PSB Loudspeakers

Canadian speaker maker founded in 1972 by Paul Barton, one of the brands built on the National Research Council listening research.

Founded: 1972 (the initials of Paul and Sue Barton)
Founder: Paul Barton
Headquarters: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Manufacturing: Built in Asia
Parent company: Lenbrook Industries
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and online retailers
Known for: NRC-derived voicing, consistent value, one designer across five decades

Currently, we have 24 PSB loudspeakers in our database. Below you can find the list of these speakers with their main specs and links to their review pages.

PSB Passive Bookshelf(5)
PSB Powered Subwoofer(7)
PSB Powered Bookshelf(5)
PSB Passive Floor-standing(5)
PSB Passive Center Channel(2)

PSB Passive Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
PSB P3	57-21k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 4.5"
PSB P5	55-21k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.25"
PSB Imagine XB	55-23k Hz	87 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.25"
PSB Passif 50	50-20k Hz	89 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.5"
PSB Synchrony B600	55-20k Hz	88 dB	6Ω	1 x 6.5"

PSB Powered Subwoofer Speakers

Model	Frequency	Amp Power	Woofer
PSB Alpha S10	28-150 Hz	150 watts	1 x 10"
PSB Alpha S8	35-150 Hz	150 watts	1 x 8"
PSB SubSeries 150	26-150 Hz	100 watts	1 x 6.5"
PSB SubSeries 250	25-150 Hz	200 watts	1 x 10"
PSB SubSeries 350	25-150 Hz	300 watts	1 x 12"
PSB SubSeries 450	20-150 Hz	400 watts	1 x 12"
PSB SubSeries BP8	25-150 Hz	500 watts	1 x 8"

PSB Powered Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Watts RMS	Max Depth / Sample Rate	Woofer
PSB Alpha AM3	56-20k Hz	70-watt	24-bit/48 kHz	1 x 4"
PSB Alpha AM5	55-20k Hz	100-watt	24-bit/48 kHz	1 x 5.25"
PSB Alpha iQ	64-20kHz	180-watt	24-bit/192 kHz	1 x 4"
PSB IQ 2	64-20k Hz	270-watt	/	1 x 4"
PSB iQ1	64-20k Hz	270-watt	/	1 x 4"

PSB Passive Floor-standing Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
PSB Alpha T20	36-21k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
PSB Imagine X1T	35-23k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
PSB Imagine X2T	30-23k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.2"
PSB Synchrony T600	24-23k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	3 x 6.5"
PSB Synchrony T800	21-23k Hz	89 dB	4Ω	3 x 8"

PSB Passive Center Channel Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
	PSB Alpha C10	55-21k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
	PSB Imagine XC	50-23k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"

About PSB

PSB was founded in 1972 by Paul Barton, who has designed every model since - an unbroken run of more than fifty years by one person, which almost no speaker company can match. Barton was among the designers who used the National Research Council anechoic and double-blind listening facilities in Ottawa, and PSB house voicing comes directly out of what that research found listeners prefer.

PAUL and his wife SUE Barton. Paul Barton has designed every PSB speaker since 1972 and did much of his listening research at the National Research Council in Ottawa.

Shares Lenbrook with NAD and Bluesound.

Notable models: Alpha series, Imagine series, Synchrony, Passif 50.

Official PSB website

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