I live in the Houston area and had the PB1i speakers for a few years. Great soundstage, top to bottom accuracy and ruler flat on and off axis dispersion, and amazingly clear midrange. I sold them a few months ago, more just to try something new than anything else. I liked them so well I was considering active PMCs or ATCs. Once you've heard that dome midrange, everything else seems a little veiled. I did go speak to the authorized seller here about having the Bryston amps installed to make my speakers active. Would have involved shipping to Dallas and several thousand dollars so I decided against that at the time. Regardless of model, I think all PMC speakers will sound clean and clear, though the transmission line bass is faster and subjectively less deep than bass reflex designs. I have subwoofers so bass was never an issue. Some people have panned them because they are expensive for what appear to be pretty basic box speakers. But when people hear them, the clarity can be a bit startling, and they would invariably say "those SOUND expensive".
