Thoughts On The PMC OB1?

I thought you really like the Wilson Sophia. Are you still considering them?

Kw6. I do like the Sophia--very much. However, while I find it very attractive, my wife does not. It really is a bit large and too modern looking for our living room. It is also a bit beyond what I would like to pay. If I had a dedicated room and a few more dollars it would be near the top of my list. I've gotten the list down to the Proac D25 or D38, the Fried Studio 7, and the Vandersteen Quatro. I just ran across some reviews of the PMC OB1 and wondered if all the accolades are justified. Do you know the speaker?

outstanding speakers in terms of performance. However, I won't spend 10K for such an ugly box.

OB1 is deserving of all the accolades and may be one of the best designed speakers under $5,000. Incredibly flat phase response (flatter than most tube amplifiers) in the midrange make these speaker honest and transparent, my favorite amps now that Warner Imaging is gone would be the YBA Passions or for something more affordable the Acoustic Reality amplifiers would be awesome too.

Proac and Wilsons are not competitive so don't waste your time unless you like equipment more than you like music. Use a Behringer 96/24 crossover EQ ($400) on an ATC Concept 4 subwoofer (room EQ and 48db slope with the OB1's and you not only have a system that can best the Sophia's you have a system that can begin to take on the Maxx's.

Some people advertise loudspeakers, some people engineer loudspeakers. Don't pay for advertising. ;)