You always get what you pay for in the audio world or at least in most cases and these types of speakers lean more to the high end side of audio. I have I’ve been digging around for a speaker that sounds very good and is efficient enough for a reciever to run at almost any volume, one that is cost effective for those with not alot to spend. Many cannot afford to spend thousands on home audio. I have recently started to carry speakers that wont kill the wallet for somone who wants good sound at a reasonable price.
I think I found a solution in PSB’s Image T series tower speakers. I currently have a pair of thier Image T65 tower speakers in my auditionaing room. They are big at 38″ high 8″ wide and 20″ deep. They need all that room to accomodate the 3 6 1/2″ woofers and the 1″ tweeter. After letting these break in for about 40 hrs I did some listening tests and comparisons. We ran this off of the Yamaha RX-v2700.
First off I feel as a few others who came by to listen, that these are a very capable multi purpose speaker. If you like everything from rock to techno, and alternative, then you will like the PSB’s….alot. They can attain high volume levels with bass extension down to 25 hz. A clean and detailed top end, though we found it to be a little vieled at times with certain tracks. These were not rock nor alternative tracks but more along the lines of music you would sit down and sample the flavor of. Speakers costing alot more are really good for that:) The PSB’s have a very snappy top end like the refs but not nearly as airy and detailed, where as the rockets have detail with a more subdued tweeter. I would think that the PSBs fall in between somwhere, depending on your likes and dislikes.
These are the most efficient speakers I have tried to date. I had no problem running these with the Yamaha at any volume levels. you can audibly hear distress in some other speakers played at the same volume with a receiver but not with these. I would say if on a budget and you want this type of sound you could do it easily without an external amp. I keep refering to this type of sound due to the fact that all things in audio are opinion only and you really need to hear these like others first.
PSB carrys three towers in the T series and are well worth a look if you are on a tight budget but still want the look feel and audio capabilities of a tower speaker, that sound well worth the asking price. Starting at $1100 per pair, its a speaker setup most anyone can afford.
Specs:
Frequency Range
On Axis @ 0° ±1.5dB 42-20,000 Hz
On Axis @ 0° ±3dB 30-23,000 Hz
Off Axis @ 30° ±1.5dB 42-10,000 Hz
Lf Cutoff -10dB 25 Hz
Sensitivity
(1w (2.83V) @ 1m,
IEC-filtered Pink Noise,
C-weighted)
Anechoic Chamber 92 dB
Typical Listening Room 94 dB
Impedence
Nominal 6 Ohms
Minimum 4 Ohms
Input Power
(RMS,Clipping < 10% of the Time)
Recommended 10-200 Watts
Program 150 Watts
Acoustic Design
Tweeter(Nominal) 1″ (25mm)
Aluminium Dome with Ferrofluid
Woofer (Nominal) 3 x 6 1/2″ (165mm)
Injection Molded
Metalized Polypropylene Cone
Rubber Surround
Crossover 2,500Hz, B3; 500Hz, LR4
Internal Volume Design Type 2.35 cu ft (65.8 liter)
Bass Reflex
3 x 2″ Front Port
Video Shielded
Size (W x H x D)
Millimeters(mm) 203 x 965 x 508mm Feet ad
Inches(”) 8 x 38 1/2 x 20 ”
Net Weight
Kilograms(Kgs) 22.3 kg /each
Pounds(lbs) 49 lb /each
Shipping Weight
Kilograms(Kgs) 27.3 kg /each
Pounds(lbs) 60 lb /each
Finish
Black Ash or Maple
Features
Dual, 5-way Gold-plated Binding Posts
Bi-wireable/Bi-ampable
Feet/stabilizers with
Adjustable Spikes and Rubber Levelers
Pricing
Price (US MSRP) $1,199.00 /pair
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Short list:
Polk
KEF
Yamaha
QSC
PSB
Onkyo
Velodyne
Panamax
Sherbourn
Sanus
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