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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Judging Success

Paul McGowan

I wonder if it’s possible to measure a person’s judgment. I suspect not. We might be able to keep score: based on judgment, how many times has one gotten the expected results?...

Systems

Paul McGowan

Each of us produces a liter of mucus per day. Snot, actually, and we use it to keep our esophageal system working smoothly. And here’s the thing, despite the fact...

Armchair Quarterbacks

Paul McGowan

The classic armchair quarterback can be a valued member of any team. Their dispassionate views often add value to those actually making the plays. But making the plays, designing the...

Hope For The Future

Paul McGowan

There are many reasons why we launched Octave Records, but chief among them was to add to the small supply of high-resolution recordings as well as to help set standards of what...

Direction Matters

Paul McGowan

Direction matters in at least diodes, capacitors, one-way streets, and game plans, but it is to the last on this list we write about today. Being the impatient type I...

The dog gets it

Paul McGowan

When HiFi Family member Ed Spilka sent me the following note I just had to smile. How many times have I heard a similar story? Too many times to count....