Staying Home We have been publishing PS Audio’s monthly newsletter since the year 2000. By my count, that’s a solid 20 years during which all manner of crazy world-altering events occurred outside of HiFi. And, yet, they pale to today. Within my 71 years on the planet, it feels like there have been more short term nail-biting…

Two new products New products from PS Audio are always an exciting time for us and our Hi-Fi Family, but when there’s two, nearly at the same time, well, it’s almost a party! March and April are the months we will be beta testing two new Stellar products: the 1.2kw monoblock monster amplifier, the M1200…

A sliver of light When 18-year-old pop singer Billie Eilish swept the Grammys it was for her album When we all fall asleep, where do we go. The album happens to be a really good recording, one we routinely play in Music Room 2 as streamed from Qobuz. What’s interesting is that the work was…

Stellar Phono It’s not often the world’s most respected reviewer within a product category heaps praise on a company’s products, but when that happens, it’s time to celebrate. Stereophile’s Michael Fremer has been at the forefront of vinyl reproduction for as many years as I care to admit to. He’s a tireless advocate of the…

Happy Holidays! The holiday known as Thanksgiving is thought to be a uniquely American celebration first set as an official day by US President Abraham Lincoln. It was a time in our country’s history where our divided nation really needed a day to be together with family enjoying a meal together. It wasn’t until many…

Old for new There aren’t too many things in life that float my boat more than getting new products—retiring what was once valuable and upgrading to something dramatically better. It’s why I allow my phone and computer systems to automatically be upgraded, or even more exciting, installing a new version of DAC software like Windom….

Scale Windom Peak The PS Audio DirectStream and DirectStream Junior DACs are unique. They are the world’s only DACs upgraded—rebuilt and improved—for free, via software. Every few months we’re giving owners a new DAC. While traditional DACs rely on fixed architecture integrated circuits, and cannot be upgraded via software, the DirectStream series fundamentally change the…

Going Direct PS Audio has a long history of shaking things up in the audio industry, and we’re excited to be doing it again. During our 45-year history, we’ve always sold direct to end-users in the US, and we’ve also had a significant presence in dealer showrooms across America. Over the past several years, our…

An epic struggle First things first, I owe you an apology. This is July’s Newsletter and I am emailing it to you in August. Yes, it’s all true and it is my fault. We weren’t quite ready to launch the video I want you to see so we waited. See the smiling face above? That’s…

A note from Scott I wanted to personally reach out to our PS Audio family about something really cool and so my father, Paul, asked me just to write this month’s entire newsletter. So, here goes. Ours is a growing community we call the Hi-Fi Family. We’re glad to count you among its members. One…

99% True A bit more than 2 years I began writing my memoir, 99% True. On Tuesday, June 4th, the book will officially go on sale to the public in multiple forms: paperback, hardback, Kindle, and an audiobook (that I narrated). For those of you unfamiliar with the book you can go here to read up…

PS Audio AN3 Having a complete PS Audio music system, from the AC wall socket to our ears, has long been a dream that was finally realized earlier this month at Chicago’s Axpona high-end audio show. Thousands of audiophiles visited our room to hear the new speakers. The prototype AN3 loudspeakers, powered by a pair…

AN3 Debuts I certainly wish we were debuting the finished AN3 loudspeaker but alas, it is only a prototype—the first cut at this extraordinary new speaker from PS. But oh my, what a prototype it is. Standing just a little under 51 inches tall, 15 inches wide, and 23 inches deep, this 4-way hybrid is…

Antarctica One of the hallmarks of PS Audio is our community. Call it our Hi-Fi Family if you’d like. That family extends from the 50 people that we work with every day to the thousands of audiophiles around the world. We’re all family—lovers of music and great sound. On occasion, we’ll feature one of our…

Happy Holidays! Wherever you are located in the world we’d like to wish you and yours the happiest of holidays and the prospects of a wonderful new year. 2018 has been a year of big changes for PS Audio and its community. The most obvious change is our move across the street. Picking up an…

Snowmass How many products can you think of that are made completely new each year without replacing them? Certainly not your car, home appliances, power amps or CD players—and certainly not your DAC unless it’s a DirectStream.  While PS Audio’s approach to building state of the art programmable D to A converters is rare, it’s…

A once in a lifetime opportunity Over the last decade of Infinity Systems founder Arnie Nudell’s life, he tirelessly tuned and tweaked a single pair of speakers: his reference system. His magnum opus. The two speaker columns began life as a future Genesis Technologies product but that was before Arnie had left the company and attempted…

Moving Day We’re a beehive of activity these next few days. Finally, after months of construction and change, our new building is ready for us to make her our new home. Even as I write these words PS’ers are traversing Sterling Drive moving personal items and computers across the street to our new digs. Check…

The Upgrade One of the most exciting things a hifi buff can do is upgrade. The process of researching, noodling on choices, making the decision, pulling the trigger, receiving the new boxes, then upgrading the system is a real hoot. Few things I can think of get me more excited. My son Scott McGowan has never…

Bridge II update PS Audio’s Network Bridge II is your gateway to network audio. With the Bridge, you can connect to your entire library on a NAS or a computer, stream Tidal, play MQA files, Spotify, use Roon Music Management software, Vtuner and a host of other network programs to bring high-quality music into your…

  Sprout100 One of the coolest products we’ve ever made is Sprout, the amazing integrated that requires nothing more than a pair of speakers to make music. Sprout began when my son, Scott, asked if there wasn’t some way he could bundle everything in Music Room One—including the IRSV—into a single box the size of…

  The Stellar Stack at Axpona PS does Chicago The Chicago Axpona show took place only a few weeks ago and already it’s making waves. The show, the biggest in North America, featured manufacturers from all over the world showing off their equipment and making new friends. And, PS Audio was there too with our…

  DirectStream P20 Power Plant P20 Power Plant ships DirectStream P20 Power Plants are shipping this month. That’s exciting news for all our expectant customers. Check out the production pieces awaiting inspection and burn in. The P20 Power Plant is the most powerful AC regenerator we have ever built. With more than 3600va of peak…

  DirectStream P20 Power Plant Bigger, Better, More. In 1998 PS Audio reinvented AC power. We’ve learned a lot over these last 20 years. The DirectStream P20 Power Plant is our finest expression of performance to date. It brings to even the most demanding systems remarkable dynamics, stunning transparency, and holographic imaging. Inside the new…

  Stellar M700 Monoblock amps make the big time Within ‘spittin’ distance of his $12,000 monoblocks In the January issue of Stereophile Magazine reviewer Robert Deutsch writes: “PS Audio has been on a roll. That roll continues with the Stellar M700 power amplifier. I have had nothing but good experience with PS Audio products; still, with…

  Christmas in Asheville, North Carolina Thanks to Frank Goldfarb PS Goodies for sale here Redcloud PS Audio is unique in many ways, but one we’re most proud of is our free upgrades to our DACs. These upgrades are not labored over and lavished upon for any reason other than to help the DACs sound…