Nick Drake, too.”. Show set-up is a challenging thing, even when you've got the designers on hand (as we thankfully did with Paul McGowan and Darren Myers). PS Audio is showing the AN3 speaker prototypes At Axpona 2019. It’s a big room ready to welcome our extended HiFi Family, so please do come by and visit! What I really want to hear are the AN-1's . If performance, reliability and the chance to recreate the sound of live music in your home are what you're after, the BHK Signature might be for you. Hopefully, I'll get to hear these this year at RMAF. But, don’t let that label fool you. If you have an immediate question email us sales@psaudio.com and we'll get right back to you. It’s all in the design meant to honor Arnie Nudell. Did they block the other end of the pipe with noise canceling foams or a chunk of concrete? His hobbies include hiking, skiing, cooking, artisan bread baking. The Neo 10 sounded a bit strained, too. The range of adjustability of the AN-series speakers will ensure that they'll be able to sound their best in almost any room. Posted on September 10, 2019 September 10, 2019 Author Jack Leave a comment. The AN series will eventually feature 3 models, of which the AN3 will be the smallest and least expensive. They cranked it up loud. The AN3s will be … The Absolute Sound : “Also presented with great fanfare was a prototype of the PS Audio AN3” Nice picture of the speaker, but I wonder if the man standing next to the speaker is the real “thing” or Madame Tussauds version…. Copper is cost-free, ad-free, and committed to great articles without an attitude. We hope you can join us for this preliminary debut of what we believe is one of the best sounding loudspeakers ever built. Thanks for the coverage! The star of the show at Axpona will be the AN3 speaker prototypes; PS' first loudspeaker, based upon the work of our friend and mentor, Arnie Nudell (prototype cabinets are shown above with PS Audio Director of Sales, Scott McGowan). What did they hear? Launched last November, YAR’s eponymous system includes an integrated amplifier, two loudspeakers and a stand; prices start at 250,000 euros ($272,000). Nothing. PS Audio AN3 Speakers. True to PS Audio’s tradition of providing industry-leading performance at moderate prices, the AN3—projected to retail at $12,000-$15,000 per pair—will provide the technology and performance normally associated with $40,000+ loudspeakers. HIGH PERFORMANCE HOME AUDIO PRODUCTS Whenever anyone marvels at the enormous Genesis II.5 loudspeakers in my house, I'm quick to tell them that the II.5 is the smallest, least expensive loudspeaker made by Genesis Technologies. After reading your comment I made sure to return on Sunday. AXPONA saw the first public demo of the new speaker, the AN3, which is expected to be available toward the end of the year at a price somewhere in the region of $11,500 $14,500/pair. If the question involves an immediate need, this is not a good place as Paul won't see them for weeks. No, nothing of the sort. The protos shown didn't yet have all the features that the production speakers will have to improve room-matching. All They can be provided with multiple adjustments, which could enable them to compensate for any room (environment) :-) ........ That is close to what we're doing now, although we prefer to let the user choose his or her own amps for the mid and top. In the caption included with this photo was this statement “We’re not in love with the flat black—that’ll change.” Personally, I love the look of that flat black. $1,699. The story in the PS Audio room was the company's new loudspeaker, the AN3, various prototypes of which have been demoed at audio shows throughout 2019. Standing just a little under 51 inches tall, 15 inches wide, and 23 inches deep, this 4-way hybrid is all performance from top to bottom. © 2021 PS Audio. With a complete museum like showroom PS Audio’s complete product line, it was the new AN3 taking center-stage and garnering its due attention. But I assume a lot of that was their location in the corner of a large room. Now, the AN-3 is what I'm talking about! It is PS’s first loudspeaker based on the work of Arnie Nudell. Lastly, if you’re interested in learning more about the AN3 and its relationship to Infinity System’s founder Arnie Nudell’s reference speaker I’ve put together a 4-part series of videos you might enjoy. Later in 2020, we will move up the ladder handcrafting the AN2 and finally the mighty AN1—twin 7.5 feet tall towers built for the discerning few who have always lusted after the next generation of Infinity IRSV and Genesis Ones but never had the real estate to support them. Background I’m a big fan of DACs from PS Audio. That ring cut 94% of the sound blasting from the speaker, enough to make it inaudible to the human ear. The AN3 is the first of three models in the Arnie Nudell inspired Series, and the smallest in the line. And, with a built-in 700-watt amp for the sub (with room correction) along with a 300-watt amp for the midbass, the AN3 can easily be driven to concert levels with just about anything from a small tube amplifier to what we use, the BHK Monoblocks. It currently produces audio amplifiers, preamplifiers, power related products, digital-to-analog converters, streaming audio, music management software and cables. The demo system will feature the final pre-production prototypes of the PS Audio AN3 speakers. Also presented with great fanfare was a prototype of the PS Audio AN3, a large, full-range loudspeaker that sports an AMT high-frequency driver, a planar-magnetic midrange, an 8″ mid/bass coupler, and a 12″ side-mounted, servo-controlled woofer with 700 watts of amplification onboard (expected price in the $11.5k to $14.5k range). According to PS Audio's Bill Leebens: "Proprietary to the AN3 (and patent-pending) is a Perspective Control, which will allow the speakers to produce a convincing soundstage, no matter how closely they're positioned to a wall." I'm glad to hear that because frankly what I heard (mostly on the first day) was a disappointment! Our room is on the ground floor of Axpona right behind registration. Darren, Chief engineer Bob Stadtherr, designers Chet Roe and Bill Abplanalp, along with Moi have spent the last few years lavishing our time and energies getting these puppies to this stage and we are now ready to play them for those of you visiting the upcoming Axpona hifi show the 12th of April. But, don’t let that label fool you. Sitting wide right - almost in line with the right speaker - it was a bit bright and not impressive. Sporting two custom AMT tweeters, one in front and the other on the rear, we cross over to a lightning fast 10″ planar ribbon midrange, then on to a powered and user adjustable 8″ midbass coupler to handle this critical frequency band, and finished off with a dollop of DSP based servo powered subwoofer reaching for the basement notes through a high-excursion 12″ beast hidden in the cabinet’s side. Also DSP correction for the bass frequencies. I couldn't stay for long but listening to a James Taylor track in a system comprising PS Audio's DirectStream DAC ($5999), BHK Signature preamp ($5999), BHK Signature 300 monoblocks ($14,998/pair), and with AC provided by two P20 PowerPlants ($9999 each) and one P15 Powerplant ($7499), the sound of the NA3 prototypes was full-range, clean, with superbly stable imaging. Read Musician Dan Schwartz heartfelt story The Qobuz Diaries. Never ceases to amaze me that there's always someone at these shows telling us how difficult it is to set up a system becasue of the room. I heard Qobuz’s playlist “Traditional Eastern Music”. Available direct from PS Audio (USA customers only), or via your local dealer. The AN3 is the first of three models in the Arnie Nudell inspired Series, and the smallest in the line. Sustainable craftsmanship since 2006. Paul McGowan is the co-founder of PS Audio (The 'P' ) and has been designing, building and enjoying high end audio since 1974. It is, in fact, the reference standard by which all future PS Audio speakers will be based upon. It's a system ... in a room ... get over it! Handmade audio for people who make time for music. Fullrange single driver home audio and theater speakers, subwoofers, speaker cables, speaker stands, and wall mounts made by hand in Seattle, Washington, USA. Midbass was out of control and the drivers weren't blending, they sounded like they were on different planets from one another.