PSB Owners Thread

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It is all about a speaker sounding best to your ears or not. I have a psb Imagine XC sitting in the basement less than a year old. Yes, I do believe in speaker break-in......as have noticed a difference over time.

Anyway, again, let your ears believe what they hear, for what best fits. Measurements are measurements and can the human ear grasp every measurement a speaker measures............and you can hear in music???

The music experiment was to test whether the tweeter is "blown" or disconnected, without opening the cabinet and checking things inside. It seems to work to some extent, unless of course the woofers/mid-ranges can sufficiently carry highs as well and the cross-over is faulty.

What sort of difference in the XC sound did you notice over time?

Also, see the speaker break-in thread, and watch the two video interviews of Andrew Jones of ELAC (at that time) on this topic.

 

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Here's a link celebrating Paul Barton, founder of PSB, and their 50 year history.

 

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PSB releases its 50th anniversary speaker of the Passive 2

PSB presents Passif 50 retro-modern speakers to celebrate anniversary

Based on the 1974 Passif II model

www.whathifi.com

Frequency Response

On Axis @0 +/- 3db	50-20,000Hz
On axis @0 +/- 1 1/2db	70-16kHz
off Axis @ 30 =/- 1 1/2db	70-10,000Hz
LF Cut Off @0 - 10db	30Hz

Sensitivity

Anechoic	87dB
Listening Room	89dB

Impedance

Nominal	6 Ohms
Minimum	4 Ohms

Input Power

Recommended	30-200 Watts
Program	200 Watts

Acoustic Design

Tweeter	1” (25mm) titanium dome with ferrofluid and neodymium magnet
Woofer	6.5” (165mm) cast aluminum basket, paper cone, and filleted rubber surround
Crossover	1800Hz, LR4
Design Type	2 way with passive radiator

Dimensions

Dimensions	26” x 11” x 10”
Size Without Stands (W x H x D)	660mm × 280mm × 254mm ” (26”x 11” x 10”)
Size With Stands (W x H x D)	870mm H × 280mm W × 254mm D (34” x 11” x 10”)
Net Weight	30.3 lbs (13.7kg) per speaker
Gross Carton Weight	48.5 lbs (22 kg) per speaker
Finish	open-grain walnut veneer
Features	Retro-styled open-grained walnut veneer enclosure and dedicated speaker stands Magnetically attached woven cloth grilles 50th anniversary design touches, including original PSB logo and pull tab on the grille, and rear-panel plaque that reads “Passif 50 – 1972-2022,” adorned by a maple leaf Felt surrounding the tweeter minimizes edge diffraction Bi-wirable/bi-ampable five-way gold-plated binding posts