DIRE STRAITS on PS AUDIO FR30 & REL Carbon Sp. Subwoofer! [4K]

PS Audio Aspen FR30 Loudspeakers are driven by McIntsoh full tubes setup and Aurender Media Player.
In addition, we used a REL Carbon Special Subwoofer for the very low end.
Recorded at IL TEMPIO DEL SUONO, Lissone, Italy
#soundsommelier
#psaudio
#mcintosh

[@Karto86]

You guys probably know this but I encurage everyone to listen to Dire Straits, every album is a masterpiece when it comes to production :) Such a live, airy sound!

[@johnclyne6350]

When I was in the market for a pair of good speakers. I listened to Dire Straight’s first album on KEF 104-2’s. I was sold on them. That was in 1984. I saved up my money & bought them in 1985. I still love my speakers all these years later. Especially listening to Dire Straight’s.

[@terrancethomas5820]

I have to agree, Dire straits is my favourite to demo with

[@ganck1147]

Mark knofler is very particular about sound quality

[@magicmulder]

Definitely. Even my lowly Yamaha HS7 show how great these recordings are.

[@bigbirdwpg]

I agree, my favorite performer - Mark Knopfler including some of his solo efforts. # 2 for is Fleetwood Mac.

[@StealthParrot]

If it sounds so good on my small computer monitors, I can only imagine how good this sounds in the room. Glad you're back!

[@finscreenname]

Sounds just like everything else that comes out of my 20+ year old Boston Acoustic PC speakers and sub. Lucky you.

[@kingchakazulu7762]

It sounds like Shiite on all good PC speakers.

[@brentcollins9727]

Welcome back, Sommelier! What a great start to the new listening season!

[@j.m.harris4202]

Absolutely Love these AMT FR30 Speakers! Exceptionally Stupendous Presentation Mon Sound Sommelier!👏

[@jaydries]

I love that McGowans new speakers are paired with McIntosh!

[@DianeFoxxx]

YOUR CHANNEL AUDIO VIDEOS ARE THE BEST SOUND I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIVE AND ON KZbin!

[@gadymarcus2362]

Magnifico.😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jean-micheldeleaz7248]

Je suis surpris par cet ensemble audio 😊

[@vote4ulvio]

Amazing

[@bearclaw5115]

These sound good to me and I'm no stranger to the Sound Sommelier!

[@elcarlissimo]

Chris B is the man! Soft spoken speaker designing genius...

[@kenmcglown6642]

These bad boys sound excellent!!!

[@earlpayne5265]

My new favorite speaker

[@danielschley3972]

Awesome

[@josegallego2921]

Un sonido increible

[@user-ko7fo8xc9o]

Шикарно.

[@petervalentimribeiro5465]

Nice 👏👏👏

[@batomatovic6286]

Amazing pling..❤

[@everything777]

Thoroughly into the "listening to the equipment, rather than the music", but I'm sure it's great 😂

[@mazur945]

W weeks ago, i bought this album!! Old used :) Greetings!!

[@markpommett5712]

Smooooth

[@cubinn149]

Ive heard very high end systems and its a special sound thats super enjoyable night n day difference from standard consumer systems

[@johnnyaxelsson6666]

I can recomend mark knopflers brother david... I use one of these discs. In my valuation in new electronics or cables... Super great recordings like dire straits... Bless you al out there 🙏🧙‍♂️

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

In my headphones I hear a very large spundstage. In the room must be magical

[@majsiewiczm57]

Dali kore genialne głośniki.Szukam sponsora do zakupu.❤❤

[@listenu]

My dream.

[@martinlindberg1983]

I like what I hear. A demanding old track with good dynamics and swing (like most of DS work). Very good sound dispersion and well played when you are up front (mic close). In listening position backwards too much of room reverberation, but probably not so pronounced in real life. Uneducated does not understand that big speakers way out in the room, to set the sound stage free, need subwoofers. Thank you!

[@nicholaskrebs7815]

Kudos to you for having one of the best Hi-Fi channels out there! I have a lot of respect for Paul McGowan at PSAudio, he's a super nice guy, has one of the better Q&A sessions to tune into, takes time for his customers, and definitely treats his employees very well. He and his team at PSAudio are all great. I recently took a factory tour, everything about their operation was dynamite. But, at the end I wasn't blown away by their speakers and/or gear. I'm looking looking to upgrade my speakers and I wanted so much to love these but they weren't my cup of tea. For my ears, they shimmer too much in the upper octaves, the bass is tight but didn't blow me away, and the midrange just didn't pop on demo tracks I listened to in their room. The frequency response just sounded flat, almost like they measured well in a chamber but I was hoping for a live listening experience and it wasn't there. Maybe with a series of REL's they might be better, not sure. I don't own their equipment either, and they obviously had all of their gear in full flight, maybe it was the gear...Look forward to your channel!

[@astodkar81]

May be soundstage on lower side, N More towards Lower Frequency...but sounds good 👍

[@claramuller3]

Immer wieder stelle ich fest, dass seine 🎥Kameraschwenks u. -fahrten🎥 einen echten 👍🏻Mehrwert darstellen gegenüber einer statischen Aufnahme im sog. Stereo-Dreieck.🔊⚠️🔊 Frau erlebt die Anlage, den Raum und natürlich die Lautsprecher und ihre einzelnen Chassis fast hautnah. Ein unschätzbarer "Einblick" in die Eigenarten der Wandler, ohne selbst in ein High-End Studio zu müssen. Darauf ein "Stößchen", Prost!🥂 🙃😉😍😁😄

[@CliffCollipriest2013]

I have listened to a lot of your videos and am often very impressed with the dynamics, warmth, depth and detail of the speakers used in the videos. Maybe it is just me, but these FR30's sound dull and lifeless compared to other speakers in your videos.

[@34332]

Not just you, it's disappointing. I've seen another comment mentioning this amp makes them dull, which makes sense.

[@garyizzard839]

@@34332 Through KZbin and whatever you are listening on? Well done for your amazing assessment. You can review gear without hearing it.

[@34332]

​@@InOdoremSuavitatis I believe you have a valid point here. Listened to CD and Live on Qobuz, but it is indeed flat sounding..wow.

[@CliffCollipriest2013]

@@InOdoremSuavitatis I own that album and it is NOT that dull and lifeless. Not even on my speakers that cost 1/5th of what the FR's cost. I suggest you try again.

[@CliffCollipriest2013]

@@InOdoremSuavitatis Maybe it is just the way that recording comes across on the FR 30's. Maybe it is a mix of the McIntosh amps and the speakers and the recording. Either way, it sounds more dull and flat than on my system (McIntosh MA 6500/Dali Helicon 400) and more dull than other speakers on this channel or other recordings sound on the FR 30's.

[@flex-cx9bi]

Can't say that I like this design and I would say that it's because of the lower midrange playing in a too big volume that create colouration. Lower mid sounds dull and unconncted to the upper registers. I would have divided the bass in two sections where lower mid are handled by a 6,5" in a 7-10 liter cabinet. That will help get some punch back and connect bass and upper mid/treble. Now I hear a too soft and dull bass with a too clean/bright upper mid/treble. A nice speaker, but I see the potential to get a even better result with a different topology in the bass. A reference version with 2x10" bass and a 6,5" lower mid???

[@elcarlissimo]

Hi, What are the glass cylinders against the front wall?

[@GjbMcN]

Dire Strairs ❤ and they sound good These speakers seem very directed so is placement critical? When you moved in between them to check out the gear powering them the sound really dropped off in clarity, but when you went to the outside edges towards the back there was less of this so I would say it’s not the microphone you used. Either way thank you

[@e.deruijter6902]

Sounds like they are out of phase 🤔

[@finscreenname]

I was going to say they seem what I call, "zoney". Someone could be sitting next to you and not hear what you are hearing.

[@262miki]

Con componenti così, sfido io se non si deve sentire bene...chi ci trova difetti,forse è lontano dalla realtà..o forse solo è per invidia 😊

[@raynabozny2338]

What frequency did you bring the sub in?, I like 100hz

[@fardaz9116]

it seems units are not balanced in their sound, some of them do have delayed sound.

[@osmanakman]

Enjoy with your nice investment.

[@johnsheridan520]

Synthetic sound from these speakers. It's even surprising.

[@indigomurom]

охуенно в наушниках dexp !!!

[@Langeloudspeakers]

Seems to emphasize mid frequencies a bit;

[@gator7763]

Is that right speaker leaning?

[@earlpayne5265]

These speakers blow McIntosh xrt1.1 away.

[@batomatovic6286]

Amt??❤

[@26101976bdm]

3 stripe gippo shoes hahaha

[@REX4340]

Can you list the source please🙏

[@user-go7yt6kj7x]

Klingt eher trocken und schlank, gutes Timing. Mp Sound Angel munich 2:16

[@kurtbrisch5776]

My main complaint about the PS audio speakers is they look like they are constructed out of plastic. I know they aren't, but that's what it looks like to me.

[@barneyrubble9309]

Wow that intro wax BRIGHT!!...where da bass go? Holy crap that vertical off axis change when you sat down was huge...not great driver integration right there. doesn't blow me away considering the price.

[@-MarkWinston-]

The FR30s are not neutral or bright speakers. Pairing them with Mcs will make them sound dull. Pair them with a neutral Class D, then see them bloom.

[@interesting7906]

🤌wth are you talking about? ClassD? These speakers have low efficiency and need lots of current. ClassD is just going to be even more lifeless.

[@-MarkWinston-]

@@interesting7906 WTF are you talking about? Are you living in the 80s?

[@davidteague3849]

​@@interesting7906a modern hypex class D can dump a lot of current

[@interesting7906]

@@-MarkWinston- I live in 1926 actually. Western Electric made best speakers back then and audio has only gone downhill since. And BTW I listened to the latest & greatest Hypex, and GaN amps and NO, I couldn't agree less about classD.

[@DAVID-io9nj]

I get tired of all the "should have paired with XYZ to sound great". If the product is that sensitive to component pairing, the maker should clearly say so. Same as a high performance sport car saying use premium high octane gas only! Not all of us have tons of money to try one component after another to find that magical combination.

[@marcospada2623]

bene ma non benissimo

[@user-mu6ij2go5b]

O my God! He's back! Добро пожаловать! From Russia with love ❤️

[@Pierre-Leloup]

Strange sound to my ears...

[@stephenstevens6573]

Great sounding speakers, but 30 grand? And still need a sub?? I don't think so

[@CliffCollipriest2013]

If you think these are pricey, try the FR $60's. Yes, they cost that much.

[@cbrunhaver]

What makes you think that you need a subwoofer more than any other speaker?

[@tacofortgens3471]

$30k and they are yours

[@tacofortgens3471]

Most likely mirrors

[@monusahu8872]

Song name please

[@mrd.2090]

Once Upon a Time In The West, from the Communiqué-album

[@endrizo]

@@mrd.2090 track 1

[@hectorbonifacio1402]

😮

[@claramuller3]

... von der Band "Dire Straits" fehlte noch; klar für Fans, Kenner u. Frühgeborene selbstverständlich!😊

[@sirsmarty274]

I do not like the sound of the FR30's

[@batomatovic6286]

Why?

[@fanclub670]

​@@batomatovic6286 Synthetic sound...

[@batomatovic6286]

Hard to hear... ju must be there😮

[@camillomacaluso7954]

I don't like the price

[@clothyardshafts]

Two things. You can’t even begin to tell what a speaker sounds like through KZbin. We’ve no idea what that room is doing to the sound. These videos are nice to look at but they tell us very little about how the speaker will sound in our personal environments (emphasis on the plural)

[@NikosPer]

they sound soulless to me.

[@user-ls2lb5kt4u]

Всё плохо.... с учётом конского ценника на эти гробы....Зачем PS Audio полезли в эту нишу колонкостроения???

[@endrizo]

not the best recording.. i have all dire staits cds and they dont sound very good.

[@claramuller3]

From which publications?❔ The first editions are perfect because Dire Straits were chosen as the official representatives (promoters) for the “new” media 'Audio CD'.😉 Aus welchen Veröffentlichungen?❔ Die Erstauflagen sind perfekt, da Dire Straits als offizielle Vertreter (Promotor) für die „neue“ Audio-CD ausgewählt wurden.😉

[@mjot2360]

Sounds very "hifi" and not musical.

[@ilyamahmutil5193]

Пластик жестковат, но усилители шикарны. Пищалки топ.

[@user-yy5sm1ch1e]

Unimpressive!!!