I listened to these speakers at a dealer where they were hooked up to some Chiro(or Cheero??) equipement. I found they controlled the bass very well, but left me sort lukewarm to the rest. They also put out a lot of sound, perhaps better for a large room. The sameplace with the same equipement I heard the Gallo Nucleus Solo. Less bass, but very smooth but I am looking for something that has a bit more detail and a tad more bass than the Gallo's. The PSB's did sound better than the ProAc 1sc, but I would take the Gallo's over both if I had a very detailed and good bass tube amp.
So for the price and with my preference 3stars.

I recently purchased a pair Stratus Goldi's and a C-6 center channel speaker and I love them. If I would have a complaint, it would be that the treble is a little subdued, but I am going from a THX speaker to these. Most THX speakers are a bit bright and it is taking my ears a little time to adjust. As far as Hales Rev 3s, NHT VT-2s and 2.9s and B&W Matrix 804s and 803s go I auditioned all of them and think they are all great speakers. My personal preference is the Golds. I think the Golds blow away the rest of these speakers. That is, compared to all of the above speakers I think the Golds play back music more realistic. They more closely reproduce the feeling of a live performance.

If room tuning is the least desireable project for music listening. PSB Goldi is definitely the choice. 10 stars for these speakers; I am thinking about buying an additional pair for my bedroom.

"Sam" posted a review on October 6. So happens I bought his speakers! I've had the "old Golds" and they were stupendous but the oak finish didn't work. Sold those to Doug Newton, who posted a review here on August 10. The "i" is as good if not better although the improvements are subtle, aside from cosmetics. Still, they are great speakers if they sold at twice the price. At this price point they are literally a steal. There is nothing like their midrange for anything less than Quad ESLs. I suppose they won't do well in a smallish room (they didn't for Sam) and close to the wall. But move them out from the rear wall and feed them at least 120 watts with a Bryston 3BST and they sing. I have a Bryston 4BST and Diana Krall is practically begging me to commit adultery!!!!!! No, my name ain't Bill. 5 plus stars.

The Goldi's are indeed an incredible speaker which I love to hear every other week when I visit my dealer but I'm not up to paying $2000 or so for them and I didn't really want to spend time moving 90lb speakers around my room. So...I checked out the Stratus Mini's which I just picked up and let me tell you, I don't even want the Gold's anymore. If you can live with monitors and like the Golds then definitly give the totally underrated Minis a try, the only differences between the two are slightly less bass (less boomy) and $1500. If you don't at least audition these speakers you should give yourself a few swift kicks in the ass.
5 stars for the Golds and the Minis

When I first come across PSB Gold, I was auditioning a speakers to match the Bryston BP-5, 2 no. of Bryston 2B-LP (set up as monoblock) and Rega Planet CD Player (which I planned to buy) Well, as I have not heard of this speakers before (you see, most of my knowledge on hi-fi are thru British magazine), therefore, there is a little prejudice when the dealer wanted to plug this to . However, after playing Rebecca Pigeon's Spanish Harlem (The Raven, Chesky Records, JD115), my jaw drops for the first time. It is really fascinating as when the bass lines comes in, its is clear yet not boomy (considering the size of this speakers). When Rebecca's voice came in, phew, she is breathing out and boy, I really meant her breath. In fact prior to this, we have tried it with some British-made speakers which were highly recommended in British Magazine (in fact, rated five or four star). Well, probably, it just couldn't match with a Canada amp or what they say "voltage bias" - if I get it right. Then we try playing Dire Straits and the bass are once again noted. Don't forget the energy and liveliness it generates. Simply, it is awesome. I would recommend it for its price range.

These are CLASSICS. They are wonderful speakers. Put them in the categorywith Quad ESl's, Marantz 9's, Bryston B60's, Linn Sondeks. They are very high
quality components.
I'm using the Bryston B60 and I know they can use more. My old Adcom 555 MkII
had Wagner Brass and Pollini Chopin right in my face.
They're sweet. Violins, voices--Pavarotti, et al, just wonderful. Cymbals on
a good recording like Brubeck's "Take Five" Columbia Gold are REAL!
Bass boomy. Yes, on a 12 year old NAD receiver. Try a 555 mk II Adcom or
better yet a new Bryston. These babies go tight and low. I disconnected my HSU Research sub after I got these guys. Don't need it now.
Use the right amps and this speaker is all you need.

I have a pair of Goldi's, and I don't get the picture that the former reviewer is trying to paint either. I think it is more than a bit of a stretch to call the Stratus Series mass-market junk, and to a lesser extent to compare their design, testing, and build quality, not to mention their performance to products from the companies he mentions--Polk, Paradigm, Energy, Boston Acoustics, etc. Not that these companies make necessarily bad products either--do I hear stereotype where I should hear stereophile?
What is, however, more ridiculous to me is the attempt to explain PSB's ranking in Stereophile as the result of their advertising budget. I think all of the companies he mentions spend more than PSB on ads, and none of them have the same ranking as PSB products in general, and the Goldi's in particular. Maybe it's just hard on the ego to grasp that Paul Barton is able to market affordable products that perform exceptionally well for their price. Too bad too many companies make products that don't--it creates the expectation in certain customers that expensive=good. And I'll take an inexpensive speaker that sounds good to one that is built like a tank, costs a small car, but doesn't sound as good any day. But that's me.

The message is--listen with your ears, not with your attitude.

Five thumpin', humpin', mass-market little speakers for the Goldi's.

Be an organ and tissue donor, and put your heart where your mouth is.

The reviews of Jeff from Seatle are absolutely misleading and deceiving, but he is entitled to his opinions.I just bought my second pair of Goldi for my bed-room, I know many people who had replaced their B&W matrix 801 with this immaculate PSB Stratus GOLDi.
The only problem is that these speakers are producing music absolutely faithfully, it will reveal all the short-comings of the inferior recordings or cheap CD labels.

I have a pair of Golds in my main system....Silver's in my bedroom system. I can't (and won't try to) convince anyone that I am a more qualified listener than anyone else. My opinion...In the price range and well above...they are as close to perfection as has been achieved...period! Not a significant fault to mention. From top to bottom, I love these speakers. I'll leave the barrage of descriptive adjectives to the magazine reviewers....take the TIME to listen....you'll buy them!