Anyone listened to PSB Synchrony Ones?

Mlauner: "i ended up with the PSB T-6 for less money but was a toss-up"

Which T6? New or old series?

Kal

Mlauner

Less money for the T6s, huh? The 6's must have sounded better too then, right?

did you also hear the T8's?

Would you please address the diffs from the Syncs to the Platinum series, especially the 6's to the 8's ??

I can preview the Sync one, but they do not stock the Platinum series at all. Just about the whole line up but them!

I've a medium sized room 14x21x8.3 and they'd sit on the short wall... 75% music, 25% HT. 150wpc @ 8 amps.

many thanks.

I listened to these last year, in the local retail outlet twice, in different rooms and with different store gear. They sounded excellent with top flight definition, separation, no listening fatigue and easy on the eyes.

I also managed to get them home for a week, to audition with my own gear and while I was impressed, they didn't beat my older Infinity R90's so, they didn't make the cut.

At the time, I was also looking the Paradigm Signature V2 series which looked to be just as good but with better top end (wider dispersion). Long story short, I now own the S6 V2's and, still have my R90's.

The Synchrony One's are worth the audition but 'you' have to hear them to decide if they work for you.

Jgwilson (and anyone else), what can you say about the differences between PSB and Paradigm? They seem so evenly matched but I'm sure they have different family sounds.

Drubin,

it's been almost a year since I last heard the PSB SO's so take this with a grain but, I recall them both as sounding similar except for more airy and wider off axis dispersion of the S6 V2's. These pure-beryllium dome tweeters provide a sound that just opens up into the room and reminds me of electrostatic tweeters. That was the 'close' for me - then it just a question of sourcing them at a good price (used, of course).

The PSB SO's are very good speakers - don't get me wrong, it's just that the S6 V2's offer that much extra (to my ears and - on any gear I auditioned them with) that, makes them preferable, to me.

Let me close by saying that I really LOVE the sound of my Infinty R90's, hooked up to my 'A' system but, I recently put the S6's into my 'B' system (that is also against the short wall in my 22 x 12 ft room) and was simply blown away at how excellent they sounded being driven by - get this - my 10 year old Japanese receiver !! They sound so good, I've just recently sunk some $ into that receiver (upgrading the PS section and the 'A' binding posts) to audition them again. If I hear a noticeable improvement, it may be curtains for my 'A' system.

It's probably more information than the focus of your question but, as I started off, it's been awhile and I don't want offer a poor characterisation based on decayed memory. My feeling is, better to offer my experience and actions.

If you are really serious about either of these fine speakers (at least, at their price points), you really have to get out and hear them for yourself. I've given up on following the recommendations of reviewers or other audiophile owners because it's all so individually taste driven. If 100 reviews give the thumbs up but you give them the thumbs down - it's your vote that count - not theirs cause, you have to live with the sound that isn't magic to your ears.