50 years in the making
Hi-Fi Choice|July 2022
Inspired by Eighties giants, PS Audio's inaugural loudspeaker boasts a stunning sound to match its striking looks
 50 years in the making

DETAILS

PRODUCT PS Audio aspen FR30

ORIGIN USA

TYPE 3-way floorstanding ABR-loaded loudspeaker

WEIGHT 105kg

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 406 x 1,537 x 654mm

FEATURES

● 2x 64mm planar magnetic tweeters

● 255mm planar magnetic midrange driver

● 4x 203mm aluminum cone bass drivers

● 4x 255mm side-firing passive radiators

● Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m (4ohm)

DISTRIBUTOR Signature Audio Systems, UK

WEBSITE psaudio.com signature systems. co.uk

At a time when every new high-end product seems to come with an extensive backstory, the legend behind the aspen FR30, the first speaker from Colorado-based PS Audio, still takes some beating. The £28,000-a-pair floorstander has, we're told, been "50 years in the making", which places its beginnings just before that of the company itself, started by Paul McGowan and Stan Warren in 1973. In between times, McGowan left worked with Arnie Nudell of Infinity Systems, and then bought back the PS Audio name in the late Nineties, becoming its CEO. So we can safely assume that what is now realized as the aspen FR30 has been in the works for all that time.

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