PMC Fact 8 Rich Walnut. STUNNING!!!!

I've been an audiophile for 25 years and owned dozens of high end speakers. These are simply the best I've ever owned. An unbelievable combination of clean deep fast bass with pristine highs and stunningly realistic mids. The most open clean sound I've ever heard without any stridency or harshness. Jaw dropping realism with these.

These are the current model and now retail for $12,000 when new. This pair is gorgeous. The finish is called RICH WALNUT. I've rated them at an 8 but that is to make sure hyper picky people don't use a magnifying glass to find a flaw. I see no obvious difference from these and a brand new pair. But if you are hyper picky, please go buy brand new instead.

These are my dream speakers but I'm sort of exiting the hobby and trying to be happy with a much lesser system going forward. I am a long time member of audiogon with a long history of positive feedback. These will ship in their original boxes and they will arrive safely to you. You will not find a better speaker for this price, period. Additionally, they are simply stunning to look at. They are sleek and elegant far beyond the competition. I've included a couple of reviews below and there are more if you search for them. I know that at least 2 reviewers purchased the pair they reviewed.

Grills are not shown in pics, but these do come with magnetic grills.

Shipping to contiguous USA only. Flat rate shipping of $150 via fed ex ground insured.

SoundStage HiFi: "The Fact.8 is one of the best speakers I have heard. PMC reveals its pro-audio heritage in this model, but where pro monitors can be ruthlessly revealing, the Fact.8 possessed finesse and delicacy that most studio monitors I’ve heard do not. The Fact.8 is well engineered, and all the technologies PMC has used in it have resulted in an utterly pure sound that is capable of truly grabbing the listener. It drew me in with smooth and extended highs, a transparent and natural-sounding midrange, and deep, expressive bass."

What HiFi: "These unfussy speakers are clean, accurate and fast. Playing Radiohead's 15 Step, they capture the rhythms with precision: there's no sense of overhang to bass, while midrange detail is exemplary. Hans Zimmer's The Dark Knight is just extraordinary, from the spread and scale of the soundstage to the powerfully resolved drive of the sound. Vocals are rendered with clarity and realism: while the sound is never less than honest, it's not brittle or unduly hard either, despite a leanness to the presentation. These PMCs are exceptional. Their combination of sonic and aesthetic prowess is hard to resist: if you want better sound, be prepared to spend a lot more"