PSB Passif 50 Standmount Loudspeakers - Walnut, Pair in Like-New Condition - Stands Included!

Unplayed Open-Box Anniversary Edition with Full Warranty

• Brand/Model/Finish: PSB Passif 50 50th Anniversary Edition - Open-grain Walnut veneer 
• Condition: Open-box like-new, never played, professionally repacked
• Retail: $3,149/pair
• Configuration: 6.5" woofer, 8" passive radiator, 1" titanium dome tweeter, includes dedicated stands
• What's Included: Complete with magnetic grilles, matching stands, original cartons, all documentation
• Warranty: Full PSB 5-year manufacturer's warranty

Fifty Years of Canadian Excellence - The Anniversary That Matters

In 1972, Paul Barton founded PSB Speakers with a simple belief: great sound shouldn't require great wealth. Armed with access to Canada's National Research Council's anechoic chamber - the same facility where the world's most accurate measurements are performed - Barton developed speakers that challenged products costing multiples more.

The original Passif speakers from 1974 established PSB's reputation for tonal accuracy without coloration. Now, fifty years later, the Passif 50 resurrects that legendary design with five decades of accumulated wisdom. This isn't nostalgia for nostalgia's sake - it's proof that some designs are timeless when executed properly.

Limited to production during the anniversary year only, when they're gone, they're gone forever. This is PSB's love letter to the audiophiles who've supported them for half a century.

Where Vintage Soul Meets Modern Science

• Titanium Dome Excellence: 1" tweeter with neodymium magnet and ferrofluid damping delivers 20kHz extension without harshness
• Paper Cone Purity: Traditional 6.5" woofer material chosen for natural midrange reproduction - because sometimes the old ways are best
• Passive Radiator Innovation: 8" rear-firing radiator extends bass to 50Hz without port noise or boundary issues
• Cast Aluminum Architecture: Rigid baskets eliminate flex, filleted rubber surrounds dampen resonances
• Anniversary Touches: Original PSB logo on pull tab, maple leaf plaque reading "Passif 50 - 1972-2022"

When Reviewers Reach for Superlatives

"There's quite a more-ish quality about this largish, old-school loudspeaker, in the sense that I just wanted to keep listening - which honestly doesn't happen most of the time. Congratulations to PSB for producing a very special anniversary present to the world!" - StereoNET International

"The PSB Passif 50s sound large, image well, and are true to their goal by not altering the character of the original recording in any meaningful way. If you have a taste for vintage audio but don't want to deal with vintage technology, these speakers perform fantastically." - FutureAudiophile Review

"PSB has created a speaker which has a vibrant, detailed, and highly musical presentation with a significantly appealing soundstage. The Passif 50 soundstages like it's on steroids and has fantastic midrange tone and depth." - HiFi Pig Magazine

Engineering Excellence by the Numbers

• Frequency Response: 50Hz - 20kHz ±3dB
• Sensitivity: 88dB @ 2.83V/1m
• Impedance: 6 ohms nominal, 4 ohms minimum
• Power Handling: 30-200 watts RMS
• Crossover Frequency: 1,800Hz
• Tweeter: 1" titanium dome with phase plug
• Woofer: 6.5" paper cone
• Passive Radiator: 8" paper cone
• Dimensions: 26" H x 11" W x 10" D (660 x 280 x 254mm)
• Weight: 35 lbs each with stand
• Stand Height: 200mm (approximately 8")

What Makes the Passif 50 Special

These speakers achieve something remarkable - they sound both vintage and modern simultaneously. The sealed enclosure with passive radiator delivers the controlled, articulate bass of classic British monitors without the chuffing or boundary sensitivity of ports. Yet the titanium tweeter provides extension and detail competitive with contemporary designs.

Most impressive is what reviewers call the "more-ish" quality - that indefinable rightness that keeps you listening for hours. The Passif 50 doesn't spotlight any particular frequency or characteristic. Instead, it presents music as a cohesive whole, with a tonal balance refined through thousands of hours in NRC's anechoic chamber.

The open-grain walnut finish isn't just beautiful - it's tactical. You can feel the wood grain under your fingers, connecting you to the craftsmanship of an earlier era when speakers were furniture, not appliances. The woven cloth grilles with embroidered PSB logo complete the vintage aesthetic while being sonically transparent.

Ideal System Matching

Perfect for: Vinyl enthusiasts seeking speakers designed for analog's golden age, tube amplifier owners needing reasonable efficiency, listeners who value tonal accuracy over analytical detail, medium-sized rooms where the passive radiator can breathe, those seeking floorstander bass from standmounts, collectors who understand limited editions appreciate over time.

Open-Box Guarantee: These unplayed anniversary editions have been inspected and professionally repacked with all original materials including the dedicated stands. Full manufacturer's warranty included. Own a piece of audio history - Paul Barton's final masterpiece before retirement, celebrating 50 years of "True to Nature" sound that defined Canadian speaker excellence.