The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
40 chief engineers
by Paul McGowan
When reader Chris Kelley sent me this ad for the Harmon Kardon TA-120 receiver, an ear-to-ear smile flashed across my face.
The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
Paul McGowan
Founder & CEO
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Table of Contents – Issue 209
“I see music as fluid architecture.” – Joni Mitchell In this issue: Paul McGowan begins a series on the 50th anniversary of PS Audio. Octave Records releases one of its...
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Table of Contents – Issue 209
“I see music as fluid architecture.” – Joni Mitchell
In this issue: Paul McGowan begins a series on the 50th anniversary of PS Audio. Octave Records releases one of its most inviting albums yet: Jazz Classics: 1950s by keyboardist Tom Amend. B. Jan Montana leverages karma for fun and profit. Jeff Weiner concludes his series on folk singers. I interview organizational sociologist Rene Wiedner on the survival of the vinyl industry. Wayne Robins reviews country/rock music phenomenon Zach Bryan. Rudy Radelic continues his series, The Vinyl Beat. Adrian Wu discovers four-track stereo reel-to-reel tapes. Harris Fogel continues his photo essay series on the people of NAMM 2024. AAA Magazine’s Ernst Müller takes a deep look at Mendelssohn’s “Italian” and “Scottish” symphonies on vinyl.
Rich Isaacs checks out more test records and demo discs. I continue my series on how to play in a rock band by asking: why? Ray Chelstowski reviews the John Lennon Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection box set, and talks with singer/songwriter JD Souther on the reissue of his classic You’re Only Lonely album. Ken Kessler gets back to his reel-to-reel roots with more thoughts about tape hygiene. PS Audio gets some rave reviews and comments for the new aspen FR5 loudspeaker, the aspen FR30, and other products. We conclude the issue with tin ears, an application error, a hearing test, and architectural textures.
Contributors to This Issue:
Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Harris Fogel, Rich Isaacs, Ken Kessler, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Ernst Müller, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, James Schrimpf, Jeff Weiner, James Whitworth, Adrian Wu, Peter XeniLogo Design:
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