{"id":138902,"date":"2021-12-13T14:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=138902"},"modified":"2021-12-13T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:23:19","slug":"ps-audio-aspen-fr30-reference-floor-speakers-with-eight-woofers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/ps-audio-aspen-fr30-reference-floor-speakers-with-eight-woofers\/","title":{"rendered":"PS Audio Aspen FR30: Reference floor speakers with eight woofers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PS Audio has\u00a0announced a\u00a0full-size three-way floor tower called the Aspen FR30.\u00a0According to PS Audio, these speakers are the culmination of 50 years of technological developments in the company.\u00a0The requirements for the components of such a speaker turned out to be high, so all the key parts of the Aspen FR30 were also created by PS Audio.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, this concerns drivers.\u00a0At low frequencies, there are four 8-inch long-throw woofers with aluminum cones.\u00a0This four also drives four 10-inch passive radiators.\u00a0The speakers are directed towards the listener, and the passive radiators are located in pairs on the sides.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/78_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1110\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This concludes the list of round diffusers in the Aspen FR30 equipment.\u00a0A 10-inch planar radiator is responsible for the midrange, under which there are two 2.5-inch flat ribbon tweeters with Teonex membrane membranes.\u00a0With a height of just over one and a half meters, one speaker weighs more than a centner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For those installing the Aspen FR30, it will be gratifying to know that the housings of the mid-high and low-frequency drivers are separate and connected by a slider mechanism.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/79_techweek.jpg\" width=\"644\" height=\"993\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a reproducible range from 28 Hz to 20 kHz, which is divided by the crossover at frequencies of 400 Hz and 2.5 kHz, the new product shows an impedance of 4 ohms.\u00a0An amplifier with a power of 100 W should be enough, but, judging by the passport data, it is better if it is 600 W.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the acoustics is due to massive MDF walls &#8211; and not only.\u00a0The bezel is made of fiberglass plastic composite.\u00a0According to PS Audio, it is comparable in rigidity to aluminum, but allows for more complex geometry.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/80_techweek.jpg\" width=\"913\" height=\"1331\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everything is quite interesting here &#8211; each speaker stands on a quite graceful thin &#8220;leg&#8221;.\u00a0In turn, it rests on a completely familiar massive base with supports that carry spikes with metal spacers behind the cabinet projection.<\/p>\n<p>Aspen FR30 color options: Pearl White or Sable Black.\u00a0Both will be available by Spring 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As for the price, the US will ask for $ 28,500 for a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psaudio.com\/products\/fr30-loudspeaker\/\">Aspen FR30s.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PS Audio has\u00a0announced a\u00a0full-size three-way floor tower called the Aspen FR30.\u00a0According to PS Audio, these speakers are the culmination of 50 years of technological developments in the company.\u00a0The requirements for the components of such a speaker turned out to be high, so all the key parts of the Aspen FR30 were also created by PS [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/ps-audio-aspen-fr30-reference-floor-speakers-with-eight-woofers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":138907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-138902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}