Today, I had the pleasure of listening to the new PBN speaker that comes in a kit form.
The speaker was very impressive and could easily compete with speakers that were 3-5 times the price.
Now the interesting thing about this speaker....called the PBN 'Pennywise' ..( I kid you NOT
)
is the similarity to the Wilson Sophia but at a fraction of the price.
Link: http://www.pbnaudio.com/speakers/pennywise-series
The idea is to bring a good quality speaker to the market and to save the customer $$ by requiring the basic construction, except for the box, to be at the end-user's time.
This is nothing new of course, Heathkit did something similar in the day, however, IMO this speaker is a real bargain for anyone that has some ability. ( Unfortunately, I do NOT count myself as one of those people )
I think Peter Noerbaek is onto something here that may have been lost in the hobby and now is ripe to be exploited.
If I was in the speaker market in the $4K price range and had any ability with electronics, this would be a no-brainer.
Perhaps, this is the way of the future for hobbyists that want a system that is outstanding but would otherwise be priced out of the market.
I certainly think so!
The speaker was very impressive and could easily compete with speakers that were 3-5 times the price.
Now the interesting thing about this speaker....called the PBN 'Pennywise' ..( I kid you NOT
)is the similarity to the Wilson Sophia but at a fraction of the price
. Link: http://www.pbnaudio.com/speakers/pennywise-series
The idea is to bring a good quality speaker to the market and to save the customer $$ by requiring the basic construction, except for the box, to be at the end-user's time.
This is nothing new of course, Heathkit did something similar in the day, however, IMO this speaker is a real bargain for anyone that has some ability. ( Unfortunately, I do NOT count myself as one of those people
)I think Peter Noerbaek is onto something here that may have been lost in the hobby and now is ripe to be exploited.
If I was in the speaker market in the $4K price range and had any ability with electronics, this would be a no-brainer.
Perhaps, this is the way of the future for hobbyists that want a system that is outstanding but would otherwise be priced out of the market.
I certainly think so!
