Canada is rather drab looking; driving through my hometown last week on vacation, two of my children remarked that Toronto was extremely beige looking and not in a good way. Loudspeakers suffer from that as well because manufacturers want their products to work when it comes to home decor — very few people want their high-end expenditure to illicit dirty looks from an angry spouse having just dropped $4,000 on a pair of loudspeakers.
PSB, which is based just outside of Toronto, has never really offered any of its speakers in a wide range of finishes or colors. KEF or Focal’s approach has never worked for the Canadian company.
Until now.
Prepare yourself for the new generation of anti-beige loudspeakers from PSB.
PSB Speakers, makers of award-winning, high-fidelity loudspeakers since 1972, announces three new finish options for the Alpha iQ, Streaming Powered Speakers with BluOS: Tangerine Yellow, Midnight Blue and Dutch Orange.
The Alpha iQ are the brand’s first wireless streaming bookshelf speakers that integrate control, source and amplification in an all-in-one system.
Key Highlights
- Available in 5 finishes: Tangerine Yellow (new), Midnight Blue (new), Dutch Orange
(new), Black and White - 4″ polypropylene mid-bass driver with steel basket and rubber surround
- 0.75″ aluminum dome tweeter with neodymium magnet and ferrofluid cooling
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity
- Built-in network streamer based on the award-winning BluOS multi-room music platform
- Integrated support for more than 20 streaming services, including several that offer lossless and high-resolution audio
- Audiophile-grade DAC with maximum resolution of 24-bit/192kHz
- Apple AirPlay 2 support for streaming from iPhones, iPads, and Macs
- MM phono, HDMI eARC, optical, and auxiliary inputs
You can read more about the PSB Alpha IQ here.
Price & Availability
All five finishes of the PSB Alpha iQ are now shipping and available to order on PSBSpeakers.com or participating retail locations for US$1,299 / CDN$1,699.
PSB Alpha iQ speakers can also be purchased for $1,299 at Crutchfield and Amazon, as well as in Canada for $1,699 at Amazon.ca in black or white.
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Mike Cornell
July 21, 2023 at 4:32 pm
That seems like a more realistic price. Thought they were a bit pricey at $2200 CAD but $1700 seems reasonable. Is this just a sale, or have they readjusted the price?
Ian White
July 21, 2023 at 4:58 pm
Mike,
I think they realized that the price was too high and readjusted.
Ian