Paul's Posts

I have said on many occasions that for every room, system, and track of music there is a perfect volume level. It's an observation that's probably worth repeating. Why? Because... Read more...

Status quo

The status quo is both a Latin term and a British rock band. If we ignore the band, the phrase means keeping things the same: same routine, same day to day, same... Read more...

Splice and dice

When I worked as a disc jockey, recording engineer, and interviewer back in the 70s and 80s, all we had at to record and edit with was analog tape. Editing the analog... Read more...

Hands on

2,450 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote: "“If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that... Read more...

Feelback

We're all familiar with the requirement that our systems accurately reproduce every audible frequency from the lowest to the highest. But what of those bass frequencies we cannot hear but... Read more...

Feedback

Feedback can be a real blessing or, in some cases, a curse. Take for example helpful feedback: gently pointing out what someone's saying or doing isn't working well. The recipient feels better. But then... Read more...

How long does acceptance take?

We are constantly faced with waves of new technology. Some tech sticks while other tech at first dazzles and then fades away. Once presented new technologies, how long does it... Read more...

75 times

As of today, I have successfully circled the sun 75 times. What a ride! As I look back, my journey has been made a wondrous joy because of all the people... Read more...

Over etched

If you're into photography as I am you'll know about the term over-etched. It happens a lot in Photoshop or Lightroom where there's a tempting control called Sharpness. Because in photography... Read more...

Audio recipes

What's the old saying? "There's no accounting for personal taste." True enough. Terri and I worked hard on a Tikka Masala recipe we found online. We followed each and every... Read more...

How can they be so different?

Reflecting back on this year's Axpona show I find myself scratching my head about the sound of some rooms. The few times I was able to extract myself from our... Read more...

Microphones or monitors?

Working on polishing our recording skills at Octave Records has often brought new insights into our passion we call HiFi. We know that capturing live acoustic music happens through a... Read more...

Audio elite

The dictionary defines snobbery. "A person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of other people." I'd say that certainly sums up some of... Read more...

HiFi virgins

Am I allowed to say that? :) However we want to refer to newbies to our passion, I find that one of the greatest joys of my life is to... Read more...

Big pictures or fine details

We are all different in the way we approach our systems. Take me as an example. I always start with the big picture and work on the details over time.... Read more...

Shock and surprise

Our friend and industry icon, Sandy Gross (Definitive, Golden Ear, Polk) just got his DSMKII and PerfectWave SACD player and wanted me to share his comments about the pair with... Read more...

Hidden impacts

Have you ever seen one of those infra red photographs where everything looks strangely surrealistic? Colors are displayed by their heat readings rather than how they reflect light. We imagine the... Read more...

Crossing wires

When my parents were coming of age, the telephone system used a massive number of patchbays and operators connecting one phone to another. On occasion, they would make the wrong... Read more...

There's not a lot of time left

Today is the 29th of April, which means that Sunday is the last day of the month. Why's that matter? In case you didn't know, tomorrow's the last day to... Read more...

The future is coming

My son, Lon, sent me a few links to something rather amazing. A true 3D billboard. Have a look at how Nike presents itself here: https://youtu.be/N6v7HQiCNiQ. Or, this tiger, here. What's... Read more...

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