Paul's Posts

None of us have ever been here before. It's all new territory. Neither you nor I have ever been this age. It's all new territory. And yet, billions before us... Read more...

A little to the left

I am one of those crazy symmetry freaks that can spot a crooked picture from across the room. Out of place or out of whack makes me uncomfortable. I've been... Read more...

The second base run

Sometimes the nicknames we use to speak of technical concepts can be confusing. For example, an AC wiring home run is not the same as a baseball home run. In... Read more...

The risk of something new

Doing something new is always risky. You do your very best to make sure whatever you're bringing into the world is going to push the needle forward in a good direction.... Read more...

A simple solution

Back in the 1970s, when we started PS Audio, the quest for audio perfection was plagued by an infuriating instability. Our analog circuit's' performance wandered throughout the day—in fact, from turn... Read more...

Making it rain

One of the surest ways to make it rain is to wash your car. Right? Works every time. Of course, logically, you and your car's wash schedule have no bearing... Read more...

Rituals

My sons make fun of me when I open a bottle of wine using my fancy, schmancy, electric wine opener. They prefer the ritual of the manual corkscrew. We all... Read more...

Relativity

Ever watch one of those climbing shows where mountaineers scale a sheer cliff with their bare hands? Or watch those folks jump off a mountain and fly their bat wings before... Read more...

What really matters?

It can often be difficult to figure out which specs matter. Lower distortion is always a good thing unless it is at the expense of something else. High bandwidth is certainly... Read more...

Stepping stones

Just because something is different doesn't mean it's better. Back when I was a kid my parents, who considered themselves progressives, had read a new book on child rearing by... Read more...

Taking for granted

In yesterday's post, Changes, I made a remarkable mistake. I wrote that we have pretty much moved on from physical media and have only the smallest collection of SACD and... Read more...

Changes

While wandering around our local Target store I was struck by the complete elimination of the DVD Blu-Ray movie section. Vanished. Gone. Upon further examination even the little aisle they once... Read more...

The Audiophile spark

How many audiophiles does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Just one—but they'll spend hours debating whether the light output has the proper "warmth" and "presence," and they'll insist... Read more...

Defining moments

A defining moment is when something happens or is observed that changes your worldview. It could be as simple as noticing your car automatically goes into park if you unbuckle your seatbelt... Read more...

Part two of letting go

In yesterday's post I wrote about the difficulty of letting go, of ignoring sunk costs and moving forward. Perhaps an even more difficult decision is this next one. Letting Octave... Read more...

Letting go

It's difficult to let things go. Things close to you. But often it's remembering that money, time and heart invested in a project or a piece of gear happened in the past—sunk... Read more...

The big disconnect

When I was growing up our automobiles were connected directly to us and the road. Even fancy cars with this new fangled feature called "power steering" were still connected, just... Read more...

Playing your hand

Pull a Kleenex tissue out of the box and, like magic, the next one pops up. Of course the magic trick is simple. By interfolding the tissues, as you pull... Read more...

Plans

Most of us don't start out with a thought out plan of action when it comes to assembling a high-end audio system. Instead, we might start with a hazy notion... Read more...

Secondary benefits

One way to lower blood pressure is to spend time in a sauna. Now, one might conclude the reason for lower blood pressure is the relaxing nature of a sauna,... Read more...

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