PSB Speakers - Awards and Recognitions

In the November 2004 issue of AudioVideo International, the PSB SubSonic 10 and Platinum T8 were awarded the HI-FI Grand Prix Award. This award is given to products for fidelity of audio reproduction, innovative design engineering, reliability, user-friendliness and value-for-price performance.

October/November 2004 issue of The Absolute Sound gives the Platinum M2 the "Editors Choice" nod. Saying the M2's "Highs are extended and neck-snappingly quick"

The honor of an "Editors Choice" award was also given to The Alpha B's and the SubSonic 5 in the same issue.

"Does it live up to PSB’s “great for the money” rep? Well, no. Actually it goes it one better—the Platinum M2 is just plain great." Read review

The May & June 2004 issue of The Perfect Vision, gave the editors choice award to an Image surround system. TPV also gave an editors choice award to the SubSonic 5i, and recommends SubSonic 10 and a Platinum M2 system.

PSB Platinum SubSonic 10
“The dual – 10” driver design of this over-built 500W powerhouse hasn’t met a bass note above 20Hz it can’t handle with muscle and finesse. Musical on a grand scale with intimidating dynamic punch. There’s no going back to an everyday sub after this PSB. And at 110 pounds, who’s going to move it?”

PSB Platinum M2
“It’s hard to think of how $8K could be better spent in service of the music and the multichannel experience. The aluminum-sheathed Platinum M2 and C2 center and S2 surrounds are able to reproduce the weight, majesty, and complexity of any source material in stereo or 5.1. The entire system blends seamlessly with the SubSonic 10 subwoofer.”


The Perfect Vision gave an "Editors Best Buy" award to an Image System anchored by the Image 6T. Giving the second editors Best Buy to the SubSonic 5i. TPV also gave the status of "Recommended Component" to the Platinum SubSonic 10 and the M2 System.

January/February 2004 issue of The Absolute Sound gives the Platinum M2 the award for "Best loudspeaker of the year under $2500". Listing the M2 as "...just plain great"

"Does it live up to PSB’s “great for the money” rep? Well, no. Actually it goes it one better—the Platinum M2 is just plain great." Read review

The June & July 2004 issue of the absolute sound, gave an editors choice award to the Image 5T. It also recommends the Alpha B's and the Platinum M2's. as "Recommended Components"


January/February 2004 issue of The Absolute Sound gives the Platinum M2 the award for "Best loudspeaker of the year under $2500". Listing the M2 as "...just plain great"
"Does it live up to PSB’s “great for the money” rep? Well, no. Actually it goes it one better—the Platinum M2 is just plain great." Read Review


August & September 2003 issue of The Absolute Sound rates the 5T in it's editor's best buy catigory. Listing the 5T as "A killer value!"
Rich, dynamic, spacious and easy on the ears, PSB’s Image 5T is yet another remarkable performer from this Canadian manufacturer. What it gives up in ultimate delicacy and detail, it more than makes up for in every other way. A killer value!



August & September 2003 issue of The Absolute Sound gives top honors to the Alpha B, with yet another Editors' best buy award.
... PSB’s Alpha B... does what a good mini should: Sounds open and spacious, with precise imaging and good three-dimensionality. The midrange is honest and musically engaging, though bass and dynamics are, of course, limited. -WAYNE GARCIA


The Perfect Vision May / June Issue Made the PSB SubSonic 5i part of their Editors' choice awards
At this point no one should be surprised at what this Canadian speaker company can do in the lower-price range. Even so, the performance of this econo-sub is semi-unbelievable. Extension, dynamic slam, and good musicality from this 10" bass-reflex design makes it perfect for misers with Champagne taste.

	The Perfect Vision May / June Issue Made the PSB Image system a "Best Buy" in the $1500 - $3000 range.
With pinpoint imaging, excellent dialogue clarity, and good dynamics, PSB’s Image system is another winner from a company with a history of building terrific-sounding, high-value speakers. The Image 6T towers are lively and dynamic; the 9C center channel is clean and robust; the 3LR’s mate beautifully as surrounds, and the SubSonic 6 effectively fills out the bottom end while widening dynamic contrasts. Add excellent speaker-to-speaker tonality and a large soundfield to the list of this system’s many strengths.


audio revolution, one of the internet's most well known audiophile web sites, Gave the SubSonic 7 the "Best of 2002 Subwoofers" Reviewed by: Bryan Southard "I found the PSB SubSonic 7 to be a great choice for home theater systems with a large variety of price ranges. It will provide you with solid, accurate energy for both music and movies. The Sub 7 has power, accuracy and finesse at an affordable price and the ability to make your movies rock. It’s a box that you can set up and forget, then begin enjoying your movies as you never have before."

Stereophile
Recommends Alpha B, Image 4T, Alpha SubSonic 5

In its October 2002 issue, Stereophile again picks three PSB speakers as Recommended Components:

The Alpha B:

"With this, the third and latest version of the Alpha, a long-recommended two-way bass-reflex, Paul Barton has trickled down some of the design and manufacturing innovations of his more expensive Image Series. BJR was thrilled: 'The PSB is a classic example of the benefits of trickle-down technology in a serious high-end speaker design.' He found that the Alpha B 'excelled with vocals,' presented 'excellent articulation of subtle transients and microdynamic inflections,' and showcased superb detail resolution and low-level dynamic resolution...'Even now, considering again the quality of construction and sound of these remarkable little boxes, and checking the price yet again, I'm still shaking my head.'"

The Image 4T:

"A lot of technology for the price, declared BJR, who found a smooth, natural tonal balance that sounded superb with vocalists: lots of body and no colorations. A transparent midrange revealed inner transient detail, and Bob says the Image loved woodwinds. 'Its bass performance was uncanny, with a bottom-end extension I didn't think possible from a speaker of this size and price.'...The speakers didn't call attention to themselves, the PSBs disappearing into the wide, deep soundstage."

The Alpha SubSonic 5:

"Cost-effective, quick, and articulate, said CS, with more dynamic control than the old SubSonic 1 -- and it costs the same! Helped 'snap' the soundstage of the Alpha Minis into sharp focus, adding to their presentation more 'live' room cues, and greater detail and stability. "Musically involving and eminently affordable,' he summed up."

Our thanks to the magazine for again honoring our products,

The Absolute Sound Recommends
The Alpha B and Image 5T

In its October 2002 Issue, The Absolute Sound calls out two of our speakers for its list of Recommended Products:

The Alpha B:

"Does what a good mini should — its sound is open and spacious, with precise imaging and good three-dimensionality. The midrange is honest and musically engaging."

The Image 5T

"Rich, dynamic, and easy, PSB's Image 5T is yet another remarkable performer from this Canadian manufacturer....A killer value!"

Our thanks to The Absolute Sound.

New PSB Picks by The $ensible Sound

Every mid-year, The $ensible Sound, which places a premium on products with a high performance/price ratio, publishes its "Staff Picks." These are the choices of the magazine's demanding editorial staff. We are happy that once again PSB is amply represented, specifically:

The Stratus Gold "Very good in every performance area. Hard to beat overall, especially at the price."

The Image 2B "Clean, supple midrange; unaffected highs; and a generous helping of mid-bass with the barest hint of deep bass. The 2Bs are musical speakers, apparently gimmick-free, whose strengths belie their price."

Alpha SubSonic 5 Subwoofer "An excellent way to add bass to a small system."

Alpha A/VThis speaker, replaced by the Alpha B (which we hope the magazine will be reviewing shortly) is still available in small quantities in some parts of the world. Says the magazine: "These speakers give new meaning to the old adage 'good things come in small packages.'"

Product information: Stratus Goldⁱ, Image 2B, SubSonic 5, Alpha A/V.

New Year, New Awards!

We are happy to report that we have started 2002 with some new awards that recognize significant achievements:

Hi-Fi Grand Prix Awards
The year-end (2001) edition of Audio/Video International gave us four of its coveted "Hi-Fi Grand Prix Awards." Specifically,

The Image 5T received the award in the floorstanding tower speaker category.

The Image 8C was recognized in the center-channel category.

The Stratus SubSonic 7 received the award in the subwoofer category.

And the CustomSound M6x6.1, the most innovative of all our pathbreaking Custom Sound models, received the award in the custom, in-wall group.

CES Innovations 2001 Award

There is always some pretty intense scrambling to be among the Consumer Electronics Manufacturing Association's prestigious Innovations Award winners at the annual Consumer Electronics Show held every January in Las Vegas. So we are delighted that at CES 2001 another PSB speaker, the Image 7PT, has joined the several other PSB models (Alpha Series, Stratus Gold-i, Stratus SubSonic subwoofers) given this accolade in the past.

Innovations 2001 Awards

The award to the Image 7PT, the inventive loudspeaker that adds powered bass to the other compelling listener inducements of the Image Series, was made not only for its particular powered design but for the overall design breakthroughs of the Image Series, whose runaway popularity has helped prove that meaningful innovation does register with the audio/video public. Our thanks to CEMA for the award, and to our customers for their overwhelming response to the entire Image Series.

Info on the Image Series and Image 7PT here.

These recommendations mean a great deal to us. And while we certainly urge you to go listen and make your own judgments, we hope these listings may help you decide to do that, as may the award for excellence in design that our Stratus Gold and to the Stratus SubSonic 3i subwoofer received in the "Innovations" competition at the 1998 Consumer Electronics Show, and the same award given to our expanded Alpha Series in the "Innovations '97" competition.

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