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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Recycled vinyl

Paul McGowan

Reader Barry McCarthy wrote me: "I like reading your quick daily thoughts on the state of our hobby. Today's post caused me to to think of over abundance and how...

Offended

Paul McGowan

I have always smiled when I witnessed fellow designers getting offended by some engineering claim they either disagree with or can't understand - that is until it happened to me....

It's free?

Paul McGowan

Several readers commented on yesterday's post about adding features to our free music management program eLyric. The question asked is "why free"? It's a good question and one that deserves...

How much to add

Paul McGowan

One of the challenges facing any designer is how many features to add - or put another way - how many features not to add. The general thought is the...

Here's an invention that will save your life

Paul McGowan

I love brilliant inventions - especially the ones that are super simple yet perfectly designed - rare as they are. A GFI is one such invention. You know, the AC...

Do you listen to a sow's ear?

Paul McGowan

I have been to homes and shows where I was asked to listen to some really bad loudspeakers - kit that is so far away from accurate that it's laughable....