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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Paul's Posts
The breath of music
The best systems don't just play music—they let it breathe. I was recently listening to a recording of Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard I found on Qobuz. Nothing dramatic,...
Texture and Truth
Texture is what tells us how something feels—not just what it sounds like. When I listen to a bowed double bass, I want to hear the friction of the bow,...
Toe to toe
One inch makes a difference in quite a number of respects, especially in loudspeakers. The angle of your speakers—whether they point straight ahead or aim directly at your ears—controls far...
Chasing air
High frequencies give us space. But it’s the air around the notes that gives us presence. Years ago, I was auditioning tweeters for a loudspeaker design, and one candidate stood...
Your Listening Chair Belongs in the Wrong Place
Move it forward three inches. Most people position their listening chair where it feels comfortable in the room—against the back wall, centered between the speakers, maybe with a nice view...
Timbre
Timbre is what lets us tell a violin from a flute, even if they’re playing the same note. I remember the first time I sat down in the old Music...