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PMC IB2 SE
Anyone heard these speakers? 
Speaker audition recommendations?
For that matter, when auditioning any speaker that has some kind of level control over one or more drivers it certainly makes sense to take note of where those controls are set, and adjust accordingly.   That may explain it then. 
Speaker audition recommendations?
Well I went and auditioned the Golden Ear Reference’s and the Paradigm Persona 3F’s. The references are quite large. Bigger than what I thought. I was not blown away by these speakers. The lacked the nice highs and midrange. It maybe the bass was ... 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Had a listen to the 3f's tonight. They are a very impressive speaker. Very detailed but not fatiguing. Nice tight and punchy bass, wide soundstage. A very smooth sounding speaker. I preferred them over the Aerial Acoustics 7t's which I heard a cou... 
Quad 99 preamp/909 amplifier combo
Thanks for the replies. I guess what I'm wondering is do you think that this combo would better my Esoteric AI-10 integrated amp? 
The best speaker you ever heard?
The original Revel Ultima Salons. They would have been much nicer sounding if when I heard them they had some real amplification driving them. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
I had Anthony Gallo 3.1's(great little speaker) and thought I'd have them for 10+ years until I heard the PMC FB1i's and traded them in for them. The PMC's can't hold a candle to a lot of speakers listed in this forum but for the $ amount you get ... 
Floorstanding speakers vs. Standmount speakers&sub
Price range would be $3500 - $6000 for both speakers & sub. Also I listen mostly to hard rock/metal music. 
PMC FB1i's
Bump,Anyone have some suggestions? 
PMC FB1+ Speakers?
So I decided to trade-in my Gallo's for the PMC FB1+'s, it was a very difficult decision but after some serious listening and comparing the 2, I just couldn't ignore the synergy of PMC's with the rest of my gear. The PMC's just seemed better suite... 
PMC FB1+ Speakers?
I should have mentioned that I listen mostly to rock/metal music and I'm now thinking the PMC's would be better suited to that kind of music. 
Esoteric AI-10 Integrated amp?
Bump, Anyone have an opinion??? 
Opinions on these amps?
Spatine,Thanks for the response and I have no intentions of getting rid of my Bryston SP2. I'm looking to add a Tube preamp to the mix for 2 channel listening. My dealer recommended the Manley Jumbo Shrimp although I will not be able to demo it. I... 
The little guys?
Thanks, these are all good examples of smaller companies that do quality work. I guess what I'm looking for is to try cables that are known to exceed their price. I've noticed with a lot of the smaller companies, the cables are not cheap and somet... 
Virtual Dynamics CT series
I want to give this a bump as I'm looking at the CT10 interconnects. I'm debating between these and JPS Labs Ultraconductor 2's? I'm curious as to what anyone has to say about these cables?