Specs on PSE Studio Mark IV

I'm surprised but pleased to read of this interest in PSE. They didn't seem to be very well known when they were current products.

Back in the '70s I owned the current version of Vandersteen 2s and had the chance to visit Bill Low's (Audioquest) home. He had a pair of Vandy 2's placed well away from the walls in a large family room, driven by PSE amp and pre. That was one of the two best demos I ever heard of Vandersteen 2s. The other was at Havens and Hardesty driven by ARC tube gear.

The positive impression at Low's influenced me to buy a complete PSE set up -- amp, preamp, and tuner. It didn't sound quite as good as at Low's but I could only blame my room for that.

I did have one occasion to contact Dean and found him to be very knowledgeable and supportive for his gear, as well as being an all around nice guy.

Rleff, thanks for submitting Deans phone number. PSE is the kind of gear that makes this hobby enjoyable. Some of the newer gear that I have had does not posess the musicality of the PSE. Musical is the key word. I am also impressed with the bass power & headroom of the PSE Studio IV amp.

Unsound if more folks knew how good the PSE Studio SL preamp is for the price, that preamp would be gone yesterday, although I believe that's an auction.

I owned the PSE Studio IV amplifier and PSE Studio SL Preamplifier many years ago. I wish I still had them. PSE was a great company and so were their products. Is PSE still in business?

Hgeifman last I knew it was not but when I talked with Dean in 2010 we was still supporting his products so thats why I put up his contact data if people needed it.