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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Nothing's free

Paul McGowan

Following a recent 10-day road trip from our home in Boulder out to California and back, I gained five pounds while snacking in the car and tolerating restaurant food. Now,...

Argan oil and pumpkin

Paul McGowan

Terri's in charge of household supplies. That's a good thing. Were it me I'd likely just buy whatever was on sale. As I am washing my hands I notice her...

Viennese cello ensemble 5 + 1

Paul McGowan

I am grateful for my reader's suggestions of what to listen to and watch. Those recommendations vary from lighthearted to deathly serious and everything in between. Thank you. Once in...

Audio sensitivities

Paul McGowan

Even as a kid I never bought the premise behind Hans Christian Anderson's story, The Princess, and the Pea. Just a bit too far fetched for my young engineering brain...

Working Up Or Down

Paul McGowan

We’re all different yet so similar. Take the way I assemble a system. When I first start a project, whether building a stereo rig or adding a new source, I...

Otis Taylor

Paul McGowan

Not only is world-famous musician Otis Taylor our friend and neighbor, but he's also headlining Octave Record's latest release. Hey Joe Opus | Red Meat has been called by the...