If you didn't get the sales email, AV123 is having a new sale of an assortment of affordable speakers, such as, the XL-s Encores -- in black, $129/pr! That's an incredible price for a really nice speaker. They even have some of the original XL-s available for people who have those and may want additional ones to fill out a matched HT system. All these speakers were made recently down in Cali, I guess using the old inventory of parts left when the problems started. I'm glad to see speakers coming from there again. Mine are beautifiul. Real wood veneer. $129/pr! That's as cheap as the little Parts Express speaker kits I buy to give away but they are not in the same class as the XL-s.