Paul's Posts

We're raised up to get the right answers to problems and to do whatever it takes not to break things. We're rewarded for reciting memorized answers and staying out of... Read more...

Capturing a vibe

Building a recording studio like we are with Octave Records is a very different discipline than PS Audio's core mission of producing the equipment that reproduces those recordings. With reproduction,... Read more...

Ignorance and confidence

When we set our sights far in the future the world looks nice and rosy. Imagine that new pair of speakers gracing your living room, the new amplifier, the rebuilt... Read more...

Building a new speaker Part 4

This is the last in our series of how we built the AN3 speaker system prototypes and may be one of the more interesting of the four. In this latest... Read more...

Building a new speaker Part 3

In yesterday's post, we covered how a 4-way system works, how each of the 4 parts—woofer, midbass coupler, midrange, tweeter—sound. If you have a chance to watch that video you... Read more...

Building a new speaker Part 2

In yesterday's post, we kicked off the first of our 4-part series on speaker building. In this series, I wanted to share with you what we were trying to achieve... Read more...

Building a new speaker Part 1

Starting today, and going through the next three days, I'll be detailing the making of the new AN3 speaker. If you're not interested in learning about the development process I'd... Read more...

The cube

Bob Carver is a legend in our industry and, along with Ted Smith, as close to genius as I have met. The man's amazing for his innovations and iconic for... Read more...

Bigger better?

Bigger speakers seem to have the edge when it comes to judging a system, yet some of the best sound I have heard comes from smaller speaker systems. I am... Read more...

Working too hard

To some life seemed simpler in the past. They remember a time when there were simple choices in loudspeakers: big ones were full range, small ones not so much. And... Read more...

Setup recording

I have a lot of long term projects in my head and one that comes up often is the creation of a setup CD (or LP). There have been attempts... Read more...

Demanding proof

There are plenty of loud voices in audio. Is it incumbent on us to answer them? What is it in our nature that when we're faced with a proposition we... Read more...

Expert mistakes

How many mistakes does it take to become an expert? We tend to judge experts by their cumulative successes and years of learning, but I would argue a more valuable... Read more...

Hobby or lifeline?

For some, building a reference audio system is a hobby. For others, their life's blood. Which is it for you? When I ask this question of people I often sense... Read more...

Goosebumps

When it's cold, tiny muscles stand our body hairs on end creating a sort of blanket to trap and warm air. We call them goosebumps. When awe strikes, those same... Read more...

Radical ideas

Whenever I hear the term "radical new idea" two things happen: my ears perk up and my caution guard goes up too. I think most of us are both interested... Read more...

Microphone preamps

As Gus Skinas and we build out the new recording facility we run into the inevitable issues of electronics, in particular, the microphone preamplifiers. There are so many opinions on... Read more...

Turntable setup

Proper setup of a turntable's arm and cartridge are more important to great performance than even the electronics it feeds. Of course, it's all a system and even the most... Read more...

Investing

For most of us, our stereo systems are lifelong investments. We're not casual buyers of commodities. Instead, we do our research, get advice, study the forums, speak to our friends,... Read more...

Happiness is…

We'll likely never know what happiness was to John Lennon but we can get a glimpse of his wry humor when he wrote the song Happiness is a warm gun.... Read more...

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