# New FR5 owner **URL:** \ **Category:** Loudspeakers\ **Created:** [October 29, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810 "2024-10-29T18:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/1 "2024-10-29T18:51:39Z")
Hello all! Long time lurker, first time poster I just got my FR5s up and going last weekend and so far I’m uber impressed! After getting them set up and playing, I was picking up the boxes and stuff and I sat down and was immediately shocked at the sound stage these little guys were throwing out!! Now the reason I was so shocked is the left one was pointing forward and about 3’ off the back wall while the right one was pointing past my seating (I could easily see the outside of the cabinet) and about a foot off the back wall. I had to laugh a minute while thinking “gosh I’ll bet it’s even better when I actually place these correctly!” Well, I’ve since placed them in a very uniform manner, equal triangle and distances from the back/side walls. I’m still super shocked on how wide/huge and detailed the sound stage is! I’ve only got a few hours on them so I’ve got a ways to go in the burn in process and I’ll play around with placement more then. Currently the room they’re in is 15.8’ x 14.5 x 9’ceiling and they’re on the long wall. I’m really liking their sound and look forward to see what they do after some time. PS Audio FR5 Black Cambridge Audio Edge A Cambridge Audio CXN100 Panamax M5300 Nordost Cabling ![20241026_190629](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/4X/2/4/7/24701bec35cf6a64f8d283b43775133e331890ac.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![softlight64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@softlight64](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/softlight64)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/2 "2024-10-29T20:15:10Z")
Those Nordost cables look great! ---
**Author:** ![scotte1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/scotte1/32/147_2.png) [@scotte1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/scotte1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/3 "2024-10-30T00:41:37Z")
Congratulations, and welcome to the Forum. Cheers. PS You have 24 hours to center those components on your equipment rack or you will be banned from further posting until you do. 😜 Just kidding - but boy are my OCD tendencies “twitching”. ---
**Author:** ![stonefree1911](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/stonefree1911/32/92419_2.png) [@stonefree1911](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/stonefree1911)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/4 "2024-10-30T01:15:23Z")
Nice! I hear very good things about the FR-5’s! I am looking at upgrading as well and have been pretty set on Goldenear Triton 2+'s or Triton Ones, but the form factor, and reviews, have me looking at the FR-5’s as well. ---
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/5 "2024-10-30T14:48:03Z")
Yeah, I’m with you. However the power cords plug in on the amp and streamer align perfectly to the right bar on the back of the shelf. I’m going to grab a different rack soon! ---
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/6 "2024-10-30T14:55:05Z")
Depending on the room, you’ll get better bass with the Tritons (for obvious reasons) but I like the midrange/tweeter of these FR5s much better. Not to mention, even in my limited time with these new ones and in my set up, the bass is pretty solid down to the low 40s and will probably go lower once I get some hours on them ---
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/7 "2024-11-22T13:30:38Z")
As an FYI and to help your OCD tendencies…I changed the rack and centered everything 🙂 ![20241116_193815](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/4X/9/7/8/978f79a969fb25ea879d31b0ba007622dd7c8bc7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/8 "2024-11-22T13:39:05Z")
Also, I’ve got good amount of hours on these and I’m still uber impressed with these little guys! The Edge A is a fantastic combo as it adds a touch of that “British” sound to the tweeter which is what I was going for. I just bought the Innuos Pulse Mini and the matching PSU to replace the CXN100 and I’m waiting on it’s delivery. I like the 100 but the ipad app is awful, it slightly bests the Lumin app which is by far the worst I’ve had. I’ve got to terminate the CAT wire in my house so I can hardwire the Innuos and add in my Muon Pro which will take everything to the next level and I’ll probably finish tweaking the speaker placement. More to come… ---
**Author:** ![aangen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aangen/32/295709_2.png) [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/9 "2024-11-22T14:18:07Z")
I can’t wait to see four stacks of six subwoofers appear! (they could be little subs) ![Addsubs](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/4X/b/f/9/bf9a2215c4aa0b7cf4e2def97f3944ea2b249272.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sunshdw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sunshdw/32/262116_2.png) [@sunshdw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sunshdw)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/10 "2024-11-22T16:59:43Z")
I believe I’d cause seismic activity with that set up ---
**Author:** ![scotte1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/scotte1/32/147_2.png) [@scotte1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/scotte1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/11 "2024-11-22T19:07:44Z")
Ha! Well done. I am certain the system sounds better now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ViperRGD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/viperrgd/32/176965_2.png) [@ViperRGD](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/ViperRGD)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/new-fr5-owner/39810/13 "2025-04-23T13:01:30Z")
Should definitely result in blacker backgrounds!