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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Ringing in the new year

Paul McGowan

Wow. Here we are once again. Ringing in the new year. What an amazingly nutso period of time we've been through together. As PS Audio's president, Jim Laib, is fond...

Breaking with tradition

Paul McGowan

I know what I am about to do isn't proper, kosher, or acceptable, but it's the last day of the year so, what the hell. The first time I heard...

What counts?

Paul McGowan

I think it was Einstein that said “Everything that can be counted doesn’t necessarily count. Everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” There are so many variables in our stereo...

The merits of convention

Paul McGowan

The corollary of yesterday's post Purpose and Intent is to be alright with choosing convention. Which, if you think about it, was the point of that post. Choose with purpose...

Purpose And Intent

Paul McGowan

“That’s just the way you do it,” or “that’s just the way it’s always been done.” These are comforting reasons for what we do. They may not offer the best...

The perfect loudness

Paul McGowan

One thing we can be certain of. Perfection is specific to the individual, the time, and the circumstance. What works for me today may not work for you even in...