Paul's Posts

Fashion as a concept has become intertwined with identity, status, and culture, signifying more than just clothing but also indicating trends, practices, and aesthetic choices in various aspects of life... Read more...

Who knew?

Long before the photocopier was a thing, back in the day when Elvis was king, and cars were faster because of their sculpted wings, and meaner because of their toothy chrome... Read more...

Tooting your horn

The idea of using a horn as an amplifier goes as far back as one can imagine. Thousands of years ago some bright person likely cupped their hand behind their... Read more...

The perfection dance

Musicians and, I suspect, creatives of all kind cringe at the idea of memorializing their mistakes. Makes sense, right? Who wants that one sour note or off-beat rhythm to be... Read more...

Star grounds

Way back when, in the dark ages, I designed all of PS Audio's circuit boards. Unlike today where we craft PCBs with the click of a mouse, back then this work... Read more...

Show thoughts

Today's the last day of the Chicago Axpona HiFi show. What a treat it is to meet everyone and share some good times around HiFi and music. The kind words,... Read more...

The unseen elephant

We often refer to prominent subjects few of us talk about as the unseen elephant in the room. Might I suggest that when it comes to our systems, the unspoken elephant... Read more...

Setup Day

I am writing this today, April 11th, because tomorrow, the 12th, is day one of the Axpona HiFi show in Chicago. By the time you read this I'll be downstairs... Read more...

Changing sound

Ever notice how somedays your system sings while other days you're trying to figure out what went wrong? The environment we live in has a far greater influence on our... Read more...

Prove it!

One of the joys of getting older is harvesting our wealth of experience (often referred to as wisdom but that seems a bit presumptuous). Over the years we've been blessed, bitten,... Read more...

Expressions

All creatures telegraph to the world their emotional states. To express happiness a dog wags her tail, a cat purrs, we humans bare our teeth. Whenever someone new has a chance to... Read more...

Trade offs

I cannot think of much in our quest for audio nirvana that doesn't involve compromise—or the more acceptable term, trade offs (Compromise feels like we're giving up something while trade offs seems to... Read more...

Carbon copy

Before the widespread introduction of the plain paper copier in the 1970s, the only way to get a duplicate of a typewritten document was to make a carbon copy at the... Read more...

Warm it up!

An interesting question was posed to me recently. "Can a manufacturer PLEASE develop an amp with a variable control of cool to warm. This can be set to cool for... Read more...

What if you could have it all?

When it comes to your high-end audio system, what would that look like? The finest electronics, cables, and speakers? A magical all in one box? A miracle point source loudspeaker the... Read more...

The missing element

When I have a live band to record at Octave Records one of the first things I do is stand right in the middle of the tracking room to get a... Read more...

When does cool outweigh practical?

On a recent airplane flight I sat behind a fellow who wore one of Apple's new 3D goggles for the entire 3 hour flight. From my perspective it was weird. ... Read more...

Setting moods

Ok, I must admit I was a bit shocked to read some of the comments and letters to me about yesterday's post. To be clear, it was an April Fool's... Read more...

An amazing innovation

Some innovations and discoveries just happen. Others take time. Lots of time. We've been quietly working in the background on something absolutely unique and awe inspiring. Eau de Vinyl. A fragrance. But not... Read more...

Discrete vs. chips

For as long as I have been working in this industry there has been a debate about discrete analog builds versus chips—building amplifier channels using individually packaged transistors, resistors, and... Read more...

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