PMC vs. Salk Sound Speakers. Which is better?

Laughing at the person who stated that $16,000 PMC's sound like $16,000 speakers. I have Salk Soundscape 8's which were $9000 and yet they sound like $16,000 speakers for half the price! LOL . Will PMC custom-make spepakers for you? No. Salk does-maybe one of the reasons mine sound so great is the Mundorf Silver in Oil capacitors which I had asked for. I havent noticed any genre of music that isnt terrific on the Salk's and I have both CD and vinyl. Is the Salk the greatest speaker ever? Of course not, but it's crazy-good for what you pay for.

Laughing at you mrmitch for being so self deluded that you think the other 1000 speakers that claim to sound like speakers "COSTING TWICE THE PRICE" are all wrong, but YOUR speakers REALLY, REALLY DO!!! I swear, they really do! God, how foolish can you be?

And BTW, mrmitch if you knew anything about engineering you would know that having a "custom made" speaker is nothing to brag about. It makes you 10 times more likely to pay a lot of money for a speaker that looks good but sounds like cr@p. Great design and great engineering is process of refinement and evolution. I'd much rather have a speaker that the designer poured over for years slowly improving and refining (like PMCs) than a one off "custom designed " speaker. What makes a speaker sound good is NOT simply quality parts, (what a ridiculous concept)' but the designer knowing the perfect use of just the right parts and that comes from years of investment in a design not a "custom" design. LMFAO!

I listen to jazz most of the time, although my tastes run the gamut, through two extremely refined vinyl rigs with excellent electronics. My PMC IB2i sound terrific to me on everything. Consummate versatility is one of their best features.

By no means does my delight in my PMC model imply that Salk doesn't make terrific speakers, too. This thread sets up a false opposition between two brands, both of which may be excellent at the same time. Audio is not a zero-sum competition. And really, $16K to one buyer may mean less than $9K to another.

Totally agree with you wrm57. I just object to the nonsensical attitude expressed by a few on this thread that basically are saying "yeah, sure, PMCs sound great, but just look at those cheap parts in the crossover." A speakers price should be mostly a factor of it's sound quality. If we attach a "rip off" label to every speaker whose price is not justified by the cost of the raw materials we'd have a really long list. If a speaker costs less to make but sounds competitive in its price bracket than I say bravo to that brilliant piece of engineering. It also calls into question the validity that those exotic and costly parts are more than just marketing gimmicks. Apparently they are not necessary. But they do provide something to brag about. "Forget the sound, do you have any idea what type of inductor is inside that cabinet!!!!"