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https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1930-psb-imagine-t65-loudspeaker

I pitted the PSB T65s against my reference speakers, the Gold 300 5G towers ($9500/pair), from the British loudspeaker brand Monitor Audio. The Gold 300 is a three-way design employing a micro-pleated-diaphragm (MPD) tweeter, a 2.5″ midrange driver, and dual 8″ woofers. Aesthetically, there’s not much contest here, at least to my eyes. The T65s are good-looking speakers, but anyone viewing them side by side against the Gold 300s will doubtless notice the British speakers’ more luxurious fit and finish, which is entirely expected, being almost five times as expensive.

Sonically, the gap wasn’t nearly as wide. On “Glory Bound,” from Martin Sexton’s Black Sheep (16/44.1 ALAC, KOCH Records), the transparent PSBs provided a vivid and clear image of Sexton’s guitar, bringing out its warm resonance and accentuating Sexton’s playing dynamics. His voice had a lifelike quality, but it also had unusual weight in the lowest register that caught my attention. Switching over to the Monitor Audios, I heard no such emphasis in the lower range. I also found their presentation sharper and clearer than that of the PSBs, although they appeared to be trading some warmth for that crisper, more articulate sound.

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