How to build a hifi system in 7 years
Posted 17 hours ago
If you had the patience to save money and invest it slowly and surely over a 7 year period to build a dream hifi system where would you start?
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Why aren’t all loudspeakers high sensitivity?
Posted 1 day ago
There are high and low sensitivity loudspeakers requiring small to giant power amplifiers to drive them. Why aren't all speakers easy to drive?
Selecting tubes for low microphonics
Posted 2 days ago
Tube dampers, special vacuum tubes, all the tricks needed for lowering microphonics in sound systems. But is that a good or a bad idea?
How to position side firing woofers
Posted 3 days ago
What's the best place to point a side firing woofer at in a room?
Can modern speakers rival vintage speakers?
Posted 4 days ago
Some of the best speakers ever made came from the greats like JBL and Altec Lansing. Can modern speakers even hold a candle to some of these classics?
How can converting PCM to DSD be better?
Posted 5 days ago
PS Audio DACs first convert incoming PCM from CDs into DSD for better sound. But, how is that possible? Is there something being added or subtracted?
Why aren’t speaker cables balanced?
Posted 6 days ago
The best interconnecting cables in a high-performance audio system are balanced. So, if that is true (and it is) why then are speaker cables not balanced?
How do you know nirvana?
Posted 1 week ago
We are all searching for that perfect sound, that holy grail of sonic splendor in our systems. How do we know when we've arrived?
Are separates better than built ins?
Posted 1 week ago
Receivers and integrates have been designed as systems so is it true that a separate phono stage from another company can possibly be better than the one built in?
Should rooms be live or dead?
Posted 1 week ago
Reflections in the room can be problematic for stereo systems. Is it better to have a live or dead room to keep these reflections from causing sonic damage?
Should equipment be neutral or colored?
Posted 1 week ago
It's often suggested manufacturers strive for neutrality in sound yet the idea of voicing equipment seems to fly in the face of that statement.
What’s best for evaluating speakers?
Posted 1 week ago
If you're trying to evaluate sound quality in loudspeakers is it best to use pink noise and test equipment or real acoustic music?
Why does music grab our souls?
Posted 1 week ago
Music can make us cry, fill us with joy, make us angry or hurt. How does it do that? Why does music reach deep into our souls and communicate with us?
How does PS Audio protect from equipment fires?
Posted 1 week ago
Sometimes the magic blue smoke inside equipment escapes and all hell breaks loose. What does PS Audio do to keep its products and customers safe?
Why is analog easier to preserve than digital?
Posted 2 weeks ago
Preserving the qualities of analog through digital recording is a snap but it seems the opposite isn't true. How can that possibly be true?
Add a sub or a preamp?
Posted 2 weeks ago
If your system isn't delivering what you hoped for in sound quality should you add a subwoofer or a preamplifier?
What do bass and treble controls do?
Posted 2 weeks ago
We've all seen the old bass and treble controls on vintage (and sometimes modern) equipment. What do they actually do and how should they be used?
Do we need to rethink stereo?
Posted 2 weeks ago
Two channel audio has its flaws and the question is should we scrap it and rethink the entire process of sound reproduction in our homes?
After choosing speakers, what’s next?
Posted 2 weeks ago
You've made your choice in speakers and now it's time to finish the rest of the system. Where do you start and what's the most important piece of equipment next to the speakers?
How we design loudspeakers Part 4
Posted 2 weeks ago
In this, the final video in the series, Paul plays for us the difference between Arnie Nudell's reference pair and the new AN3 we will be taking to the Axpona show in early April 2019. We start with just the midrange and tweeters before moving on to the much easier mid-bass and woofers.
How we design loudspeakers Part 3
Posted 2 weeks ago
Paul shows us the behind the scenes of speaker designs as we unveil the new PS Audio AN3 loudspeakers. These are the very prototypes that will be traveling to Chicago's Axpona show in April so our extended hifi family can get a sonic glimpse of what they can expect when production is finally ready.
How we design loudspeakers Part 2
Posted 3 weeks ago
In part two of our series Paul shows us how the 4-way speaker system that was Arnie Nudell's reference model sounds when broken apart into its 4-elements: tweeter, midrange, mid-bass, and woofer.
How we design loudspeakers part 1
Posted 3 weeks ago
PS Audio has been on the trail of building a line of loudspeakers using the design and sonic principals of Infinity System's founder, the late Arnie Nudell, for years. Now it's time to unveil the system and show our viewers how we built them.
When’s a stereo system good enough?
Posted 3 weeks ago
Part two of Rabbit Holes discusses when it's time to call it good with a stereo system and how to know when good enough is good enough.
Car Chat: Naming the new studio
Posted 3 weeks ago
As Paul and Gus build their new dream studio and figure out how it's going to interact with musicians, there's a new problem. The name. What shall we call the new studio?