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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First separation

Paul McGowan

High-end audio is more separates than completes. You don't see many all-in-one receivers connected to high-end speakers. It's not that it's technically impossible to build a great sounding receiver. Plenty...

The trained listener

Paul McGowan

Forty something years ago when Terri and I first began having children, ultrasound technology was in its infancy. The doctor would show us unrecognizable blurry blobs that only he and...

Practical vs. pleasurable

Paul McGowan

A Corvette Stingray is not the most practical of cars. Yes, you can pick up groceries at the market, arrive in style, and race about town, but you'd be hard-pressed...

Christmas music

Paul McGowan

Christmas is a wonderful time of year for music and I have two gems for you. First, a video link to film director Peter Jackson's upcoming movie about the Beatles....

New dough

Paul McGowan

Without question, the best pizza dough is naturally leavened. Sourdough. But, sourdough requires a mother (starter) to be fed and maintained daily. Nice if you have the patience, but I...

Proof pudding

Paul McGowan

No matter how much we wish to believe in something the proof's often in the pudding. It tastes good or it doesn't. For years I have been a disciple of...