I have auditioned the PSB Stratus Gold i's - with the exception of their physical size, they were excellent speakers with an increadible smoothness throughout their range.

I have a set of PSB Stratus Silver i's and found them to be the best value (for my ears) at the pricepoint. A little smaller than the Golds, wonderfully musical, very powerful bass. I found them to be more than a match for any Monitor Audio speaker, and at least on par (better imo) than Paradigms.