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

Measuring Mood

Paul McGowan

I don’t know about you but I am pretty clear that for me, my mood impacts my connection to music. And while it’s true music can change my mood, it’s...

Moving lines

Paul McGowan

As we’re growing up it’s our job as children to test limits. How far can I go before my fingers get burned or I get caught? As a parent, I...

Augustus

Paul McGowan

When Octave’s executive producer, Jessica Carson came to us pitching the idea of recording the indie rock and roll band Augustus she wanted to make sure our audience would like...

Adaptation

Paul McGowan

How easily we adapt to our environments. If it’s too cold we put on a sweater, too hot and we find shade, listen to music through bandwidth-limited earbuds, and before...

Revealing Systems

Paul McGowan

I am constantly on the hunt for a more revealing audio experience. When designing a new product or listening to a new Octave release, the closer I can get to...

Once Bitten…

Paul McGowan

…twice shy. It’s hard to have experienced something unpleasant and overcome that hesitation. I know plenty of folks having once had a bad experience listening to a particular system or...