The essence of what’s inside
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio This is a special time of year for foodies. It’s harvest season for dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes. These criminally sweet and flavor bursts of culinary delights are just too good to be missed. I…
All this to compete with a turntable?
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio n response to Ted Smith’s video explaining DSD, a viewer posted a great remark that is the title of today’s post. I just couldn’t resist writing about it. Indeed, when digital audio first came on the…
Lucky 7
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Reader Peter Braverman sent me this wonderful image. For most of us that can see color, there’s an obvious number 7 in the middle. For those not as visually equipped, the numeral 7 is…
Jamaican born, Grammy nominated Maestro Dr. Monty Alexander spotlights on Rastafarian, Thelonious Monk and the West Indian influences of Jazz on new album
Thurs. Sept. 19, 2019: Jamaica’s world-renowned, Grammy-nominated international musician, Dr. Monty Alexander, CD, celebrated his 75th birthday in style this year, releasing his new album that has already grabbed the number 1 spot on US Jazz and NACC radio a mere 2 weeks after…
Is the day of the source over?
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio I will avoid getting mired in the source vs. output argument of which is better. Long time readers of my posts already know I believe the output end of things matters more than their…
Dark rooms
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Go to a busy public place, a playground, a park. Sit. Listen. Wait and then close your eyes. Listen. What do you hear now? A whole lot more. More details, more sounds you were…
Have we come that far?
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Reader Ted Williams sent me the following photo of a 1959 Johnny Mathis album sleeve from Columbia Records. I love it. It’s educational and must have been a great tool for Columbia to sell…
HomePod radio streaming arrives on September 30th
By Jon Fingas From engadget Multi-user, handoffs and a new Ambient Sounds feature will have to wait. Apple didn’t really discuss the HomePod at its iPhone 11 event, but there was still some news that (almost) slipped under the radar. The tech firm…
Matters of opinion
From Paul McGowan From PS Audio Each of us has different wants and needs, yet all of us share much in common. While I might search for tonal accuracy, dynamics, and detachment from the speakers, and you might be more…
New iPhones
Daily Crunch: Apple unveils new iPhones By Anthony Ha From TechCrunch The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific,…