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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Playing your hand

Paul McGowan

Pull a Kleenex tissue out of the box and, like magic, the next one pops up. Of course the magic trick is simple. By interfolding the tissues, as you pull...

Plans

Paul McGowan

Most of us don't start out with a thought out plan of action when it comes to assembling a high-end audio system. Instead, we might start with a hazy notion...

Secondary benefits

Paul McGowan

One way to lower blood pressure is to spend time in a sauna.  Now, one might conclude the reason for lower blood pressure is the relaxing nature of a sauna,...

The wonders of progress

Paul McGowan

Not that long ago, if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you’d have to dust off a DVD, pop it into a player, and wait as the disc...

Old fears

Paul McGowan

I receive a lot of questions from people. What's great about that is how much each question educates me. Take for example this one:"Is it really the case that the...

Don't look in the mirror

Paul McGowan

What do they say about aging? "Beats the alternative." The only reminder I get that I’m aging is when I catch my reflection in the mirror. From the inside, everything...