FrankHarveyHiFi:
Quite favourable actually. After hearing the PL200's in isolation, I didn't really expect them to be up to the competition, but they did well, and would finish in the top half of what I thought were the best speakers in a big shoot out that took place with the KEF Reference 203 and 205, KEF XQ40, MA Platinum PL200, ProAc Response D28, SCM40, PMC Fact 8 and OB1i, and Spendor A9.
My top 3 were the 205/2's, PL200's, and OB1i's. Again, this was using the Bryston system mentioned earlier.
And how did the Proac D28 and the Spendor A9 fare in this shootout? From the discussion here, it seems that the ATC SCM40 is the only speaker in the 2k price range that gets a mention against the others that are twice the price. If the D28 and the A9 didn't fare that well, then I guess the D18 and the A6 (both of which are in the same price range as the SCM40) are totally out of their league?