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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In memoriam

Paul McGowan

Dammit. Friends and great people should stick around. I guess it's just part of the cycle but that doesn't mean I have to like it or even accept it. My...

The 99% falacy

Paul McGowan

I was recently told that in this person's considered opinion, 99% of people hearing for the first time a high-end audio system wouldn't know the difference between that and a pair...

Front panel controls

Paul McGowan

I remember well the days when remote controls were unheard of. Televisions didn't have them and certainly stereos didn't either. Which meant that everything from volume to balance had to...

Turbo charged Tesla

Paul McGowan

As my readers are no doubt aware I am fascinated by the scams and marketing ploys foisted upon us. The latest came in the form of a postcard announcing we...

Shifty

Paul McGowan

A person is described as "shifty" when their behavior appears evasive, untrustworthy, or dishonest. They avoid eye contact, give vague responses, and exhibit nervous gestures. We don't want to come across...

Elasticity

Paul McGowan

In 1844, inventor Charles Goodyear made a groundbreaking discovery by significantly enhancing rubber's elasticity through vulcanization, which involved adding sulfur to it. This process not only gave rise to essential...