Warehouse sounds
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Long ago, in the prehistoric days of HiFi, there was the first HiFi mail order catalog I knew of called Warehouse Sounds. They sold all kinds of stereo gear across the nation and even…
Taylor Swift wants to re-record her music to reclaim master rights
From All Access Music Group TAYLOR SWIFT told CBS SUNDAY MORNING that she plans to go back into the studio to create new masters for all of the albums in her catalog that are now owned by SCOOTER BRAUN (NET…
How to connect multiple bluetooth devices to a single device
Most people have Wi-Fi routers in their homes to connect them to the internet. But have you ever heard of a Bluetooth router? With the release of new technology such as a Bluetooth Hub, you may be wondering what you…
How the customer interview illuminates innovation
By Christie Nicholson From Core77 Few companies set up their customer conversations in ways that lead to accurate and useful data. The key is to ask better questions. Often our most painful experiences lead to our best lessons. Here’s a…
Weird to wonderful
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Bringing new ideas, concepts, and radical change to an established way of doing things requires great effort—moving from weird to wonderful. Imagine just a few of the major shifts within our lifetimes: tubes to…
A sonic cyberattack could hijack a device’s speakers
By Rachel Kraus From Mashable Weapons that injure crowds of people by emitting dangerous sounds may seem like the stuff of science fiction. Unfortunately, malicious hackers might be able to do just that — but with Bluetooth- or WiFi-capable smartphones,…
Another major radio station conglomerate thinks podcasts are the future
By Ashley Carman From The Verge A way to pull in new, younger listeners Entercom, one of the biggest US radio corporations, thinks podcasts are essential to the future of audio. The company announced today that it’s acquired two big names in…
Shiver me timbers
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Perhaps the greatest compliment a piece of audio gear can get is a shiver down a spine—exactly what Calord experienced on his first listen to the new Steller Phono Preamplifier. Read all his comments here….
If poverty were based on a ‘Comfortable Wage,’ the new poor may surprise you
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling In addition to inescapable truths, there are lots of inequality truths – something Pope Francis said was “the root of all social evil.” We live in a country where extraordinary wealth is concentrated in remarkably a…
Reaching consensus
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Is it possible to reach consensus among dissenting views? I suspect it’s pretty rare. I think one of the classic problems with communication is how we present differing viewpoints as “evidence” to support our…