PMC vs. Salk Sound Speakers. Which is better?

I haven't heard Salk either, but I have a pair of PMC FB1i's and a pair of Reference 3A Grand Veenas. In an odd turn of events I recently purchased the PMC's at close to full pop, which was more than 1000 dollars more than I bought the GV's for used.

I do like the FB1i's but they are limited compared to a full blown statement loudspeaker such as the GV's. This would be the case in any comparison where price gets involved. I think PMC need to either get their cost down and pass it along, or amplify what they deliver for the money. The FB1i for all it's merits, which are many isn't really constructed in an impressive way when compared to other loudspeakers at even lower price. I know they are still 'made in England'. Performance wise compared to the GV; FB1i lacks bass and the midrange just seems missing. Like I said these things are levels apart in construction and configuration. I use them now in a second system and am quite happy.

I look forward to hearing what can be done in the new 'fact' form factor that PMC is so excited about. Will be interesting...

A friend has Salk Songtowers and they're well built and sound nice. I would never buy that particular speaker because I don't like floorstanders but they do sound very nice. Salk is a young company but they have a good following. Nothing wrong with that.

PMC is in an entirely different league.

PMC is a great speaker at used prices,not MSRP....
IB2s are incredible stand mounts and mate best with Sound Anchors but with a retail of nearly $16,000 is insane.
I hade a pair of IB1 that were built in 2000 and they sounded great even after 10yrs and some AB1 that were 13yrs old and sounded great.
..IB2 with that BIG mid can reproduce some great vocals and $7750 is alot better than $16,00+$1000 for stands

What a joke. All these comments about how cheap the PMC construction is and how expensive the Salk parts are, who gives a flying .... So a gold plated diamond crusted crossover would really be awesome!!! I don't care if the crossover is made if rusty tin cans and bottle caps. Does the $16k PMC IB2i sound like a $16k speaker? Damn straight. If you judge PMC based on sound quality (which in my book counts for 95%), are they still over priced then? Nope, might even make the case they are under priced. All the pmc speakers easily compete with all their similarly priced competition on SOUND QUALITY. And IMO, they beat the vast majority of that competition on sound quality. The REAL rip off is all the boutique speaker companies selling at outrageous prices WITHOUT delivering the sound quality, but justifying the price with fancy crossover parts and expensive cabinetry. I've got a gorgeous coffee table with solid gold claw feet, looks like a million bucks but it just doesn't sound as good as my PMCs for some reason...

It's true, with PMC you are getting way less value in crossover parts and cabinetry than Salk. And I am sure Salk owners take great pride in showing off their Salk crossover quality and gleaming wood finish. At my house I prefer to wow my guests with music. But that's just me...

I've heard the best Salks, a very natural sound, I've read that PMC, which I've never heard, are first and foremost rock speakers, Do you agree Jaxwired?