I bought the speakers I have now (7 Focal Chora 826's for my home theater) without a demo, but I felt confident in my purchase having listened to the Arias maybe a year or so be for I bought the Choras. I use it for music and movies. I find having all 7 channels full range and exactly the same speaker works great for live music DVD's, it's like you're THERE! And the detail these have is amazing, I listen to favorites of mine from the '70's (Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, etc.) and it's like I never hear the music before and it's all new. There are details I never heard before.
@mrpink3630
8 ай бұрын
true. 7/ or 5.1 and > is actually not so bad for music if your receiver is tuned. BUT i dont like the fact you are forced to use your receivers dacfor multi channel sound. i suppose that wouldnt matter as much if you have super high end gear though
@kx8960
8 ай бұрын
@@mrpink3630 Right now my Onkyo TX-RZ820 is driving them, and after letting it do it's auto-tune, I think it sounds pretty good. I have zero complaints. Would it be better having a NAD M17 V2 in front of the NAD M28? Sure, I'd LOVE that, but it's a money thing. I got a great deal on the Onkyo ($600) new, and then got an absolutely spectacular deal on the Focals ($699/each) new, so, I'm upgrading bit by bit as I can afford. I don't need all the channels of the M17 and it's REALLY pricey (for me anyway), so, I might get an Emotiva to drive the M17. I might also get the M23 to power a pair of custom passive subs I'm thinking of building. I'm sure if I'm running 4ohm drivers I'll be getting a REALLY clean 380wpc, a lot cleaner than the amps in typical or even high end subs. I won't have quite as much raw power as some of the active subs, but I'm more of a music person and think it's sound a lot better because of the ultra low distortion of the M23, I think it'll best match the Focal's driven by the M28. I might even see if I can't buy a pair of replacement home speaker drivers direct from Focal or maybe the Sub10WM car sub.
@ArthurZazueta
8 ай бұрын
I'm of the opinion if I'm going to spend 20 or $30,000 in a pair of speakers which I understand are completely worth it why not spend a grand and take a flight to Colorado and go hear them. Heck the trip alone would be worth it to me Paul and his Amazing staff
@volpedo2000
8 ай бұрын
$1K to fly from Florida to Colorado? Damn, domestic flights are expensive in the US.
@manitoublack
8 ай бұрын
@@volpedo2000+Taxi / car parking, taking the wife. Make a trip of it... Easy to spend some cash.
@Soknik01
8 ай бұрын
Wherever you live in the US chances are you can get a plane ticket to Las Vegas for dirt cheap. I'm talking under $150 round trip cheap. A flight from Vegas to Colorado can be had for less than $200 round trip. If you were willing to catch the 2nd plane in Vegas and fly coach I bet you could do the whole thing for under a grand, car rental, meals and one nights accommodations included.
@Soknik01
8 ай бұрын
@@volpedo2000the US only has a few domestic airlines left and we don't allow foreign airlines to operate domestic flights the way that the EU nations do. The lack of competition means the airlines can get away with charging horrible rates here.
@volpedo2000
8 ай бұрын
@@manitoublack I get that but @ArthurZazueta wrote "spend a grand and take a flight". Maybe they meant the whole trip.
@zubidoc
8 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right Paul. This really is the best way to do it. I wish more sellers and manufacturers would be ready to send their products to the customer's houses for a trial period... It's a pity though that I don't live in States 😊
@paulk9534
8 ай бұрын
How to test effectively if you don’t take your equipment to try with the speakers and how they sound will depend on your own room…. Go figure, the speakers should come to you - same as Paul says 🎉
@PH-gm2qe
8 ай бұрын
I dont live in US. It is not only US thing. My seller let me took speakers home to test and then do final decision. Otherwise I would find another seller.
@dharshannanayakkara1956
8 ай бұрын
I live in Australia, and I would love to see brands offer what you offer. Read many reviews as you want. Based on them, select the speakers (especially speakers) that you want to buy. Listen to them in your own environment. If you like them, keep them. If you don't, just return them. The best way to select a pair if speakers as they sound very different in each room based on room acoustics. Plus, based on your very educational videos, they make the biggest impact on what you hear.
@Dan_d00d
8 ай бұрын
Agree. Aussie here too. Our population size and esp poor 'distribution and shipping logistics/distance' issue of country spread makes us suffer for all tech areas. Where availability or even entering the country at all as stock is a very low chance (also big TVs is a major one).
@manitoublack
8 ай бұрын
In Adelaide. Have both VAF and Krix locally. They're pretty happy to work with their clients.
@DaveC1983.
8 ай бұрын
Same on this end NSW my system is klipsch which Id like to upgrade from the RP to rf range no dealer has them on display I can't justify out laying 10k on a set of speakers without hearing them first
@mddawson1
8 ай бұрын
Canberran here and I also get frustrated that we can not audition high end audio equipment before buying it. For example, I got a Willsenton R8 tube amp based on rave reviews on KZitem, that was a big mistake. It is a perfectly good amp but sounds inferior in every way to my Sunfire HT amp.
@trevorharrison29
8 ай бұрын
Osborn Loudspeakers in Melbourne are confident you'll hear their speakers and will not want to return. (See my separate post about buying Tekton Designs speakers from Utah in the US.)
@mpi5850
8 ай бұрын
I would never, ever consider buying speakers over $10K without auditioning them. Also, those speakers are large, so the shipping is gonna be pricey, and I’m fairly certain Paul is not covering return shipping. Interesting that he doesn’t mention this part.
@paulredding5347
8 ай бұрын
For the price they want,they should deliver and setup.
@darkpatches
7 ай бұрын
If you can't afford return shipping, you shouldn't buy those speakers.
@psyphonyxaudio
8 ай бұрын
I had the good fortune to hear most of the previous models at AudioShows... Like Montreal 2022 and 2023. Same with the room at Axpona 2023. Looking forward to hearing them again soon =)
@colanitower
8 ай бұрын
I guess it's simply the best service PS Audio can humanly do in the US 👍 For other continents FR series speakers could be sent to shops as demos. There's one 20 km from my house where they just received a pair of FR30s. I saw them but they weren't set up yet. I hope there will also be FR20s for comparison with the FR30s and competitor speakers. There are enough potential customers who would want to go for a listening session. It's a magnet for the shop too
@labontej
8 ай бұрын
The direct to consumer model is one thing for smaller products - preamps, DACs, etc - but lugging a big heave amp or set of speakers into your house and then determining you don’t like them and having to deal with returning them is a huge pain. Also I’m with the others comments here about wanting to try stuff first S you can at least get an idea whether it’s worth the effort to take home. This is honestly one thing that stopped me from trying more PS products. Maybe I’m just old fashioned.
@mpi5850
8 ай бұрын
There is also the return shipping costs. In terms of size, this is no doubt part of their business model - I.e. even those who don’t really like them won’t go to the bother of returning them, and try to resell locally instead.
@joeb4349
8 ай бұрын
Paul: Your advice is right-on. How are they going to sound in your room with your gear. When you could buy speakers from a showroom floor these two unknows (not your room and not your gear) could cause real problems. Your home delivery and return policy is the best. (I never thought I would say that !)
@JingoLoBa57
8 ай бұрын
Done this many times Always a hit PMC Twenty26 PMC MB2SE Viking Acoustics L’Instruments Monitor Audio Gold 50 & 100”s Boston Acoustics VR90 And an entire suit of Audio Research preamp/poweramp and Ref CD9 I could go on; basically everything I’ve bought has been untested apart from a listen to the ELAC F427 floor standers with Centre channel and JFET tweeter. Amps, speakers, cables, the latest was Rotel Michi X3 and 1590 MKII ❤
@viraljasubhai7747
7 ай бұрын
I just bought a pair of FR 30 just based on reviews and also the fact that ps audio will make it proper and I will for sure enjoy it.
@ThinkingBetter
8 ай бұрын
It’s a sad consequence of retail going online that we end up buying things we haven’t benchmarked. Yes, you can return the speakers but how do you get to judge them relative to other speakers? Which is the better one for you? It’s not realistic to buy several pair of speakers to then return those you didn’t like. Of all the things malls have, I would like to see a speaker shop with listening tests but the problem would be how to make it profitable. Would I be willing to pay for a demo itself if I ended up not buying any of the speakers? Probably not. And would it make sense those speakers would cost more to keep the shop profitable? Probably not, I would just go online to buy them. And flying somewhere to listen to a particular company’s speakers is still not giving me ability to judge which sounds better to me. When I buy a car I can in my area try different car models before I do a purchase.
@RectifiedMetals
8 ай бұрын
Welcome to the world of shopping at retailers buying online. Retailers close.
@scientificaudiophile
8 ай бұрын
“You not gonna get a marriage license for some girl you’ve only seen a picture of.” -Paul That depends on the picture. - S|A
@mikeyc7072
8 ай бұрын
🤣🎯💯
@mikemartin1039
7 ай бұрын
Never judge a book by its cover. I did, turned out to be a horror show followed by divorce!
@Justwantahover
8 ай бұрын
I bought some B&W 706s after hearing them on KZitem. I bought them and they suck. 😅
@andyhanson5935
8 ай бұрын
What happens to returned speakers and electronics? Are they still sold as new?
@bigelile07
8 ай бұрын
Back in the day you could go to a AV store and listen to different speakers with different receivers/amps with a push of a button. nfortunately those days are gone. In my area I had a store called "Sound Advice". They had 2 rooms for auditioning, a mid-end and a high-end. It was great! They would also let you buy a pair of speakers (or a sub) and you could upgrade within a year and get the full purchase price applied to the next pair of speakers. Also, when they were closing out a set of speakers it was buy one get one free. And, you could just put them in your vehicle and take them home. No shipping charges. There is nothing like that anymore which is a shame. The furniture analogy is not the same. You can go to a furniture store and sit on the furniture and see if you like it or not.
@InsideOfMyOwnMind
8 ай бұрын
It helps to go into this with an idea of what you need in terms of tonality among other things. You can go in blind and try every speaker that offers trials based on who said "it's the best" but if you educate yourself about your own system, your own music preferences and how those tracks tend to be recorded and your own room you have a much better chance of finding your electoacoustic soulmate. That said, every speaker system that PS Audio sells should come with their setup guide and CD.
@stephengailey2400
8 ай бұрын
I bought my car on recommendation of friends and auto reviews and was satisfied. I bought my speakers and amplifier mainly through reviews in print and online as I have no Hi-Fi shops in my vicinity. The reputation of the dealer was important to me in those cases. I am satisfied with my Hi-Fi set up but the thing is I have nothing with which to compare it; if I did I would probably suffer from 'audio-lust' which as you know can cause a wallet avalanche. The best speakers I have ever auditioned in person were the Acoustic Research AR3a's ... I still dream about them! My motto HAS to be: get what you do have right.
@alferro3149
8 ай бұрын
I buy only speakers (or any other piece of gear, cables included) that I can try in my living room and I can return if don't like them. I once returned an amplifier, many times I've returned cables. You can read as many reviews as you want, but the proof is always in the pudding.
@stimpy1226
8 ай бұрын
The best answer is “we will sell through retail stores so a potential customer can at least get an idea of what your speakers sound like by paying a visit to for a demo without the aggravation of paying the money out upfront”.
@map4000
8 ай бұрын
Dear Paul, thank you for taking the the time todo these vids! Very very nice when you are traveling the world of good stuff hifi ❤ How do i submit a question to you guys? 🤞 Thanks and Cheers to you good Sir! 🤘
@RoderikvanReekum
8 ай бұрын
What do you do with the product when someone sents it back? Sell it as refurbished or new?
@mrpink3630
8 ай бұрын
exactly....just take the huge loss including shipping costs or are we repackaging these bad boys??????? it actually makes no sense to me
@RoderikvanReekum
8 ай бұрын
@@mrpink3630Yes, would want a brand new example for the full asking price. A refurbished would olso be fine with a discount. Lot of companies have problems with costumers returning things.
@JingoLoBa57
8 ай бұрын
I bought the PS Audio PerfectWave Firect stream DAC without hearing it. I’ve just bought a Melco NA1 without hearing it. I read reviews across multiple sources, as many wide ranging reviews as I can find. Owners, mags, KZitem, every source. I listen online if I can. Not yet had a lemon…
@davidmiller1534
8 ай бұрын
What happens to PSB speakers that are returned by a customer? Do you sell these as B stock, previously purchased, or some other designation?
@edd2771
8 ай бұрын
Many wind up for sale at The Music Room in Boulder, CO. They have an arrangement for units that PSA takes in on trade
@maidsandmuses
8 ай бұрын
That reminds me of a superb local HiFi dealer decades ago in The Netherlands that no longer exists. No matter what equipment, speakers, CD player, amplifiers, any price level, didn't matter; if they had it on the shelves they often allowed you to take it home and try it out for a few days, even a _couple_ of items to compare at home. But buying speakers without a demo sometimes is unavoidable, unfortunately. Most places don't have any dealers like that anymore, and most manufacturers don't offer the service that PS Audio do.
@jimromanski2702
8 ай бұрын
Paul I think your policy is great. I bought one of your DACs and love it. But speakers are $10k to $30k so that's a lot of bananas. What we really want is to compare speakers. But with the loss of brick and mortar hifi shops that's getting to be so hard to do. Maybe we need to network with other audiophiles so we can audition gear at each other's homes?
@rushnetwork782
8 ай бұрын
Hi Paul, is there any plan for bookshelf speaker "FR5"?
@faludabutt8253
8 ай бұрын
FR0 would be appropriate name
@jasontimothywells9895
8 ай бұрын
@@faludabutt8253as long as there is no afro scheen dripping down the cabinet walls .😂
@Tsxtasy1
8 ай бұрын
Is it only the FR10’s that you will demo? Can I try the 20’s in my home?
@lights80088
8 ай бұрын
This is the reason I passed on Perlisten subwoofers. No way I'm spending that much money without a home trial, NEVER.
@andyanderson3352
8 ай бұрын
All your products are great no demo needed!
@Channel-cm7yc
8 ай бұрын
At home is the best place to audition speakers. It took me a couple of tries to figure this out and that was 30 years ago. Everybody these days has a generous in home trial policy and that’s great. If you don’t like it send it and you get your money back!! I think it’s a better way in my own opinion.
@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter
8 ай бұрын
Exactly
@patrickguice
8 ай бұрын
💯 you do have to have any speaker demoed in your listening room…. Even then it could still not sound right because of your room acoustics. And of course the downside is you can’t compare them against other brands. Of course the internet doesn’t help you with that. I grew up as many of us did by going to the hi-fi showrooms and doing comparison listening which have almost vanished from existence 😢
@jayem1826
8 ай бұрын
1989: Shizuoka, Japan. Fuji Acoustic. Mr. Harada was a very fine gentleman. He allowed me to audition every piece of gear I bought from him and one McIntosh integrated Amp I didn’t buy. Completely different from dealers in Philippines. Did you know you have to test any electrical appliance before buying? And there’s only a-7-day-return policy. Think china I still have those SMGa’s. My MMG’s were purchased on IS Audiomart without hearing them.
@andrewbrazier9664
8 ай бұрын
Most mass market brands do have a general house sound. So at least listen to one of the range if you can. In UK you can generally only return goods purchased online if they are faulty from new. You will probably have to pay return shipping until they've been tested by the dealer. There are a very few direct sales speaker importers that offer 30 day in home trials & similarly if you buy a subwoofer from Rel direct.
@jos5067
8 ай бұрын
Paul is absolutely right!
@dandiehm8414
Күн бұрын
I think this is a wonderful policy - and I'm sure PS Audio has figured out the ratio of "people who try" vs "people who buy". I have thought about auditioning a pair of the big ones (FR30), but I have no realistic way to afford them and I can't in good conscience have them ship a pair to me just to play with and then return. That is not fair to them.
@trevorharrison29
8 ай бұрын
Bought a pair of Tekton Designs "Encore" speakers unheard. Air freighted to Melbourne, Australia on United Airlines for a bargain $1,000. Another $1,000 to clear Customs. Another $1,000 to do "the last mile" between airport and home. Worth every penny. The only pair of Encores in Australia. I've had two different speaker designers come and listen. They both said I would have to pay a ton of money to get the smallest sound quality improvement.
@systemera2902
8 ай бұрын
PS Audio has an excellent “direct to customer” business model. Way to go PS Audio!
@harveyellis6758
8 ай бұрын
Yes, the gross margin for this business model is excellent! ;-)
@digggerrjones7345
8 ай бұрын
Not that many years ago, there were PSA *dealers* all over the country...but somebody in their 'infinite wisdom' decided to shut them down.
@JingoLoBa57
8 ай бұрын
I went to Munich HIFI and was universally unimpressed. Beyond a full TAD system…
@shangrilaladeda
8 ай бұрын
Pictures can use filters along with sound signatures so in the end most can be fooled temporarily
@AllboroLCD
8 ай бұрын
This is in fact why we have spec sheets. Just looking at the Aspens spec sheet, I'd without a doubt buy them without a demo. Most of my major purchases are without any demo or seeing the product first. A spec sheet and an honest review or two is enough for me : D
@mysock351C
8 ай бұрын
Lets not forget about reality. Anything can be put into the specifications and people will gladly put on a show to get more manufacturers onboard, but without actual measurements to back up the claims they are meaningless. Now with that said, Mad Audio did a review of the FR-30's with some basic in-room measurements, and they look quite competent, and the audio demo provided attests to that. However, from the measurements done by hifinews of actual production units I would strongly suspect that the crossover for the mid/tweeter has been "tuned by ear" by Paul to get the "PS-Audio" sound. Either that or they had QC/production issues early on, because those would not likely not measure the same as the ones that Mad Audio reviewed. While I like the design and find it innovative, without actual objective measurements I would not purchase them.
@NoEgg4u
8 ай бұрын
Spec sheets fall far short of knowing how any equipment will sound -- especially speakers. Folks, never rely on spec sheets for any serious purchase. Rely only on your ears. If the spec sheets look fantastic, but your ears are not happy with the sound, then you have a problem. If the spec sheets look bad, but your ears are in heaven, then you will have a solution. When I auditioned my speakers, I loved how they sounded. I asked nothing about their specifications. What would be the point? If the store told me something about the specifications that I did not like, would I nix the purchase? Of course not. They sounded amazing. Our host's solution is a great solution, and there is not better solution. You will hear the speakers exactly where you will hear them if you make the purchase. There will be no surprises. The only thing our host did not cover is the shipping cost. Who pays for the shipping in each direction? And how much is the shipping? My guess is that, if you return the speakers, you will be on the hook for the shipping. And the shipping will not be cheap. Find out what it will cost, before you proceed.
@mysock351C
8 ай бұрын
@@NoEgg4u Yeah but people forget that the speakers are just transducers, and the room as a massive impact on the speakers thru both its reverberation time as well as its modal response. As a matter of fact, the room comprises half of what you hear from the speaker. Mainly the mid and treble region is controlled by the speaker (provided it doesn't have substantial directivity error), but the bass response is 100% the room with the speaker just providing the excitation. I remember "hearing" the smaller sibling models to Paul's IRS-Vs and not really feeling anything one way or anther. I have no recollection of how they sounded since they were in an untreated room full of merchandise. Even a purpose-build demo room can be misleading since it can be used to correct for some of the speaker issues. You will not discover these until you get them home and hear them yourself, and even then if you don't properly address the room and EQ the bass you could be sending back your actual, literal end-game speakers without even knowing it. This is why MEASUREMENTS are so critical. Its the only way to know.
@NoEgg4u
8 ай бұрын
@@mysock351C You are correct about the effect that the room has on the sound quality, and a spec sheet will not help you at all, in that regard.. I forgot about that. I auditioned my speakers in 3 or 4 different stores in the NY / NJ stereo stores. I wanted to hear my brand, based on glowing reviews from reputable reviewers. The first few stores that I visited did not impress me. Was it their room? What it their speaker placement? I was at a loss as to what all the fuss was about this brand. My last stop was in Verona, NJ. There, the store's owner set them up properly. It was night and day different than the other stores, and I purchased the speakers -- no regrets. Nothing in the speaker's specs would communicate why I heard wildly different sound differences from store to store.
@jerryjohnson4625
8 ай бұрын
I just ordered an integrated amp from California , nice but not as nice as the one I already own. $130 to ship it back. Expensive 1 week listen.
@mrpink3630
8 ай бұрын
the guy lives in florida. not another country. its not hard for him to get to your state...im assuming cost wont be that much of an issue with someone that is willing to spend that kind of money on speakers. if he makes it a little vacation it shouldnt be bad at all.
@joelowens5211
8 ай бұрын
If a dealer knows you sometimes they will let you borrow gear for 2 to 3 weeks in a test run of your room. This is not 1,000 speakers they make a few hundred bucks on. I am talking 50,000 and up type stuff.
@leightonstead2321
8 ай бұрын
You will only get a true indication if you test them at home....surroundings have such an effect on speakers
@lexicon612
8 ай бұрын
Why in the world would anyone ask such a question. Unless you exclusively buy used speakers, I would venture to say that their are exactly zero speaker companies that do not allow returns within a reasonable amount of time after purchase. Has this person bought anything else before in his life? Does he just faint at the thought of shipping back a hi ticket item like a set of PS Audio speakers, that he just paid in upwards of 20k for? I have no idea what Mike is thinking. Not sure he does either.
@stevehollingbery9744
8 ай бұрын
Good advice Paul, here in the south of the UK we are fortunate in having a good range of dealers, normally when buying speakers I get a taste of their sound in their demo room, but the final decision is only after a home trial. Yep you put dosh up front, with a full return is item not suitable. As an aside I did get to hear 20’s and 30’s at the Ascot show which was not the best room to hear them in, but they did sound very good nonetheless. Only my room size and bank manager precluded a sale 😢
@mrpink3630
8 ай бұрын
im from the US,. the UK is next level with audio. at least 40% of my gear is from the UK. love their passion for sound and their brands...
@stevehollingbery9744
8 ай бұрын
@@mrpink3630 To be fair the States make some great gear too. Cheers.
@user-od9iz9cv1w
8 ай бұрын
It would be great if there was a well set up demo near me. Audio shows are a zoo with bad sound in crowded rooms. Boulder is a big trip. How bout setting up a schedule of demo weeks. Publish a calendar. Come out and hear our gear. One hour demo slots so people could see them and get a taste for the sound to know if they should go through the semi commitment of bringing them in. No one wants to shell out thousands and disrupt their house unless they are committed to buying. Tesla may have the right idea. Go see it and if you like it and it fits order it online at sticker price and wait for it to arrive. Then learn to live with it.
@kennethlui2268
8 ай бұрын
Home trial is the best.
@gtrguyinaz
8 ай бұрын
This in home demo is really perfect…
@kevinjeffers8056
8 ай бұрын
Are there going to be Aspens @ AXPONA????
@David12005
8 ай бұрын
Who pays return shipping fees?
@1970luismartins
8 ай бұрын
In here, Porto, Portugal, we/I have a dealer IMACUSTICA... I Often go there to listen great stuff.... Inclusive PS Audio gear.... Hope to listen the new FR speakers
@wdc7582
8 ай бұрын
It wasn’t clear as to what my cost of shipping would be for a returned pair of speakers. Can you gives a ballpark estimate for, say a 1500 mile shipment. Thanks.
@mpi5850
8 ай бұрын
Exactly.
@paulct91
8 ай бұрын
Those giant $16K a piece Klipsch horn(s) would certainly qualify for going out to demo them! At least I hope so.
@markmeridian3360
8 ай бұрын
I made the mistake once of buying expensive speakers based on reviews. I got them home and played them side-by-side with my old speakers. My old ones were way better. I ended up selling the new ones. There is NO substitute for going to a dealer and playing several speakers side-by-side. NONE. People have imperfect memories for audio differences between a speaker they once heard and other speakers. I'll never buy another pair of speakers unless I can hear them side-by-side with the other candidates that I'm considering. Will PS Audio ship me their speakers and a good selection of speakers from other manufacturers? Until they agree to do that, I'm buying from a dealer that will set me up to do cross comparisons.
@liegelord135
5 күн бұрын
Option-limiting militancy.
@billimbriale8535
8 ай бұрын
This problem is certainly not unique to PS Audio. But it is the single biggest problem in high end audio today. The suggested solution is at best cumbersome, and at worst unworkable.
@dfj555
8 ай бұрын
Are you guys going to be at the CES show?
@pobodyisnerfect
8 ай бұрын
I'm just glad that underwear doesn't cost $30k a pair. You can't try them on first and you're married to them permanently as soon as the receipt is printed 😂
@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter
8 ай бұрын
For most of us mere mortals that is the reality. Brick and mortar is basically gone... Even then, whatever the cost/speaker, wherever you demo them, it will not be a accurate acoustic representation of your listening room, electronics, cables, ect.
@Skye_the_toller
8 ай бұрын
I bought most of my cars without tried them (many cars)… but not a speaker😜
@Cigarsam
8 ай бұрын
Do you remember Wyndem Hill Records? Back in the day it was the BEST sounding recordings IMHO. How do they hold up now to your ear?
@jasontimothywells9895
8 ай бұрын
I would say , Miller&kreisel sound labs had the best recordings , all direct to machine master .
@jasontimothywells9895
8 ай бұрын
But windowsills fresh air was spectacular.
@tcngr
8 ай бұрын
we do that in China today!
@cengeb
8 ай бұрын
PS is way behind. AVA Hi, Legacy and others have been selling direct for decades, before the internet...both still made here, not Chineseium
@cengeb
8 ай бұрын
Legacy audio has been selling direct for decades. they make fantastic stuff priced better for more speaker. Not made in china...where are PS speakers made? Fess up, why?
@ericelliott227
8 ай бұрын
The only solution is to bring back brick & mortar shops somehow. Even then one is not hearing the speakers in their own room, but one can still get a fair idea of how they would perform to their nature and that goes a long way. Due to stupidity and greed audio purchases have become practically internet only and very risky, not to mention expensive. The "try at home" thing is NOT a good solution. One forks out full price for the speakers, tries them out, discovers they are awful for ones needs so now one has to put them back in the boxes, which is near mission impossible, especially if the speakers are anywhere near 100 pounds or more. Then one pays freight back to where they came from and "restock fee" usually 10% to 20% of the price. On top of that, there is the ultra anxiety producing worry of something happening in shipping. Buying extra insurance is a rip off so that is not the answer. So one does not get their money back in whole, one gets part of their money back. Cost - shipping and restock =$???? Doing this with speakers makes as much sense as flying out to wherever just to hear them and flying back. In other words, it makes no sense. Sorry, it just is not as simple as try them and if you don't like them, send them back. It is not anything like sending back a DAC unit or something. If I ever need to replace my speakers (which I got before the plug was pulled on brick and mortar shops and shows), I don't know what I will do. Likely just give up everything and go without. Headphones is a considered solution, but not for some folks like myself, I can't handle headphones for listening.
@tattednyctrkman8119
8 ай бұрын
Cmon. Life is a chance. Take a chance and buy them. If u don’t like them worse case sell them. No big deal.
@purcelmotanul3911
8 ай бұрын
It s me !
@Gary_Hun
8 ай бұрын
Your videos have become especially quiet as of recent.
@TransformationalGaming
8 ай бұрын
Sorry Paul. I love you. You are the best believe me. But 20,000 dollars for the lowest line of your speakers... that is just prohibitive. Not saying it isn't worth it. But, I always have to question, how far away are these from the R700s. See, that's the problem. When people review your speakers, they never compare them to anything. Which is kind of a dead give-away that you guys need a more compromised/innovative materials to get these down to 5000/pair 8000 at most/pair. But, hey, if they are flying off the shelves like you say, hell I would increase the price so that you can lower the rate of sales. But, otherwise than that... still too expensive. People have standards and trust me 5000 dollars is the magic number to be sold to the average consumer. But, ya know, you've been in the game for so long, I can't help to think you knew that already. Have a nice day. You are the best. -Al
@sidesup8286
8 ай бұрын
A rocket to the moon blasted off today with a lunar module attatched. Someday we'll all have our own personal rockets, until it gets too crowded up there. If the original moon landings were other than real, how will they modernize the new footage? The moon is the same as it waa in 1969. I think with camera advancements, the moon should be clearer this time But until that day when we'll have our own rockets, you'll have to either get on a plane orto hear the speakers, or have them delivered to your home for an audition.
@kodtech
8 ай бұрын
"I can't buy before I tested" = Don't buy, just wait till die! 🤣
@stjernholmreviews
8 ай бұрын
Or how about reviewing a speaker, without the speaker? 😀kzitem.info/news/bejne/1XqfyYuXqmJ3oKw
@ryanray6215
8 ай бұрын
There is a very simple solution . If you're claiming that your speakers are so wonderful and the best of the best just send the demo speakers to your customer who pays for them of course , and then he or she can keep them for up to a month till make a decision . When customer will decide to keep them , then he can return your demo speakers and you send him a brand new pair . And if he is not happy he will return the demo speakers and you refund his purchase in full . For sure PS Audio can easily afford to pay for the shipping , delivery etc for those way overpriced speakers made in china .
@RickMahoney2013
8 ай бұрын
Paul takes your money then you don’t like them you send em back and it takes forever to get your money back not really a good business solution.
@moogsmiley4157
8 ай бұрын
the only unclipped mic on youtube thank you. These are bedtime stories. Seriously you put me to sleep Dad.
@scottyo64
8 ай бұрын
What was on his shirt?
@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter
8 ай бұрын
You need some warm milk too?
@edd2771
8 ай бұрын
Really? We’re comparing women to possessions to be bought and sold?
@RobertBorley
8 ай бұрын
I know. I’m not usually compelled to comment when I hear the odd sexist remark but this guy from Florida could be construed (most likely incorrectly) to have a low opinion of women. Im sure he hasn’t and that no harm was intended.
@NoEgg4u
8 ай бұрын
Both @edd2771 and @RoberBorley are conveying that the woman has no say in the marriage, and that a marriage license means that the husband owns the wife. When your "I'm offended by everything" radar is active, you find fault where none exists. Nothing that was in the letter, and nothing said by our host was sexist or misogynistic. If our heroes feel otherwise, they should quote the time it was said, and the words that were said. Here we have social justice warriors swooping in with their imaginary capes to save women from imaginary slurs. I wonder if it were Michelle (rather than MIchael) that wrote that letter, if our heroes would have similar comments?
@RobertBorley
8 ай бұрын
@@NoEgg4u absolutely not, it wouldn’t be at all problematic the other way around! Odd as it may seem. Maybe I was overthinking it. I am mostly coming from the perspective of avoiding hassle from the many social justice warriors or possibly offending potential customers. I am not personally offended by the analogy and I’m certain it was meant in good humour.
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