Every system is a compromise.
I’ve never heard the perfect loudspeaker, amplifier, or room. Every design is a set of choices: efficiency versus bass extension, warmth versus clarity, scale versus intimacy. The trick isn’t to eliminate compromise—it’s to understand it, and to choose the trade-offs that matter most to you.
When we developed the Aspen series, for example, we knew planar magnetic drivers deliver incredible midrange and treble detail, but dynamic woofers handle bass better. So we married the two. The result is a hybrid that balances speed with weight, openness with authority. Is it perfect? No. But it’s the right compromise for the music we love.
Rooms demand similar choices. Few of us have purpose-built listening spaces. We adapt, experimenting with placement, adding absorbers or diffusers where we can. Even subwoofers are a compromise—placed not for symmetry, but for smooth response at the listening seat. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s balance.
The PMG series is no exception. Balancing killer sound with extraordinary performance specs is a major balancing act, but one that hits the mark so nicely you don't even know it's there.
The pursuit of high-end audio is really the pursuit of better compromises. Understanding what matters to you—tone, dynamics, imaging—helps you make choices that bring joy rather than frustration. And when the music plays and the compromises vanish, that’s when you know you’ve chosen well.
