I really want to thank Titanium Dome for this thread.
I saw it over a year ago, and found a PC600 center at the JBL page. I believe I paid $500-$600 for it, and just the other day got it hooked up. I was using some very good, home-brew speakers with Dynaudio and Focal drivers, and I have always loved them. After hooking it up, even though it was the only unit of series in the system, I honestly think the whole room was better sounding for film. So I started searching for the satellite's, which hardly come up anywhere.
I found a PAIR of the PT800’s, and they were located 5 miles from where I live! So I talked to the guy who said there was a tiny ding on one of the 8’s. He has the subs, but I decided to stick with mine which are very similar to a pair of Muse model 18’s. I am using the Ultradrive crossover, set to 48/octave at 80 hz on them and the subs. I am using a Threshold S-450e on the top, and an S-350e on the subs.........
I am nothing less than stunned - STUNNED at how good these sound!! With every speaker that I have ever owned, and like many people here, I have owned a LOT of them, I always wanted to change something. Maybe they were great on 90% of the music, but blatty on that one song, or the midrange would have a color in it somewhere. Not with these. They simply do everything right. There is NOTHING about them that I would change.
I’m in the state of audio shock just a little bit here. At 62 I have done a lot of stuff on my audio bucket-list, but these are a game changer. There is only one more thing that I will try, which is a pair of 50” BG ribbons, but I have to build the baffles etc. If I had found these first, I would not have bought the B.G.’s
Anyway, the first speakers that I ever bought of any significance were the JBL C-36 001’s, with the pale grilles, and aluminum legs. That was when I was 18, and in terms of companies, I guess that means my search has come cull circle.
Once again, I thank everybody for this thread because without it I never would have HEARD of this incredibly rare series at all. :D