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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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larryro2
137 posts
 

Agreed with audioman totally!!!

bmontani
193 posts
 

The most expensive parts are not always the best sounding part to put in a circuit.  There are synergies with components.  

ricevs
1,543 posts
 

Yes, if your drivers and cabinet are not low distortion.....then you would want veiled slow parts in the xover and wiring to hide the distortion. If you have little cablnet sound and super low distortion drivers then you want the most expensive super sounding parts everywhere. Even at the highest level of parts there is still synergy....but the parts in the PS Audio speaker are obviously just generic Chinese parts (good ones....but NOTHING special). Kef and Magico use different levels of parts for the different price ranges......the top speakers use the best parts. However, the cheapest Magical speaker uses better parts than the PS Audio.

If you have spent countless hours playing with passive xover parts....then you know how important every single part is.......this is what is so cool about DIYing......you can use parts and execution that are better than any speaker in the world.....and for pennies on the dollar.......but only maybe 5% of Audiophiles are DIYers.....and only 5% of DIYers are seriously tweak. To bad, lots of fun here.....and great sound for very little money.....and the satisfaction of having created it yourself........

However, we are all DIYers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We create our own reality moment by moment......What kind of life do you want?........You make it up.....it is free! Be a smile millionaire.....it is free!

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larry5729
1,008 posts
 

I doubt they even manufacture them.

ricevs
1,543 posts
 

The speakers and drivers and xover parts are all made overseas (and delivered here finished)......most of the design is being done here....this is normal for lots of companies, these days.  Some companies will make their cheaper line overseas and keep their super expensive line manufactured in house.  However, it kakes a lot of money to create a speaker manufacturing plant.....lots of money.....probably more than PS Audio has.

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