All,

After finding a pair of nice 4311's and L96's. Doing some light rehab, I am hooked. Great sounding speakers, especially for the type of music I like. For some reason I read an article on the JBL XPL series and have been curious ever since. I recently lost out on a pair of 200a's on thebay, but have a line on a pair of 160's.

I have read many postings on these, but I am a bit worried about the failure issues reported on the Ti mid speaker. Is this pervasive or just a small issue. Also, how do these really stack up to my existing collection? I have seen some comparisons, but they seem split.

Specific to the 200a vs 160 is there a clear winner? Will the smaller woofer on the 160 necessitate a sub?

Any opinions are welcome, either fuel my fire, or douse it!

Thanks