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It’s Not Too Late
Over the past few months, I have been privileged to be part of an amazing team working on a project that is near and dear to my heart. Getting the...
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Digital Dilemma
Perhaps the most difficult technology to wrap one’s head around is digital. Analog? Not so much. Consider that it’s not that hard to understand how the quality of a tape...
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Mechanical Music
What stops us from engaging with music created by a computer? Or put another way would we prefer to listen to Miles Davis than music created by artificial intelligence? Most...
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Visual Cues
A hotel whose bathroom floor is made from marble and comes complete with a phone in the toilet stall is considered pretty fancy. It is those visible cues of luxury—marble...
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Musicians
Everything we do in high-end audio is an attempt to get closer to the music. Music is made by musicians. Ergo, we are trying to get closer to the musicians....
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Personal taste
So much of what we are searching for falls into the realm of personal taste: food, art, music. What I like you may or may not. What builds community is...
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Secondary Benefits
There’s little direct benefit to me when I go out of my way to help someone. But I feel better when I do. My good feelings are a secondary benefit....
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High Jumping
If I believe something to be correct it’s easy for me to jump to a conclusion that matches that belief. On the other hand, if an observation doesn’t match my...
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Invisibility
Audiophiles are a rare breed. Whenever I am asked what I do for a living there’s a common pattern of questioning that follows. “My family owns a small company that...
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Consistent errors
When I am working on a project and find myself consistently making mistakes I get angry and frustrated. Fortunately, consistent errors are the easiest to fix. Repeatedly doing the same...
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The frailty of analog
There is nothing in our audio systems more frail than analog. The impacts to analog by brute force tactics like amplification, equalization, and storage seem rather obvious. Perhaps less obvious...
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Surprise and delight
We all have our benchmarks for what is best. We're surprised and delighted when that benchmark is exceeded. Octave Records has proven to be one of my more consistent bar...
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Higher fidelity
We define the word fidelity as being loyal, devoted, and faithful. Our goal at PS Audio has always been to reach for a higher fidelity. In search of pure musical...
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The pictures in our head
When we critically listen to music on our high-end systems we are constantly comparing the sound we hear with the pictures in our head. We all have a very well...
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Space vs. bass
Sometimes I get lucky. Our loudspeaker guru, Chris Brunhaver knows more about the art and science of loudspeaker design than anyone I have ever known (and I've known quite a...
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The ridicule problem
One of the risks of trying new things and moving in different directions is the threat of ridicule. It's scary stepping out on the ledge in search of new results....
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Wild berries
Wild berries and homegrown tomatoes burst with flavor unavailable in the supermarket. Like the difference between the food from a corporately sanitized restaurant vs. the daring creations of a street-food...
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Escaping the maze
Different isn't necessarily better, but it is often the key to escaping the maze of sameness. A different way of reminding ourselves not to get trapped in the classic definition...
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The progress spiral
One of our HiFi Family members mentioned to me the other day they sometimes felt as if they were on the upgrade merry-go-round. With each new piece of gear he...
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Judgment day
My mother always counseled me to never stand in judgment of someone for fear of being judged in return. I believe she thought there was some kind of hurtful negative...
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