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Lunch with Paul: Woofer designs for PS Audio speakers 1

Posted 11 hours ago

Very few companies in the world put this much time and expertise into the design of their woofers than PS Audio's Chris Brunhaver. Found out what's different and why.

Holographic imaging limitations 8

Posted 1 day ago

Placing equipment between the two speakers can limit the system's ability to throw a 3-d image. Paul helps a customer get what they want.

Lunch with Paul: The birth of the Sonoma DSD recording system 8

Posted 2 days ago

There are no more musical sounding digital audio recording and playback systems than those based on DSD. Learn about its beginnings and how and why Sony chose it for their premier digital audio format, the SACD.

What is important in a speaker 5

Posted 3 days ago

If you're looking for new speakers, what's the most important aspects to be looking for?

Lunch with Paul: distortion in loudspeakers. Does it matter? 16

Posted 5 days ago

Loudspeaker distortion is a magnitude higher than electronic components. How important is that? Can we measure it in meaningful ways? You might be surprised at the answer from PS Audio senior loudspeaker designer, Chris Brunhaver.

The best tweeters 10

Posted 6 days ago

There are many types of tweeters: soft domes, hard domes, metallic, fabric, ribbon. Which are the best sounding?

Lunch with Paul: Understanding DSD and its DoP conversion 12

Posted 1 week ago

If you want to play the world's best sounding digital audio format, DSD, on a computer, you're going to have to use DoP. Learn what it is and why it exists from world renowned expert, Gus Skinas.

ADCOM stereo equipment 13

Posted 1 week ago

ADCOM was once a big company in high end audio. Paul shares his memories of this once great company.

Lunch with Paul: everything you wanted to know about crossovers 5

Posted 1 week ago

The vast majority of loudspeakers have at least two or more drivers that must rely upon a crossover network to do their job. How do these crossover networks function and what problems do they bring to the art of speaker design?

XLR for speaker cables 1

Posted 1 week ago

If balanced audio interconnects are the best sounding means of connecting equipment, why wouldn't it make sense to use XLR connectors for speaker cables?

Lunch with Paul: why some remastered albums suck 5

Posted 1 week ago

Audiophiles and vinylphiles alike pay premium prices for remastered vinyl only to discover that sometimes, those expensive remastered discs don't sound even half as good as the original vinyl releases. Why is that? Octave Record's Gus Skinas helps us understand what's going on.

Omni directional tweeters 4

Posted 1 week ago

Why do some speakers feature a rear mounted tweeter? Find out why as well get an explanation of the omni directional tweeter.

Lunch with Paul: DSD and noise + double rate 6

Posted 2 weeks ago

DSD is the most musical of all digital audio formats sometimes exceeding the quality of analog itself. But, it is not perfect. Find out why in this fascinating video with one of DSD's biggest advocates, Gus Skinas.

What makes an audiophile speaker? 34

Posted 2 weeks ago

There's plenty of different models of loudspeakers on the market. How do some become recognized as audiophile quality while others do not?

Audio Soundstage 3

Posted 2 weeks ago

What in an audio system gives us what is called soundstage? Paul explains how it works.

How loud should you listen to music? 17

Posted 2 weeks ago

If the ultimate goal is the recreation of live music in the home, can you listen at the same volume levels as live musicians play?

Lunch with Paul: Passive Radiators 10

Posted 2 weeks ago

PS Audio senior design engineer, Chris Brunhaver tells us what a passive radiator is, how it differs from a port, and why it's being included in the new FR Series of loudspeakers.

Lunch with Paul: Ribbons and planar drivers 8

Posted 2 weeks ago

In this series, senior speaker designer Chris Brunhaver helps us understand ribbons and planars as we get a unique look into the workings of these exotic drivers

How speaker cabinets affect sound 1

Posted 2 weeks ago

The size and shape of a speaker cabinet plays an important role in sound quality. Paul helps us understand how.

Long interconnects or short speaker cables? 12

Posted 3 weeks ago

The classic question of which way to connect the stereo systems comes up again and this time, Paul digs deep.

Linear vs. switching power supplies 1

Posted 3 weeks ago

When it comes to the powering of computer audio equipment, is a SMPS alright or is it better to upgrade to a linear power supply?

Human hearing vs. frequency response 2

Posted 3 weeks ago

Human hearing is limited to 20kHz on the top end. So why is it important to maintain higher frequency cutoffs in equipment?

Boston Acoustic Loudspeakers 19

Posted 3 weeks ago

What's the history and quality of Boston Acoustic Loudspeakers?

Does analog audio have a future? 4

Posted 3 weeks ago

To this viewer digital and vinyl have started to match each other in sound quality and he wonders if vinyl has a future over the more maintenance free digital audio.

Floor standing speakers vs. bookshelf speakers 14

Posted 3 weeks ago

Small speakers vs. bigger floor standing loudspeakers. What are the advantages and disadvantages?