Paul's Posts

Do you remember mixtapes? Cassette tape copies of curated LP tracks. Today we call them playlists. Only, something’s lost. With mixtapes, one shared with a friend what was, in essence,... Read more...

Micro, macro

Our feelings towards music often depend in part on our view. Micro, or macro. Are we listening closely or from afar? When we listen intently we're focused on the minutiae.... Read more...

Cartridge OCD

My post on coils, magnets, and compromise certainly has spurred a lot of interest from Vinylphiles. Several correctly pointed out I neglected to mention the very interesting light-based phono cartridge from DS Audio.... Read more...

Meet The Beta Testers

Getting a new product from concept to on-the-shelf is a long process. I don’t know of many PS products that take less than 1 year from start to finish and... Read more...

No Guarantees

“Flummoxed.” Now there’s a word you don’t hear that often, but it perfectly describes the problem so many people struggle with when it comes to sample rates and bit depths.... Read more...

Lossie

The title of today's post might be a misspelling of a very famous collie or a word that should be expunged from audio's vocabulary. Lossie media files save bandwidth by... Read more...

And Speaking Of Compromise

In yesterday’s post on compromise, I laid out the differences between the two main types of phono cartridges, moving coil, and magnet. It didn’t take long for my mailbox to fill with... Read more...

Coils, magnets, and compromise

There's no free lunch when it comes to engineering. Every design is fraught with compromises to make it work. One great example is the differences between moving magnet and moving... Read more...

Reproduction

We’re said to be in the business of home audio reproduction. I wonder if that’s accurate. If we look at the definition of the word reproduction, it is to produce again.... Read more...

Secret’s Unveiled

Following yesterday’s announcement that Don Grusin’s Octave release, Out of Thin Air, had received HiFi News Disc of the Month, the disc’s reviewer (and long-time friend) Ken Kessler and I caught up with... Read more...

Disc Of The Month

In the December issue of HiFi News Octave Record’s first release, Out of Thin Air, has just been chosen as their Disc of the Month. Reviewer Ken Kessler writes: “A vibrant recording that... Read more...

The Problem With Pros

The more immersed in the recording arts I become the more I am convinced that when it comes to capturing musical truth the pros have it wrong. The vast majority... Read more...

Musical education

What happened in our country to music and art? How is it that in the wealthiest country in the world we cannot afford to include music and art education? Our... Read more...

Hitting the nail with your head

I smiled when reading a recent comment. In reference to my suggestion that cables make a sonic difference the commenter blurted, "when done properly people can't hear the difference." Bingo.... Read more...

Those treasured moments

Once in a while, everything clicks. The lights are dimmed, the music flows unimpeded. You forget you’re in a room. A smile warms across your face and there’s only you... Read more...

Musical notes

*A quick reminder that this morning at 11 AM MST we'll host our first live webinar which you can watch on YouTube or join us on Zoom by clicking on... Read more...

Our first webinar

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 28th at 11 AM MST we're hosting our first live Chat with Paul webinar. This will be a Zoom webinar limited to 500 participants and if you're... Read more...

What is the truth?

I saw a survey that suggested nearly everyone believes they are an above-average driver. In fact, it turns out that most of us believe we're not only above average, we're... Read more...

Balanced is better

In my mind, there's no question that between components the best connection is balanced. Balanced cables offer lower noise and better sound. I understand there are single-ended holdouts (wait, we... Read more...

Diferent: better or worse?

My friend Seth tried out new speaker cables. They were definitely different—a fact in itself that surprised him—but were they better? Apple just unveiled its new operating system, Big Sur.... Read more...

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