Paul McGowan Shows off their NEW KICK ASS Speakers ! PS Audio aspen FR30 Loudspeakers ! 

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Hi Jay! How very kind of you to come by the room and hear the FR30s. Glad you had a chance to spend some time with them and sorry we didn't meet when I was there setting them up. Next year! CoViD will be over and we'll do the whole show. Cheers! Paul

Jay glad your were able to keep it together and give the show report.And I hope your encouraged by all the encouragement from your audio pals.Made me smile.It ain't about what hits your it's how you handle the frequency response! (and I hope this kind of thing is not frequent but a one off).Peace

Cheers from Sweden. I understand life hit you hard lately. I don't know what works for you but I try to get the sorrow and anger out of my system. Stay in balance. You are my go to reviewer on tonallity!

Kudos to the fact that you did not provide any in-depth comments as to sound from a show and non-reference system (yours)!! This is why I have "respect" for you and the dedication of this process.

Just LOVE this! I share your enthusiasm and initial thoughts about PS Audio's carefully built loudspeakers. Look forward to checking out more about your assessment later on...

good to see you out and about

Eager to hear more about the show. Any new product announcements? Any new music that caught your attention? What were the top 3 rooms & what music & gear did they use? Really enjoying your videos!

I love Paul. I never miss a day of his content. But, in the end, Paul is a salesman. Jay...I value your opinion. You have heard some of the greatest speakers in the world. Honest to God...flat out...at 28, 000.00...do you think these are world beaters at this price point?

Hi Jay WHY DO THEY ALWAYS PLAY "SAFE MUSIC" AT AUDIOPHILE SHOWS (Music that is not dynamic easy to play: Example Norah Jones) ON THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPEAKERS 🤔 You never hear them play AC/DC's Thunderstruck or Yanni's Santorini. Any Speakers over 5k should be able to play anything in the world.

Fantastic!

What a beautful speaker, with the pr it makes a statement and those drivers......damn

Awesome!❤👍

Hi, This is Really nice!

I heard these at the recent HiFi show in Melbourne and I also thought they were the sound of the show! They were being driven by a $A7k integrated amp and sounded amazing playing Tidal sourced material. I can imagine how good they would be playing physical media such as SACD or vinyl.

These FR30 Speakers really come alive with Accuphase Gear ! 😇

Awww...Thanks for the shout out in the title... 😇🤣🙈 .." ASS " ... Yeah... These speakers were pretty awesome.

Paul's room is the bomb. I just think spending $100,000 or more to play my dumb old cd's and records ive had for 45 years is pretty much INSANE, and I don't even own a DAC or Stream or even own a preamp. Im more of a Music/AudioPhile and and half audiophile cause I love stereo gear also, but the extremely high end I would just never do that even if I could.... Things in the audio world can get very bizarre and outrageous as we all know but this is still such an awesome hobby to have and I still want to own like 20 pairs of various speakers amongst other gear as well. Super awesome hobby.

Thanks

Not that my speakers are anything close to ps but I used passive radiators on the side like they do and it really helps with off axis response

My dream speakers!! One day... one day..

Storm trooper exclamation points ‼

It looks like I'm going to get a set-up A fund online to purchase these speakers? 🤞

Mr. Iyagi, Klipschorns v. the PS Audio FR30's. What do you think? Which is better? Please tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Montreal was lucky to show off the FR30s. Too bad the FR30s will not be at Chicago Axpona 2022 in April.😢

I think there are a little dark sounding. Not enough lower treble, and upper mid range. Just in my opinion. Bass is outstanding.

Don't know what they sound like but the remind of stormtroopers from Star Wars.

I've watched the videos where Paul and his engineer installed the first ones they sold. What a beautiful speaker ! I have tons of nudells needless to say a huge fan of Paul as well. They look amazing., It looks like a lifestyle product that would fit in a household that can afford them. Would love to hear a set, who knows one day.

They remind me of the troopers in white in Stars Wars 😅

I wonder how the psaudio speaker compares to the KEF Blade II? From a visually striking aesthetic and price point of view they're very similar. Another speaker I'd be curious to compare this too would be the Paradigm Persona 9H.

Can’t wait for Amir to “Measure” these speakers. I got my popcorn ready.

Jay, I enjoyed spotting you and Tujan at the show. If I am understanding your comments correctly, you are saying that you felt that the speakers could perform really well but did not fully live up to their potential in the room that they found themselves in. If that is what you were saying, then I am with you. I thought that they sound, as Crinacle might say, "fine". They were enjoyable but I definitely heard other speakers at the show that I enjoyed more (in the rooms where they were found) including the much less expensive Acoustic Energy speakers (in a much smaller room) that Thomas commented favourably on. Having watched two videos where Paul installed these speakers in MUCH smaller rooms and then seriously sweated the room treatment and speaker position, I was surprised that the room was not treated more than it was and, to my ear, that was part of why I enjoyed them less than I might have. In any event, I enjoyed this video and look forward to more from the "Salon". I know it will be little consolation but you join a list of luminaries who have had their equipment stolen in Montreal that includes the Rolling Stones and Iggy and the Stooges.

How much power do those monsters require?

What was driving these speakers?

If top 3, what were the other 2….so far:)

Check out PS Audio channel where Paul and Chris B. ( the designer) actually personally deliver and set up 2 sets of these speakers to people's homes. In the first one the listening room is tiny. The people buying these speakers don't look like millionaires.

They don't turn the volume because they don't want to hear any distortion and most of the rooms don't have room treatment so you get a lot of bad reflections

about the look, Kii Audio might have been a reference

You should treat every room to compliment your speakers, especially when you are emphasizing tone, tone, tone. Your best producers, recording engineers, of songs, symphonies, and the like have always done such. With no treatment of the room, you would definitely have more complaints.

Paul McGowan is *not* an engineer -- he's a self-educated hobbyist with decades of industry experience who's done some (long-ago IIRC) design work, but he has no formal technical training -- and he did not design the FR30, which is the work of Chis Brunhaver.

Ask Amir :D

No drain plug for the snake oil

For that price I would personally rather get the Kef Blade Meta and pair them with some mono AHB2s

I must say I do like your jacket Jay...

Those are Paul‘s babies his fledgling children that he’s about to send off for their first flight off the cliff. You bet your sweet behind Paul is going to be there and set them up and make sure they soar like an eagle and not flop like a chicken

The visual aesthetic is Apple... because they sub-contracted the industrial design. Wisdom As smart as us old dudes are.. (I mean I pretty much know everything), ... I also know to sub out the visuals of a flagship offering. That's not smart... it's Wisdom.

Jay would love your thoughts on the Acora loudspeakers

I can understand $2800...28k ...my wallet 👀🤣

🚹 you be on fire with the 📷 Thanks for the video 🔊 look 🔥

I heard these speakers and was not impressed, they lacked bass and cohesion ,and when I heard how much they cost I was in shock $50,000 AUD .

28000 dollar ? I don’t think so. Really ? I would like to think they are much more expensive. Is the price official ?

Hotels are the best places to have a show off with HiFi. The reason is you have various size's of rooms and a room being the main thing..... Maybe start a hifi show in a hotel Jay.....

So if you like Paul then your bias to be the speakers

I think everyone respect Paul,he is one of the very few audiophiles that is not the know it all snob tipe, like that word audiophile is a free ticket to that and arrogance

Looks like it’s time to replace these Sony Bookshelves

I have a hunch GR Research nxtreams giant floostanders can go toe to toe with the Aspen, it sounds great on Audiophile Junkies channel, yes Danny is super annoying still 😁, but the speakers sound good.

I hope you didn't have to endure any scat singing.

Jay. Room treatment by Paul is OK, but room treatment by Danny is not OK? I carefully watched this vid and your “answer” for Danny calling out reviewers. And I see inconsistency. Can you decide???

There's one BIG problem, at the HUGE price, he will have a hard time getting $28K for his speakers. Especially since he's new to the game. You still need a subwoofer, Pauls words, Good luck.

Apple hardware just copied the design principles of Dieter Rams from Braun. "Less but better".

Even if the FR30's sound brilliant I am not a fan of the look. Much prefer the look of say Sonos Faber.

Terribly disappointed with mine.

They look upside down.

Have yet to hear a truly unbiased review of these speakers. Who cares what they look like? All speakers are basically ugly. Paul said that they went back to the drawing board with the first iteration because they didn't look very nice or his wife objected to them or something like that. Maybe someone else can provide more detail. So when the final version came out, I couldn't say they would be any more pleasing to place in one's livingroom. They certainly stand out and can't help but become the focal-point of the room. I guess speaker grills would be sacrilege. Are the reviewer's walking on egg shells because we're afraid of hurting someone's feelings? I figure its all riding on those planar drivers.

Buy RTJ don't overpay for small sh#t

Listening for nuances only works if your really familiar with the piece otherwise it's a waste of time.

Nope

Cheap drivers cheap cover idiotically overpriced but not as bad as some.

😂😂😂. 38.000€ baam.

Look like door metal detector.

Who gives a s$#t about McGowan or his products?? McGowan can pound Denny's Beer Barrel Pub burgers!

FIRST WHOOOO

If someone plays Norah Jones just kick the woofers in and leave

you lost me when you said "Apple"

I’m sorry, I want to love them, but those speakers are so ugly and awkward looking. At that price, there are some competitors with drop dead gorgeous speakers that I’m sure sound just as good. I guess this is what happens when engineers design a speaker’s looks.

Great reviewer if you can't even comment.

Just asking for a friend: Don't you care about the price of PS Audio gear? They are so outrageous that they keep them secret on their site. There are two things I won't even consider: An amp without tone-controls and Products of which I don't even know the price.

this video is so werid, you are standing in a hallway with no audio stuff, a palce that could be anywhere in the world.

Looks like Apple product, why because it's white. I don't like the looks. There are much better looking speaker's that I'm sure sound as good.

Please stop talking, and play the speakers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think PS Audio might up their sales if they offer a wood veneer version. There're forgetting the baby boomers that grew up with that wood veneer. Plus, we have decades of earning money in the bank.