The Professional Monitor Company

I have two pairs of LB1s and i like them a lot. They are good but what really impressed me if you have the money is the Dynaudio Confidence 5. They are the best speaker I have ever heard. Simply unbelievable. None the less I love my PMCs. Also what do you think of the LB1 as a center? Does it work well? and would a TB2 work okay? Thanks - Ian

Yes I have heard the FB1s and they were so good that I began to follow the entire PMC line. They were better than the Thiel 2.3s at half the price. I needed a bookshelf speaker so I bought the LB1s unheard because i figured that if they sounded nearly as good as the FB1's i'd be happy. If I were you I'd either keep your money and stay with the FB1s for a while or search for a pair of Confidence 5 speakers from Dynaudio, but then again these speakers make the Contour 3.0s look cheap. PMC's bigger speakers in general are not worth it and I would stay away from them. I believe their IB1s - $4500 is stereophile recommended class c whereas even the LB1 is ranked class B two years running.In general it is their lower line stuff that are the real price/performance leaders. Do you know of any other brands that sound similar to the LB1s, because I am having trouble getting a hold of a single LB1 for use as a center channel. Thanks - Ian

One question for you argent...
What amp do you use for your hometheater? I have a Nakamichi AV 8 that I am presently using until my B&K gets back to me. I wanted to know what sorta power your receiver/amp had because I am scared of blowing my speakers with this low quality/weak amp. Especially because the LB1s present a 4 ohm load. For music I find the Nakamichi barely adequate but for HT you have to put the volume way up and thats where trouble could brew. BTW the receiver would only have to power 3 of the 5 channels.
Thanks - Ian