Usually, a $300/pair speaker—especially one as diminutive as this—is replete with sonic tradeoffs and compromises. In the case of the Epos ELS-3, I was shocked to find no meaningful shortcomings, and strengths that I had not anticipated. Other inexpensive speakers might present different characters that some might prefer, and one can certainly get better overall performance by spending more money. But of all the speakers I've heard that are currently available, I can think of no speaker that produces greater sound quality for the dollar than the Epos ELS-3. I thank Mike Creek for fathering this design, and Roy Hall for twisting my arm hard enough to finally review an Epos product.
