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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Brain fog

Paul McGowan

As I mentioned yesterday, I got my second vaccination for CoViD. I feel pretty lucky and this is one of the few times I am grateful for being more than...

Our first integrated

Paul McGowan

I just received my second CoViD shot last night and so find myself on shaky ground at the moment but wanted to make sure I didn't miss a day of...

Starting point

Paul McGowan

Where you start matters. For example, when it comes to designing a new amplifying circuit, if your starting point is first the amplification path and second the power supply, you'll...

Over the top

Paul McGowan

When it comes to having company over for dinner my family's general rule of thumb has always been better too much than too little. Too much at the dinner table...

Start with the basics

Paul McGowan

There is nothing more basic to our HiFi systems than AC power. Everything starts out as a 50Hz or 60Hz sine wave and then gets converted to whatever form of...

Reviewing the critics

Paul McGowan

A stereo reviewer is an audiophile with knowledge, experience, and the chops to write about it. They are essential community assets. Theirs is a tough job. Imagine the challenge of...