PS Audio founder and CEO, Paul McGowan, writes a daily blog: short, informative, fun, often controversial, but always interesting. Subjects range from personal stories, how to setup your system, news of the day, streaming, vinyl, tubes, transistors, loudspeakers, holographic imaging and more. Kind of like the Car Talk of audio. Not much is sacred, and there’s rarely a mention of our own products.
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Paul's Posts
Stereo width
At Octave Records, I've been working on honing my recording chops. The resulting tracks have each taken a noticeable leap up in you-are-there presence as well as soundstage width and...
The kitchen sink
One sure fire way to build a world class HiFi system is to throw the kitchen sink at it: everything, from cables to tweaks to room treatment. And while this...
Blissful ignorance
Ever notice how you can be so enamored with the sound of some equipment that you completely ignore obvious flaws until someone points them out to you? I like to think...
Open vs. closed
You've probably heard the engineering terms open loop versus closed loop. It might be a bit of a mystery as to what we're referring to so, if you're curious, I'll...
Kaizen
Kaizen is a Japanese word that embodies much of what we in high-end audio are focused on. Slow, steady improvements over time. Rooted in the Japanese words "kai," meaning change, and...
Bangs and bucks
I suppose the term biggest bang for the buck comes from the gun or explosives industry, but wherever it came from it's often what we're hoping for. Maximizing our investment in...