They sound like a great set of speakers. I don't think you can go wrong for that price. What a well executed review as always Ron. Thank you so much for your time and effort.

From what I have heard so far I'm impressed with the bass . I'm only a few minutes in to the music but man I'm glad I found these

Thank you for your presentation. Please continue doing these reviews with sound clips and commentary.

love this format, keep it up. PSB fan and these for the price are crazy

This review is very good because I actually hear what the speakers sound like. Very good Idea. I'm looking forward to more reviews.

Nice looking speakers with a great price tag. Listening to this on my main system. Top end sounds great. For their price range they are putting some great sound. Nice work on the commentary. Have a great weekend.

Enjoyable speakers for the price! Love to get your playlist Ron! Take care!

Owned a few psb and always a good speaker especially at there prices

I thought those speakers were very listenable and affordable. If they were on some low stands to raise the tweeter to ear level and then a slight boost added to the treble, I think they would be most excellent for 95% of audiophiles. I was quite impressed with the bass and mid-bass. Nice job Ron!

PSB always made some nice speakers. That NRC research facility, Paul Barton has been doing this a long time.

They sound pretty darn good. I like them. Not bad for the price.

I'm older (listening to speakers since the 1960's. Had JBL L200, L100's, Mirage, subs etc. Over the years I've moved away from extreme detail and detest listening fatique. Other's love it. Very subjective. I like vocals now, male and femaie, a little chesty doesn't bother me and a smooth sound is what I prefer at this point. For the money, I thought these speakers were an excellent value and gave me what I wanted. I think a sub would make them a little better but considering you don't need stands if compared to some bookshelf alternatives, again, a good value. Excellent review and I agreed with pretty much everything you said.

I really enjoy your review style.

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

@clivesutcliffe487

4 жыл бұрын

@@Newrecordday2013 Yes, I agree, yours is a good way to review speakers.

Those sound 901% better than the last speakers I heard you review though I can't remember the name.

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, that was funny.

These remind me of my Aperion 5T towers - a lot of speaker in a small package at a great price!

Very attractive for the price. Excelente.

Great info thanks, I am looking at getting the P5 or T20 to start, building out a 5.1 system, I can only get the speakers out from the wall about 12 inches will the T20 be to heavy on the base side or do I go with the P5 and a sub ? any suggestions thanks (use for TV, movies and music replacing visco sound bar)

I have a pair of the Alpha T1s with the woofer tweeter woofer arrangement, hooked up to an old NAD 7020e inter amp (same as the 3020 but with a digital tuner) They sound ok, lack air and detail and a bit wooly. Mids are their strong point They actually sound a lot better when I pair them with my diy chip amp and tube pre, they come alive more

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

Great to know!

@1mctous

4 жыл бұрын

I've owned an NAD 3020 for many years. The preamp is actually quite good when played through another amp; not surprisingly the phono stage and the amp are its weakest points.

@crazyprayingmantis5596

4 жыл бұрын

@@1mctous Yeah I'm using it for convenience at the moment, to just have a tidy minimalist setup. One box, two speakers. Sacrificing a bit of sound quality for tidyness

They look like a good candidate for tilting back, so the tweets align upward with your ears

Beautiful presentation! You almost convinced me to buy these speakers! Would I still be interested in whether these speakers are superior to PSB Image X2T? I'm waiting for your answer.

It's been three years since this was aired but I gotta say I'm amazed at the mid-bass impact from such a short tower with twin 5 1/4" woofers. I thought they sounded great, particularly for the price. In my HT I wouldn't be able to pull them away from the back wall much more than 2' so I would be concerned the mid-bass would be bloated and overdone. If I do decide to get them I would have to put them on 10"-12" risers because at 32 1/2" H they're too short for my liking. I'm in no hurry as I'm waiting to see sound tests and reviews on Emotiva's new XT2 towers. I'm currently running Emo's B2+ bookshelf speakers as the mains in my HT rig along with their C1+ center channel which are being driven by their BasX A3 amp.

Waiting for the review. A great deal from Paul Barton. Next, do the (also) affordable JBL Stage 170/180. Sometimes even Crutchfield has them on special. For my HT set-up, I need the tower speakers very close to the front walls - make that a standard addendum to your speaker reviews for people with my room limitations. Thanks, terrific channel!!!

Good looking speakers but I'm interested too in PSB Imagine X1T. What do you think about them?

Can you please share the playlist for these songs or music! Loved these.

Did you test the Synchrony T800 and do you have any review on those?

I think it’s important to remember the kind of electronics the speakers are going to be hooked up to. Cheap surround receivers tend to sound thin and bright. Also most people spending $650 for a pair of speakers won’t have a treated room so it’s bound to be a little lively. I think they thought of that.

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

I think that’s a great point

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120

4 жыл бұрын

@@Newrecordday2013 or catch the JBL studio 580s when they go on sale for 599.00 a set their a steal ! The 580s are normally 1500.00US ! I believe the 580s flew under the radar !!! They hit low ! But horn loaded compression driver is a bit livelier than the 530s !

La mejor y mas completa revisión de estas T20 que acabo de oir en un showroom y las volveré a escuchar con tu soundtrack, y decidiré si compro o no por 9000 dlls

Would love to get your take on the Jamo S809.

Are you plan to test some active / studio gear stuff? Would be great to see something about some speakers from PMC, ATC, Quested, PSI, Dutch&Dutch or KSdigital c88 (wich i own and love)

Addressing your "hearing a tweeter" comment, Paul Barton has always seemed to prefer metal dome tweeters in many of his designs for whatever reason. Perhaps he got a great deal on a huge lot of them, who knows...LOL. Having owned several of his bookshelf models in the past, I felt these metal dome tweeters sounded a little sharp for my taste. I eventually sold every pair for that reason.

@darpanbhuyan1909

4 жыл бұрын

For me, the experience was quite the opposite. the metal dome tweeters have that distinct sparkle which provides that extra touch of satisfaction missing from any other tweeter design that i have (AMT, horn, ribbon, soft dome). So i guess i get where Paul Barton is coming from.

Did you describe which electronics you're using for this test? If so, it went by me. I'd love to know. Thanks

Any clue where to get any data on these? Saw something that was maybe in polish, unable to read. But one freq. response chart on that site made me think that there’s quite a hole dip from crossover not reaching / crossing very far. If you lower frequencies anywhere, pretty sure the ones next to those will stand out (regarding the tweeter grabbing your attention type effect)

Love my T3's

We’re here and you’re there. The bottom end sounds pretty good so would you say from where you are to dump the sub?

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the room but it’s possible you could ditch a sub with these - sure!

Are the speakers mounted on stands? Or is it all one piece?

Is it possible that the PSB T20 works well in a Yamaha RX-V4A ?

Thanks Ron ! I should be getting another Aune X8 majic dac soon the one that got sent to me was defective , But hifigo is sending me another one ! Hit me up soon on the schiit modius dac ! I think you'll be surprised for 200.00US dac its no giant killer but its really good for its price 😆 Wish you would check the Pioneer FS52s towers out they sound crazy good for their price me and Joe n tell are both shocked Joe liked them better than the elac towers 5.2 ! Their smooth ! Thanks again RON !!!! Those PSB sound very musical for the price !

What happened to the VPI? I hope you've made room for a Schiit Sol to take its place. The PSB's have very good driver integration, phase coherency, and wide frequency response but are somewhat compressed and congested. As long as dynamics and articulation are not your first priority, they offer a very well-balanced sound for the modest price.

@spacejaime

4 жыл бұрын

Martin - are you stating these attributes/deficiencies to this model, or to the whole PSB line?

@1mctous

4 жыл бұрын

@@spacejaime Just what I heard here. I am intimately familiar with my Grado SR-80e's colorations.

@spacejaime

4 жыл бұрын

@@1mctous - Got it, thanks.

I prefer the T20 to the Elac DBR52. Smoother on the top with more bass. IMO. And they are cheaper.

What do you think about the kinki audio amplifier? Worth it?

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

If you want “lush, smooth and somewhat relaxed,” it’s a winner.

Nice sound n music n if possible can i get names f those songs

I attended a training session with Paul Barton. He designs speakers by getting ordinary people into a room with a set of speakers. They can then fiddle with tone controls until they get the sound that they like. PSB then designs the speakers around the sound that the majority of people like. I questioned him about how accurate a sound would be if it was designed around someone's preferences, who had no experience with speakers or live musical performances. He replied that everyone knows what a guitar sounds like. If your friend plays a guitar over the phone, you know what it is. So, if you like speakers designed by a bunch of off the street folks with no knowledge, have at it! Personally, I'll take speakers with a lot more science and engineering behind them. GR Research, comes to mind.

@ericfricke4512

3 жыл бұрын

blind testing *is* science

@ytj22

2 жыл бұрын

There is quite a bit science worked in too. PSB along with a few others, pioneered the use of the NRC for speaker development in Canada going back decades.

It's hard to tell what we're hearing without knowing how far up you have the volume. I don't get this kind of sound without being up at about 4 to 5/10ths of volume. Can you tell me?

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

65% up

@stereo8893

4 жыл бұрын

@@Newrecordday2013 Thank you - helps lots - I used your technique to place my speakers - Wow, so much better !

Anyone know why there’s plastic that covers the front of tweeter or wth is that!!??

Get them up about 6-8" off the ground and you're good to go.

midrange is the PSB hallmark..... what is more important?

They sound very boomy, on some of those tracks the bass drones out some of the other instruments, the best speakers I've heard you review was the M3 Saphires which is my benchmark from your reviews.The mids and highs on these are smooth and will not cause fatigue, but I would turn down the bass on those.

@chinmeysway

Жыл бұрын

Could be an issue w the mics bc of how much room they pick up being pulled back a lot off the speakers. You’d never mic a bass amp that far away for example.

Just recently discovered your channel and while I really like this format for reviewing a speaker, I do have one comment about the way you do these clips. I understand the reason for pulling the speakers so far out into the room, but let's be honest here, the vast majority of us are going to have or speakers relatively close to the back wall of our listening spaces. So by presenting the speakers so far out into room in a "sound clip" type review, we are not really hearing the speakers in a manner consistent with how the vast majority of us will hear them.

Why not try the PSB Imagine X2T?

Tilt them up a bit.

Where'd your record player go?

@Newrecordday2013

4 жыл бұрын

My brother is using it

@StephenHyder

4 жыл бұрын

New Record Day Now that’s love!

1:52, not access, axis.

@Newrecordday2013

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have trouble pronouncing it

@skizzarz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Newrecordday2013 I sometimes mispronounce it too

I'm still happy with my 1978 home made speakers. imgur . com/a/VIARZn5 ( Remove Spaces )

Hey Ron, without question your room has some treatment, but, the rear of each speaker is directed straight at the windows between the red (base traps) and the grey wall mounted sections - can’t see the walls but being the over educated couch potato (that I’ve been accused of) does this impact the room listening experience? Or did your big boss dictate terms? Porting rear, front or downwards would change things greatly. Not detracting from your tube - your channel and others including Danny’s keeps me sane, all jokes aside. I’ll be surely constructing some dipole units when possible. Or am I just being anal about the topic, some rooms just have that (lack of resonance) sound. Have a good day man, I exist on the other side of the planet 🌎 yourself and family stay safe, those numbers are becoming disturbing 🇦🇺✌🏽

@m.r.3128

4 жыл бұрын

PSB speakers were on Alibaba cheap until recently 🔊

Play a well recorded jazz CD with these speakers. That gives the highs and lows a workout. Or surfing with the alien by Joe Satriani. A great rock album which is really well recorded. Not these lame 10 second sound clips which is crap.

You get what you pay for ! For the price it's OK, but for music experts, I would not go for that ! These speakers are good for movies, rock music, country, and disco. For classical music and jazz, these speakers will not do the job!

Muddy

Mniej gadania więcej muzyki.

This is the most pretentious thing ever and I love it.

@Newrecordday2013

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@ericfricke4512

3 жыл бұрын

@@Newrecordday2013 By the way, do you know how these might compare to the Paradigm Monitor SE 6000f?