PWD MKII, Bridge and PWT review is released PerfectWave P3 Power Plant review The Dectet Control Center ships Chick Corea The best Classical recordings

PWD MKII. Bridge and PWT review is released
As anyone that knows me will tell you I am not very good at keeping secrets.  So pat me on the back [...]

Around the world in 24 days The Dectet Power Center The Elegant Music Garden Trade up is almost over Lots of music on PS Tracks

It took David Niven and Cantinflas 80 days to go around the world but I was able to manage considerably less time than they – and yes, I did [...]

Power Plant Trade Up deal is back! It ends in a couple of weeks Paul’s travels and please say hello

May’s turning out to be a busy month for me so I thought I’d make the newsletter just a “short” note instead of my usual novel sized one.

First let me mention that if you’ve [...]

You know you’re an Audiophile when ….. The Power Plant technology explained in 3 minutes P3 Power Plants ship “Live” music through speakers A new form of distortion Jaikoz 

Welcome to the April issue of the PS Newsletter.  In this edition we start with a bit of Audiophile humor, explain a Power Plant in 3 [...]

New Power Plant in town! How to audit your music library Save money on HD Tracks eLyric 27.15 released PS Tracks great music articles

A little less than 30 minutes ago the pianist Alfred Brendel finished a lovely concerto and now Jacqueline Du Pre, conducted by Daniel Berenboim, is playing cello.  Later this afternoon I [...]

High resolution audio going mainstream Update on eLyric Music Manager Update on the MKII There’s a new Power Plant!

Welcome to February’s PS Audio Newsletter, a short monthly update on all that’s fit to print – of course that implies there’s plenty else that’s not fit to print – but that’s another story. 

Just [...]

Welcome to the first newsletter for 2012.

I Hope you didn’t go overboard with partying on New Years eve (I was in bed by 10!).

If you’re in Asia celebrating Chinese New Year be careful because while we get only one night to party, you get a couple of weeks!

I am getting ready to [...]

Welcome to the last newsletter of the year.

In this issue we remind you there are only a couple of days left to order the Mark II upgrade at the cheap price, let you know the status of the upgrade, give you some feedback from the first installation, share some cool stuff going on [...]

Welcome to the November 2011 PS Monthly Newsletter. In this edition we’re going to cover a lot of territory including the launch of our new website, the release of the PerfectWave DAC Mark II, the upgrade kit availability and lots of new article on PS Tracks.

Welcome to the October 2011 PS Audio Newsletter.  I just got back from a couple of relaxing days on the California coast and am ready to go back to work.  We have a great deal of news to go over that’s pretty important so with that brief intro out of the way, [...]

Testing gapless on the PerfectWave DAC, new version of eLyric released, P5 and P10 Power Plant shootouts, Power Plants are finally in stock, a peek at our setup in the Milan high-end show, a new support help desk and what’s new over at PS Tracks Magazine

Welcome to the August 2011 PS Newsletter!  In this edition we include:

Year end wrap P5 and P10 production The upcoming CEDIA Golden Ear award PWT review What is an Audiophile? Quest for the objective ear Why simple is better Call for audio writers What is Jazz? What makes rock “classic”? Guess the composer [...]

Welcome to the July 2011 PS Audio Newsletter including updates on all the great new articles in our online magazine PS Tracks.  There’s lots to talk about.

Fourteeners

On a personal note, my wife Terri and I like to hike and every summer we try and climb at least one of the 53 14,000 [...]

Have you ever had a month where it was so good, so inspiring, so eye opening that you’d do it all over again just because it would feel good?   June’s been like that for me.

At the beginning of the month we launched the new PSTracks website and enjoyed a flood of nice comments, [...]

The “last” PS Audio Newsletter

I gotta tell you that I have never been this excited about a PS Newsletter.  Never.  As some of you may know I have been “holed” up in my office from early morning to late at night for a month now working on a secret project.  [...]

A day without news Holy F****ing s**t Deliveries in Europe Hi Rez music reviewing Where we are with the Bridge and DAC The new iPad app Update on the Digital Lens Music in the forest

Welcome to the April 2011 PS Audio Newsletter.  In this edition we learn how I [...]

The Mother of MP3’s  P5 and P10 owners comments How the Power Plant scope works and what it means How the scheduling works for Power Plants Trade up deal ending April 30th DACS and Bridges shipping Playlists and M3U

Welcome to the March 2011 edition of PS Audio’s monthly Newsletter.  In this [...]

Fixing the degradation of the digital revolution Late shipping equals extended deadline Lots more details on new Power Plants

Welcome to the February 2011 edition of PS Audio’s Newsletter.  In this edition we talk about Apple’s move to go “high res” with their music downloads and playback after both decimating high-end audio [...]

P5 and P10 released Built in Boulder Trade up program details PerfectWave DAC and Bridge review Music Manager named and beta testing in full swing Bridge vs. USB DAC, one person’s opinion HAM Radio and Duet conditioner

Welcome to the January 2011 PS Audio Newsletter.  In this edition we give you the [...]

Last Newsletter of the year Need some beta testers We announce the PerfectWave Premiers! Last chance for HDMI cables CES in 2011

Welcome to the December 2010 PS Audio newsletter, the last this year.  The next time I write it’ll be 2011.  It’s nearly Christmas and we’re right at the beginning of [...]

What’s in a name? tagNplay Music Manager $109 Network Media Player Sneak peek Digital Lens Mono Big announcements in December

Welcome to the November 2010 PS Audio Newsletter.  In this issue we mark the end of a 30 year old battle, prepare you for PS Audio’s big Christmas present to the [...]

Imported Bridge reactions tagNplay server FAQ section, forums and updates Last day for trade-up program New way to synch your library

Welcome to the October 2010 PS Audio Newsletter!  As Halloween approaches in a few days and fall weather is upon us (at least here in Colorado) our thoughts turn towards those [...]

Pipe Dreams Bridges are shipping! Bridge installation goes Hollywood!
Digital Audio Primer New tagNplay app PerfectWave review Trade up program set to end Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and November

Welcome to September’s PS Audio Newsletter.  In this issue we give some thought to what’s lacking in stereo systems as we sit [...]

Rice and transistors We’re on the iTunes app store! Trade up program returns Network Bridge status tagNPlay Server Power Plant Premier review Check this out! The loudness wars Want a good laugh?

Welcome to PS Audio’s August Newsletter, your source for news about PS Audio and interesting articles on high-end audio and [...]

Bridge Betas ship tagNplay Betablog What’s it sound like? Free downloads
Inside story of the AC series Power Plant Premier Secret’s The High End Store

Welcome to July’s PS Newsletter
Thanks for taking a moment out of your busy summer schedule to read the PS Newsletter, our once monthly “event”.  [...]

Last minute stuff Beta testers chosen Beta Blogging Final days for PerfectWave DAC/Bridge pricing deals + pre-order Bridge web page Inside the PWD NAS clarification CD’s sounding better than LP’s? Price increase

Last minute stuff
Yikes.  It’s 2:30 in the afternoon, Terri and I are scheduled to leave on a [...]

Jailbirds To NAS or not to NAS? Blame Edison and Tesla Getting ripped iPod or iPad? Bridge beta testing Power cables in a connected system Video tour of the iPhone app End of the GCHA Check this system out

Welcome to the May 2010 PS Audio newsletter.  This month’s newsletter is jam [...]

Escaping the great volcano iPads and Russians The PS Audio Bridge update A $30 iPad direct digital device?

Welcome to the April 2010 monthly newsletter from PS Audio.  In this issue we recount the crazy tale of our escape from Europe by the skin of our teeth, share the experience enjoyed by [...]

Odds and ends $750,000,000 Cheap speaker cable lifts 3D holographic sound Building our own library Using the PerfectWave DAC without a preamp Guess what I discovered

Welcome to the March 2010 PS Audio newsletter.  We start out with a few odds and ends including a link to the eBay auction for the trade-up equipment, then [...]

Oops New speakers 5 Editor’s choice awards + 1 Reviews PerfectWave’s available Richie Furay AV 3000 and 5000

In this issue

Welcome to February 2010’s PS newsletter.  In this issue we cover our new loudspeakers in the listening room: a throwback of 30 years…….we blow our horn about 6 new awards for [...]

Starting off with a bang  CES report Out Appling Apple The new amp The PML and Bridge update Cable costs on the rise The Reference Link

Welcome to the January PS newsletter.  In this issue we cover the meaning of the absolute sound (the basis of the magazine with the same name), [...]

A special moment Analog CD’s? PerfectWave Review A $35 NAS? Connecting our customers with the future Soloist blemish sale New software update for PWT 2010

Welcome to the last PS Newsletter for 2009.  Yup, it’s December again, winter’s here and we’re getting ready for CES.

In this issue we write about some pretty cool subjects, [...]

Catching up Hats off to Linn USB An idea Chairs The fate of the internet Last chance for a Power Plant December’s warehouse clearance

Catching up
Hope everyone is well and thanks for taking a moment to read up on what’s happening with us, music and all things of interest to [...]

Good news for Europe Killer deal on Power Plants Used DACS and transports Asynchronous USB Last FM NAS woes and what we’re doing about it Controller steering committee

Welcome
Hi and welcome to October’s PS Audio Newsletter.  I had to dig my way out of a couple of feet of snow [...]

Yikes!  Audio Clubs  RMAF and PWA  Premier price reductions  We need your help  Building a library part 2.5

Yikes!

I have been running around the country so much I completely spaced out writing the newsletter, so here I am writing on the day it has to release.  Many have warned me about [...]

 Hot Air! Trade up program ends Come and get ‘em! Free hi rez downloads I2S silver beauty How to build a library part 2

Hot air!
I am sure most of you probably think of me when it comes to hot air, and you’re right!  But this time it’s [...]

Check this out!  Oh Canada! PW series getting into people’s hands HDMI/I2S cables now available Help me design the new amp Update on the Digital Lens How to build a library part 1

Check this out!
What started out as a simple idea has mushroomed into “a thing”.

See the picture [...]

 Don’t read this! It’s about time We make the front cover Trade-up deal extended Trade-up deal ending Harley’s review of the Meridian CD player Revelations about beta testers Quick tutorial on cover art and song titles Facebook

Here it is – noon on a beautiful day and I am sitting at my [...]

Back to the newsletter Cable trade-up about to end Best in show 12 PPP’s Bugs Let’s not forget red book cd’s! Trade up to PerfectWave

Back to the newsletter
First off; I am going back to calling this the PS Newsletter.  Strange as it may seem, I had a bunch of [...]

Blarney PerfectWave Cables, finally! Trade up High definition audio explained CD vs. HRx demo Download and burn until the Bridge CD and DVD sampler

Blarney
Our oldest son, Lon, just got married to a wonderful young lady and we celebrated the event in Dublin Ireland.  Terri, along with the boys and [...]

The best tweak I’ve ever tried
In past AV Journals I’ve talked about everything from how to build a music server, to a backyard turkey, to stories about pickles in New York.  If those subjects weren’t varied enough, how about a story that starts out with a finger pointed in my [...]

Hi and welcome to the February edition of the PS Audio Newsletter….er, PS AV Journal. 

New name for the newsletter
It’s been pointed out that my monthly newsletter is more of a journal than a newsletter so we decided to rename it.  This then is the first edition of The PS [...]

Happy New Year! 
I think everyone reading this newsletter will agree that 2008 was a year we’ll all remember for a long time, whether we want to or not.  What a roller coaster ride it’s been.  I do have every confidence that 2009 will be a much brighter and prosperous year [...]

 New PS website Ho, Ho specials Humbuster III released Products of the year Big announcement at CES Ultralink is now the PWD Improve your system with a book!

It’s been hard to even catch your breath around here lately!  For the last two weeks there’s been a steady stream of carpenters banging [...]

November newsletter Contest winners announced Power Plants The Ultra System explained Power Port trade up program Phono anyone?

What an amazing time this is.  In the short period between newsletters, we’ve elected a new president of our country; the financial markets are up, then down then who knows.  On a personal note, [...]

State of the Union for PS RMAF report Paul’s traveling show Join us in New York! End of contest in a few days Power Port Premier’s back in This month’s special

State of the Union for PS 
Let’s start out this month’s newsletter by recognizing that a lot of crazy stuff has happened in [...]

Ciao! Last chance for the cables! Power Port Premier PWT and Ultralink meet Italy Schedule to see both Soloist contest PowerPlay

Ciao! 
Is the friendly way to say both ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ in Italian.  And that single word, plus ‘cappuccino’, ‘cafe Americano’, ‘pizza’ and ‘vegitariano’ embodies my entire Italian vocabulary. Honestly, one doesn’t need much [...]

I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new PS newsletter readers that have just joined us.  By way of introduction I am Paul McGowan, CEO of PS Audio and one of the founders of the company formed 35 years ago.

This newsletter is one of my passions and written in [...]

News of PWT and Ultralink The Premier scores DIY music server Wadia’s iTransport Cables going fast High res audio notes

It’s a gorgeous blue sky Colorado day and Terri and I have been outside listening to KEXP Seattle.  Now this might not seem incredible at first but the ability to listen to [...]

Great cable sale Free HD tracks A fun gathering Radar scores! The 3d of July

Have you ever been in that half awake, half dream state while laying in bed in the morning?  You know, you’re almost awake but the activity of the outside world still enters your dreams and seems real?

This Saturday morning [...]

Hola!  It means ‘Hello’ and if you’re in Mexico, as my family and I were for our vacation, you hear it a lot.

As soon as we arrived at our hotel, we changed into shorts and flip flops and headed our separate ways: me to find a newspaper to relax, Terri and the boys straight [...]

Think of me in May

On May 10th I turn old.  Yup, not just a little old, not just sort of old, but honestly, genuinely old.  I turn 60.

Yeah, yeah, I think I’ve heard them all: ‘60 is the new 50!’ and then there’s the one ‘you’re only as old as you feel’ and they [...]

First optical recording ever

This is going to be a rather long winded newsletter, so wait till you have some quiet time, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy.

Much of this month’s newsletter will focus on the state of digital media in our high end systems. It seems appropriate, therefore, that we start this newsletter [...]

Airplanes

I am certain a lot of the trouble I get in (both as a kid and adult) must be caused by how I manage to deal with circumstances or what mood I am in.  Or maybe it’s just that I have a few screws loose.

So yesterday I am returning to Boulder on a [...]

The secret behind CES

We just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas where we displayed the new PowerPlay network controllable power conditioners and the new CD transport; both of which are to be released in the summer.

CES is an annual event, one I have been going to since the early 1970’s.

[...]

Ho, ho, ho!

I know this newsletter goes out to every corner of the world and only a very small portion of that world celebrates Christmas, but I think wherever you live, this time of year has some type of special meaning to each and every one of us.

In most cultures the winter or [...]

Before we get started, I just wanted to mention how much we’ve all seemed to enjoy receing the new Playback magazine.  I have had so many nice comments about the magazine and how you like receiving it.  Great to read about music in this format.  I will continue sending you a copy and hope that’s [...]

Happy Halloween!

Well, here we go, another newsletter at the last day of the month.  Sorry about that!  However, I have a pretty good excuse.  As you will see below, we’ve been quite busy and attended two audio shows (one in Tokyo) as well as quite busy in the new product’s department.

But, on to [...]

An unwelcome guest

It was late one stormy Friday night as I drove the two hours from Boulder to our home in Vail, alone, lost in thought and glad the work week was over.  I had my heart set on a cold beer and TV to relax when I arrived.  Such was not the case.

[...]

August was a really busy month around here, both for the company and for me personally.  As a guy it’s always important to keep abreast of those dates critical to one’s relationship lest you wind up on the couch; like your wife’s birthday and/or anniversary and August has both!

Terri and I celebrated our [...]

This is one of the shortest newsletters I’ve written, but summer’s here and we’re all kicking back enjoying things in life a bit too much perhaps.  Anyway, both of us should be outside enjoying the summer rather than writing/reading at the computer!

The heat

So, I don’t know how it is where you live, but [...]

June’s almost over and to be honest, I’ve been slacking a little in writing the newsletter.  Terri and I have taken advantage of the extraordinary weather in Colorado.  While Boulder’s been hot, up in the mountains it’s been absolutely perfect.

As we hike on the many trails, we enjoy wildflowers, butterflies, mountain streams gorged with [...]

Munich High End Show

I think I promised a few newsletters ago that I wouldn’t wait for the end of the month to write: yet here it is the end of the month again.  Well, I have a reasonable excuse this time around: Munich Germany.

Terri and I just returned from the Munich High [...]

Trip to Turkey

As many of our newsletter readers may remember, we took off for a Russian dealer conference in Turkey a few weeks ago.  It may surprise you to know that one of our largest markets for PS products is in Russia!

In fact, we have over 100 dealers that sell our products throughout [...]

Spring has sprung

Sorry this newsletter’s so late.  I spent some time over in the forums area of our website where one of our members posted a question.  He was asking if we were OK because he’d never had to wait this long for a newsletter. Indeed, we’re OK, just busier than we’ve been [...]

Hope everything is good with you and yours.

If you live in one of the Pacific Rim countries, Happy New Year!  It is the year of the Golden Pig (which doesn’t sound too glamorous to me). Apparently it’s one of those really great years where it’s lucky to have children and one can expect a [...]

CES show in Vegas

We just returned from an extremely successful CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. We presented the entire new power line, the Trio and G Series audio products and all our cables as well as handed out hundreds of Coal to Coltrane DVD’s. The response was just stunning.

Albert Von [...]

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season!  Everyone at PS wishes you the best for the upcoming New Year.  Let’s all hope that 2007 is a great year, that there’s more peace in the world and that life’s good for you and yours.

Terri and I spent the holidays with the four McGowan boys.  [...]

xStream Audios released UO gets two awards! Last minute shopping An apology CD and LP picks

xStream™ Audios released 
We are very excited and proud to release the xStream Audio series of interconnects .

Yes Mabel, the xStream™ Audio speaker cables are on the way as well, but they won’t be here for another month or [...]

The cover of Stereophile! PS goes black! PCA-2 Beta testers chosen Audio xStreams in the December newsletter Careful in the airport A wish list! CD’s and LP’s cheap!

The cover of Stereophile 
Many of you have already received your copy of the December Stereophile magazine with the HCA-2 gracing the cover.  Blush.  We’re [...]

Power Director 4.7 is unleashed Preamp update (sneak peak too) Here’s your chance to be a Beta Tester Class A recommended HCA-2 makes waves More CD’s for cheap!

Power Director 4.7 is unleashed 
There’s a new kid on the block and (if we do say so ourselves) a really good looking one!  No, not [...]

HCA-2 power amplifier receives Stereophile’s coveted Class A rating! xStream Digital cable is a huge success Preamp Update Classic 250 now shipping PS Audio Product idea of the Month Cheap music!

HCA-2 power amplifier receives Stereophile’s coveted Class A rating! 
That’s right!!  We are honored that Stereophile has clearly heard what we have been telling everyone [...]

Our new headquarters xStream Digital cables ship xStream Digital now available in TOSLINK! Classic 250 amplifier ships Power Posts released The return of the Ultimate Lab Cable Serious discounts on awesome CD’s

Our new corporate headquarters 
I think everyone dreads moving.  What a pain in the keester!  Moving trucks, phone installers, empty boxes, all [...]

xStream Digital Cable announced HCA-2 Review and special Moving Sale Classic 250 Photos and update Recommended CD

Wow!   This newsletter is chock full of what newsletters should be full of.  News!

xStream™ Digital Cable announced 
The cat’s finally out of the bag.  What everyone affectionately refers to as the “skunk works” (Paul) at PS Audio [...]

Micro Lab power cord released Results from the preamp survey Classic 250 flicks next week! Ultimate Lab Cables gone  CD’s of the month (2)

Micro Lab Power Cable released 
Can you believe it?  We actually heard what you were saying and figured out a way to give you what you want!

Time and again we [...]