Paul's Posts

For any of us working with high-end 2-channel audio systems for any reasonable amount of time, we've managed to collect our own bag of tricks—our go-to procedures for everything from system... Read more...

Furrowed brows

I am continuously questioning the threshold of audibility. What is it we can and cannot hear when it comes to differences in the signal chain? And why? What is it... Read more...

Digital to digital converters

There are a few digital to digital converters on the market that really make a sonic difference. The tiny and affordable Matrix, for example, converts the USB output of your... Read more...

The new speaker

"It’s rare, in the life of a reviewer, to have the privilege of critiquing a product so amazing, so game changing, so paradigm shifting as to completely remap the industry... Read more...

Crowded rooms

I remember back quite a few years ago when Linn dealers would never have more than one pair of speakers in a listening room. I don't know if this is... Read more...

Stands or boxes?

When my wife Terri built our living room two-channel audio system, she insisted on stand-mount speakers instead of boxes. When I explained to her the floor space of a box... Read more...

Have we always been this invisible?

I don't know if it's just me, but it seems lately almost no one I meet outside of our community has ever even heard of an audiophile. I get that... Read more...

The building of a cable

Years ago, I became fascinated with the idea of power cables making a sonic difference. No, at first it didn't make any sense. What could the last 1 meter of... Read more...

Maintaining order

The natural order of things in the universe turns out to be a combination of order and chaos. For example, the movements of planets and stars are governed by well-understood... Read more...

The tape filter

Heading back in Paul's way back machine to 1968, when I first began working at our local FM radio station, and then a few years later, when I moved up... Read more...

Standards

If you ever wondered how standards like line level, input impedance, RIAA, or AES/EBU came to be, the first thing you should consider is why. Why do they exist in... Read more...

24 vs. 32

As Audiophiles, we lean toward the extremes: lower distortion, greater dynamic range, lower noise, higher resolution. So, what of the debate about the benefits of 24-bit resolution vs. 32 bits?... Read more...

The Germans have it

All over the world, there are great brands of microphone manufacturers. In Denmark, there are DPA, Brüel & Kjær, and TC Electronic. In the United Kingdom, Aston Microphones. In the... Read more...

Vintage versus modern

If you have a stereo relic from years ago, is it best to match it up with other relics or venture forward into the sphere of modern equipment? A friend... Read more...

Different or better

One of the challenges I believe we all face is the question of different or better? Yes, we hear a difference, but is it better or just different? Often the... Read more...

The new website

The PS Audio website is an important interface between our products, downloads, forums, daily posts and videos, staff, service, and our HiFi Family. Our website is our portal to the... Read more...

The first subwoofer

The year was 1974. The place was Santa Maria, California. Stan and I had barely started our fledgling company, PS Audio. We hadn't yet perfected our single future project, the... Read more...

The vinyl feel

Ever notice that when you pick up a vinyl record, it feels like something real? I mean, as much as I am a digital audio fan, I cannot ignore the... Read more...

Glowing tubes

Peering down inside of a BHK preamp the other day, I was rewarded with the warm rosy glow of its vacuum tubes. And I was reminded how similar a vacuum... Read more...

Voltage

I get asked this question all the time, and perhaps one more attempt at an explanation will help. Voltage is what determines loudness. Let me explain. Let's imagine we have... Read more...

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