PS Audio visit yesterday

I have been in Denver all week for a work users group. I decided I will not be this close any time soon so we took a trip up to Boulder for a visit to the PSAudio shop and do a tour. I cannot say how welcoming their staff was. Caleb too us to pretty much every room and all the staff stopped work to chat. Chris B gave a great run down on how all his designs worked and the history behind the tech. Got to see the parts and where they were made. PSAudio does a great job in trying to keep as much as they can to be American made. Love that part. The PMG front panel is quite a sight an is amazing workmanship.
The tour ended in the listening Lab. Great room. Sound was incredible. Comparing what I use and what they had going I would say probably sound similar. Same DAC, 300’s vs 600’s but my speakers are very different from the FR30’s. First they are really really big. Much bigger than I thought. Their upper end is really sweet with zero fatigue. I would have like to have heard the 20’s but no time.

Also, I did get a sneak peak of the new sub. they had a beta in the room. I could see the cone moving. Chris said he hopes the end of the year. Got a look inside the PGM Amp too.
I highly recommend a visit to their shop. The area is absolutely beautiful and has much to do otherwise for activities if you are outdoorsy. Just be careful, the thin air is for real. I did a 1.5mile walk and I was wiped way more than I should have been. A coworker who does marathons said on his run it got to him as well. it will get to you if you are not careful.

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Nice. Did you call to make an appointment for the tour?

I went online to schedule but it was not an open time. Emailed them and they arranged the visit. Great company.

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Cool.

Did you talk to them about your 512?

I did. They have a final bug fix. When you swap services with the streamer it needs a reset. They are working on that issue still. Not all customers have reported the skipping. So they are contacting all the buyers and checking in. Roon update: they heard back and have one issue to resolve and the. That should be good too. Something with the volume control. They are going to fix my unit and QA the crap out of it and swap it with the one I just swapped with. That way my system can stay up and I get a really fully tested unit.

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Great report Brian. Thanks much.