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 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...

Forgetting the equipment

Paul McGowan

Wouldn't you agree that one of the greatest moments in an audiophile's journey is getting to the point of forgetting the equipment? That the system is so good, so musical, so...

The membrane filter

Paul McGowan

Reproduced music's complexity, depth, and texture depend largely on the membranes involved in its reproduction. Just think of music's path from the material of a speaker, to our eardrums, to the microphones used for...

They Came First

Paul McGowan

First, I want to thank all of you who so generously helped launch the first book in my Eemian series, The Aurora Project. To date, we've sold over 1,000 copies,...

Truth seekers

Paul McGowan

Some of us focus first on musical truth even if that truth is a bit painful. Others seek musical pleasure even if the presentation isn't all that accurate. Where to draw the...

The winding journey

Paul McGowan

How many times have you worked your tail off to understand something new or get something to work, only to find out the answer turned out to be simple? Doh!...