PMC vs. Salk Sound Speakers. Which is better?

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!!!!"

Again
PMC IB2 are a great buy at used prices but are a bit overpriced new..
They have pinpoint accuracy and never fatigue or compress which makes them a excellent speaker in my books.......at used price!!!.

If you want to start a rock recording studio buy PMC, if you want to listen to acoustic music buy Salk .

Jaxwired, maybe you had better do your homework and look into Dennis Murphy's credentials as far as knowing how to implement quality parts into something great.