Paul's Posts

I remember the first time I heard the improvements brought by an upgraded fuse. It was a few years ago and our German distributor, Jurgen, was visiting. We were in... Read more...

Clear goals

Perhaps one of the most difficult hurdles to cross is the setting of clear goals. What is it you hope to achieve? Where is it you hope to go to?... Read more...

Purity vs. minimalism

I can't think of anyone that isn't interested in purity. Pure water, pure truth, pure sound. While it's comforting to assume that fewer obstacles in the signal path leads to... Read more...

Augmented reality

The latest craze in the art of having fun turns out to be called augmented reality. A contraption is placed over one's head that covers the eyes and (sometimes) the... Read more...

Hold your horses

I am delighted to announce that I have, over many years of hard work and effort, developed a way to conclusively measure sound quality. It's amazing. Of course, it won't... Read more...

The power of small

A small change in speaker toe in of less than an inch can snap into focus the center image. That's the power of small. But, it goes deeper. Once the... Read more...

Synergistic sound

The dictionary describes synergy as “the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts.” Isn't that the truth? How does your system fit into... Read more...

Matching components together

One of the constant challenges we audiophiles face is the matching of components. Pairing together two products to make musical magic. We can rely upon a previous matching effort like... Read more...

Talent vs. skill

We think of someone with talent as having a natural ability—a born-with level of skill. They got the brass ring. I would suggest this notion of talent is somewhat of... Read more...

Montreal

Just a quick note to share with you the setup in our room at the Montreal High End show. Today is the last day of the show so if you... Read more...

Trade secrets

Not that long ago there was a time when tradesmen guarded their secrets as a means of staying employed. If a tradesperson such as a welder, plumber, mechanic, cameraman, or... Read more...

Reverse engineering

I remember my first trip to Hong Kong back in the 1990s. Breakfast that morning was to be fruit, Miso soup, rice, and salted plum. When the server brought my... Read more...

FR30s go live

Tomorrow, Friday the 25th, marks the world's public premiere of the FR30 loudspeaker. If you're planning on attending the Montreal High End show at the Hotel Bonaventure, you can drop... Read more...

Measuring a Power Plant

As of late, we've gotten a lot of folks wondering about how Power Plants measure and if they match their specifications. Specifically, the P12 Power Plant. It's always interesting to... Read more...

HiFi snobs

I really dislike labels as they apply to people. I have spent much of my adult life working hard at removing them from my lexicon. Labels encourage us to place... Read more...

The transparency paradox

The dictionary defines the word paradox as a statement or proposition that, despite sound reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. Such... Read more...

Notes or numbers?

Are we as audiophiles more interested in musical notes or measurement numbers? The quick answer is, of course, musical notes. Yet I doubt few would disagree with the need to... Read more...

Savoring

We savor the moment, the meal, the day. Yet, how often do we savor the music? Last night, Terri, me, and Jessica (Octave's director) got our first listen to an... Read more...

Ground point

I am often asked to explain ground. No, not dirt, but electrical ground. Counter to what many people might imagine—that ground has something to do with Earth—ground is defined as... Read more...

Emotional transports

If music is an emotional transport that speaks differently to each and every one of us, how can we possibly erect standards? It seems as big a challenge as setting... Read more...

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