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.
This story is from the July 2022 edition of Hi-Fi Choice.
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