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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Music's connection

Paul McGowan

As infants, we learn to recognize voices, tones, and auditory cues. The sound of a mother's gentle voice gets associated with comfort, while a sharp or harsh tone may alert us...

That special day

Paul McGowan

Today, much of the Western world is celebrating Christmas—a day that, for many, is about gathering with family and friends, sharing traditions, and reflecting on the year. Regardless of your...

Common listeners

Paul McGowan

I read the title of this post on a forum recently. It made me smile. What exactly is a common listener? A backhand way of distinguishing between an audiophile and a...

Peeling back the onion

Paul McGowan

We often find that sonic improvements result in more information being present: sometimes we hear that which we did not at first, or there's better separation of instruments, better depth,...

A gentle reminder

Paul McGowan

Some nights ago Terri and I braved the cold night air to attend the annual Christmas music festival put on by the Colorado School of Music. What a wonderful event: a...

Veneer

Paul McGowan

The cabinetry in our home is a beautiful dark walnut. And, if you don't look too closely, you'd imagine there's a lot of solid walnut that went into their construction....