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Paul's Posts — 29 October 2012

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We’ve covered some good ground in the last few days: power and why it matters, vibrations and microphonics and why they matter.  I have also ruffled a few feathers on these topics and that’s ok – I am sure it won’t be the first or the last.

Where we’re headed in the series is as promised: to understand the process we went through designing a new concept piece for high-end audio.

Most new product concepts are borne out of combining several existing products into something new: a wagon plus a motor and you have an automobile.  A battery, wire, relay and switch and you have the telegraph.  A woofer and a power amplifier combined in one box and you have a powered subwoofer.  A power conditioner and an isolation base combined together and you have our new product the PowerBase.

Now certainly I am not suggesting that the PowerBase is on par with the invention of the automobile, the telegraph or the powered subwoofer – it is not.  But in the same way each of the examples I gave solved a problem or filled a need, so too does the PowerBase.

By combining the isolation needs of every audio component (both electrical and mechanical) into one product, the result is what any successful new concept hopes to achieve – that the sum of its part is greater than the whole.

Tomorrow we’ll look at how the concept came to life in detail and what it means.

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Paul McGowan

Paul McGowan is the CEO and co-founder of PS Audio Inc. a Boulder Colorado design and manufacturing company of high-end audio products and services. McGowan has been designing and building high-end products for nearly 40 years. Hobbies include skiing, music, hiking, artisan bread baking, kick boxing and cooking. He lives in Boulder Colorado with his wife Terri and his 4 sons.

(3) Readers Comments

  1. RakeAngle

    October 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Hi Paul, I can’t find additional info on the PowerBase. I tried both your website and Overture.

    • October 29, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      It’s not a product yet and won’t be until perhaps december. I wanted to give my readers a view into the design process well ahead of any release of product.

  2. oliver T. Finch

    October 29, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Very very interesting.I am looking forward to tomorrows post. There is always room for improvement. Regards.

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