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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When less is more

Paul McGowan

My friend Mark and I were chatting about why vinyl records sound "better" than CD's, yet if you make a CD of a vinyl record it sounds essentially the same...

Never put an ops guy in charge

Paul McGowan

In response to yesterdays post about passion reader Richard writes: "I have always believed that in a Technology company, you should NEVER appoint an Ops guy as your CEO. The...

Products of passion

Paul McGowan

Apple's blowing it. They've lost their direction and it shows. Even as a diehard fan and user the new iPad Air (just announced) is boring. Slimmer, faster less weight. Who...

Stepped attenuators

Paul McGowan

Controlling the volume level in your stereo system is an obvious and important function. The element used to turn the level up and down is important as well. If you...

I know what I want

Paul McGowan

Our high end stereo systems are pretty worthless without something to listen to and by something I mean quality recordings of music that's worth our time. So how come there...

Kai Tak Heart Attack

Paul McGowan

In yesterday's post Fire Hoses,Steven Taylor of Acoustic Energy and yours truly wound up in the cockpit of a 747 jumbo jet landing at one of the trickiest airports in...