I have to agree with the reviews comments about how good the PMC speakers are, especially the CB6i centre.
I brought my first pair of speaker's at the start of 2008, a pair of PMC FB1+. Very glad the store I walked into had them to demo, I'd never heard of PMC before. (I've had the good fortune to hear the FB1+ with the Bryston B26 and 4B SST. Bryston and PMC work so well together, Bryston open up and controlled the speakers so well. Bryston is on the shopping list!)
Anyway that was a year ago and I was now looking at upgrading, something with a bit more punch in the bottom end. I spoke to the store, importer (in Australia) and PMC about my options. (size of my room, budget all the normal things)
I narrowed it down to a pair of PMC PB1i for the Front/Right and the CB6i for the centre. I couldn't demo this time around as the there was none in the country!
So I took a leap of faith and ordered them. Boy glad I did, I'm still flying!
I moved my humble FB1+ to the rear and moved the new bad boys in. I'm currently running them all with a Cambridge Audio 640R, 100W per/channel, but man do they punch! (Upgrade will be happening in time)
First listening session was amazing, the PB1i are special speakers. Going from 2 ways to 3 ways has made a huge difference. I now understand how much more detail you get out of a 3 way speaker. Having had the experience of running in the FB1+ (they just get better and better, even after 6mths the sound was improving) I knew it would take time for them to loosen up and find their groove.
I've watched the Transformers on Blu-ray with them with its monster sound track and special effects what an epic movie. Even with no sub in the system the PB1i shook the room, but the clarity and dynamic range coming from the CB6i made hearing the dialogue a breeze. I feel very fortunate to have such capable speaks at my disposal, I never get tired of listening to them. They're such a neutral and honest sound. Not harsh in anyway. (Well not in my humble opinion)
I'd like to thank Bryston / PMC for creating some phenomenal equipment for us consumers to enjoy and marvel at. Keep up the great work!
Cheers Q