Ps audio aspen FR 30 Loudspeakers


Having bought several upper end products from p.s audio in the past such as their flagship dac   Parts quality inside were Average at best.   I am looking at New Loudspeakers and having over 40 years in audio and owning a Audio Store  to me a 🚩 flag is when you won’t should the Critical Xover inside which is the ♥️ orthe 🧠 of the speaker ,  at $28,500   The speaker should be shown inside and out , and if a company uses the term proprietary drivers or Xover parts ,that means nothing special I except the lofty $$ price tag.  Having modded Loudspeakers for myself and others for over 20 years ,know first hand most mags  take many cost cutting short cuts . It’s up to the mfg to Prove to the buyer they are worthy,Especially a totally new item , they specialize in electronics ,Not Loudspeakers .  Unless you can see everything about the drivers, and Xover and parts quality ,then most likely parts are made in China or close to it ,in reality less then $8k into the total build ,  look at a Wilson Sabrina ,Magico, B&W , they all disclose their build designs . Just ge careful, if you can’t see all your answers, they buy with ⚠️ Caution ⚠️ 

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@stereo5 Did not have any feelings about it. Just figured you were a real bad engineer and may have graduated at the bottom of your class. 

Hell I know people who are CPA's and tend bar. 

 

@whitefishpoint1175 

Lol.  I worked at the audio store full time and went to college full time for 4 years.  That paid my college tuition, car payment and insurance and gas.  I was making a cool $5.00 an hour in 1977 when I graduated.  Upon Graduation, I went to work in the defense industry for 30 years.  I also worked part time at that same audio store for 14 more years working 3 evenings a week and all-day Saturday.  Take care.

Sometimes EEs get sidetracked about all the electrical design parameters and forget the core idea of audio. Audio is all about the sound. It doesn't matter how you get there.  There is superb equipment in every design configuration. It's the execution that is important. How else can you think that dragging a diamond across a vinyl groove will produce good sound?

There are pictures of the crossover for the FR30 on ps audio's Paul's post.