PS Audio Aspen FR5 Loudspeakers

$5,995.00

Description

Aspen FR5 Loudspeaker

PS Audio Aspen FR5 Loudspeaker Stands Sold Separately 

The perfect size loudspeaker for any small to medium-sized room.

"The best speaker I've ever heard in this price range*"

The ground-breaking Aspen series of loudspeakers sets new standards for what is possible in home audio reproduction. Now, with the introduction of our full range 2-way stand mount speaker, the Aspen FR5, it is finally possible to bring the concert hall to any small to medium sized room.

The Aspen loudspeaker series represents the culmination of 50 years of industry experience; learning in intimate detail what works and what does not; what it takes for a loudspeaker to disappear and leave only the magic of the music; designing a no-compromise phase-correct crossover; constructing a cabinet that does not color the sound; crafting a speaker that is easily driven with any decent power amplifier, and when not even the most advanced driver manufacturer’s products are good enough to meet our exacting standards, designing woofers, radiators, and tweeters from scratch. In all respects, the FR5 will transcend your expectations of what an affordable stand mount loudspeaker can do.
No longer do you have to compromise.
Breathtaking to listen to, beautiful to behold, fits in any small to medium sized room, with bass that will astound you, the Aspen FR5 is a dream come true.

Design

The FR5 joins the ranks of a rare handful of 2-way full-range speakers that can honestly cover the frequency range of 35Hz to beyond 20kHz with grace, dynamics, slam, and low distortion—and work in most small to medium-sized room. Within moments of installing your new Aspen FR5 loudspeakers, you'll instantly be transported to a new level of musical ecstacy. What's captured on the disc is exactly what you'll hear with a greater resolution than most have ever experienced. Grace, beauty, PRaT, power, and a musicality that is rare amongst 5 figure offerings from other manufacturers await owners of the Aspen FR5. That this speaker is financially within anyone's budget makes it a miracle.

Application

Loudspeakers are part of the family. With their presence, they grace our homes and living areas by bringing the joy of music into our lives. Unlike the electronics that drive them, most loudspeakers depend on proper placement and optimized room parameters to perform their best. The Aspen FR5, however, is designed to more easily fit into any living environment and perform at its best with a minimum of setup hassles and a maximum of options. While the FR5, like all high-performance speakers, appreciates some breathing room between them and the front wall, placement in the room for best performance is a snap. Using the included step-by-step guide and CD, setup, from unboxing to playing music, happens easily in a few short hours.

Technology

By far the most important piece in the HiFi chain is the loudspeaker. If the speaker cannot reproduce what it is fed from the electronic chain, the missing musical information is forever lost. To achieve all that music demands, over the years, loudspeaker designers have tried to leverage every trick in the book: electrostats for details, conventional drivers for dynamics, planars for transparency, ribbons, domes, horns, open baffles, bipoles, dipoles. The list is endless and the choices and their inevitable sonic compromises daunting. With close to 50 years under our collective belts, we at PS Audio are committed to designing the perfect loudspeakers for every application, room size, and budgets. In the Aspen series we start with the FR30, then move to the FR20, the FR10, and finally the FR5. Each is a full range state-of-the-art loudspeaker that covers the range of possibilities from small to large rooms and to meet every budget need. The FR5 will fit into every small to medium sized room and provide potent bass output and extension for a stand mounted speaker. For the upper end, the FR5 employs the same Aspen planar tweeter as found in both the FR20 and FR30. Without question, the Aspen FR5 is the perfect loudspeaker for any small to medium-sized room and, certainly, any budget. Why compromise? Go for the best.

Specifications - Aspen FR5 Loudspeaker

Color Options Satin White, Satin Black
Enclosure Type Passive radiator (one 6x9” oval rear-firing)
High Frequency Transducer 2.5” planar magnetic with Teonex diaphragm
Low Frequency Transducer 1 x 6.5” woofers, cast frame, Curv woven polypropylene, advanced magnet structure
Crossover Frequency 1750 Hz - Linkwitz-Riley 6th order acoustic
Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1M) 83.5 dB
Nominal Impedance 6 ohm (5.6 ohm minimum impedance)
Recommended Amplifier Power 50-150W
Frequency Response 35 Hz-20 khz (-6dB) half space, 30 Hz (-6 dB) in-room
Dimensions (HxWxD)

14.5" x 8" x 13" speaker only

28.25" x 11.75" x 14” stand only

Net Weight

Speaker: 26.6 Ibs (12.1 kg) each
Stand: 13.71b (6.2 kg) each