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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Paul's Posts

Before taking the plunge

Paul McGowan

We are all different. When I want to learn something I jump in feet first, immerse myself, learn and do everything I can so that later it becomes easy—second-hand nature....

Baseline

Paul McGowan

One of the reasons I created the Audiophile's Reference disc to accompany the Audiophile's Guide is the need for a baseline. In the past, we used our favorite music tracks...

Feeling naked

Paul McGowan

Now there's a ghastly thought. Me. In public. Naked. Never fear, ain't gonna happen. I haven't that big of a mean streak in me. But as an expression, I often...

Varying mileage

Paul McGowan

Two identical car models will both live up to their performance promise, yet they come with a warning their mileage will vary. Of course, the variance is not in the...

Walking backwards

Paul McGowan

The many forms of protection like limiters, fuses, clamps, compressors, and crowbars all have something in common. They don't make things better. They make sure things don't get worse. Very...

Technique

Paul McGowan

have a look at these two very different loaves of sourdough bread. What's remarkable is they are both made from the same three ingredients: flour, water, and salt. The difference,...