Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This review is for the Brushed Nickel version, but they are functionally the same. This shower head was to replace a Kohler shower head that delivered rather weak, almost rain-head-like stream pressure. I hate rain shower heads. If you like that weak-arse barely dripping spittle of a shower, this shower head isn't for you. Just move on, and find another one. Go ahead, move along! Still reading? Then you must want a strong, invigorating shower. This'll do'er. Couple of drawbacks to consider: The Kohler offered a "wider coverage" than this Aqua Elegante; the Aqua shower head has a rather concentrated stream, so expect to "move around" a lot to rinse your whole body. What I mean by concentrated: The head itself seems to be about 6 inches in diameter; the stream of water a few feet from the shower head (at body height) is MAYBE about 8 inches wide, if I count the inevitable "stray beam" - it retains almost the same "spread" from start to finish, with rather little dispersion of water to give you full coverage. Even the skinniest little youngster will need to shake-rattle-and-roll to get full body coverage. If you have a "full size figure" you can expect to shed a few pounds trying to contort around the shower attempting to get the seemingly pencil-thin laser-beam of a shower stream to rinse you off. The Kohler "spread" much much more: it started at 8 inches at the head, but it was at least 18 inches wide (more than double the width) at body height, and covered a "nominal" full body width. The Aqua would be a better shower head if the water spread to a wider degree and provided more coverage. The pressure of the Aqua was incredible (I only tried it with the pressure reducer REMOVED; not sure how different it might be without removing the little plastic reducer). No contest - hands down, the Aqua shower head delivers an amazing volume of water at a decent pressure to rinse you quick - no waiting forever to get that one "determined stray hair" to rinse off your shoulder! Removal of the pressure reducer was a piece of cake, don't sweat it. Of course, I haven't gotten the first water bill yet with this new shower head,,,,ugh. I'll agree with another reviewer regarding the "SIX POSITION" head: It isn't. There are FOUR discernible, distinct "modes": A "high pressure stinging stream" (I think I can pressure wash my deck on this setting, or remove paint from a car); a "normal high volume shower stream" (keep it here, don't mess with a good thing!); a mix that includes each of these two, sorta like if you can't decide between chocolate and vanilla ice cream, get the swirl; and "off" (which EVERY shower head has - when you turn the water off - that's a cheap "setting"!). I'm not sure where the Aqua Elegante people think they have a "six" position shower head - that was rather disappointing. BUT...maybe the actual positions are more discernible if the pressure reducer was installed, so...oh well, I'm good with the one setting. And, of course, I also like the "off" setting. That's a good one when you're done. So, it's good, but not "great" - but definitely a keeper.