All
PS Audio
Website:https://www.psaudio.com/
Est. year: 1974
Location: USA
PS Audio, from Boulder, Colorado, is a US hi-fi manufacturer that Paul McGowan and Stan Warren founded in 1973. The company shipped its first products in 1974 and today makes amplifiers, preamplifiers, DACs, streamers, AC power regenerators and full-range speakers. As of 2019 it employed 51 people, close to half of them working in engineering, and it sells its products worldwide.
Range & what it's known for
The range is built around a few clear families. The Stellar line covers the lower-priced amplifiers and preamplifiers, while the BHK Signature models mix vacuum tubes and solid-state circuits in a hybrid layout. The DirectStream DAC sits at the top of the digital side. The PowerPlant regenerators, such as the PowerPlant 12, rebuild the mains AC waveform for the rest of the system rather than simply filtering it, and they have become one of the products most associated with the name. More recently PS Audio added its own speakers, the Aspen series, which includes the two-way FR5 and the larger FR10, FR20 and FR30 full-range models.
Who owns it and where it's made
The firm is privately held and run by CEO Paul McGowan. Its history has not been continuous. Warren left in the early 1980s to start Superphon, and McGowan departed in 1990 to co-found Genesis Technologies, after which Steve Jeffery and Randall Patton bought the firm. Financial trouble stopped operations in early 1997. McGowan bought the PS Audio name back that year for one dollar and relaunched the company in 1998. Both design and production happen in Boulder.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers, DACs and power products. The price span is about USD 2,000 to over USD 30,000.
Who it's for
PS Audio makes it possible to assemble an entire system from a single American maker, from the source and amplification through to power treatment and speakers. A Stellar amplifier or a PowerPlant unit is a typical first step, with the BHK Signature amplifiers, the DirectStream DAC and the larger Aspen speakers as the path upward.
Range & what it's known for
The range is built around a few clear families. The Stellar line covers the lower-priced amplifiers and preamplifiers, while the BHK Signature models mix vacuum tubes and solid-state circuits in a hybrid layout. The DirectStream DAC sits at the top of the digital side. The PowerPlant regenerators, such as the PowerPlant 12, rebuild the mains AC waveform for the rest of the system rather than simply filtering it, and they have become one of the products most associated with the name. More recently PS Audio added its own speakers, the Aspen series, which includes the two-way FR5 and the larger FR10, FR20 and FR30 full-range models.
Who owns it and where it's made
The firm is privately held and run by CEO Paul McGowan. Its history has not been continuous. Warren left in the early 1980s to start Superphon, and McGowan departed in 1990 to co-found Genesis Technologies, after which Steve Jeffery and Randall Patton bought the firm. Financial trouble stopped operations in early 1997. McGowan bought the PS Audio name back that year for one dollar and relaunched the company in 1998. Both design and production happen in Boulder.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers, DACs and power products. The price span is about USD 2,000 to over USD 30,000.
Who it's for
PS Audio makes it possible to assemble an entire system from a single American maker, from the source and amplification through to power treatment and speakers. A Stellar amplifier or a PowerPlant unit is a typical first step, with the BHK Signature amplifiers, the DirectStream DAC and the larger Aspen speakers as the path upward.
