. I could have bought the Energy Encore set (which then would match the look of my centre channel) but the exl15's are way better for music. I am using them with a Yamaha 630 receiver which is 75x6 /ch. When i first tested them at home...i was totally happy. the centre channel was very clear and the exl15's matched pretty good. With music the main are clear and good treble response though i do warn you to use a sub because you will not be impressed...they truly lack bass.They are small speakers good for apartments and not recommended for those who are looking for power instead of quality and clarity. I also recommend installing them with brackets on the wall to have more of a spacesiousness and better image. In wall units they sound a little muggy. The bottom line is....I am gonna enjoy every DVD movie i watch.

Strengths:
Good clean and clear highs Affordable Good reviews Great quality for price Binding posts 125 watts power handling Removable grill

Weaknesses:
Weak bass The tweater is not covered and sooner or later dust starts collecting and i am not looking forward to cleaning and touching the tweater.

Similar Products Used:
Energy exl15 Energy Encore centre ch. Energy Encore sub Yamaha 630 receiver Mission M70 rears

Summary:
I purchased the eXL:15s as main front speakers as part of a home theater system that included the Energy Take 5s for the rear speakers and the eXL:s8 sub woofer driven by a Denon 2801 AV receiver. When auditioning them, I found that I liked the accuracy of the eXL:16s better, but decided to go with the eXL:15s to save a little money, on the theory that when I didn't have anything to compare them to, I wouldn't really notice the difference. I was wrong.

Particularly with vocals and acoustic guitar music, there is a definite flatness (not freq response) or dullness to their sound. It seems to be a characteristic of the midrange. It is difficult to describe, but it was noticeable even during casual listening and occasionally when playing movies. It bothered me enough to replace them with eXL:16s.

There is a significant difference between the two models. I know HT systems "shouldn't" be used for music, but sometimes we do. I strongly recommend springing for the eXL:16s. They are some of the best sounding speakers I have encountered (if supplemented with a subwoofer). They seem to color the sound very little. As an aside, I also upgraded the sub to an eXL:S10. To summarize, they're not bad for the money, but there is noticeable aural coloration of music and voices.

Strengths:
Size, high frequency response

Weaknesses:
Mid-range accuracy

Similar Products Used:
Various other comparably sized home theatre front main speakers of a wide variety of prices.