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Notes on music, gear, and the long pursuit of better sound. New most mornings.

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  1. Music is so much more than soundOne of our readers posted the topic subject in the comments section yesterday and it really struck me as getting to the core of it :...
  2. That old analog soundIn response to my post on the sound of analogreader John Van Polen from the Netherlands wrote me the following: "It's a shame people tend to...
  3. The sound of analogFor those of you that followed along with our series on designing and building the PowerBase I thought I'd share with you a short behind the...
  4. Building a patternOne of the most valuable tools I have in my listening arsenal is a set of favorite recordings I use over and over. Most of you...
  5. Comparing notesThink for a moment how challenging it must be to review a product for one of the publications that do so. You're sent a new product,...
  6. Emotions on highI wrote yesterday about the furious battles over double blind ABX testing yesterday and why they don't work for finding out the truth in listening. I...
  7. A or B?In our ongoing series of the Art of Listening it makes sense to touch on ABX testing, a subject that has caused no end of confusion...
  8. Suspicions confirmedYesterday we discovered through our new found listening and relating skills that despite what our meters were telling us, we made a much better sounding phono...
  9. First differencesYesterday I touched on one of the first big learning experiences I had as a designer: trying to sort out what I heard relative to what...
  10. Enjoying or working?Happy December! I was just watching some silly show last night and was reminded the Mayan calendar says the world ends in 21 days. Let's make...
  11. From the heart or the headMost of us understand that we can connect to music from multiple angles: emotional, analytical, as a student, as a teacher, as a critic or just...
  12. Trying too hardWhen we first started PS Audio in the mid 1970's Stan and I were hell bent for leather on getting as close as we could to...
  13. Court and SparkBack in the mid 1970's when Stan and I were first starting PS Audio we both had a lot to learn: Stan electronics, me listening. Stan...