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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Equal amplifiers
Not all power amplifiers are created equal. In yesterday's post, we touched on the idea of a balanced power amplifier, known to us engineering nerds as a bridged amplifier. Here's...
When balanced doesn't matter
In the last couple of posts, I've explained why a balanced small signal from source to preamp matters. A balanced signal can enjoy the benefits of CMR (common mode rejection)...
Small vs. big
In yesterday's post, we discussed how balanced vs. single ended signals work. But what we are going to touch on today is where size matters. Balanced is important to small...
A question of balance
I've been an advocate of balanced audio connections for many, many years. Readers of my blog posts no doubt have heard me wax enthusiastically about the virtues of going with...
Size matters
How big is a grand piano? About 9 feet long and 1,000 pounds. Yet, in a great recording, it fits perfectly in a listening room. High-end audio is all about...
Performance levels
Some recordings are just plain rough. We’ve all got a few—albums we love, but the sound? Compressed, edgy, flat. It shouldn’t be enjoyable on a good system. And yet… sometimes...