PMC Speakers

Anyone have any experience listening to the consumer-versions of PMC speakers?

rosami12-11-2018 4:56am

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rosami OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 12-18-2018 at 05:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Twoleftears I’m driving my Thiel CS3.6s with a Naim NAP300. This amp drives the Thiels very well. It’s interesting that you switched from Thiels to several other brands - none of which has a first-order crossover. I like speakers that can accurately locate a singer or instrument in the soundstage, with correct “size” - and I don’t like speakers that make a singer or instrument seem larger than life. Thiels image and, more importantly, focus very well-to a large degree due to their first-order crossovers. I don’t believe B&W, Proac, or PMCs have first-order crossovers. Are they able to also portray pinpoint imaging - and is that s quality you look for in a speaker? Thanks.
rosami OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 12-18-2018 at 05:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Twoleftears I’m driving my Thiel CS3.6s with a Naim NAP300 amp - it drives the difficult load of the Thiels very well. I believe the Thiels are the only Speakers on your list that have first order crossovers. Do the B&Ws, ProAcs, or PMCs do as well as the Thiels in focusing singers and instruments within the soundstage - and is this something you look for in a speaker? Thanks.
twoleftears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,457 posts 12-18-2018 at 06:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It all depends on your mix of priorities. Imaging and soundstaging are important to me. I also happen to like speakers that are a little more laid back, in the sense that the soundstage starts at or behind the plane of the drivers and extends back from there a good way. Timbral accuracy obviously important, though I err slightly to the warm/forgiving side--many modern speakers I find unforgiving. Then there's bass extension. Ideally I want a little more than the Twenty.24's give me--hence my regret re. the '26's. I've heard this about first-orders before, but I believe it's part of an overall brew/cocktail of ingredients, so one can't just take that one feature and use it as a decisive or absolute criterion to separate the sheep from the goats (or the "good" speakers from the others).
rosami OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 12-18-2018 at 09:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ...so I guess there’s no substitute for listening to as many speakers as possible - yet we still make the “wrong” decisions too often. It’s pretty much a no-win game - listening to different speakers driven by an almost infinite number of component/cable combinations, in widely differing rooms, and trying to listen-past dealers who will say almost anything to get the customer to buy what they push. It’s no wonder there’s such a huge used-components marketplace, as audiophiles continue to search for the holy grail. Fun hobby!
milpai Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,341 posts 12-19-2018 at 02:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @rosami ,If you are using and like the Naim, I really suggest that you seek out and listen to some ProAcs. That is the combination lot of people like. I know, I have a bias for ProAcs :-)

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