PS Audio founder and CEO, Paul McGowan, writes a daily blog: short, informative, fun, often controversial, but always interesting. Subjects range from personal stories, how to setup your system, news of the day, streaming, vinyl, tubes, transistors, loudspeakers, holographic imaging and more. Kind of like the Car Talk of audio. Not much is sacred, and there’s rarely a mention of our own products.

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The end of the chain

Paul McGowan

When I look at my HiFi system the first thing I see is the loudspeakers. The second thing I see is the power amps that turn the small audio signals...

en Garde!

Paul McGowan

An alley cat, caught off-guard by a rattling trash can, propels itself up in the air, claws and fangs at their ready. A driver cuts you off in traffic and your...

Working together

Paul McGowan

The snow leopard has an interesting survival strategy. They are total loners. Only during a brief mating season do they get together and then only for romantic reasons. For the majority...

Audiophile catnip

Paul McGowan

Most cats are drawn to the plant Nepeta cataria, more commonly known as catnip. The intoxicated felines sniff, rub, roll, purr, and leap around. While catnip doesn't do much for me, there are...

Octave Radio

Paul McGowan

In yesterday's Paul's Post I described our delight when the local FM radio station turned us down because our music was too dynamic. They loved the music, just not the...

The best compliment

Paul McGowan

Much of Octave Records music is created by Colorado musicians. So, it was exciting when a local FM radio station wanted to feature some of those artists. And even more...