Huge Bass at a Compact Price
PSB redefined high performance/high value with their legendary Alpha Series speakers and the new Alpha S8 active subwoofer continues that tradition in the all-important bass region. The Alpha S8 offers a compact footprint at an affordable price, while delivering big time for music and home theater systems where bass is a must. The Alpha S8 meets this challenge by featuring a long throw 8” woofer with polypropylene cone (for fast response) in a specially tuned bass reflex enclosure. Add the built-in DSP control and a state-of-the-art digital amplifier, and you are on your way.
Affordable Excellence With Audiophile Pedigree
PSB has been making critically-acclaimed speakers for more than 45 years and are especially famous for speakers that deliver high bang for the buck. The Alpha S8 will astound with adding lifelike realism for both music and movies to PSB speakers or any high performance speaker.
Advanced Tech in Drivers and Amplification
The Alpha S8 boasts a specialized long-throw 8” driver and efficient bass reflex enclosure for remarkable bass. The built-in high efficiency digital amplifier delivers 210W of dynamic power for unconstrained deep-bass peaks and musical accuracy. Then to go one step further, the S8 utilizes digital signal processing (DSP) to allow PSB’s engineering team to maximize all aspects of performance to deliver the flattest frequency response and powerful bass extension.
Compact Cabinet Will Fit Most Anywhere
The rear-ported cabinet has an ultra-small footprint that can be situated most anywhere in the room. On the rear panel are Volume and Crossover Controls, Phase Switch, Low Level Input, AutoOn/Standby Switch, Gold-plated RCAs, and a USB Power Jack for the RT100 wireless accessory. The supplied rubber bumpers and spikes allow for installation on hardwood or carpeted floors.
Detail, Finesse, and Musicality
The Alpha S8 subwoofer exhibits characteristics that are usually left unaddressed at such modest price points. In general, most subwoofers in this category are expected to merely produce noticeable sound pressure levels in the portion of the listening register most frequented by home theater special effects. Detail, finesse, and musicality are sacrificed for the sake of dinosaurs stomping their feet or explosions.
Alpha subwoofers are held to much more stringent goals. They are capable of performing the most demanding musical passages with an incredible degree of refinement. This level of performance comes from a keen understanding of the true purpose of a subwoofer. A subwoofer exists to supplement the other speakers in the audio system seamlessly and without audibly drawing attention to itself. Without good integration of speaker and subwoofer, a uniform and transparent performance cannot be achieved. Through painstaking attention to the design of the crossover filters and tuning, the Alpha S8 deliver a virtually imperceptive transition between subwoofer and speaker.
Eliminating the Port Noise Complaint
Another key design goal was to eliminate one of the biggest culprits of any subwoofer. Port noise not only muddies the overall sonic performance but gives away the position of the subwoofer in the listening space. The S8 and S10 incorporate a rear slot port design specifically created to eliminate any audible port noise or chuffing. In brief, these new subwoofers play their part with accuracy and efficiency while remaining invisible to the ear.
The Alpha S8 is 11-1/2” high, 12-1/2” wide, and 15-1/4” deep.
