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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Paul's Posts
Speed and transient attack
Speed in audio isn’t about tempo, it’s about how quickly a system responds to musical events. Every note begins with a transient, the initial burst of energy that defines its...
Coherence
As we continue our delve into the linguistic treasures of Audiophile-speak, one word comes up often. Coherence. Coherence is the sense that music flows as a single, unified whole. It’s...
Pointing fingers
Precise imaging is what allows us to point to where each sound is coming from in a stereo field. It’s more than left, right, or center—it’s about focus. Does the...
Presence and intimacy
Don't get all excited about today's post's headline. We're on a roll about Audiophile terms, not the beginnings of a steamy novel. Presence is the quality that makes performers feel...
Timbre
No, that's not the way we spell a cautionary yell that a tree is falling. Timbre is the essence of musical realism is timbre. It’s what allows us to distinguish...
Louder and softer
Music without dynamics is like speech without inflection, while music with dynamics is one of the more exhilarating experiences one can find. Really. Dynamics are the variations in loudness that...