Paul's Posts

I had to laugh. This morning I received an email asking if I get too much SPAM in my inbox and might I be interested in reducing the types of... Read more...

The sound of components

Every component in a circuit has a sound to it. Altogether, the hundreds (or thousands) of parts that make our HiFi systems work contribute a mash of sonic qualities that... Read more...

The great mystery

I write and speak a great deal about subwoofers because I believe they are the missing element in almost every system I encounter. And that's always been a mystery to... Read more...

Audio by epoch

An epoch defines the time boundaries of major events. On a geologic scale, epochs are measured in thousands to millions of years. The Holocene Epoch, for example, began 11,000 years... Read more...

Qsound

Qsound is a technology intended to reproduce surround sound with only two speakers. The results can be rather spooky. Sonic images appear in 360˚ patterns around the listening position. That's... Read more...

Getting the itch

I am not alone getting the itch to upgrade. Plenty of folks email me expressing that same feeling and wondering what their next purchase should be. I'll go for months... Read more...

Biting bits

Yesterday we talked of the difficulty understanding how digital audio bits could be higher or lower quality. Would we hear differences in sound quality between digital bits streamed over the... Read more...

Switch quality

Here's one of those brave posts where I air my laundry and open myself to criticism and ridicule. Ain't life grand? I am often asked if network switches and routers... Read more...

Valuing value

How do we place value on things? One simple method is to compare costs to benefits. I paid this in exchange for that. When we look deeper into the subject... Read more...

Speaking music

I am ever-fascinated by music's ability to speak to me. Dissonance resolves to consonance. Leonard Cohen certainly said it better than I in Hallelujah: "The fourth, the fifth, the minor... Read more...

Climbing the crooked ladder

When we first imagine building a system from scratch we're typically of two minds: unsure of where to start or confident in how smooth and easy the process will be.... Read more...

What if no one showed up?

We build high-performance audio gear for our community. Without our customers, we wouldn't have much of a business. But what if no one showed up? What if interest in high-end... Read more...

The heart of music

Searching for the heart of the matter is an investigative practice we're all familiar with. We dig deep into many elements to suss out the essence, the soul, the heart... Read more...

Knowing when it's right

A few days ago I was upstairs in the home of Octave Records listening to a new recording Gus Skinas had made. It was a beautiful piano piece by local... Read more...

Untangling webs

My friend, Cookie Marenco of Blue Coast records, makes some awfully good recordings. I wouldn't be exaggerating to suggest that both she and Gus Skinas are some our industry's finest... Read more...

Touring PS Audio

One of the great joys of summers in Boulder is the influx of visitors to our facilities. People on the road for vacation or summer adventures in the Rockies increasingly... Read more...

Deciding where to draw the line

Drawing lines in the proverbial sand is a common practice. We'll go this far but cross that line and it's not in our interest to go further. Setting these imaginary... Read more...

Earplugs

It might seem counter-intuitive that I write about blocking the sound entering your ears. After all, I have always advocated keeping them clean and clear so we might enjoy all... Read more...

If it ain't broke

What's that old saying? "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" I just love old sayings. They tie neat little bows around common sense wisdom offering a truth of sorts.... Read more...

The power of a dead end

Few of us like landing at the end of the road with only a U-turn back to the beginning as a reward. And yet, dead-end streets are often the circuitous... Read more...

Country/Region

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