Stand Loudspeaker Reviews

PSB Imagine B loudspeaker Specifications

Sidebar 1: Specifications

Description: 2-way reflex-loaded, stand-mounted loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" titanium-dome, ferrofluid-cooled tweeter; 5.25" polypropylene-cone woofer. Crossover frequency: 1.8kHz. Frequency response: 53Hz–23kHz, ±3dB (on axis); 55Hz–20kHz, ±1.5dB (on axis); 55Hz–10kHz, ±1.5dB (30° off axis). Low-frequency extension: –10dB at 35Hz. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Sensitivity: 87dB/2.8V/m anechoic, 88dB/2.8V/m in room.
Dimensions: 13" (330mm) H by 7.5" (191mm) W by 12" (305mm) D. Weight: 17.2 lbs (7.8kg) net, 38 lbs (17.3kg) shipping.
Serial Numbers Of Units Reviewed: Not noted.
Price: $1000/pair. Approximate number of dealers: 325.
Manufacturer: PSB Speakers International, 633 Granite Court, Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K1, Canada. Tel: (888) 772-0000, (905) 831-6555. Fax: (905) 837-6357. Web: www.psbspeakers.com.

COMPANY INFO
PSB Speakers International
633 Granite Court
Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K1
Canada
(888) 772-0000
www.psbspeakers.com
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unbridled_id's picture
Submitted by unbridled_id on July 21, 2011 - 7:09pm

Stereophile has reviewed both of these.  I was wondering how you folks feel about these two compared to each other ?

lardog's picture
Submitted by lardog on April 24, 2016 - 6:54pm

From all my readings, and experience, this is the problem with all small speakers. Ok, maybe there are a few small speakers that have good bass (PSB twenty22?), but they are so expensive you might as well buy a tower. So, wouldn't a sub (or two) resolve this problem, and also add some other benefits (like offloading the imagine B's so their sound would be even better, etc..)?

The question I've been pondering this weekend is this: given a set price to spend on speakers (say $2000), is it best to buy two towers/floorstanders ($1000/each), or, two bookshelf speakers ($750 each) and a $500 sub?

For example, here are two options:

System 1: 2 Imagine Bs and two Imagine subs
System 2: 2 Imagine T's

Both speaker systems are roughly the same cost - $2000.

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