Since they're more & more PSB speakers owner in LYN, I am opening up a thread for the PSB Speaker discussion here.

I have the Alpha T1 & C1, paired with Yamaha RX-V863 & Velodyne CHT-12R.

Tested the Speaker with a Jazz CD sampler (2 channel - Pure direct), I must say the T1 is a very solid performer with such low price. The mid & high is very good but you'll need a good sub to get the good low kicking the butt.

Especially if you are into strings performances, the sound are so real and natural, you can hear the vibration of the strings like they're being perform 1 feet away from you. It's like "seeing" the music....not only hearing.

The most important thing is, it's very easy to drive the speaker, you don't need a high power amp to drive it.

Now I would wonder how the higher end model like Image etc. will sound.....

Sorry, not a PSB owner. How do you keep the sub active with Pure Direct mode?

This post has been edited by aiman04: Aug 18 2008, 10:12 AM

RX,
PSB Alpha is the cheapest PSB range lar...what to show off...only RM1.3k for a pair of floorstander...that's very high-end for peasant like me

aiman...I din set anything, just press pure direct and when I heard the music is so good, so i go near to see if the sub is firing and it is firing.....

btw, i played through PS3

That's strange. I always listen with Pure Direct, and my sub was not active. Nevermnd, I want it that way, pure stereo sound.

The image B25 projection of sound is not as full compared to the alpha T1, but If you like clean clear sound .. i think the image with the same price will be a winner, but for HT with that budget the T1 will be way better ...

Lets wait for arremies post!
I don't own a PSB yet but .. might or might not .. ermm see how kuat the poison is here ..

Myself have PSB Alpha B monitors for listening to music. For the price i paid they are very good performers.

Amp is NAD C320, CD player NAD 521BEE

I audited Image 15 before.The sound is much much better then Alpha B1.This my own preference.I heard alot said NAD315BEE + Alpha B1 is quite good but i didnt feel any special at all.Only feel nice when Image B15 combined.The sound is like more out especially the vocal.It using more tweeter power.And the intrument sound is out of the speaker.

I have Image C40 and a pair of B1 paired with Onkyo 705. I must said the B1 did a great job as a surround compared to my old cheapo JBL real spk .

I thought in Pure Direct Mode sub is not activated, only in 2 channel stereo.
OT- Hopefully not another St. Anger.

This post has been edited by fentanyl: Aug 18 2008, 12:28 PM

That's what I thought too....but my sub is working but center & surround no sound ...might be due to playing through PS3....

B25 same price as T1? Mind telling me which shop? Saw RM2000+ on the pricetag for the B25, didn't ask about the price from the salesman hehe...

amcorp

A&L Amcorp

Will pay A&L Amcorp a visit soon. It seems that the prices there are lower compared to the Sg Wang branch. Saw the RM2k pricetag at the Sg Wang branch

retail are always higher .. just to make us happy they give a special price .. and it's almost special to everyone.

*We're all special* n some extremely special ..

I'm a new and proud owner of PSB Speakers and thanks for making this thread mpyw....

I have bought a pair of Image T55 that connected to Onkyo 605, the main purpose are for games and movies.
I've decided to bought the T55 after auditioned many floorstanding speakers such as Polk Audio, AE Neo3, Wharfy Diamond and some others....but then, after auditioned the T55, I knew this is the one because the sound it produce is clear and the bass is powerful and accurate.

I'm happy with my new purchase...

This post has been edited by neoardi: Aug 18 2008, 03:39 PM

my PSB Alpha B. the last ones to be made in canada. for the distance i am seated and the size of the room. it offers absolute value for money. namely because i can't fit floorstanders there, and any speakers which is more expensive won't benefit me significantly due to the lack of space and lousy positioning. i name thy PSB.. winnar!

but i still need a sub for movies...

Mr Yap, when are we going to A&L? Make a day la.

Well...all has been said so I don't have anything else to add

So I just wanted to say one thing, if you have limited budget or just want something good without breaking your bank or maybe you don't want to spend so much on speakers...get Alpha series you won't regret....and don't listen to rx330

he has not said anything yet at least in this PSB thread

he's going too...then he cabuuutttzzz!!

Well to be fair let him voice out .. we never liked one sided story right ???
Maybe his comment's can enlighten us all here .... arriemie wanna try BR's?

RX! Lai voice out your comments on these canadian speakers.

This post has been edited by s6xs9x: Aug 18 2008, 04:38 PM

RX will said Jamo will knock out all PSB spekers

No lah. I'm just kidding. I like him. He's like a cheer leader here

Yeah I listen to BR2 before and if I want to a dedicated hifi system, I will get BR2. No chance to listen to BR5 yet. So far with my kind of music I'm very satisfied with Alpha. Sounded so clean in Pure Direct mode.

ermmmm, doubt that.

arremie, what say you? jamo vs psb?

This post has been edited by s6xs9x: Aug 18 2008, 05:04 PM

Who is this rx? why is he so famous? please do explain...

Never listen to Jamo la bro. Don't have the heart to go and audition one also.

Jamos are pretty good, but price wise they'll never knock PSB over le....

Just came back from A&L Amcorp. Listened to the Image B25, T45 and T55, as well as the Synchrony Two

so, do you like it???? how much the price tag??

Boleh tahan

RM2700 for the T55, RM1300 for the B25 and RM1000 for C40. Forgot the rest but the pricetag on the Synchrony 2 is 5 digit

Was thinking along time to upgrade to the B25's...but as usual need $$$ first...

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Added on August 18, 2008, 8:16 pmWah very fast you go survey already...The prices are after nego or just listed prices?

This post has been edited by gsdev: Aug 18 2008, 08:16 PM

Truly remarkable right? For the price!
But on the looks, it doesn't fancy me much.

hehe... I finish work at 4pm and the road was clear, so I decided to head over to Amcorp Mall

Didn't nego. That's the price if you ask the salesman. The pricetag on the B25 for example is RM2000+.

What! listed price of 2000+ but sales guy told you only 1300. why like that wor...Retail price on PSB website is 479 USD.

Btw how u feel the B25 .Good ? I audited B15 from there as well.I feel B15 is much better then the B1

This weekend la.......

someone is selling his T1 in WTS. grab it if you're planning to get one.

Next upgrade la...Image T45, C40 and B15 but need to get more powerful amp la.

Thought you gonna straight upgrade to synchrony line???

Haha Don't poisoning him like that la....
Every range of PSB Speakers are great what....

PSB FTW!!!

Not gonna happen. Those are 4 ohm speakers all around. How to drive with my yammy
Image is my best bet unless someone steer me to something else along the way

jamo sucks

aiks? how come?

no need a reason to suck one

my 663 oso sleep my sub when in pure direct.. but never play from ps3 though...

Its about time, was expecting a reply like this from you

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Added on August 19, 2008, 3:08 pmDamm this really made me laugh

This post has been edited by gsdev: Aug 19 2008, 03:08 PM

im happy i made u laugh

What cables you guys use with ur PSB?

Mine budget ones, from wire world...

The one that I sold to you?

Ha Ha Yep still serving me good

Audioquest/Videoquest cable given free when I purchased the speakers

free .. wow how much did your purchase come up to be?
BTW where to get cables in a reel form .. I'm going to do my wiring this weekend, no idea how long i need.
What will be the price? I've see monster cables sold at BD i think it's aruond 170 ..

What cables should i get myself eh?

how far does you place your T1 away from the wall?

I found out if put like 4-6" away, the sound too boomy and not as clear as if i place it like 1 feet away....

s6xs9x,

just get any wire that are min 16AWG will give you very decent sound.

Went to A&L Amcorp yesterday to get DV-410. Alpha B1 out of stock at the moment. Kinda still like B25 over the T1's. Maybe cause been planning for sometime to get them as my main monitors.

After getting it, your Alpha B1 can be assigned to surr job.

Yeah, thats the plan anyways...soon maybe soon

B25 for movies I think T1 does a better job. comparatively T1 has got better soundstage, but if you like your speakers to be clean and clear on the vocals then perhaps the B25 will be a perfect choice. but that is only on music. Movies we all want the omphh right?

gsdev, for the price maybe try out the MS Avant 902 / or AE Neo 1 / or ask htkaki for the BR2. Just my opinion only le.

Hi arj,

May I know which salesman from A&L that you dealt with?

For T55 I was offered RM2900 which is quite high and B15 for RM1330. RM1330 for B15 and not B25...

Would appreciate if you can let me know the salesman you deal with then I can have better price.

Thank you.

Mine about 1 foot from wall but because they are toe in the distance of bass port from wall will be about 18".

Sorry, I don't remember the name. You got your quote from the Ampcorp Mall or Sg Wang? Mine is from Amcorp Mall.

i got the quote from AmCorp Mall...The salesman is Alex...quite a thin guy...

me bought PSB B15,B1 and CR40 for RM2500 at KLIAV show .

pretty good deal u got.

I bought the T55, rm2XXX

PSB Launches "Imagine" Loudspeakers
By Wes Phillips
July 28, 2008 — PSB came to New York in late July to debut its new line of loudspeakers, giving journos an advance peek at them before the official launch at the CEDIA Conference in early September. Paul Barton, showing a lot of emotion for a normally reserved Canadian, was frankly in love with the four new loudspeakers.

"People simply don't imagine how much loudspeaker $2000/pair can buy now. Yes, I'd like to think people expect to get solid engineering from our loudspeakers, but our designs have always been not so stylish. Last year, we changed that with the Synchrony line, but with Imagine, we started with a blank sheet of paper and got [industrial designer] David Farrage to guide the speakers' appearance from that point on."

I cocked an eyebrow at Barton and said, "After all these years, you surely don't start with a blank sheet of paper?"

"No," Barton conceded, "I have a certain way of designing speakers based upon what I've learned over the years and my measurements at the NRC in Ottawa—and I knew I wanted to use our new high-output 5.5" mid/woofer and the 1" titanium-dome tweeter. But how the speakers would be shaped, all of that developed as an on-going dialog between David and myself. I'd tell him what the audio requirements were and he'd come back with sheets of paper covered with different ideas. I'd pick a few, or sometimes just elements from different ones, and he'd come back with different ideas, based on that.

"Here are some of those early 'conversations,'" Barton pointed to a PDF on his laptop. "As you see, certain ideas began showing up in many of the designs—most importantly, the use of curves and complicated multiple-radius forms."

We walked over to the production samples he'd brought with him and they were gorgeous hunks of furniture. The veneering showed no seams, the caps of the Imagine T (three-driver tower) and Imagine B (two-way "bookshelf" monitor) flowed like liquid. As an one-time woodbutcher myself, I was impressed by the woodwork.

"We can have this quality of construction at this price point because we make them in China, of course. Our manufacturing facility is vertically integrated, so all of our toolmaking and cabinetmaking are done on site—and they use a combination of old-school woodworking and modern CNC milling to produce very high quality cabinets."

I asked him about "specification creep," the process whereby plant managers would sometimes substitute components that were "just as good," but off-spec, if companies didn't have on-site quality control managers.

"That happens, yes, but not to us. Lenbrook (PSB's owner) has a Hong Kong office and we have five QC monitors, who go to the plant every time we do a production run. They examine one product out of every 10 made and determine whether or not the run is kosher. They have the ability to cancel production runs, so they have a lot of power."

What about the drivers?

"That's one of the things I love about operating in China! All of the driver manufacturers set up these bazaars where they display their wares and a speaker designer like me can just stroll through and order this magnet system, that diaphragm, this basket, and so on. Of course, that's just for making a prototype, we very carefully specced ceramic-filled polypropylene for its low mass and inherent damping. We 'tuned' the magnet structures to give them greater sensitivity at 'declining frequencies,' which extends response without penalty in terms of cabinet volume. And this aluminum phase plug actually reduces distortion by enhancing HF linearity."

Barton grinned. "Imagine that. I seem to say that word a lot, but it's such an optimistic word. Imagine." He seemed to savor the taste of the word.

"What haven't I talked about? Oh yes, the crossover. Just the usual stuff I like to work with. It's a fourth-order acoustic Linkwitz-Reilly topology, which just really has about the least time- and frequency-domain consequences. I've learned to design them pretty well over the last 35 years."

Barton then had me sit in the sweet spot and played the Imagine T towers using NAD electronics and a CD-R of music he uses in assessing his loudspeakers. A George Duke jazz track impressed me with its speed and effortless power. The Tchaikovsky violin concerto had bass response that had me eying the subwoofer suspiciously. "See, no lights on—it's not even plugged in," Barton said.

James Taylor's "Line 'Em Up" nearly had me convinced that there was an acoustic guitar in the room. Wynton Marsalis' "Big Butter and Egg Man" just about killed me. It all sounded so there. Finally, Barton played Belafonte's "Cotton Fields," which pretty much convinced me that the Imagine Ts might be one of the best $2000/pair loudspeakers I've ever heard.

Imagine that.

The PSB Imagine line consists of four speakers: the three-driver Imagine T tower ($2000/pair), the two-way stand-mounted Imagine B ($1000/pair), the Imagine C two-way Imagine C center channel, and an impressive Imagine S tri-mode surround speaker ($1200/pair).

hmmmm will this effect the alpha seriers interm of price?

Highly unlikely as they're in different price/performace range...

yea but then if the imagine hits great scores on reviews .. erm it'll push the entire family up a notch ..

Yesterday I received a Kad Raya from A&L
That was a good example of how-to-appreciate-a-customer in business strategies


...and a bump for this thread

Wow thats great.

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Added on September 18, 2008, 10:22 amOkay to share with you guys

Yamaha NS50-F floor standers against PSB Alpha B monitors.

I bought some pretty new NS-50F from forumer here and was curious how they would sound against the Alpha B's. Hooked them up to my Music system (NAD CDP + NAD Amp). Gave it a listen for max 30 mins and ended up hooking back the Aplha's back.

To my ears the PSB Aplha's won without any real fight. So the Yamaha NS-50F are now hooked up to my cinema system. They sound okay there.

Maybe my NAD Amp did not have enough juice to drive the NS-50F but the combination of NAD with the PSB on my music set up was so much better compared with NAD with Yamaha NS-50F's.

This post has been edited by gsdev: Sep 18 2008, 10:22 AM

Yep me got one also

NAD and PSB really sounded good together. If you like NAD sound signature, your best bet (and cheap) speakers are PSBs

Which model of PSB speaker is equivalent or same league with Monitor Audio RS6 or Mordaunt Short Mezzo 6?
Just wanna to know....

RS and Mezzo are diffrent league, but best comparison would be the Synchrony series.
But then again it'll cost more that RS and Mezzo, if not mistaken. Image perhaps, but it's cheaper than both ..
Well if you're scouting for speakers upgrade .. go audition the alphas and image .. you might like it ..

Haha, this Rick told me to get B15 for my rear surround. But, still prefers KEF since my surr spkrs are KEF. B15 does indeed looks better.

Anyone bought PSB Alpha B1?
I plan to use it as my PS3 surround speakers. Is it good?
I had tested at A & L, they quote me RM600/pair.. price ok?

Price is good. Performs well as surround in small room. If you have good setup, then go for bigger surr spkrs

I use B1 as my surround. They are good but sometimes I felt they are under utilized. I believed they capable for more from what they are doing now serving for surround channel only

RM600 is the price (I think I got a bit cheaper because I bought the whole Alpha package).

that was a good price, i was quoted 650.

For RM1k budget, anymore recommend?

Then, go for PSB Image B15 for RM999

For surround speaker ok ah?

Sorry if this sounds dumb.. when u guys quote the prices, e.g RM650, u guys meant a pair right?

yap one pair. was qouted 600 as well

Way better than B1

Errr....RM1k for surround speakers....look like under utilized woh.....

Even my B1 also feels like under utilized as a surround....not to mention B15 or B25 la. Anyway if your front is T65 then B25 as a surround sound about right.

Not really. Some speakers can produce more details than other. I understand that surr spkr work the least hardest of all but the clarity and details count (for me).

I am using KEF Coda 8 and B&W DM600 S3 for my surr in 7.1 setup. Frankly speaking, I have tried using other cheaper surr speakers from AAD (both direct and bipole), PSB and Infinity. It just aint making the cut for it compared to my KEF Coda 8.

Just bought my Yamaha receiver v363 partner with PS3, now looking for surround speakers and sub, any recommendation?

Was quated

Alpha T1 : 1400
B1 : 600
C1 : 500++

Sub?

didnt ask hahha

U partner with which receiver?

805

Hi there.

Went to A&L Sg Wang to audition speakers without any idea which one is good. HA! Ha! Ha!

I've tested the ELAC Electrocoustic Centre Speakers (they are selling it at RM350 each-not cheap) and the sound is very good.

Then, I tested Focus Audio monitor speakers. Then, they asked me test PSB T55.
Not bad... not bad.

They offer me RM2790. I thought I got good price since my Valodyne sub was gooood price. After reading this thread... it seems not. Ha! Ha! Ha!

Anyway, how do you guys think of the T55? Any good?