The FR30s ship!

After years of work and multiple prototypes, some of which we even took to shows to get opinions, the final FR30 loudspeaker from PS Audio is shipping to anxious customers. 

If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out these beautiful creations—part of our new Aspen line of speakers—go here and have a look.

Gorgeous, right? And man do they sound great. In fact, I have so fallen in love with their extended clarity, openness, and sheer musicality that they have replaced the venerable Infinity IRS V that was for so many years my reference system.

We’ve been taking reservations for them and each is hand built to order. If you’re in the United States we’re asking for a 10% deposit to hold your place in line. We’ve already sold out the first 3 rounds and have opened a 4th reservation round. If you’re interested, go here.

For those outside the United States, we’ve begun shipping FR30s to our distributors in countries all over the world. Please reach out to your country’s PS Audio dealer or distributor for details.

Click here for a list of dealers and distributors.

Octave pricing and releases

For those of you that support us at Octave Records, you likely noticed our latest release, Hothouse Flower by the trio, Scabaret, is more expensive by $10 for the disc set.

This price increase applies only to the physical discs and was necessitated by rising costs of the SACD we have pressed. (Downloads remain at their original price)

There is today only one SACD-capable pressing plant left in the world. It is located in Austria and we have our fingers crossed it will remain alive and well. Should it close its doors that would mean the end of SACD. 

We appreciate your understanding of this price increase and hope you’ll continue to support quality recordings and the musicians, engineers, and artists that make them for Octave.

Thank you.

In an age where purist audiophile labels get criticized for always doing the same sort of acoustic this and that, here comes Scabaret—three of the most talented women I know, along with their producer, Scott Ferris. Together they have crafted a simply extraordinary piece of musical magic.

What they have made may or may not float your musical boat. That’s an individual choice. However, the originality and sheer brilliance of this work cannot be ignored.

It is simply amazing and worth your time to give it a listen.

Oh, and sonically? Wowsers.

If you’d like to get to know the trio Scabaret, watch this short musical journey.

Audiophile Reference Masters IV

Audiophile Masters, Volume IV is available as a stereo SACD/CD and download bundle and features 10 all-new high-performance tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered to be played back on the finest audio equipment in the world. From great jazz, classical, bossa nova, country, and even a few out of the ordinary gems, Audiophile Masters Volume IV is a classic reference disc worth owning.

Start with auditioning Track One where even on your computer speakers you can get a feel for how great this jazz recording is. And don’t miss Deborah Schmit-Lobis’, Wapiti, or Bill Kopper’s Santa Amaro—All destined to be classics. Our best compilation release yet, Audiophile Masters IV is a wonderfully recorded and performed master recording. This is a limited release so when they’re gone….