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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Bad recordings and great systems

Paul McGowan

We often think of the revealing nature of a great system as a double-edged sword: wonderful recordings sound better while poor ones sound worse. The idea of a system's ability...

The problem with same

Paul McGowan

For those that read my blog or watch the YouTube channel, it is well known I am not a fan of how pro audio studio monitors sound. Let's just say...

DoP

Paul McGowan

The three-letter acronym, DoP has a number of meanings depending on what you're interested in. To the Italians, D.O.P. stands for Denominazione di Origine Protetta (Protected Designation of Origin): the...

Art or science?

Paul McGowan

I am often asked whether high-end audio is an art or a science. Of course, the convenient answer is both. Maybe a better question would be the degree to which...

Imposters

Paul McGowan

At some level, we're all imposters. We fear our projected self-worth—the way we present ourselves or the way we believe others see us—doesn't live up to expectations. In my 74...

Last chance today

Paul McGowan

Just a gentle reminder to grab what you can from Octave Records as today is the last day of our sale. We are offering a rare chance to get free...