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Very Rare, Massive original version of PSB’s Flagship Stratus Gold Towers with top mounted tweeters, bottom mounted bindings and gorgeous solid cabinets finished in real Oak veneer. Made in Canada.

If you have the space for them, and some good solid amplification, these classic full range speakers offer performance that is nearly impossible to beat anywhere near this price point.

Their front ported cabinets are solidly constructed, braced, and heavily damped, and the bottom mounted bindings (while cumbersome to connect) present a beautiful unmarred rear surface. The flared base of these cabinets, coupled with their significant weight, makes them extremely stable.

The 10″ woofers sport a large, 54oz magnet with a cone of felted fiber treated with plastic, loaded into a 3.5 ft3 bass-reflex enclosure.

The 6″ midrange drivers, which kick in above 250 Hz, are comprised of a mineral-filled polypropylene cone, a 28oz magnet, cast basket, and their own, separate, acoustic-suspension subenclosure.

A 24dB/octave, Linkwitz-Riley, mid-to-tweeter crossover feeds the signal above 2.2kHz to PSB’s metal-domed, polyamide-suspension tweeter. Made by Vifa of Denmark specifically for PSB (the diaphragm is made in Germany), this tweeter uses an aluminum voice-coil former to improve cooling under stress. Ferrofluid is also used in the voice-coil gap. A proprietary face-plate incorporates an integral “phase-plug” to improve the coherence of the radiated signal from various points on the dome, and also slightly recesses the driver from the front baffle, which PSB says smooths the tweeter response in the low treble.

The Stratus Golds boast an open, detailed sound, low in coloration through the midrange, with an extended, even at times awesome low end.

Specifications:

Three-way loudspeaker.

Drive units: 10″ woofer, 6″ midrange, 1″ metal-dome tweeter.

Crossover frequencies: 250Hz, 2.2kHz.

Frequency response: 36Hz-20kHz ±1dB.

Impedance: 4 ohms nominal.

Power recommended: 10W minimum, rated for amplifiers of up to 250W clipping no more than 10% of the time.

Sensitivity: 88dB/W/m.

Dimensions: D: 19″ x W: 16″ x H: 44.5″, Weight 88 lbs (each)

This PSB Flagship model was listed new for $2000 USD back in 1990 ~ $3100 Cnd with HST.
Asking just $1495 for this beautiful, vintage pair of massive floor-standers in real Oak finish.

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PSB at Radique
We service PSB, too. Bring us your own PSB speakers and subwoofers, including Image tweeter replacements for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

PSB began in the summer of 1972 in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where Paul Barton and two high-school friends started building speakers. The name stands for Paul and Sue Barton. PSB says every speaker it makes is voiced in the National Research Council's anechoic chambers here in Ottawa. We carry PSB towers, bookshelf speakers, centre channels and subwoofers. We've had more than 440 PSB listings so far, covering nearly 90 different models, second only to our other big Canadian brand, Paradigm. Every used PSB here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

Our five best-selling PSB models so far: the Alpha Intro LR bookshelf speakers, the Image 8C centre, the Image 4T towers, the Alpha SubZero i subwoofer and the Alpha B bookshelf speakers.

The PSB story, 1972 to today

Paul Barton founded PSB in St. Jacobs, Ontario, in the summer of 1972 with two high-school friends, and named it for himself and Sue Barton, his high-school sweetheart and now his wife. PSB stayed in St. Jacobs for about its first eight years.

The Ottawa connection. In 1973 or 1974 (sources differ) PSB's Beta II caught the attention of Dr. Floyd Toole at the National Research Council in Ottawa, and Barton has used the NRC's Ottawa facilities since 1974. PSB says every speaker it makes is still voiced in the NRC's anechoic chambers.

Lenbrook and Stratus. The Lenbrook Group of Pickering, Ontario bought PSB in the mid-1980s (PSB's own timeline says 1985), and PSB is now based in Pickering. The Stratus series began in the late 1980s, and Stereophile first reviewed the Stratus Gold in 1991.

Alpha, Image and beyond. The budget Alpha launched in 1991, and more than 50,000 pairs had sold by 2000. The Image series replaced the Century series in 1999, the Platinum flagship followed in 2002, then Synchrony in 2007 and Imagine in 2008. PSB marked its 50th anniversary in 2022 with the Passif 50.

Which PSB is which?

Early models (1970s and 1980s): the Beta II, Avanté II, Passif II and Project B2, then the R series after the Lenbrook purchase.

Stratus (late 1980s to the 2000s): the upper line, including the Mini, Silver, Gold and Gold i. The Gold is a three-way with a 10" woofer.

Alpha (1991 to today): the entry line, including the Alpha A/V, Alpha B, Alpha B1 and later the Alpha P5. Our best-selling Alpha Intro LR and Alpha B come from this family.

Image (1999 to the 2010s): one step above Alpha. Our best-selling Image 8C centre and Image 4T towers come from this family.

Platinum (2002), Synchrony (2007) and Imagine (2008): the higher lines of the 2000s.

SubSeries and SubZero: PSB's powered subwoofers, such as the Alpha SubZero i we sell often.

Buying used PSB: what to check

Where it was made. Lines launched from about 2008 onward, such as Imagine and later Image and Alpha models, were made in China. Check the label before calling an older PSB "made in Canada"; spec sheets from the 1990s list only the Pickering address.

Amplifier load. The Stratus Gold and Gold i have a 4-ohm nominal impedance, and owners say Stratus models want an amplifier with plenty of current.

Image tweeters. On Image series speakers, check that every tweeter works and sounds as bright as its partner. A dim or dead tweeter is a frequent point of failure on that line. We sell a new Peerless 1" replacement tweeter that drops straight in (Image 1B, 2B, 4T, 5T, 8C, 10S and more) and is more robust than the original, and we can install it while you wait.

Drivers. Owners report occasional woofer failures on older towers. Listen to each driver on its own.

Surrounds. Many PSB woofers, such as the Platinum T8's, use rubber surrounds rather than foam, but press gently on any woofer surround to check it.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.

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