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I had the EB1i's, and traded up to the IB2i's.
You will absolutely love the midrange on the ib2's. So clean and powerful. Yes I did give up some low end, but I have not missed it at all. Especially if you have a good sub. The low end on the IB2's is very tight. I recently upgraded from a pair of 7b's to 28b's to power these, and OMG. |
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Ian,
Thanks for the explanations. Although I'm just thrilled by the mids performance of thhe EB1i, and I just can't imagine a more "delicious" sound ( I wish you could be with me listening to female voices with the 2301's ), I will try to arrange an appointment to listen to the IB2i. But I have an other question for PMC : why don't you include this medium driver on the EB1i case, rework the filter accordingly and propose an "EB2i" with an increased price of course ? And moreover, what would be really cool would be to have an upgrade path for EB1i owners. You could keep both EB1 and EB2 in the line. The reason why I ask is because the look of the IB2i with its stands is not appealing to me. It suits better in a studio than a living room imo, although they are pretty nice, I 'm not a fan of stands and I bet I'm not alone....
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I also have a pair of IB2i on the way--thanks to Jeff. The midrange and overall driver integration are what finally sold me. The mids are extraordinarily transparent and natural--really the best I've ever heard--and simply never harden up under pressure. The total sonic fabric is seamless and continuous from top to bottom, thanks, no doubt, to a very well-implemented crossover design. I have a large, irregular room that eats bass waves but the IB2i pressurize it remarkably well, even at low volume, with tight and tuneful low frequencies. All in all, these speakers tell the whole truth without murdering to dissect (as Wordsworth says), and deliver a musically satisfying experience with no listener fatigue even after many hours. Needless to say, I'm excited!
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Dispersion - Our drive units are engineered to output as close as possible a frequency response that measures at 60 degrees off axis as it does a 0 degrees on axis. Hand-built in house. Have a listen to the IB2i, MB2i, MB2-XBDi or BB5i if ever the chance or offer comes up. All feature the PMC 75mm softdome.
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The IB2i was initially designed for JVC Mastering in Japan. They wanted a monitor that could achieve a slightly scaled down performance of the BB5XBD-A.
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This is a particular advantage of dome mid-ranges vs spider cone designs.
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The only disadvantage is low frequency extension. They're probably crossing at the baffle step, which makes the lack of extension moot point anyway.
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In summary: Well executed crossover Virtually Seamless driver coherence Reduced LF distortion Clearer mid range presentation
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Ian.......This is exactly why I own PMC. Love my EB1i's.
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[QUOTE=ian@pmc;159301 The transmission line is what allows the bass extension to dig deep and put out some pressure while reducing low frequency distortion thus presenting a cleaner mid range.
[/QUOTE] Precisely. This is why one has to be careful using a sub woofer with full-range transmission line speakers. |
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