never abused and i have never blown any of my speakers very upset. edit.... bic was very very helpful great coustmer care and they replaced all bad drivers after a great and enjoyablechat with an engineer at bic great speakers great company they are on top of the game edit.....all drivers were replaced by bic very nicley but i have to say these speaks were released before and all coustmers were pleased and then they dissappeared also they were oly 200.00 a piece well when they did bring them back they were now 400.00 apiece and to top it off they are majorly week i blew them just playing at a quiet level no 2 on volume knob the next gay they other speaker came on minus the horn and it worked fine upon shutdown and still they were never turned past half voulme i know have a tech support call in order to fire them up with bic online telling me how to set speaker......it will blow i now that when it reaches 225 rms and it has never been any further then probably 70 watts or so know on a rockville rpa 12 and not a home reciever at 160 watts achannel i think this second generation of these speakers are built with way cheaper parts...will soon find out i will update ...do not buy these speakers unless you know how to setup correctly i will have more info after i figure out how to run these at 225 rms @ 95 DB. update they sound great at 10 db's on rpa 12 amp 500 watts rms x 2 by rockville with music source being a computer set at 80 % volume pre amp OSD AUDIO PRE1 set at 80 % speakers are no where clipping and are set with SPL meter @95 db sensitivity any higher you will blow these drivers coils i would guess iam putting out maybe 175 watts and they are plenty loud and have great sound THESE ARE NOT PA SPEAKERS OR LOUD SPEAKERS crank to much and they will blow with proper setup i love em BIC was very helpful to with this setup nuff said

My fiance is a keeper because she is cool with these being in the living room. As others have stated they are massive (see photos). She jokingly said that if I die soon, she will just use the speaker enclosure as my coffin haha.Previous speaker setup: I had the Bic America DV64's (with Ed Frias crossover mod) that were honestly satisfying enough. I also had a 10" SVS 300 watt subwoofer for the lower frequencies. I bought the RTR's to test out what gigantic speakers sound like. I'm glad I did!Amplifier: A Maratnz SR7002. In stereo pure direct mode I am getting 120 watts RMS. I really cannot imagine how much better these would sound with 200+ watts. Probably at much higher SPL levels you could hear a difference, but I won't be cranking them that loud.Listening impressions: Needed some burn in time (ears need "burn in" time too). I'm confused when I hear people say these are lacking in the low in. Look at the size of the enclosure! What you're essentially getting are (2) 15" ported subwoofer enclosures that have a sealed horn tweeter and midrange speaker. The bass is more than ample, and speaker placement is key. As far as how I interpret the output, they are exceptionally detailed, the stage enormous, and they are more inviting than my previous DV64's because of the pronunciation of the horn tweeter. The midrange is smooth and non-fatiguing, same with the highs. The low end extension is jaw dropping at times. Zero port noise. With proper amplification, these speakers provide a ton of headroom because of their high efficiency...ie, you'll have more than enough SPL with a lower power amp 100 watts or so.Aesthetic appeal: The woofer surround is not purple like in the photos, it's gray. They almost look clownish with the grills off. Unless you live at a fraternity house, or have a serious dedicated audio/video room, these will look strange with the grills off if your home has any design going on. That red woofer, yikes, I get it though, they were maybe attempting to look like Cerwin's, but I believe they made a mistake with the color of the woofer hence the removal of 1 star. Other than that it's a giant black box with black/ash vinyl, zero flaws in the vinyl work.Internals: Pretty basic. No internal cross-bracing. 1 thick layer of poly sheet on the rear baffle. The woofer and midrange are stamped frames with medium sized magnets. The horn tweeter is neodymium, see pictures. The crossover uses average components, nothing fancy. The enclosure itself uses THICK wood and is very heavy. My guess is BIC America designers chose an annoyingly heavy enclosure for structural reinforcement over cross-bracing and the engineering (and costs) involved.Low volume listening: Some have suggested the evictions sound best when turned up medium to high levels. I disagree and believe these sound fantastic at low listening volumes, and I believe this is related having a quality amplifier. The low-end does not drop off at lower volumes.Room Acoustics: The room acoustics are terrible at my place. We have bamboo floors with area rugs throughout our two-story condo, and certainly does not help. I found the best possible placement was up against the wall by the fireplace. As heavy as these things are, I encourage you try several different locations (with any speaker really).Conclusion: If you're looking for a budget speaker that puts out "huge," clean, and full-range sound, AND also will sound nice at medium to low volumes, this speaker will do the trick. No subwoofer needed. Make sure you measure your space first if space is an issue. Also, you will most likely need someone to help you remove these small refrigerators from their boxes. If you have a small amplifier say 50x2, I would look elsewhere for speakers, or buy a more powerful amplifier. If you expect these to perform like $2,000 loud speakers, you will be disappointed. If you expect these to sound like old school, large cabinet speakers (but with lower bass extension, and more detailed high's) you will be more than satisfied.Further note: To the reviewer claiming Dr. Hsu had his hand in the design was incorrect. There really wasn't much audiophile engineering done with these speakers. Most of the critical designing was done with the crossovers, encloure measurements, and port tube length, and that's about it. It's a huge, ported box, with a giant stamped-framed woofer, cheap paper sealed midrange, and a neodymium "horn" tweeter. Maybe hsu consulted with BIC, but his expertise was not necessary in a simple, and very budget design like this.

Watch prices carefully; mine fluctuated + / - 50% over the year before I bought. And, save an additional $600 (!) /w Amazon's free shipping. Believe the reviews stating these speakers are big. They arrived double boxed with multiple layers of foam keeping them safe, bulky and heavy. At 90 pounds each, they are a two man carry.I waited & warmed up my new RTR-EV15's two months before writing this review. I had searched and researched MANY speakers before choosing these specific speakers. The main attraction for me was the BIC tweeter horn inside with audiophile specs akin to competitive speakers in the $1500+ (each) class. And, I wanted better towers capable of handling my high-end home theater surround sound amplifier. In fact, I replaced name brand towers costing much more. If there was any disappointment or problem with these new speakers, I would report it but simply, they really are excellent. The tweeter horns are incredible. My power sub-woofers complement but do not compete with the 15" bass speakers inside the EV15's. I can feel the bass thump on my chest, and the EV15's smooth out the audio peaks of mid-range percussion. My 20hrtz sub-woofers still have a distinct separation from the impressive 30hrtz 15-inch speakers. The 6.5" mid-range speaker is crisp and clean, seeming similar in quality to the Vk-6Lcr. The EV15's are an excellent [sound] quality all-in-one 3-way tower for 5.1 - 7.2 surround sound. At varying volumes, I have even used a stethoscope to listen for any distortion. While I may not have an ear for total perfection, I can sure tell when something isn't right!These speakers may not be your best choice for a small apartment simply because of their size. While the horn and mid-range work well at very low power (volume), your neighbors may notice when the 15" woofer "kicks in". Using a Sony surround sound optimizer, these speakers preferred at least 12+ feet of separation. Lastly and only as a suggestion, use 12 gauge speaker wire, just to be ready for when the neighbors aren't home. I will update my comments if I encounter any problems but for now: highly recommended.

I've owned many speaker systems over the years, Altec A7s, Klipsch Cornwalls, custom-built units, Polk, Paradigm, Hsu, many others. My favorite speakers are the $27,000 Aerials. Short of those, I did some research and found the EV-15s. It was great to find that, after many years, I still have my hearing. They sound great ...voices without coloration...you can hear the inner voices of a piano, and clearly, the lower register of the piano. They hold together down to inaudibility and will still drive you out of the room if you like loud. Be prepared, they are big. The sound stage behaves like a zoom lens. When I was watching the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, turning up the volume simply brought me closer to the piano, into the hall, and I could hear all of the hall ambience and the audience. Having attended the preliminaries in the same hall only a few days before, the hall sounds were awesome. Movies are like movies. The sound field is movie-size but singers are in proportion size-wise. The instruments in a full orchestra sound "right". Everything is clear and subtle bass notes still have detail. The bass is "connected" to the rest of the music, not muted, or having a different character. Having a proper baffle-board and two 15-inch woofers in stereo does a great deal. I have them slightly further apart than the recommended spacing. They sound very open and airy to me, with or without equalization. I discovered that the legendary Roy Allison (of the original Allison speakers) designed the system. Kudos to him. Any engineer can design a great sounding speaker for 30 grand. But for $400 - they are incredible. Shipment was fast, and the speakers arrived in pristine condition, even though the badly damaged shipping cartons suggested otherwise. These speakers are a great bargain at the $400 ea. MSRP. At lower prices they are an absolute steal.Associated equipment: Emotiva UMC-200, Emotiva XPA-5.9-15-2013 - Need to add - After many months, I'm now using them spaced about 22 ft apart with my listening position about 15-17 ft back from a line between the speakers. The front center of each speaker is about 40 inches from the front wall. They are toed-in so the right speaker points to about 1 1/2 ft from my left arm rest and vice versa for the left speaker. My best test for setting toe-in is, while walking across the sound field at listening distance, to have the center move across with me as I walk, without the left or right suddenly dominating. I know that this is wider than the recommended spacing. But they seem to put me in the performance venue at this spacing. Closer spacing, to my ear, seems to move the performance further back, and raising the volume doesn't zoom in closer . The spacing I'm using opens up the soundstage dimensions more like movie theater presence. But the speaker designer recommends closer spacing where imaging is best. I think he's right about the spacing.