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Paul's Posts — 20 March 2012

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Do you think some posts are too long?

Yesterday’s post was long and several of you asked if I couldn’t make one shorter.

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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.

(32) Readers Comments

  1. mnjallison

    March 20, 2012 at 2:36 am

    Sometimes, it takes more than a modicum of words to get an idea across. As a great writer once said, “You need just enough words to express your ideas properly”. Verbosity and expression are too different modes of communication. One is just wanting to be heard through a plethora of words, the other is defining your ideas using the exact amount of words that are most effective. Paul, you are effective in your ability to communicate. Don’t listen to the “naysayers” that might want to stifle your written creativity. Keep on writing for the cause of those of us who hunger for ideas and dream of things that we cannot afford or have.

  2. demeter

    March 20, 2012 at 3:13 am

    Did they told you also, how many words are too many or too little? Nonsense!
    The main thing is, you can express your idea rightly & this dose only you may adjust finally.
    Keep going on so please.

  3. Bassman23

    March 20, 2012 at 5:01 am

    Keep posting, I’ll keep reading.
    If you get to posting chapters, I’ll bookmark.

  4. Ladderman

    March 20, 2012 at 5:45 am

    No, posts are not to long.
    You give great info and insight to the goings on of our industry.

    Keep up the good work.

  5. March 20, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Thanks guys! Appreciate the support. Also, and to be honest, I just couldn’t resist the little bit of humor in the post itself.

    • March 20, 2012 at 3:15 pm

      I got it!

      I can’t read all of your posts as they are delivered, but usually read them when I have the time to read them in a group. Sometimes four or five at a time (which is cool when they bleed into eachother) and sometimes only a couple. If I ever think I don’t have time to read your thoughts, I’ll pick them back up at a later date! After-all, it seems like it could be difficult to turn them off sometimes (your thoughts).

      Paul, I don’t know how you do it, but by coming up with so many interesting ideas and stories, I can’t wait to get my next PS Tracks fix.

      BTW, this one should be short enough for even the Readers Digest crowd.

      Thank you!

      • March 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm

        Side stepping the subject for just a moment . . . sorry.

        I am enjoying using eLyric for primary as well as whole-home music. Great sounding – and I just found the “Drag-n-drop” cover art feature! I love it! So much easier than what I’ve been going through for years, while building my library.

        Thanks.

  6. lgriffin

    March 20, 2012 at 6:27 am

    Each post needs to be as long as it needs to be. Having said that I can understand where some people have a shorter attention span and don’t want to read more than a couple of small paragraphs. But personally I have not found any post to be too long.

    Thanks for the posts. It’s good to have something to think about everyday that’s audio related and actually means something.

    • lazbisme

      March 20, 2012 at 9:26 am

      I have to agree with LGRIFFIN.

  7. hahax

    March 20, 2012 at 6:39 am

    This reminds me of the time in the 70s when some readers complained about Stereophile’s cover designs so the next issue was blank except for the words , This cover canceled for lack of interest’.

    Just keep em coming.

    • March 20, 2012 at 7:06 am

      I don’t remember that Stereophile incident but seems like they have a sense of humor. Excellent.

  8. petewilson

    March 20, 2012 at 6:49 am

    Grrrr. I need to wake up earlier. Everyone else has already said what I was going to say.

    Actually, I reckon Paul had a sudden case of blogger’s block :-)

  9. MountainSufi

    March 20, 2012 at 6:54 am

    No, your comments about the art gallery scene wasn’t “too long”. They were just long enough to get me thinking… High end audio can actually be thought of as a bargain… Judicious planning can allow you to gradually build up to a very, very good system. Once there, unlike any other form of art, you have MUSIC which is constantly changing, evolving and delighting. How unlike a painting, which statically occupies wall space. Hmmmm… I might work this up into a guest editorial comment.

  10. Terry Franklin

    March 20, 2012 at 7:49 am

    Paul–What I did not say yesterday is that while you won the battle with you wife in Santa Fe, I could not help but wonder if in fact you lost the war.

  11. clatworthy

    March 20, 2012 at 8:16 am

    Posts too long? Not at all. I like them and would vote for continuing just as they are or even expanding them.

    Keep it up, please.

  12. desperaudio

    March 20, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Paul me old son – you go right ahead and say what you need to say and take as much language as you need to say it!
    If I get to thinkin’ it’s too long or not interesting then I’ll make the choice to quit reading or change the channel (so to speak) or wander off to the workbench. That’s my prerogative.

  13. johnny_stereoquest

    March 20, 2012 at 10:25 am

    No. All good Paul. Words are free and I look forward to your post each day, whatever the length…

  14. Soundminded

    March 20, 2012 at 11:39 am

    If a guy can’t even decide what he can and can’t do on his own web site it’s a pretty sorry state of affairs. In that case there is only one possible course of action….before posting….ask “she who must be obeyed!” :-) You can be sure you will get an opinion in no uncertain terms.

    • March 20, 2012 at 2:34 pm

      I did and she finds most of them boring and far too long. :) Oh well.

      • Soundminded

        March 20, 2012 at 5:17 pm

        Sounds like a trip to a good art gallery is overdue. The tea leaves tell me I see some new wall hangings in your future and I don’t mean dogs playing cards. That’s why the smartest high ender manufacturers make their products look like scuptures, to fool audiophiles’ wives into not knowing what they are until after they’ve admitted they like them. Then it’s too late when they find out they’re actually speakers.

  15. David Bevin

    March 20, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    I’m not a tweeter, I don’t read off my email while driving and believe that though wonderful to be succinct, some thoughts require more expansive description to fully describe. In an age of 5 & 10 second sound bites I regard thoughfulness over glibness. Keep going!

  16. Soundminded

    March 20, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    If brevity were a virtue Gertrude Stein could have just written “A rose is a rose” and left it at that. Whoever wrote the original letter is lucky he didn’t have to sit through one of Stalin’s famous all day speeches. His first attempt at an exit from one would have been his last. It’s like I told this guy Leo, can’t you just all it “War and”…and cut it in half?

  17. cycler2

    March 20, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    I think that your posts are just right. I’m amazed that you are able to run a business, design gear, and still have time to write such interesting posts. Don’t change a thing.

  18. woot

    March 20, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    I find your post enjoyable. Long or short, write what you feel.

  19. bnplaza86

    March 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    hey paul anthing you have to say I wanna hear it. buddy! lol. I’ve followed your high end philosophy since the early eightys and its always been spot on with what I wanted to hear from audio, especially as I transitioned vinyl to CD’s . I was the proud owner of a 200 Delta Power Amp!! The community you’ve sparked spans the great pond and I’ve enjoyed being a part of it and learning something everytime I get on line. I I’m very grateful, but perhaps this is getting to long?

  20. Phil Gan

    March 20, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    Look at the number of responses you got to the shortest post! Keep doing what you’re doing, Paul. As has been said, some attention spans are too short, not your posts. BTW, my Mark II PW DAC is really coming on song with burn in. I also plugged in my subwoofer to the DAC (Balanced output to amp, RCAs to subwoofer). Love it!!

  21. EARSONIC

    March 20, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    A great writer once said in a note to his friend: I apologize for the long letter. I didn’t have time to write you a shoter one.
    Paul is a busy man. I would not expect him to write short posts. Your ideas are interesting. Keep them coming!

  22. Rob

    March 20, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    No problem with the blogs received down under.I have learned how to save myself some money since reading these article/blogs.Keepem going!!

  23. hifipurist

    March 21, 2012 at 11:00 am

    The content was great, and not too long at all. If something is “too long” I can always just stop reading (which I’ve never done with these blogs!)

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