Did anybody else notice this about PSB Speakers?

Wes Phillips who has written for Stereophile in the past did a review on the T8. John Atkinson did one on another Tseries but both are years old, going back as far as 2003 on one, 2006 on the other.

Soundstage did one on the T6 more recently. Some offshore mag also did one on the T series towers in 2008 I think. I know I've read all of these, and a couple of them several times.

JA said in his Sync One review, matching with the power train would be key, and in his older one on the T series towers about the same thing.

Each review (and I've read only on the various towers) has applauded the result and the caveats though noteable, could apply to many other speakers too as to which amp, should drive them or could drive them best.

I couldn't help but pencil them in on my own short list as I'm considering making a change in that area myself.

I've not heard any to the best of my knowledge yet, and PSB is pretty busy I guess as I've sent along two emails in the past two weeks without a reply as to if or where I can check them out personally.

Prior to making a PSB buy, I do have to or will have to get to the drug store and order me up some "De-snobery" pills.... great audio gear HAS to cost a lot!! Or it's not great! Right? Isn't that the underlying, hushed implication?

Stereophile for sure has put pretty regularly, items into it's A class which don't have the soaring admission fees. A lot of these lower priced yet higher class sure get snapped up thereafter.... so much for the 'grains of salt doseing' with regard to reviews.

I don't see Mr. Barton's any different than Albert V's. Both men use modest materials to manufacturer great sounding, lower costing loudspeakers. Albert however does offer more upscale models.

Thankfully, I'm in the camp of it's what's up front, rather than the 'break the bank on speakers first' tribe. That said, I'll attempt to drop more than I should on squeakers when the time comes, as my pharmacy is always running out of the "ego no mo" tablets.... and they upset my stomach anyhow.

PSB speakers have always had good reviews starting with their stratus gold line. Lack of high-priced flagship has not hurt them. I own three pair and am impressed with the new line but chose a Platinum T-6 over the synchrony. Quality may suffer in the future if strict quality controls are not followed however.

PSB (along with Pardigm, Energy et. al.) is a big beneficiary of Canda's National Research Council, which finances R&D; because of the government's largesse, the Canadian manufacturers can sell great products at much lower cost. If our government re-directed to the audio industry a fraction of the money they're pissing away on Chrysler or Citicorp, we'd still have a competitive industry.

I agree that the Syncrony is an outstanding speaker and a very good value; I feel the same about the Paradigm Signature. I like that the PSBs are unfussy about electronics; they sound great with just about anything they're connected to. If the Syncrony has any flaw, it's that it errs on the side of extreme neutrality. All things considered, I could live happily with these; I doubt I'd find a $15k speaker which is that much better.

"If the Syncrony has any flaw, it's that it errs on the side of extreme neutrality. "

I can't regard "neutrality" as a flaw. And yes, I agree the Synchronies sounded most neutral when I heard them, which was a major aspect of their good sound at their price point.

I neutral sounding speaker may not sound best in every system out there, but that indicates a flaw elsewhere most likely, not in the speaker itself.

unlike many of the new speakers out there, the synchrony one is a throwback to the days of making speakers to be neutral and uncolored (as balanced as they come)across the board.