Paul's Posts

My friend Lawrence wrote, “We do not call portraits people” and he’s right. In the same vein, we should be careful with our expectations of perfection for the recorded arts. They... Read more...

The Loss Of An Old Friend

Our new listening rooms are finished and ready to start life which means today is the end of one era and the beginning of another. I am not sure whether... Read more...

Natural sounding

Another word for musical to describe the sound of unadulterated reproduction might be natural. It's a good and reasonable alternative but I fear out of our reach unless we're willing... Read more...

Leaving change to others

In 1997 I left loudspeaker company Genesis Technologies and went back to my original love, PS Audio. It had been a 7-year break in the continuum—one I really needed to... Read more...

The progress train

We're all passengers on the progress train whether we choose to be or not. It might feel like we can get off whenever we want, but unless you're living in... Read more...

Prove it to whom?

On several of my videos bringing the world of high-performance audio to a broader audience the inevitable questions of proof arise. Once someone is exposed to the idea that there's... Read more...

Not everything needs an explanation

In 1975, while riding a moped in Bermuda, a man was accidentally struck and killed by a taxi. One year later, this man’s bother was killed in the very same... Read more...

The blame game

We're pretty good at placing blame at the feet of anything nearby: luck, weather, circumstance, mood, technical difficulties. I think it's a natural reaction when things feel beyond our control... Read more...

Tarnished Words

“Work!!!” When Maynard G. Krebs cried out that phrase we knew he wanted only to get out of it. Work, to Maynard, had a bad connotation. Yet, work to me is a good thing.... Read more...

Squeezing harder

Many of us prefer our music compressed. All modern music captured on vinyl has been compressed to fit the dynamics within its limited space. That process might sound bad but... Read more...

Heaven sent

I remember my first taste of a high-end USB cable, the JCAT. It made such an improvement that I thought it was a gift from heaven. I just couldn't believe... Read more...

Going against the grain

How frightening it is to go against the grain, to stand out with an independent thought that few share. Sure, some of us like to be the odd man out,... Read more...

Stepping out on the ledge

It's awful scary out on that ledge. You've decided to give it your best shot but you're not certain it's going to work. Now, you're committed and what if it... Read more...

Giving yourself permission

We're a funny lot. If we've set some sort of goal or restriction we work hard to stick to it regardless of the outcome. Like promising yourself not to eat... Read more...

Drop ins

I am often asked for a recommendation on a piece of digital audio equipment that a person could simply drop in and hear how it is better than vinyl. A... Read more...

The Problem With Cheerios

Cheerios is a breakfast cereal that’s been around longer than I have. First introduced in 1941 as CheeriOats, it’s not much more than its original namesake: pulverized oats shaped like... Read more...

Musical Meaning

“It sounds more musical!” Ahh, those are words we all long to hear when they describe the sound of our system. Yet, what do they mean? There’s a seemingly growing... Read more...

Indulgence

I love butter. As a committed vegetarian for more than half my life that might sound strange, but butter is my vice. Cold slabs of the yellow delight mashed into... Read more...

Becoming a good listener

When Stan and I first started PS Audio in 1974 he was a good listener and I was not. I struggled to hear differences between subtly nuanced sonic changes. Stan... Read more...

We've come a long way, baby

My friend, Cello owner Jim McCullough, sent me a link to one of the best short videos of recorded music I have ever watched. This is worth your time. Click... Read more...

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