I've heard several in the past and liked them, but only at hi-fi shows (like in hotel rooms and conference rooms) so I honestly don't know how they'd work in my office, but I'm willing to take a chance as I can probably resell them for near retail if I don't like them. But nah, I have never heard the Prodigy series as they are very hard to find (per this thread, lol).
| Name | PS | PSwSub | LFX |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra-LX | 6.8 | 8.6 | 38 |
| Kef R3 (Amir) (Erin) [Discontinued on Feb 2023, replaced by R3 Meta] | 6.6 | 8.3 | 37 |
| Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1 V2 (Erin) | 6.4 | 8.4 | 42 |
| Philharmonic Ceramic Mini (Erin) | 5.9 | 7.9 | 42 |
| Revel M16 with sealed port [readme] (Amir) | 5.9 | ?? | ?? |
| Elac Debut Reference DBR-62 (Amir)(Erin) | 5.2 | 7.4 | 46 |
| Kef LS50 Meta (Amir)(Erin) | 5.7 | 7.8 | 43 |
| Revel M16 with open port (Amir) | 5.6 | 7.7 | 45 |
| Polk Audio Signature Elite ES20 (Amir) | 4.8 | 6.7 | 39 |
| Arendal Sound 1723 Bookshelf S THX (Erin) | 4.8 | 7.6 | 62 |
| Arendal Sound 1961 Bookshelf (Erin) | 4.4 | 7.3 | 68 |
Their passives are crap, flat out. I also wouldn't buy anything before their most current active line - which are generally "fine".£1,250/pair is equivalent to USD$1580/pair
This speaker is passive.
We only have 1 spinorama for PMC passive bookshelf, which doesnt look that enticing frankly:
Interesting. I just tried to find the only test I saw on the Prodigy line and I can't locate it anymore. IIRC, the response was very flat, but I don't think they showed the directivity error at the crossover in their measurements. I suppose the real goal here is to actually listen to a pair, but that's seeming very unlikely given the model is pretty new and nobody carries it (at least not listed on their sites). I'll update when I can find the article with T&M.
www.hifinews.com
soundimageatl.com
I had a pair of those. Classical music and jazz sounded good, but metal sounded wrong, and female voices were weird, Joni Mitchell sounded awful. I heard the update too, just as bad. Frankly a lot of the English designed speakers have weird frequency responses. Maybe it’s all about marketing. I replaced them with Kef LS50 Meta which suit all styles of music. Every day I listen to them I’m astonished. I’m not saying they’re the best at the price, just that I like lietening to them in my home, and IMO PMC are expensive and mediocre.£1,250/pair is equivalent to USD$1580/pair
This speaker is passive.
We only have 1 spinorama for PMC passive bookshelf, which doesnt look that enticing frankly:
I would point you to speaker that we have full spinorama and measurements for. Simply because we know exactly what to expect from them. I don't know what to expect from PMC speakers at this point, since we only have 1 spin.
Bookshelves < US$1,600/pair:
-Kef Q150 and Q350 are no longer mentioned; since Kef LS50 Meta exists at this price point.
Name PS PSwSub LFX Ascend Acoustics Sierra-LX 6.8 8.6 38 Kef R3 (Amir) (Erin) [Discontinued on Feb 2023, replaced by R3 Meta] 6.6 8.3 37 Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1 V2 (Erin) 6.4 8.4 42 Philharmonic Ceramic Mini (Erin) 5.9 7.9 42 Revel M16 with sealed port [readme] (Amir) 5.9 ?? ?? Elac Debut Reference DBR-62 (Amir)(Erin) 5.2 7.4 46 Kef LS50 Meta (Amir)(Erin) 5.7 7.8 43 Revel M16 with open port (Amir) 5.6 7.7 45 Polk Audio Signature Elite ES20 (Amir) 4.8 6.7 39 Arendal Sound 1723 Bookshelf S THX (Erin) 4.8 7.6 62 Arendal Sound 1961 Bookshelf (Erin) 4.4 7.3 68
Plus Kef LS50 Meta, recently reviewed by Erin, which I haven't included in this table yet, but it will sit at #4 spot at PS of 6.0
(from my passive thread, see signature).
