(May 18, 2022) Born from the mind of classically trained violinist and self-taught acoustics designer, Paul Barton, and several high school friends, PSB Speakers is celebrating 50 years of existence. Using science to forge speaker designs, which wasn't entirely common in the 1970s, Barton sharpened his audio game at Canada's legendary National Research Council, collaborating with legends like Dr. Floyd Toole. The acoustics research Barton helped to pioneer and commercialize would eventually become common industry practice, and the foundational principles first discovered by this research continue to be the basis of much of speaker design today.
“As a musician and acoustics designer, it has been such an honor to work with some of the top scientific minds in the field over the decades,” says Barton. “In academic research, like what was happening at the NRC, it wasn’t uncommon for research to get published and then just gather dust on a shelf somewhere. But I got the unique opportunity to take that research and turn it into real products that PSB customers could enjoy their favorite music on, and that has been the most satisfying thing for me throughout these 50 years.”
A virtual celebration of PSB Speakers is scheduled for June 1, 2022, at 4:00 PM EDT (1:00 PM PDT, 9:00 PM BST, 10:00 PM CEST), featuring an intimate conversation with Paul Barton moderated by Doug Schneider, Founder of SoundStage!. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions during a live Q&A with Barton, and will also be the first to watch a documentary of the brand, specially produced for the 50th anniversary, which will be released to the rest of the world 24 hours later on June 2, 2022. Friends of PSB Speakers, including IsoAcoustics and Bluesound, have offered up some exciting door prizes, and there will be a grand prize draw for a pair of PSB Speakers AM 5 Powered Bookshelf Speakers at the end of the event.
Event registration opens on May 16, 2022, at psbspeakers.com/50years.
