I’ve been noodling on a comment made a few weeks ago that high-end audio is mostly a status symbol owned by wealthy people who do not care about audio or music. I must say I find that totally wrong and offensive. In fact, the more I think about the comment the more convinced I am […]

In our comments section of PS Tracks magazineI mentioned how we in the high-end got what we bargained for when we chose the lowest price over service and advice. I thought it would make a good post on its own. Dealers have always discounted. Even back in the days of famous dealers like Jonas Miller […]

When is something good enough? I think the answer is complicated but if we boil it down to two simple measurements it becomes easier to answer: perfection level and expectation level. The perfection level measurement is, of course, the most difficult because there is nothing perfect ever made. So one must then set a reference […]

There’s increasing evidence that rhymes, poems, meter and cadence in stories were created not because they are beautiful but because they helped us keep the words straight before the advent of written language. It is how our civilization kept important lessons, histories, messages and stories intact without writing anything down. Imagine any rhyming story or […]

Yesterday’s post about the grossinaccuraciesof loudspeakers relative to the perfection of electronics raised the hair on a few people’s necks. So let me add to that. It isn’t clear that we even want our loudspeakers to be flat and perfect. There’s reasonable evidence that we don’t. My former partner in Genesis Loudspeakers, Arnie Nudell, was […]

I was chatting with one of our customers on a recent tour of our facilities and he asked if it would be overkill to strive for higher sampling rates and greater bit depth in recordings given the fact current 192kHz 24 bit recordings exceed (by far) the limits of human hearing and analog hardware’s ability […]

One of the challenges facing any designer is how many features to add – or put another way – how many features not to add. The general thought is the more features a product has the more appeal it will have to the potential user – and that turns out to be a trap. As […]

I love brilliant inventions – especially the ones that are super simple yet perfectly designed – rare as they are. A GFI is one such invention. You know, the AC plug near your bathroom sink with the two little red buttons you never think about? Ever wonder what it does and how it works? A […]

Mark Lewis our resident Brit working in our sales department and helping me with the Reference system installed a pair of Anthony Gallo Strada loudspeakers for me to hear – having never heard a pair. He’s really quite enamored with these odd looking loudspeakers and for good reason. I gave a listen and was amazed […]

Opening my email I noticed a audio retailer was having a sale and it was tied to a calendar occurrence. Is it just me or do you think it’s strange retailers feel the need to tie a sale to a holiday or an event? In most cases retailers put things on sale because they are […]

There’s a quiet conspiracy afoot and something you should be aware of. The conspiracy is one of “don’t ask don’t tell” from DAC manufacturers. PS Audio is just as guilty as the rest. The issue is one I bring up consistently when I speak to audio groups and I am always surprised at the reaction. […]

In yesterday’s post I mentioned the trend of Audiophiles wanting complete packages delivered to their doors that provide a wonderful listening experience. A pre-packaged approach. I was imagining just the opposite this morning. How cool would it be for those of us old dogs that like to assemble our own unique systems if a manufacturer […]