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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Asking the right questions

Paul McGowan

The answers we get depend largely on the questions we ask. Seems simple enough, yet why is it we're always surprised with those answers? I remember asking the kids if...

The new tuner

Paul McGowan

I was thinking of the my favorite tuners this morning. For many years I listened to a Marantz Model 120 (with the silly display). I also enjoyed a Magnum Dynalab...

Two finger flying

Paul McGowan

Hey, it's Saturday and I feel like telling a little story unrelated to audio. As a young lad of 15 years I was both a photographer and a cub reporter...

Bonding with machines

Paul McGowan

We all bond with machines. No, I'm not getting kinky, but you know what I mean. We fall in love with the Marantz tuner, the power amplifier, a favorite DAC,...

Longevity

Paul McGowan

There's a price to be paid for anything we do. Yesterday's post suggesting you keep your equipment on for better performance can be a double edged sword: better sound but...

At what cost perfection?

Paul McGowan

It's a cold snap outside. Today reached a high of twenty degrees, tomorrow we won't see past ten and tonight it dips below zero. I was chilled walking the distance...