Paul's Posts

Emotions, as well as passions, run deep in high-end audio and that's one of the reasons I am personally invested in it. In our discussions on preferences for the various... Read more...

Navigating through fog

When we attempt to navigate through the unknown we rely on what's worked in the past. This matters because we often find ourselves in unfamiliar territories, like when we get... Read more...

Building foundations

I am not a building contractor but I've watched enough new construction to know a few things, like the importance of building a strong foundation. Constructing a beautiful home atop... Read more...

Making Luck

Can we make luck in the same way we make other things like love, fun, and music? Luck can seem so random at times especially when the dictionary defines it... Read more...

Bewildering

Imagine the angst of a first-time buyer of high-end audio equipment. Few places offer systems and everywhere there's a bewildering array of component choices. Where does one start on a... Read more...

Take Only Pictures

If you hike a bit you’re bound to see signs about leaving the land as you found it. “Take only pictures, leave only footprints.” The origins of this saying aren’t... Read more...

Is it right?

How do you know when the system's right? Some of us figure it's fine when music sounds the way we expect. Others need to reach a certain level of excitement... Read more...

Buying speakers over the internet

More and more products are being sold over the internet: speakers, amplifiers, CD players, televisions, even automobiles. More people are willing to click a button to buy than ever before.... Read more...

World's most popular IC

Here's a bit of nostalgia for you. My first, and to date only, attempt at programming used the world's most popular integrated circuit ever manufactured—the venerable 555 Timer. The 555... Read more...

Sounds like wine

A friend dropped off a bottle of pinot the other night and I just got around to enjoying a small glass before dinner. It tastes nothing like the light, soft... Read more...

Source specific

Every component in our system was chosen based on our source preference: digital or vinyl. If we're assembling a vinyl system then everything that follows is judged on how good... Read more...

Music like novels

An author starts with a story and builds a novel around it: filling in the characters, describing the place and time, build tension and release points, offer cues and setups... Read more...

Words and pictures

We use words to describe pictures, concepts, models, and experiences. They are imprecise and open to interpretation. Remember the Telephone Game where a short story is repeated from person to... Read more...

Running interference

I have long been fascinated that reviewer Michael Fremer finds PCM copies of vinyl listenable yet not CDs. Both are employing the same digital technology, yet one is listenable while... Read more...

Digital gaps

It's common wisdom that because digital breaks up sound into bits there's missing information between those bits—information not lost with analog. But is that accurate? The comparison between the uninterrupted... Read more...

Internal EQ

As we age our ability to hear diminishes. Other than protecting our hearing there’s little we can do to stop the inevitable march of time. Does this mean we enjoy our... Read more...

Audio Scribes

It’s no coincidence we refer to musicians as artists: They transfer what’s in their heads into ours through a language we call music. If we are accepting of what we... Read more...

Moving From Extreme To Practical

When we first envision a new design we start with the extreme and move to the practical. The extreme edges help define what a product or concept could be and the practical... Read more...

Recipe For Transparency

Wouldn’t it just be great if we had a recipe for transparency in circuits? Just add a bit of this and bingo it’s a see-through piece of equipment. Want more transparency?... Read more...

Welcome a new family member

Like proud parents, we are delighted to welcome a new member to the PS Audio family, the Stellar Power Plant 3. Nearly a year in the development lab, Stellar Power... Read more...

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