The Big Move

This is it! The move of the Infinity IRSV from PS Audio's Music Room One to its new home across the street in PS Audio's Music Room Two. Watch as we move 1.2 tons of loudspeaker across the street

[@MrAlvarochahin]

Congratulations on your new location and thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion so openly, I enjoy it very much, keep rocking Paul!

[@ВладимирОлегович-ч9т]

Amazing) drive of life, so hard to find passion of the life.. The most fulllfilled and inspiring time of your life, Paul and all the best all your family. I enjoyed))

[@jarodreddig63]

Oh boy moving is always nerve racking! Love the new room👍🏻.

[@SyedNizamudeen]

Dear Paul, If I ever holiday to the US, your new music room will be my 1st place of visit :-D - Cheers from India

[@veeracs]

What’s the song that was playing in the beginning of this video? Excellent room update, love it 👏

[@BonJohnvie]

It's Mahler no. 3 in D minor. Not sure what album. Google says Eza-Pekka Salonen with the LA Philharmonic, Sony records. Although there's a good one on tidal also (DECCA) tidal.com/track/5674026

[@protogenxl]

I want a video of Zeos Pantera of Z Reviews just running sound this room Saying "Theseeee" for a half hour

[@danthemanvine4782]

ProtogenXL AGREED then have Chewbacca somewhere

[@catified2081]

LoL yup. He needs to add some more words to his vocabulary.

[@divertiti]

He would be triggered cuz the gear would cost more than $200 and he can't tell a difference

[@brandonburr4900]

Paul, Had a question on speakers since obviously their not in production anymore. Do you have lots of spare tweeters, midrange and servo woofer driver? Maybe from arnie's stash of parts? I saw some of stuff from arnie's estate being sold on ebay by a online boulder company (the audio room) that sells all sorts of high end gear. Who specifically repairs and reconditions these if no spares are available? I thought it interesting for a speaker made in such low number and from the mid 80's. Thanks again Paul for everything you do!

[@ptutul]

My concern is the AC just not looking right. It’s only my opinion.

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

Agree with you.

[@robertbreslin469]

Yeah, it is aesthetically distracting.

[@blitzbbffl]

One question: the first Woofer Tower went across the street via forklift, but the second Woofer Tower went across the street via truck. Why? Forklifts have little suspension, so I am hoping that there was no damage on that first trip.

[@fullranger3435]

Having watched the "last song in music room one" video, assuming the recording gear was the same and having been myself through all this "sound character" thing that different room settings and treatments impart to the sound, I'd say that this room has a lot more reverb that gives the impression of a bigger space, clearer highs, more impressive sound. Yet, carefull A/B comparison with the old room sound, shows that the old room setting/refinement, was more true to the recording itself. Individual sounds are better defined tonally, temporally and spatially. The sound in the old room had a slightly more prominent "it's not real, just a recording" feeling, which is simply...the truth! I think the impression that the highs are better in the new room is just an effect that goes together with the more distant ("spacious") image, as a result of an overall different tonal balance. It has happened to me before as a choice between "distant, spacious, sharply imaged" or "immediate, lively, but less hi-fiishly impressive". The system delivers a glorious performance anyway, but I believe you and your team will make some fine tuning before deciding what's best. EXCELLENT VIDEOS PAUL! AND THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US, LESS FORTUNATE AUDIOPHILES!!

[@thepogue]

love it guys!!

[@Inflame5]

Aren't the front speakers blocking the sound of the rear ones?

[@DanielSkinnerDETTPKS]

Sounds great on my Sony MDR XB950 headphones. If it sounds live there, fantastic job and well done. I have an older Samsung 4K UHDTV with Bluetooth sent to Dayton Audio 120 as signal amp. Thanks.

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

Daniel, Through my MDR-V6's, it sounds like all this music was played through the. IRS- V's. "Too Hipp" Paul "Whoo-yaa" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheRockerxx69]

@@SJMessinwithBoats1 Wagner s overture????

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

Actually.... KLOS.....Too Hipp KMET.....Whoo Yaa Los Angeles mega rock stations' Icon sayings back when the glory days of hard American rock reined in the Southern California region.

[@TheRockerxx69]

@@SJMessinwithBoats1 KOLA KROQ KLOS all gone---Rodney s been sacked uck

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

So your saying the music played in the video was Wagner's overture? If so, very nice. I could stand for it!

[@markstewart1807]

Great team work there Paul bet you were relieved they survived the move unscathed?

[@RetroBerner]

Give me one hour with an ounce of weed and some Pink Floyd in that seat and I could die happy

[@jarodreddig63]

Steve Martino We are thinking the same 👍🏻

[@44AudioLab]

I'll be there with you !

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

You'll miss out on the more affordable, portable, unabtrusive, wonderfully adaptable new AN speakers to die for!

[@mcramp20]

Those speakers are worth how much, and yet they didn,t know wich way to put them back. Im so glad Paul was there.

[@sudd3660]

usa answer for everything, drugs! you know how every other country in the world see you?

[@renatogomes2396]

What size is this room? It looks like these speakers needed more space...

[@goranm1533]

it will sound even better when all the cables in walls get burned in. Please tell me did you hear any difference in sound with that air condition on and off? thank you.

[@RaduSimonicaFotograf]

A work colleague came to my desk and asked me why am I looking at a video with some dudes moving a coffin. He still doesn't believe me that those are speakers :D

[@scarabeo500gt]

Awesome but those puppys would sound great anyplace - Like in my room???? lol

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Those things would sound great in my bathroom ffs.

[@erdincyilmazel]

Paul, I don't know if you care, but I noticed that the woofers that used to be on the right are now on the left.

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

Yes, good eye. It shouldn't matter.

[@wildcat1065]

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this system sounds awesome but seeing the main speakers taken apart reveals that that they are really only slim line source speakers with huge, opaque side wings backed up with mighty servo subs. Presumably the sidewings are to smooth dispersion but their bulk must be visually and psychologically intrusive into the image . The most convincing systems I have heard have wide spread, small speakers in a nearfield arrangement and a clear floor in front of the listener in which the image can develop. I wonder what the speakers would sound like with no wings or to at least make the wings seethrough by using glass or acrylic ? Not meaning to downplay an awesome system, but this thought just occurred to me.

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

Yes sir, its basically 6 complete stereos in one. But then its only original main intention in the beginning was a tool for audio equipment development. For me, the real legacy of this design will be when they are practical as a couple of stereo speakers the wife might allow in the house.

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

They are dipoles and by design not supposed to have a box. That's what the designer wanted.

[@guidobrunellijr.3]

Looks like a little match marking would have helped

[@jontiffinphoto]

Ok, in watching the breakdown and reassembly, the crew reversed the subs, the edit shows the right being moved first and the left last, though the left was assembled first in the new room whilst the left became the right in the new room. Simply an observation. Shouldn’t make a difference, or does it?

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

Nope, shouldn't make a difference, but you're right.

[@AlexReusch]

This aircondition on the right looks dangerous. I hope you will never experience a failure... it could kill your wonderful speakers.

[@salvadorrodenas3071]

Riveted jeans and wristwatches forbidden please!

[@rbnsmd1]

why the stupid aircontioner there

[@giannagiavelli5098]

my sony boom box works just fine, and only 39.99 from walmart!

[@amb3cog]

Enjoy it sir. I used to own an Aiwa boom box, that I got for Christmas, as a teenager. And even though I owned the best stereo amongst all my friends, by far, I loved that thing too death. It was built like a tank, and sounded great. Made great recordings too. So many great memories with that thing. I remember listening to Tattoo You on it, Christmas day (whatever year it came out?), like it was yesterday. Ah, what a machine! Happy Holidays!

[@SJMessinwithBoats1]

Whoe horsey. I have tested several book shelf Awai systems extensively. Awai, put optimized class ab amp chips in some of their systems. So here we have a Darlington power pack module inside. (STK series chips) Bang! Enter Sanyo into the mix! With these dual voltage chips, a company can, and has many times, installed these into their chassis as an economical quality alternative to designing their own chips. Got a Marantz sr870u that has one in it. 70+70 watts for the rear channels.. Anyway...The awia that I tested had I think it was a 30+30 chip in it. Hooked to a functioning Fisher 12in 3way floor stander it was light in the deep bass. With a Yamaha double cassette deck as preamp boosting the signal from a cheaply cell phone into the awai's "aux in"... It wailed.😊😍

[@pblnlpalu]

Mmm, not professional!!!! Use a few post it!!!!

[@davidsolomon5499]

What a great video. Thanks for sharing, Paul and team. Great to have real music lovers working together to derive a musical system that would be a challenge to many. I owned these speakers for a while and must say that it was incredibly easy o pick out small details and component differences. Congratulations on the new space and room.

[@petejilka968]

This video would have been better with “Benny Hill” music.

[@mpitogo]

Someone forgot to label the wings before the move?

[@lovejago]

thay should have put tape with top left right speaker top right right speaker!!!!..lolol you so right!

[@russmaleartist]

It was nice of you to share the move. It is this type of video that includes your customer base and expands goodwill to those who cannot possibly own such outstanding speakers, but still, like to feel a part of the process. To me, the local stereo stores, which we no longer have, there was a feeling of belonging to a group of those with similar interests -- not exactly like a sorority or a club, but still feeling exclusive with your presence not only welcomed but welcomed and desired.

[@adamdavi8869]

A much smaller room than I would expect for such massive speakers.

[@Technical_Audio]

Several of you have asked about the glorious piece of music being played here. I asked Paul in an email and he replied with this: www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-Francisco-Michael-Michelle/dp/B00GG3O6JG/ I think that’s the same Hybrid SACD as this: Mahler: Symphony No.3, Kindertotenlieder www.amazon.com/dp/B004RUF02M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gzM9CbHCZCTE7

[@peterhaslund]

This is horrible! Referring of course to the music, how come all audiophiles listen to Chief Inspector Dreyfus hammering away at the organ?

[@chrisvinicombe9947]

You know you have a audio problem , when it takes a large team of men and machines all day to move your stereo across the road. 😄👏👏

[@dragonboyjazz]

it only took 1 team though... its only just begun!

[@whollymindless]

Not so much a "problem" as an "opportunity". Your neighbor is the one with the problem...

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

I'd love to show up at an AA meeting and go "Hi. My name's Joe, and I'm an audiophile."

[@nakedhand]

The fork lift is really the tipping point that I will use a reference from now on with my wife. That didn´t come out right..

[@philpembroke5373]

Team of men is an audio solution

[@phillipleroy1452]

Two things... Get rid of that hideous mini-split, and admit to yourself that this room should be called "music room number one"

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

Yes, you're right on both accounts. I was told not to put the mini split there but wanted it away from the listening position. Dumb move on my part. Ugh.

[@phillipleroy1452]

@@Paulmcgowanpsaudio here is an article about your mini-split problem. www.proremodeler.com/5-ways-hide-mini-split. The article also mentions the reasons not to hang around eletronics.

[@RealityADT]

As it’s a new build why not call it Music Room A, then you also have B,C,D... and you can then reference back to the old building as “1”, “2”... and we’d all know what you meant.

[@techno_magnus]

What is that song at the start... I would like to try it on my speakers!

[@amb3cog]

Those guys did a great job IMO. I hope you bought them pizza, and beer afterwards. 😊 Good luck in the new building Paul. I think Arnie would be very proud. Happy Holidays!

[@hi-fihaven2257]

Thanks for taking us viewers along for the ride! Great video! Beautiful awesome speakers!

[@kevinmcgrath3591]

Really !!!!! parallel walls & flat ceiling, hard surfaces too, .........grey carpet, cream walls and an ugly AC unit -- REALLY.....im in shock, a little comfort , style and acoustic savvy would be nice

[@disnaess]

Hi Paul, check out Mahler 1 / 4 - Finale session, this part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3rcnIykpLB-qpo I have a version bought from nativedsd dot com (I think that is better than this Dudamel one but it's also fine) .. and .. "uh" .. ;)

[@michaelbarrett8803]

That's nice to have that crew to move those and the forklift. They made short work of it. The original IRS came with a cradle that you put together to assemble and disassemble the panels, I have never see one. Where is Bob on the the new servo set up for the IRS woofers? I'm surprised you are still running monster cable on the EMIMS. If the power cords make such a difference than you would think the signal wire going to the EMIMS should have some attention too. Congratulations on the the new setup across the street and the success of PS Audio!! I love my DirectStreem DACs!! Thanks again for the videos.

[@hom2fu]

if you drop it, you'll pay for it.

[@fdschuler7863]

I thought the mid-high frequency columns were enclosed boxes. Also, bass frequencies fall faster, so why are the low end drivers situated behind the mid/high towers? The designer is either a genius or completely insane.

[@dirkdesmet4333]

Wauw indeed ! It is a great set up BUT the room is not suited for this kind of big high end gear. You need a room 3 or 4 times the size and with the right acoustic treatment . I am affaight that this way you do not honour the set up. So try to find the perfect space and enjoy the full capacity of your sublime system ! :-)

[@cp070476]

So the high's are better and the low's are deeper. But the mid bass has gone. It's time to break the Audiophile rules and do a bit of EQ! The only way to get the sound you want.

[@philipw7058]

I know I told you before too much speakers for that small room,you think with all your recourses you could afford to build a good size room to let that system sing,I have a bathroom 🚽 bigger than that room

[@MrScottcollier]

I have generally regarded "moving day" as an unpleasant chore. However in the case of the IRS and the caliber of people at PS Audio, I would be giddy.

[@Martyn2160]

Sounds amazing love these speakers, but really don’t like the air conditioner unit on the wall -I’d move that.

[@TheRockerxx69]

I would not have trusted the porters for a second! Fearing damage to the IRS V. I would have packed them like a work of art. Which they are

[@gaville901]

That AC unit is not in the ideal location for a music room. The visual distraction as well as the air blow could alter the even dispersion of sound.

[@davidh8258]

curios how would those speakers sound if u left off the big wings? awesome new room and speakers

[@SamuelBarrPhotography]

Congratulations Paul! Enjoy the new place.

[@ryanyuen6097]

one thing I learned from the clip is that human do get smarter and skilled thro’ repetitions

[@beachboo420]

Arnie would approve i think.

[@janinapalmer8368]

Robert McConnell ....if Arnie knew of this he would be shaking in his grave !!

[@Flura00]

@@janinapalmer8368 why do you think he would?

[@janinapalmer8368]

Florian Iosef .....well, he would expect the speaker parts to reboxed and taken over the road !! And a lollipop lady to stop the traffic lol !

[@Flura00]

@@janinapalmer8368 well...if you put it like that.. you're kind of right 😄

[@Nephilim-81]

Speakers just aren’t big enough.

[@flargosa]

Hi Paul, do you use some sort of microphone to look for frequency dips and bumps to help adjust the speaker to the new room?

[@gladyssimo1]

hey Paul what is the name of this music piece. thx

[@denniswaske]

congrats. that was interesting. would love to hear them someday.

[@richardcomerford1828]

Well, a little more Pink Flyod would have been better to display the results

[@edgar9651]

I was hoping for StarWars. ;)

[@disneyjoe7]

My only thought what did they cost when new?

[@mag-wp6yt]

Hope Nipper likes his new home😀

[@zoltangz]

THAT WAS AMAZING !!!!

[@janinapalmer8368]

........and those godamn dustcaps are still missing..! I bet you lot have lost them by now !! Those caps also stop any magnetic or ferrous particles entering the voice coil gap you know ...

[@PurpleDragonGuy1]

Hello folks! Out of curiosity do any of your lighting fixtures have the RGB bulbs in them? That would really be cool ! 🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mchaelmachine80904k]

Amazing!!! If I can make it to boulder could I come in for a listen? Thanks

[@amb3cog]

I, or any of the other regular viewers, can easily answer that question for you sir. Yes you absolutely can. All are invited to come by for a listen. And it's definitely on my bucket list. I'm thinking of doing a whole week out there. Go to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, then stay for the rest of the week in Colorado. And of course go to Boulder after the Fest. I'm not going without making sure Paul will be there when I do though. Even if I only get to just meet him. I would be happy. Such an interesting guy. I'm hoping for 2020, but maybe this coming year, if things go right. They never do though. So 2021 probably. 😂😂😂

[@Paulmcgowanpsaudio]

You bet! We encourage people to come visit.

[@XX-fj2ky]

Thanks for the vid. A truly great system. I’ve got fond memories of listening in awe to Genesis Is driven by Jadis 200/JP 80/XLO/Wadia 7 & 9 in a 80sqms room. I actually owned Gen II.5s with a similar set-up. I’ve now downsized to Regnar-modded Dahlquist DQ10s. 😎

[@johnlebeau5471]

In case you wondered why the average audiophile does not own a pair of these speakers... By the way, although I am sure your PS Audio throw rug sounds very nice, an official Infinity throw rug would improve the sound significantly!

[@eddiegalindo1770]

You are AWESOME !! I am going to make an exclusive trip just to seat in that seat and hopefully buy something. I already have some but I will be very tempted to buy more. I love your videos.

[@bentonpix]

Two tall groups of green bamboo stalks to the left and right of the towers (not covering the bass towers) would IMO provide an aesthetically pleasing camouflage to cover the mini split and still allow the air to circulate. The group on the left would be for visual and acoustic symmetry, since it wouldn't be hiding anything. Just a thought.

[@voiceofreason9238]

For the sake of clarity please call the primary listening room in the new building Listening Room One. It's where the #1 system is played, everybody gets that. If you have a master bedroom and then move to a new house, do you now call it master bedroom two?

[@m.9243]

Sounds awesome even with the limitations of KZbin playback! Wouldn't a larger room be beneficial, allowing a bit more space between the two monsters? ..and also, if the 'live' room is a problem, some very large wall paintings on canvas will definitely solve that. Congratulations on a job well done by all!

[@bobc3895]

It's always good to have young muscle around to do most of the heavy lifting. My fist job after getting out of the army back in 1970 was at Analog Devices in Cambridge, we were in a fair sized two story building that was bursting at the seams. i was hired as an engineering tech, I was told we would be moving ito yje building across the lot In a week. Across the parking lot was an old mill building (still had the round ports in the ends where the long axle that was driven by water power used to be) this building was going to be the new home for engineering and test. The movers would handle all the benches, desks and cabinets but the engineers and techs would move all the test equipment. Carrying a Textronix 545 scope down two flights of stairs and across that lot was not an easy job - thanfully the new lab space was on the first floor. I could sit at my bench and imagine the old shaft running 15 feet above my head with bolts coming off it to run the machinery down on the shop floor. I'm glad you got the new music room set up and I'm sure you will have it tweaked in soon.

[@philpembroke5373]

I would have run with something more trumphant: i.e. ‘The Meistersingers of Nuremberg’.

[@eddiegalindo1770]

such an interesting video !!!Now I know how those speakers really look like. I wish I was working for you. I thought I was the only one that guess (sometimes) on how to do something, like when you were putting the Infinity IRSV together again. I loved this video. Thank you for sharing

[@nodoubt46able]

how does it sound good with the woofers hid behind those front towers? im confused ?

[@carmenandthedevil2804]

Depends on the cross over and null points of the towers. I'm sure Paul would of worked this in.

[@jsfotografie]

at the beginning this is mahlers symphony 3 right? but which version you have? :) was it dsd? cheers and thx janosch

[@Crokto]

7:57 someone buy these guys some post it notes!

[@amb3cog]

That's exactly what I was thinking. All those heads, and a brain in every one, yet no one did that? Seriously? SMH

[@blakemakison5296]

i'm having a hard time seeing 2400 pounds there. infinity said they weight 1500 pounds. have these been modified to increase the weight?

[@MrRAW1968]

Nice video! Had a laugh though when putting the speakers together. Seems none of the parts were marked or tagged before removal. Should have made the reassembly a bit easier, but less entertaining for us viewers. Keep up the good work!

[@carmenandthedevil2804]

Paul, gees you scare me when you put those panels on their face. Magnificent speakers. RIP Arnie.

[@milkman100001]

first time ive heard the speakers.you can tell just by listening via utube and desktop speakers that it sounds fantastic.i can image being in there would be a great experience.thanks for letting us hear paul.been waiting to hear them for months and a lot of your vids. thanks

[@davehwang6815]

I am an audiophile and not an engineer. Why the woofers partly aim at the back of the mid-range/tweeters panels?

[@jimmydwallace]

Paul I need to come out for a listen. Room looks small? What do I know. Anyway making plans to come and hear.

[@notrealy180217]

The last video and this intro gave me literal chills. This is the end to music room 1 but it's a shedding process, and everything comes to an end, just to be recycled into something greater. Rest in Peace, Mr. Nudell.

[@ford1546]

Hello. It sounds like music room 2 has some echo. The room should have something on the wall to the ceiling to take away the echo. Is not that a common thing to do specifically in a listening room?

[@mcrelly]

Call are you going to make a video explaining the component and electrical differences between the two rooms?

[@AlexCBrandon]

Congratulations Paul and team!!!

[@nicholascremato]

I can't believe there is no 1980's dancing montage in this video!!!

[@baruchdor]

hi paul congratulation for your new room!!! what acoustic problems do you have maybe i can help?

[@carlosdlguerra]

I have to ask something, given the woofers are behind the twitter towers, and the emt are open at the back, doesn't the air from woofers affect the the emt making then distort a little?

[@petelebowski3406]

Crazy how those speakers sound even through my desktop headphones

[@einsteindrieu5117]

Nice to see this,Thank you Paul and everyone.

[@BlankBrain]

How do you manage the phase relationships between the woofers and the mid/tweeters?

[@nicholascremato]

If I lived in your state Paul, I would definitely work for you.

[@dougg1075]

Nice! And the move was easy and fast... for me:)

[@dominicdiclemente8877]

Are the tops of the woofer sections unfinished ??

[@pblnlpalu]

They changed right and left!!!!!!