PSI Audio A215-M – Compact Mastering monitor
The PSI Audio A215-M delivers room-filling scale from a remarkably slim active tower, pairing deep, defined bass with a wide, stable soundstage that remains convincing well beyond the sweet spot. HiFi News also found its placement forgiving, while robust construction and studio-bred amplification make this a distinctive monitor for dynamic electronic and full-scale listening.
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Sound Quality
84/100
Build Quality
90/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Exceptionally wide, stable soundstage with accommodating listening positions and easy placement.
Deep, defined bass and strong dynamics give electronic music impressive weight and power.
Solid, robust build quality in a slim active enclosure.
Cons
Bass can over-energise the room and is not consistently accurate across genres.
At high levels, the midrange can harden and demanding bass material can trigger protection circuitry.
Treble detail trails some similarly priced rivals, with a mild honk-like character noted.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 84/100
The A215-M combines an unusually broad, stable presentation with substantial low-end reach from its slim cabinet. Its smooth, studio-derived character is appealing at sensible levels, but the review found bass balance, fine detail, and composure at high output less convincing than its strengths in scale and dispersion.
Bass
85/100
Low bass is deep, defined, and especially effective with electronic music; the reviewer found the speaker genuinely impressive with synth-heavy material. However, there is a great deal of it, and the low port alignment was said to over-energise the room, making the balance less accurate across genres.
Mid
82/100
The overall presentation was described as smooth and sophisticated at low levels, with a welcome sense of solidity. At higher levels, vocals began to harden, while medium-level listening was said to lose some detail and musical energy.
Treble
82/100
Treble level was judged broadly correct and remained clear even as the midrange grew harder at higher volume. Fine detail did not match some similarly priced systems, however, and the reviewer noted a mild honk-like character.
Soundstage Imaging
91/100
The A215-M produced a very wide soundstage that remained consistent whether the listener was seated or standing. The stage also improved farther down the listening room, while the speaker's broad dispersion and easy positioning were singled out for praise.
Dynamics
80/100
The compact cabinets can play loudly and deliver an impressive sense of scale for their size. Still, the review found that the speaker lost cohesion when pushed hard, and demanding bass material triggered protection circuitry and eventually shut one channel down.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
90/100
The review describes the A215-M as solid, robust, and built to a high standard. Its fixed grilles and lack of spikes reflect its practical professional-monitor orientation rather than luxury hi-fi presentation.
Value for Money
85/100
At around £5,385 / 4,925, the A215-M is positioned against serious premium active speakers. The review does not directly compare its value with peers or make a firm recommendation on price, though it recognises unusually wide dispersion, compact dimensions, and strong bass output.
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Specifications
- Product
- A215-M
- Potential peak power
- 290 + 55 W
- Continuous max SPL@1m
- 102 dB
- Short Term max SPL@1m
- 106 dB
- Peak max SPL@1m
- 115 dB
- Signal to noise Ratio
- 98 dBA
- Bandwidth at -6dB
- 36 - 23000 Hz
- SPL tolerances
- ±2.0 dB
- Phase tolerances
- ±45° (250Hz - 20kHz)
- Dispersion (P.N. 4 - 16 kHz) at -6 dB
- 80° x 60° (H x V)
- System
- 2 Way(s)
- Crossover frequency
- 1.8 kHz
- Woofer's dim. Ext. / Diaphragm
- 2x Ø 147 mm / Ø 104 mm
- Tweeter's dim. Ext. / Diaphragm
- Ø 100 mm / Ø 27 mm
- Input Connector
- 1 x XLR F / 3P
- Material
- MDF
- Dimensions W x H x D mm
- 166 x 1110 x 230
- Net Weight
- 15 kg
- Voltage
- 115/230V (50-60Hz)
Manufacturer's Description — PSI Audio
Compact Mastering Monitor
The innovative architecture of the A215-M enables its outstanding performance for professional mastering and audiophile listening. Optimised for both seated or standing listening, it reproduces sonic spaces with breathtaking accuracy.
Main Features
Power
290 + 55W
Frequency Range
36Hz – 23kHz
Peak max. SPL@1m
115dB
Typical listening distance
1.2 to 3.5m
100% Analog – No DSP
Flat frequency response
Perfect stereo image
Handmade Tweeter
True D’Appolito system
Floor-standing
Class G/H Amplifiers
Individually calibrated
5+1 years warranty
Handmade in Switzerland
The perfect journey in your studio
Only you know where your story begins, and who knows where it will take you? While the path may be shrouded in mystery, at least the sound is clear as day – with the A215-M.
Think of mastering monitors. Now strip away their bulk, but retain the sonic quality and reduce its appearance to an elegant floor-standing speaker. What you are imagining now is the A215-M, a very compact yet infinitely capable mastering monitor. It delivers the sound that has earned PSI Audio the respect of sound professionals all around the world with all the precision and detail required for mastering. It may be its sleek exterior design, but listening to the A215-M makes the speaker disappear and the music stand on its own – ready for you to delve right in.
“The A215-M surprises in its capacity to deliver a very broad bandwidth with an increadible SPL, making the add of a subwoofer completely useless.
In the bass range, the A215-M showed itself to be confident, with contoured, dry depths that, despite the bass reflex design, left the impression of the signature of a closed monitor.”
Fritz Fey, Studio Magazin – Germany
True D’Appolito design
The A215-M uses a D’Appolito configuration of 2 woofers, one above and one underneath the tweeter which creates a point source system with reduced dispersion on the vertical plane.
This is typically well suited for mastering rooms or living rooms where reflection on floor and ceiling are best when minimised.
Expand the bottom end
Technically, the A215-M does not need a supporting subwoofer. It already reaches low enough to be rightfully called a full-range system. However, by adding a Sub A125-M or Sub A225-M, not only do the low frequencies benefit from the added power, but midrange clarity can also be further enhanced. The addition of a subwoofer might not dramatically change the performance of the A215-M, but it will let the system as a whole perform at its best.
Flat Response
Each speaker is individually calibrated in our anechoic chamber and is delivered with its frequency response sheet. A proof of quality.
A215-M – Mastering-grade floor-standing speaker
The A215-M is unique in the PSI Audio range as it is the only floor-standing speaker. Employing all the proprietary PSI Audio technologies and boasting a finely tuned D’Appolito driver setup, the A215-M grants outstanding fidelity for both standing and seated listeners.
A215-M – Who is it for?
The evolution of mastering and multichannel techniques, as well as the rise of personal studios, lead us to think that it may be time for a new shape of monitors.
The innovative architecture of the PSI Audio A215-M produces an outstanding full-range performance for mastering even without an additional bass extension. This floor-standing monitor benefits from perfectly coincident sources.
It has been optimized for listening in sitting or standing position and reproduces the sonic space with remarkable precision. The A215-M features all the most advanced technological innovations of the brand: high-yield G/H class amplification, CPR, AOI, ALG and PSC, all of which add to that special PSI Audio experience.
The A215-M is designed to be harmoniously integrated with all the rest of the M series monitor range. The A215-M can easily be used in stereo or in surround systems.
All our products are handcrafted in Switzerland with passion and attention to detail.
Manufacturing by hand allows to match and adjust components so that tolerances cancel each other out instead of building up, as is often the case in industrial production.
Choose your colour
Choose between Studio Red, Metal Black and Pure White.
Cabinets are manufactured with great care and attention from the choice of the wood all the way through to the paintwork.
What our users say
I like the precision, the stereo image, the bass tense and the spectacular rendering of the A215-M in mastering situation.
Benjamin Savignoni – Translab Mastering
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