Paul's Posts

I am often asked to explain ground. No, not dirt, but electrical ground. Counter to what many people might imagine—that ground has something to do with Earth—ground is defined as... Read more...

The perfect blend

When working with sweeteners and spices, the perfect blend makes magic. A little less, and it's bland. A little more, and it's overblown. In electronic design, one can play with... Read more...

Ripples

Ripples are a mixed bag. They are gently welcomed in a pond, not good when it comes to branding wine, and definitely unwelcome in a power supply. Power supply ripple... Read more...

Impedance vs. regulation

In yesterday's post, I wrote about the importance of lower impedance in the AC line voltage. I mentioned that lowering the impedance is far more important than cleaning up the... Read more...

Getting it straight

It doesn't take long to figure out the importance of AC power, and perhaps no device can better demonstrate the advantages of perfect AC than a Power Plant. I wonder... Read more...

Inches matter

Loudspeaker setup is a funny thing. Inches matter for the speaker's position, yet those minuscule changes affect a much larger area in the seating position. Why would that be? With... Read more...

Libraries

At the end of the proverbial day, we all have some sort of musical library—something more than just a jumble of discs. For some, our libraries live in the cloud:... Read more...

Magic sprinkles

For those of you that have purchased and received a copy of The Art of HiFi Series: Bass, I wonder how many have noticed a touch of magic sprinkles I... Read more...

The synergy of sound

I am always fascinated by the impacts of synergy: how two or more pieces of equipment interact within a system to produce the end result. This means, of course, that... Read more...

Adjusting focus

Knowing where to focus one's attention is often difficult in our technically complex world. Take, for example, the case of fiber optics. We know that galvanic isolation can make a... Read more...

Noise Reduction

Remember back in the day when Dolby noise reduction was the thing? I remember thinking to myself; this is nothing short of magic. Kind of like the RIAA. Boost the heck... Read more...

Jitters

Jitter, also known as timing deviation, is the variation in the time interval between two consecutive digital audio samples. This timing deviation can cause easily heard distortion in high-end audio... Read more...

As promised

I promised in yesterday's post, The Art of HiFi, that I would continue part of the story of this recording's creation. Couple of things first: I apologize for the slow... Read more...

The Art of HiFi

One of the great joys of having our own state-of-the-art recording studio includes the ability to record and release the kinds of recordings rarely ever done. Recordings that are specific... Read more...

External vs. internal

I was recently asked an interesting question. Is it better to have the loudspeaker crossover inside or outside the loudspeaker? At first, the answer seemed rather simple. Inside, of course.... Read more...

Timeless

Ever notice how time flies when you're having fun? Or engaged? Or smitten? If I am required to listen to not-so-great music I find myself checking the minutes left on... Read more...

Canned heat

The band whose name titles this post was founded in 1965 by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 song "Canned... Read more...

Taking technology personally

How many times has it felt like technology has it out for you? Butt dialing someone right after their call, closing the page too soon and losing it, pressing delete,... Read more...

Breaking with accepted facts

Five hundred years ago, most of the world's experts clung to the facts of a flat Earth, despite the fact that we've shown the planet to be round from as... Read more...

Keeping it real

Though I am not an avid listener of the news, the last time I listened, some newly elected congressman from Long Island admitted to having fabricated just about everything about... Read more...

Country/Region

Country/Region