I so much enjoy seeing your reviews and hearing your impressions and opinions of products. I have not watched all of your published videos, but those I have viewed were enjoyable to me. Allow me to make a gentle suggestion IF this is consistently absent in your videos: Those of us who mostly view RUclips videos via streaming to television instead of computer or phone apps cannot readily open links. Because of this, I would love to see product reviews list the MSRP price at the beginning of a video, then also verbally mention it during the 'introduction phase' of an episode. It can sure help out viewers who are using reviews when shopping for a product to know if a reviewed product is even in the ballpark for their wallet. Waiting to the middle or end of the video for pricing information requires an investment of time by the viewer which they may not wish to spend while doing research. 🙂 Again, many thanks for your expertise and efforts that go behind your videos. Dave
I loved how many different sources and amps you used and the details you noted with each. I'm not at all complaining but it would also be interesting to pair the FR5 with PS Audio's equipment, not that I can afford it anyway. My Parasound amp mated to Salk speakers still serves me well.
Erin's Audio Corner found that the speaker has a bump in the range of female vocals (and a dip above that) and it would benefit from equalization. Chris Brunhaver (the FR5's speaker designer at PA Audio) told me that equalization would be ok if it's done digitally. Not sure if your review picked up on that.
Seems like a very good choice for a lot of people who use their living room as the listening space. Thanks to high power class D amps, this will be relatively affordable. For me, the low sensitivity is a stake through the heart.
Thanks for the long-anticipated review Jay. I agree that the speakers are easy to listen to. I find some speakers to be initially interesting and detailed, but over extended listening session, they are fatiguing. I found the FR5's to be musical and the tonality to be realistic. Same with the soundstage: realistic. I think component matching is key with these speakers. They need current and come alive at 70-80 dB levels. For hybrid integrated amps (like the Vincent 237Mk2), I think you get the right mix: warmth from the tube phono and enough current from a solid state amplifier. The generous trade-in program from PS Audio brings the speakers down to $2600 USD, which makes them a good deal for the investment, methinks.
Jay, typically I love your reviews. But this one ....?.....You've listened to the speaker, you analyzed it, you've inspected the crossover, you've measured it, you like it. But you won't put it on your list until you've evaluated many others? That's just nutty. Put a speaker on your list if it deserves to be and modify your list over time as more worthy components come into focus. Just hate the closing of your video on a wishy washy "maybe". That's just indecisive - come on man.
Sorry, I have only two speakers in each price category at all times (one for smaller rooms and one for larger rooms) for these reasons, I prefer to change it just once since I have 3-4 other speakers in the similar price range that I am testing right now. Thanks.
He gave the relevant information, and there are other reviews that exist…you just have to decide for yourself. You shouldn’t need him to make the decision FOR you. And really, beyond basic stuff like price and general quality, you won’t get much certainty until you actually listen to them in the room they’re going into. This whole thing where commenters get mad when reviewers don’t say “yes buy this one!” (Until literally the next one that’s tested) is obnoxious.
Does not seem OP wants for anyone to make a decision on their behalf. More about staying on the fence to as to whether a recommendation would be awarded based on having to put other similar speakers through evaluation. At this point, Jay’s evaluated many other similar speakers to make a sound decision as to whether he feels they warrant a recommendation or not regardless of what other speakers are pending evaluation. My comment does not take away from Jay’s great content and work.
I remember how thrilled you were when we walked in there. All the footage here turned out great. I prefer the aesthetic of the larger towers rather than the smallest towers and the bookshelf. Nice to see that H400 there! Great unit. ...also .. I like your tiny little white Christmas tree =)
the floor stander models looked so good, but not this stand mount model. i do no like the shape and a solid color do not work here. nice looking drivers tho, no grills just beauty :)
If you REALLY want to know what the Speakers are FULLY Capable of... get an EQUALIZER. You can bump up the bass, to get more Thump at lower volume levels. You can boost the highs, if they are a little "Tame". And you can push the Woofers to their Maximum potentials.. just shy of Blowing them up. Every AMP has its own Colorization... but using expensive Amps to do what an EQ does... is pretty Foolish.
Im going to add, that any speaker that is Sealed, and or has a Passive Radiator, will be a little bass-anemic at lower volume levels. Thats the trade off, for a more Natural and Superior sounding Bass. Ports may be better at lower volume levels... but once you get to mid to high levels... you really notice how Artificial Sounding that Bass is. But hey... I LOVE music... and always want to play it at mid to loud voulume levels. So my sealed speakers, are flipping fantastic.. as they really come alive, and completely blow away anything that most people have ever experienced. That said, even at lower volume levels... they still sound really good. And with a little EQ tweak, you can easily fix the anemic bass levels, at lower volume levels. Its merely down to the Physics. Once you have enough energy to get those passives moving... you are going to get a fantastic bottom end.
For $3500, I’d wish they spent a bit more on the aesthetics. It has that cheap Emotiva, generic Insignia, sterile look. The Quad Revela is cheaper and looks much better IMO. They at least look like they put in a little effort whereas the PS Audio looks like something you get from Temu.
Jay, go and checkout what everyone in the UK is saying about Tom Evans and his £25.000 phono pre. You will be shocked. You will.... Watch a long version for full impact....
Yeah I couldn't handle that space age look. I think Paul's kids had some influence, I saw in one of his videos the other day this awesome looking speaker prototype that they almost used for the design of their speakers and he said his kids thought it looked like an old man's speaker so they didn't go with it. Which it didn't, I thought why the hell would you ever listen to them.
@@MichelLinschoten Hes correct. I own Speakers that are Ported, Sealed, and that have Passives. I have owned about 30 different speakers to date. The ported speakers have a very Artificial sounding Bass response. It becomes annoyingly Droning, once you get to Medium volume levels. The most Bass Thumpy speakers Ive owned, had Passive Radiators. The non-distorting bass (even when pushed to the edge of blowing the speakers), and the luscious natural musical quality of the bass... is not even in the same UNIVERSE, compared to ported speakers. Also.. the Age argument, is also Ignorant. There has not really been any significant Audio Changes, since the 70s. You could actually pick up a 70s era Audiophile speaker, that will WHOOP the pants off of some of a good majority of the Modern Eco trash, made today. I used to own a pair of 90s era Technique 12" 3-ways... until I got hold of a pair of 70s era EPI 100v speakers. The EPIs destroy the Techs, in every Metric, by Galaxy's of difference. They also destroy the local high end stereo shops $3000 flagship tower speakers. Its not even close to being close. The only new tech that has been somewhat significant, is Planer tweeters. But that said... As far as Ive heard, Planers often project a very Narrow and Shallow depth of Field... as far as Soundstage goes. My EPIs produce one of the widest and deepest soundstages, that Ive ever encountered. But even if you compare new cone materials, and certain new drivers... you could still find comparable sound output, from older drivers... because the differences are actually so small, as to barely even be notable (most audiophiles would actually struggle to tell the difference, reliably).
The measured response @17:32 is bad. Not that you can measure correctly, but the dips and highs mean that this a far drom neutral speaker. How can you say that doesn’t affect it too much?
Erin had it at 82db sensitivity and 500 watts of Purifi amperage could not fully power them I would not have these on my need to demo list let alone buy list Anyone considering these should watch Erin’s review PS audio would be best by a MLM business model in my opinion as they have some true believers
Moronic Response. In order to have superior cone control... you need higher strength magnetics. Otherwise, the cones may easily fail to keep up with the acceleration demands of the drivers. That leads to Micro-Distortions, and a flatter Image. The micro distortions, cause things like muddying vocals into the background instruments... when there is a lot of vocals + instruments all playing at the same time (like Jazz, or Disco). I bought a pair of 70s era speakers, that use very large and powerful magnets, on all the drivers. I hear new things in same music that Ive listened to, for several Decades. They completely Blow away my more "Efficient" speakers (Its not even Close). And while my other newer speakers could play much louder (using much less power)... they are so much more Inferior in sound quality... that I ended up putting them out on the curb, for trash pickup. There is no such thing as the "Perfect" speaker. There is always Compromises to be made. If you want superior non-distorting accuracy... you will need to pay for that, with much greater Power usage. And if you want superior Natural sounding Bass? You have to use Sealed / Passive Radiators... which causes lower overall volume levels... but, FAR superior bass, compared to Ported speakers.
I like PSAudio products for the most part. But I absolutely do not like the looks of this speaker. It looked very cheap. For the price they could have offered a nicer finish. Other brands in the same price range offer a lot nicer finish. This looks cheap.
83db ?! Yah total garbage! Sorry to say so definitely a deal breaker. That's just ridiculous.. Danny Richie would burn these to the ground on a technical level lol
Too bad that spec alone means nothing. I can think of lots of great speakers with similar specs. Just because you don’t have a big enough amp doesn’t mean it’s not good.
high sensitivity speakers can sometimes have a high noise floor that u can hear when the music is paused, which means that when the music is playing you will not hear the details
Moronic Response. In order to have superior cone control... you need higher strength magnetics. Otherwise, the cones may easily fail to keep up with the acceleration demands of the drivers. That leads to Micro-Distortions, and a flatter Image. The micro distortions, cause things like muddying vocals into the background instruments... when there is a lot of vocals + instruments all playing at the same time (like Jazz, or Disco). I bought a pair of 70s era speakers, that use very large and powerful magnets, on all the drivers. I hear new things in same music that Ive listened to, for several Decades. They completely Blow away my more "Efficient" speakers (Its not even Close). And while my other newer speakers could play much louder (using much less power)... they are so much more Inferior in sound quality... that I ended up putting them out on the curb, for trash pickup. There is no such thing as the "Perfect" speaker. There is always Compromises to be made. If you want superior non-distorting accuracy... you will need to pay for that, with much greater Power usage. And if you want superior Natural sounding Bass? You have to use Sealed / Passive Radiators... which causes lower overall volume levels... but, FAR superior bass, compared to Ported speakers
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0:00 Introducing The PS Audio FR5 Loudspeakers
0:48 PS Audio FR5 Build Quality Review
2:37 PS Audio FR5 Sound Quality Review
4:37 How Much Power Does The PS Audio FR5 Speakers Need?
6:26 Best Amplifiers For PS Audio FR5 Loudspeakers
15:50 PS Audio FR5 Speaker Setup Guide
17:23 PS Audio FR5 Measurements
18:47 Jay's Recommendation List
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I so much enjoy seeing your reviews and hearing your impressions and opinions of products. I have not watched all of your published videos, but those I have viewed were enjoyable to me.
Allow me to make a gentle suggestion IF this is consistently absent in your videos:
Those of us who mostly view RUclips videos via streaming to television instead of computer or phone apps cannot readily open links. Because of this, I would love to see product reviews list the MSRP price at the beginning of a video, then also verbally mention it during the 'introduction phase' of an episode. It can sure help out viewers who are using reviews when shopping for a product to know if a reviewed product is even in the ballpark for their wallet.
Waiting to the middle or end of the video for pricing information requires an investment of time by the viewer which they may not wish to spend while doing research. 🙂
Again, many thanks for your expertise and efforts that go behind your videos.
Dave
I loved how many different sources and amps you used and the details you noted with each. I'm not at all complaining but it would also be interesting to pair the FR5 with PS Audio's equipment, not that I can afford it anyway. My Parasound amp mated to Salk speakers still serves me well.
Erin's Audio Corner found that the speaker has a bump in the range of female vocals (and a dip above that) and it would benefit from equalization. Chris Brunhaver (the FR5's speaker designer at PA Audio) told me that equalization would be ok if it's done digitally. Not sure if your review picked up on that.
Great review. Your list is very valuable as a purchase guide.
Another Good Video... Thanks Jay
I don't like crisp and snappy so warm sounds good.
Seems like a very good choice for a lot of people who use their living room as the listening space. Thanks to high power class D amps, this will be relatively affordable. For me, the low sensitivity is a stake through the heart.
Thanks for the long-anticipated review Jay. I agree that the speakers are easy to listen to. I find some speakers to be initially interesting and detailed, but over extended listening session, they are fatiguing. I found the FR5's to be musical and the tonality to be realistic. Same with the soundstage: realistic. I think component matching is key with these speakers. They need current and come alive at 70-80 dB levels. For hybrid integrated amps (like the Vincent 237Mk2), I think you get the right mix: warmth from the tube phono and enough current from a solid state amplifier. The generous trade-in program from PS Audio brings the speakers down to $2600 USD, which makes them a good deal for the investment, methinks.
Going to need 1kw amps to run these beasts !!
16:37. Man you've done a number on that flooring with all the speaker spikes that have been there.
Please compare it to the ELAC Vela 404.2. Thanks Jay.
Jay, typically I love your reviews. But this one ....?.....You've listened to the speaker, you analyzed it, you've inspected the crossover, you've measured it, you like it. But you won't put it on your list until you've evaluated many others? That's just nutty. Put a speaker on your list if it deserves to be and modify your list over time as more worthy components come into focus. Just hate the closing of your video on a wishy washy "maybe". That's just indecisive - come on man.
Sorry, I have only two speakers in each price category at all times (one for smaller rooms and one for larger rooms)
for these reasons, I prefer to change it just once since I have 3-4 other speakers in the similar price range that I am testing right now. Thanks.
He gave the relevant information, and there are other reviews that exist…you just have to decide for yourself. You shouldn’t need him to make the decision FOR you. And really, beyond basic stuff like price and general quality, you won’t get much certainty until you actually listen to them in the room they’re going into. This whole thing where commenters get mad when reviewers don’t say “yes buy this one!” (Until literally the next one that’s tested) is obnoxious.
I bet I know what speakers he/she/they/them own
@@j.wellness7771 ????????
Does not seem OP wants for anyone to make a decision on their behalf. More about staying on the fence to as to whether a recommendation would be awarded based on having to put other similar speakers through evaluation. At this point, Jay’s evaluated many other similar speakers to make a sound decision as to whether he feels they warrant a recommendation or not regardless of what other speakers are pending evaluation. My comment does not take away from Jay’s great content and work.
Your audience woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. The negativity could drive these 83 db speakers to concert levels
Why no PS Audio components ?
Like how would it sound with a Stellar pre with a BK amp?
PS Audio never seems to get reviews with their
speakers.
Whether you recommend it or not, I'm definitely not hearing much enthusiasm on your part. Tone matters as you say!
I remember how thrilled you were when we walked in there. All the footage here turned out great.
I prefer the aesthetic of the larger towers rather than the smallest towers and the bookshelf.
Nice to see that H400 there! Great unit.
...also .. I like your tiny little white Christmas tree =)
Rel 1205 mk2 review
I never care how a speaker looks. For me, it’s all about the sound.
the floor stander models looked so good, but not this stand mount model. i do no like the shape and a solid color do not work here.
nice looking drivers tho, no grills just beauty :)
Let’s go!! 🎉❤😊😊
If you REALLY want to know what the Speakers are FULLY Capable of... get an EQUALIZER. You can bump up the bass, to get more Thump at lower volume levels. You can boost the highs, if they are a little "Tame". And you can push the Woofers to their Maximum potentials.. just shy of Blowing them up.
Every AMP has its own Colorization... but using expensive Amps to do what an EQ does... is pretty Foolish.
Im going to add, that any speaker that is Sealed, and or has a Passive Radiator, will be a little bass-anemic at lower volume levels. Thats the trade off, for a more Natural and Superior sounding Bass. Ports may be better at lower volume levels... but once you get to mid to high levels... you really notice how Artificial Sounding that Bass is.
But hey... I LOVE music... and always want to play it at mid to loud voulume levels. So my sealed speakers, are flipping fantastic.. as they really come alive, and completely blow away anything that most people have ever experienced.
That said, even at lower volume levels... they still sound really good. And with a little EQ tweak, you can easily fix the anemic bass levels, at lower volume levels. Its merely down to the Physics. Once you have enough energy to get those passives moving... you are going to get a fantastic bottom end.
For $3500, I’d wish they spent a bit more on the aesthetics. It has that cheap Emotiva, generic Insignia, sterile look. The Quad Revela is cheaper and looks much better IMO. They at least look like they put in a little effort whereas the PS Audio looks like something you get from Temu.
looks very cheap plastic with a piece of wood of the sides?
Jay, go and checkout what everyone in the UK is saying about Tom Evans and his £25.000 phono pre. You will be shocked. You will.... Watch a long version for full impact....
Ye I saw. Wild
@@Jayiyagioff the rails, over the pale and off the scale.
Not crazy about the look.
Yeah I couldn't handle that space age look. I think Paul's kids had some influence, I saw in one of his videos the other day this awesome looking speaker prototype that they almost used for the design of their speakers and he said his kids thought it looked like an old man's speaker so they didn't go with it. Which it didn't, I thought why the hell would you ever listen to them.
Passive radiators don't have port chuffing, don't add much unwanted harmonics compared to Ported Design. But it's more expensive.
Big passive radiator on the back? Always preferred sealed boxes, and radiators just work, with no chuffing, no port tuning spikes, tight punchy bass.
You're still living in the 80 and 70ts
@@MichelLinschoten Hes correct. I own Speakers that are Ported, Sealed, and that have Passives. I have owned about 30 different speakers to date. The ported speakers have a very Artificial sounding Bass response. It becomes annoyingly Droning, once you get to Medium volume levels.
The most Bass Thumpy speakers Ive owned, had Passive Radiators. The non-distorting bass (even when pushed to the edge of blowing the speakers), and the luscious natural musical quality of the bass... is not even in the same UNIVERSE, compared to ported speakers.
Also.. the Age argument, is also Ignorant. There has not really been any significant Audio Changes, since the 70s. You could actually pick up a 70s era Audiophile speaker, that will WHOOP the pants off of some of a good majority of the Modern Eco trash, made today.
I used to own a pair of 90s era Technique 12" 3-ways... until I got hold of a pair of 70s era EPI 100v speakers. The EPIs destroy the Techs, in every Metric, by Galaxy's of difference. They also destroy the local high end stereo shops $3000 flagship tower speakers. Its not even close to being close.
The only new tech that has been somewhat significant, is Planer tweeters. But that said... As far as Ive heard, Planers often project a very Narrow and Shallow depth of Field... as far as Soundstage goes. My EPIs produce one of the widest and deepest soundstages, that Ive ever encountered. But even if you compare new cone materials, and certain new drivers... you could still find comparable sound output, from older drivers... because the differences are actually so small, as to barely even be notable (most audiophiles would actually struggle to tell the difference, reliably).
The measured response @17:32 is bad. Not that you can measure correctly, but the dips and highs mean that this a far drom neutral speaker. How can you say that doesn’t affect it too much?
Ditch the plants in pots at the front jay, it looks silly...
Just do it mate....
haha my girlfriend likes them so I'll keep em there
Ditch the silly comments, it’s his house not yours!
In door plants are awsome
@@Jayiyagi "what"
They're part of the diffusion 😅
Only black and white 🥱
I am not a fan of the front baffle shape , it should of just been flat without the contour round the woofer
I don't care for the looks, but I would still buy if the sound was really good
i got mine in black because i don’t want to see speakers, i just want to hear the music
Its ugly. They should offer moro colours atleast, something like a deep red or puprle would be good, perhaps with dark gold elements
They’re ugly as sin. Thanks for your description so based on your description their tonality is not for me.
Erin had it at 82db sensitivity and 500 watts of Purifi amperage could not fully power them
I would not have these on my need to demo list let alone buy list
Anyone considering these should watch Erin’s review
PS audio would be best by a MLM business model in my opinion as they have some true believers
my FR5 sounds wonderful with NAD c298 amp with 180 Wpc
Moronic Response. In order to have superior cone control... you need higher strength magnetics. Otherwise, the cones may easily fail to keep up with the acceleration demands of the drivers. That leads to Micro-Distortions, and a flatter Image. The micro distortions, cause things like muddying vocals into the background instruments... when there is a lot of vocals + instruments all playing at the same time (like Jazz, or Disco).
I bought a pair of 70s era speakers, that use very large and powerful magnets, on all the drivers. I hear new things in same music that Ive listened to, for several Decades. They completely Blow away my more "Efficient" speakers (Its not even Close). And while my other newer speakers could play much louder (using much less power)... they are so much more Inferior in sound quality... that I ended up putting them out on the curb, for trash pickup.
There is no such thing as the "Perfect" speaker. There is always Compromises to be made. If you want superior non-distorting accuracy... you will need to pay for that, with much greater Power usage. And if you want superior Natural sounding Bass? You have to use Sealed / Passive Radiators... which causes lower overall volume levels... but, FAR superior bass, compared to Ported speakers.
I like PSAudio products for the most part. But I absolutely do not like the looks of this speaker. It looked very cheap. For the price they could have offered a nicer finish. Other brands in the same price range offer a lot nicer finish. This looks cheap.
i got mine in black because i don’t want to see speakers, i just want to hear the music
83db ?! Yah total garbage! Sorry to say so definitely a deal breaker. That's just ridiculous..
Danny Richie would burn these to the ground on a technical level lol
Too bad that spec alone means nothing. I can think of lots of great speakers with similar specs.
Just because you don’t have a big enough amp doesn’t mean it’s not good.
high sensitivity speakers can sometimes have a high noise floor that u can hear when the music is paused, which means that when the music is playing you will not hear the details
Moronic Response. In order to have superior cone control... you need higher strength magnetics. Otherwise, the cones may easily fail to keep up with the acceleration demands of the drivers. That leads to Micro-Distortions, and a flatter Image. The micro distortions, cause things like muddying vocals into the background instruments... when there is a lot of vocals + instruments all playing at the same time (like Jazz, or Disco).
I bought a pair of 70s era speakers, that use very large and powerful magnets, on all the drivers. I hear new things in same music that Ive listened to, for several Decades. They completely Blow away my more "Efficient" speakers (Its not even Close). And while my other newer speakers could play much louder (using much less power)... they are so much more Inferior in sound quality... that I ended up putting them out on the curb, for trash pickup.
There is no such thing as the "Perfect" speaker. There is always Compromises to be made. If you want superior non-distorting accuracy... you will need to pay for that, with much greater Power usage. And if you want superior Natural sounding Bass? You have to use Sealed / Passive Radiators... which causes lower overall volume levels... but, FAR superior bass, compared to Ported speakers