Who buy PS AUDIO ?


Please share your audio (gears) back ground and how long have you been an audiophile?
What or why do you like PS Audio products? What type of audience?
I’ve been watching Paul McGowan on Youtube, I just gotta to give this man so much credits on such valuable info he’s sharing with us audiophaniatics. I do love the guy to death.
I really want to support his business, I really do, but they aren’t cheap either (BHK-300)
Off you go, share your experience with PS AUDIO.
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The DS dac is a fantastic product that offers better sq and features than 2x or 3x more expensive dacs. Sometimes, When you hear people indicating that they didn’t like the DS they were using an older firmware release and this makes a big difference. To me, each firmware update raises the sq, and it’s damn good to start with.
As for features, who else has network (Ethernet) input, i2s input, free firmware upgrades, can easily drive an amp without using a preamp, MQA support, Roon endpoint, and it’s FPGA based? 
Overall, I think the BHK gear is pretty good value for dollar.  I run the 300 mono's driving some TAD CR-1's, and it is an outstanding match.  I have tried a Luxman M900u in their place, and it is not the right match with the TAD's, IME - - I like the BHK mono's better.  (I do think the Luxman is a very fine ss amp, and with the right speakers could be heaven...)

I used their BHK preamp for 3 years and it is sitting on the side now only because I nabbed a used ARC Ref 40, which does best it be a bit, but does not embarrass it.  The BHK ushered out a VAC Ren Sig II, sounding convincingly clearer and presenting a larger soundstage.

I used their initial P300 regenerator back in the late 90's and early 00's.  It softened stuff too much, IME.  Recently I used their P10 regenerator, and now use their P20 to power all of my electronics and they are worthy, indeed.

Their customer service is tops.  They will make you happy should anything come up.  And I find their gear works some sonic magic, when put in the right system contexts (horse for courses, of course!).
Stellar Gain Cell (preamp) & S300 amp.
Then I got the newest P3 Power Plant when it came out. Plenty of juice for both. I wasn't impressed by the internal DAC so I traded in a bunch of unsellable junk and got the DirectStream on Black Friday sale for $3350, no bridge thank you.  Best money I ever spent on SQ.
We heard the IRS Vs at the old plant. Will go back with different  music. Very impressive. Paul did play Thanks To You and it reminded me of the Earthquake theater experience. And the woofers have been replaced since then. He went with the same ones I found after welding my OEMs They played ithat track last year in the Carver room and it sounded like Sunfire hemorrhoids.
Jprrp.....What didn’t you like about the Luxman, compared to the PS Audio......
I used to work in a high end speaker manufacturer's factory. The owner sold speakers through word of mouth, and people would drive and fly across Australia to audition equipment.

For some time, he had PS Audio in the factory listening room, along with an upgraded PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP (Duelund capacitor upgrade) , and earlier a pair of Macintosh MC 501's.
 
I've heard BHK250 (I liked it, though not the best I've heard) and it does work better with the BHK signature pre, as I've heard it with and without (no question you'd want both together). I have also heard the Stellar pre and amplifier, and for the money they are solid performers.

All of the above mentioned with sources plugged into a PS Audio P5, however the power amps were plugged into a very heavy power supply (unbranded that I could see).

You probably aught to have a listen before you buy, if you can?

[I will admit a year ago I purchased an amplifier based off specifications and a review, because the price was so good, and figured if it was horrible I aught to be able to recover my money. I got super lucky, and it is truly a great piece of technology, despite my general distrust of reviews.]