I'm planning to build a Home Entertainment Center in my home. I started auditioning speakers about 3 months ago. My first choice was the Polk LSI series. They sounded great and well built. I live in Ma and no high end store will stock there speakers. The only store who plans to carry them is Best Buy. The only way you can purchase Polk speakers is on line which I think is crazy.Best Buy stores or Magnolia will not have Polk speakers on display for a customer to listen and make comparisons.
My second choice is PSB speakers and NAD receiver. I did audition the PSB Synchrony One and NAD T775. The speakers have excellent base. My only objection is the PSB speakers and NAD receivers are made in China. I have read reviews on both items and all were excellent. The PSB Symphony One's retail for $5,000 a pair and the NAD T775 for $3,000. Both PSB and Nad are ownwd by Lenbrook Industries. Why do these items warrant such a high price, if they are made in China? Labor costs there are very minimal and I assume the parts are also made in China. Lenbrook is making an extremely high profit on these items. I sent an E-mail to the parent company and they never responded.