Paul's Posts

Few things in engineering are straightforward. In fact, more often than not, how you do something is more important than what you do. Take, for example, the task of PC... Read more...

Christmas day

Christmas is a holiday not celebrated everywhere, so perhaps it makes sense to share a few kind words that hopefully resonate universally. A simple poem from the American design engineer... Read more...

Be one of the first

I've been fortunate enough to be intimately involved with high-performance audio for just about half a century. In all those years, it's been rare that a new product delighted as... Read more...

Life's changes

As long as I am reminiscing about what feels like a past life of (almost) a different person—the me of decades ago—I am struggling to remember how we ever got... Read more...

High-end doesn't mean expensive

I am guessing a number of people believe that to qualify as high-end audio gear means it must be expensive. I want to argue the opposite. The true meaning of... Read more...

Differing viewpoints

Let me share an interesting experience. At Octave Records, we have built a state-of-the-art mix room with the best equipment we know to exist: FR30 loudspeakers, BHK monoblocks, BHK pre,... Read more...

Techno-Babble

Back in the 70s, when I became fascinated with high-end audio, there was a list of terms rarely heard today: tape hiss, surface noise, VTA, azimuth, cantilever, and rumble. To... Read more...

The shape of our ears

The shape of my ears is different than those of yours. Yet, you and I hear the same things. How is that possible? I think of this in the same... Read more...

Fighting the good fight

It should be no surprise that 99.9% of the developed world has sound quality available to them that far exceeds anything they might hope for. And that quality sound is... Read more...

Image Height

It is not difficult to imagine left, right, and center imaging on a stereo system. It’s also likely not too much of a stretch to understand depth. After all, a... Read more...

Knob Feel

Speaker designer Chris Brunhaver shared with me a funny YouTube video. Check out the Knob Feel channel. Probably worth one or two quick views for a good laugh. However, it does bring... Read more...

Passing Trains

I have probably spent a total of 5 minutes on social media. Facebook, Instagram, Tick Tock, and whatever new connection program out there has zero interest for me. It feels... Read more...

Do you like a good story?

Over the past decade, I have been writing a novel that has now morphed into a trilogy called Eemians. Book One of Eemians is getting close to being launched, and... Read more...

The Gift Of Music

If you’re wondering what to get an audiophile friend for Christmas, might I suggest the gift of music? There are a number of tasty selections from Octave Records. And here’s the... Read more...

Shaking Off The Old Myths

I think that by this time in our lives we no longer believe in Santa Clause, the Easter bunny, or the Tooth Fairy. Like the myths of our youth, old... Read more...

Added Reverb

At Octave Records studios, as well as just about every other recording studio in the world, there is the ability to add artificial reverb. Reverb is defined as a slight delay or... Read more...

Accidental discoveries

Many of the products of science we take for granted were discovered by accident: penicillin, Viagra, anesthesia, the microwave oven, chewing gum, brandy, and even silly putty. The key to... Read more...

If You Can’t Hear Or See It

Most of us are unaware of the tiny creatures traversing our skin and body. Like this micro spider, called Demodex. This common creature runs around in the pores of our... Read more...

Bias Feeding

Ever notice how the more you become convinced of something the more you feed that belief? If we believe analog is superior to digital or vice versa, we tend to... Read more...

Multi Gauge Cables

If you had a chance to read my post of several days ago titled The Bypass Cap you might have been thinking it was about headwear. Or, you might have gotten my... Read more...

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