PS Audio sent Erin their speaker??!!

[nerdemoji]

so apparently PS Audio sent in their aspen FR10 for review from Erin's Audio Corner.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxzFHaw2CQ8KEnBTmHG5As1LK1iOh9uCdG

I really don't know what to think...

 

[Bleib]

Well, judging from the YT comment Erin likes it. So perhaps PS Audio finally has done some good?

 

[JSmith]

I really don't know what to think...

Not sent to Erin by PS Audio;

I've been chatting a bit with Erin Hardison off and on and I'm going to get a pair sent out to him in a couple of months for measurement and review.

We also, have an upcoming review in HifiNews in the UK that should publish first, I think.

One thing to keep in mind in the US is that PS Audio sells direct and offers and trade-in program (giving you your full retail purchase price back as a credit towards up to 25-30% of your new purchase). A lot of people take advantage of this and so the effective pricing for them is $7500.

PS Audio FR10 sneak peak

There they are, they look "normal sized" I guess. Rear passive radiators on this one

www.audiosciencereview.com

... will be interested to see how these shape up on the Klippel NFS and I'm sure Paul will be watching with possible trepidation. I don't see a review or testing on HiFi News as yet.


JSmith

 

[napilopez]

Not sent to Erin by PS Audio;

PS Audio FR10 sneak peak

There they are, they look "normal sized" I guess. Rear passive radiators on this one

www.audiosciencereview.com

... will be interested to see how these shape up on the Klippel NFS and I'm sure Paul will be watching with possible trepidation. I don't see a review or testing on HiFi News as yet.


JSmith

If I'm not mistaken, Chris is the designer, so for all intents and purposes it was sent by PS Audio.

 

[JSmith]

If I'm not mistaken, Chris is the designer, so for all intents and purposes it was sent by PS Audio.

You're not mistaken... I wasn't reading/remembering properly is all, should have realised. I thought he was still a sales consultant at Morgan Sound or working for some microphone company.


JSmith

 

[Daverz]

I don't think PS Audio can mess these up with a tube buffer stage, so I'm optimistic about the measurements.

 

[YSC]

Really curious to see how it measures, it will be great if PS Audio finally have something really good objective performance

 

[Chris Brunhaver]

Hi guys,

Yes, I am the speaker designer for PS Audio and have been participating here on ASR for 2-3 years. As I was mentioning in the other thread about the new speakers, we sent Erin these speakers for review.

It looks like the HifiNews review is out this month (technically their April issue). We got on the cover again (as the first review of them) and I'm happy that they liked them.

If you want to read that review (that has some measurements too), the magazine is available at Barnes and Noble where I live but you can also purchase single issues at places like this:

Hi-Fi News - May 2024

Buy subscriptions and issues of Hi-Fi News - May 2024. Available on Desktop PC or Mac and iOS or Android mobile devices.

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As far as polar measurements go, our planar drivers are a taller and more directional vertically versus a typical dome tweeter/cone midrange so expect to see some narrower vertical coverage. However, I did work to try to achieve a neutral tonal balance in-room and Erin's initial impression of sound quality seemed good.

The midrange and tweeter have other benefits though, low distortion, rather high output and low stored energy/quick decay and good spatial qualities.

 

[ahofer]

I listened to Erin’s review. Wide dispersion (80deg), lots of bass. Those two will appeal, and they did to him. Very low distortion as well.

There are some odd FR anomalies and directivity is not as even as others. Listening to the review is a good way to get more comfortable correlating measurements to your subjective experience, including “wide soundstage”.

 

[JSmith]

JSmith

 

[YSC]

Far better than what I expected! Well done PS audio this time around

 

[prerich]

Subjective objective...I love the way Erin did the review, listened subjectively first, and then did the measurements. Bravo Zulu!

 

[JSmith]

listened subjectively first, and then did the measurements

It really irrelevant which order this is done in... the measurements are not going to change.


JSmith

 

[MattHooper]

It was a terrific review by Erin. A really wonderful combo of subjective description and correlation with measurements, as well as why someone may enjoy a speaker even when it doesn't measure ultra neutral.

 

[nerdemoji]

seems like it would be pretty cool if they were modded to have active crossover and DSP, linearity seems a little problematic but overall good measured performance

 

[McFly]

Of course he left out vertical polars. I bet they aint pretty, and responsible for the dips.

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

It really irrelevant which order this is done in... the measurements are not going to change.


JSmith

The measurements may not change, but seeing them before listening may bias the listening

 

[nerdemoji]

Of course he left out vertical polars. I bet they aint pretty, and responsible for the dips.

seems to me like its more of just an on axis problem, not a directivity problem though we'll see when he posts on his website

 

[Chrispy]

Like to see same for FR20 and FR30....

 

[JSmith]

The measurements may not change, but seeing them before listening may bias the listening

That's up to debate, discussed in this ol' thread;

The frailty of Sighted Listening Tests

Since it created controversies in a couple of speakers review I would like to know what's your thought about blind speaker testing and about the reviewer's experience. Here's what Sean Olive wrote a couple of years ago ...

audiosciencereview.com

JSmith