[jimdow]

I would like to hear some opinions on PSB's Syncrony One Tower speakers

[jimdow]

Spelling correction-Synchrony

[I.Greyhound Fan]

I own a pair and they are up for sale if interested.  They are a great sounding speaker.  The have a slightly warmer tone and they put out tremendous bass. They have a beautiful midrange.  They do require some power, at least 100 wpc preferably more to sound their best if you like to play loud.  They sound fine with less power, don't get me wrong.

$1300 plus shipping. These were $5K new.

These speakers were a Stereophile Class A and A+ for many years and were compared to speakers costing $20K.

[mresseguie]

This won't directly answer your question, but I think you'll still find it helpful.

Back in 2013 or 2014 (don't recall which), I got to listen to a pair of Synchrony Two tower speakers at Stereotypes Audio in Portland, OR. The Twos are the little brother speakers to the Ones. I think they were driven by a (then) top of the line SimAudio Moon amplifier. I was stunned by how great they sounded. I bought them on the spot. I think I bought that demo pair, so I got a nice discount.

I got them home and set them up with my much less expensive entry-level HT amplifier in our family room. I expected them to sound every bit as wonderful as they did in the showroom in Portland. <drum roll> They sounded like crap - just horrible. I was shocked. I didn't understand why they sounded like crap. No matter how I adjusted their positions, they still sounded like crap speakers. I ended up selling them a few months later.

Back then, I didn't understand anything about room acoustics nor why a $150 cheapo HT all-in-one 5.1 HT amp didn't sound every bit as wonderful as a top-of-the-line SimAudio Moon amp driven by a similarly awesome preamp. Yeah, I was seriously ignorant.  <Me noob!> Slowly, I learned about amps, preamps, Class A, AB, D, and cabling. I came to understand that my family room was designed by someone who must have been tone deaf. It doesn't matter how good the speakers and electronics are, that room sounds like shit. I'd burn it down, but I still live in that house.  A few years later, my wife <foolishly> permitted me to set up my audio system in the formal living room....and I learned the importance of room shape; listening position, and room treatments. My audio system is still in my formal living room where it sounds wonderful.

Anyway, if I had set those Synchrony Two speakers in the livingroom back then - even with that crappy HT amp - I quite likely would have kept them and eventually would have upgraded my components. 

If you place the Synchrony One speakers in a good room; power them with reasonably good quality amp/pre/DAC, etc, I think you'll really enjoy the soundstage, timber, bass, 3D imaging, etc. Definitely don't power them with a piece of garbage $150 HT amp.

Michael

[I.Greyhound Fan]

Very true about room and good amplification and you need a good source. 

[mresseguie]

When I first saw your ad for these speakers, I immediately considered buying them just for the nostalgia. Then, I quickly remembered that I already have two pairs of “extra” speakers - one pair in need of crossover repair, and one pair of kit speakers screaming at me to glue the flatpacks together. Something tells me my dear wife would have a fit if I told her I had bought another pair of speakers. 

[timind]

When I first saw your ad for these speakers, I immediately considered buying them just for the nostalgia. Then, I quickly remembered that I already have two pairs of “extra” speakers - one pair in need of crossover repair, and one pair of kit speakers screaming at me to glue the flatpacks together. Something tells me my dear wife would have a fit if I told her I had bought another pair of speakers. 

I also considered buying them when I saw the ad, price is fair. My reason for not buying is similar to yours, and I no longer need to own large tower speakers. I have owned the Synchrony Twos, Two Bs, and still have a pair of the One Bs; great speakers.