PSB Introduces New Platinum Series Speakers

9-Oct-02

PSB Speakers has introduced the first four of a new series of top-of-the-line speakers in its new Platinum Series.According to PSB founder and Chief Designer Paul Barton, ""The PSB Platinum Series is our answer to the many listeners who have wondered how much further we could go beyond the celebrated qualities of our Stratus models. We looked long and hard at that, and identified ways to make meaningful, really audible advances in performance and still maintain the value that has always characterized our speakers. I think there will be quite a stir about these speakers."" The new flagship tower, the PSB Platinum T8, uses seven new drivers: three 8-inch woofers, two 4-1/2-inch midrange drivers (all with woven fiberglass cones and rubber surrounds), plus two 1-inch aluminum dome, low resonance (Fs) tweeters. One tweeter faces forward and the other (which can be enabled or disabled by use of a jumper) is rear-firing. The midrange drivers and the front tweeter are placed in a D'Appolito array.  The three woofers employ 40-ounce magnet structures. The midrange drivers use a 20-ounce magnet structure, while that of each tweeter is 16 ounces. The enclosure is available in black ash or cherry, with a die-cast aluminum base, top, and side extrusions that, as for the other systems in the new series, help provide structural rigidity for reduced cabinet resonance.""The transparency and dynamics of the T8's sound are going to get audiophiles talking,"" Barton says, ""as will its pristine midrange and low-frequency impact. And the appearance and build quality are going to turn some heads as well.""Also among the first four Platinum models is a D'Appolito-arrayed center channel, the Platinum C4, in which two 3-1/2-inch midrange drivers flank the same 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter used in the T8. Two 6-1/2-inch drivers in turn flank the three-driver D'Appolito array. The midranges and woofers employ woven fiberglass cones and rubber surrounds. Finishes and cabinet construction are as offered for the T8 and the other Platinum entries.Another Platinum entry, the M2, combines a new 6-1/2-inch woven-fiberglass-cone, rubber surround woofer with the series' new 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter.For surround use, the bipolar Platinum S2 places two sets of the same drivers used in the M2, at a 90-degree angle to each other.The Platinum Series speakers also come with five-way, gold-plated posts, adjustable spikes, and rubber levelers for the T8 and M2, and an aluminum-laminate baffle finish. All models are magnetically shielded.""These are exciting products,"" says Barton. ""We think they are going to redefine a lot of people's expectations of high-end performance.""Targeted prices range from $2,000 to $6,500 with initial deliveries starting early this fall. For more information, visit www.psbspeakers.com.

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