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
How big?
Most of us really enjoy big: big movies, symphonies, ice cream sundaes. And when I listen to my HiFi system I am always delighted when the image is big, deep,...
Security blankets and placebos
Placebos are very powerful stories. The more we believe in something the more likely they are to work. There's growing evidence that strong placebos are as effective, if not...
The voice of God
We all know the voice of God. Right? Male, big, low in frequency, booming. What if the voice of God were presented to us as the opposite: female, small, higher...
Cable break in
Cables, just like equipment, change with use. Connect an HDMI cable to the I2S output of a transport and on the other end into a DAC and the audio quality...
The toothbrush
Working on cleaning my chompers this morning on the electric toothbrush, I noticed its inductive charger. Hmmmm. Just like my phone charger. No physical connection. Almost magic. It occured to...
Why the fear?
Have you ever noticed that the measurement crowd doesn't seem to trust their ears? That if they hear a difference (or don't) it is to be dismissed unless it can...