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Yesterday I explained the real problem in using a direct coupled product like a power amp or preamp is not the DC they produce, which is minimal at best, but how these products handle DC from OTHER products. If the […]
Nearly two weeks ago Scott McGowan and I traveled to Munich Germany for the high-end audio show and I put together a short video with a lot of cool interviews, shots of the products and a bit of fun. If […]
Back to our subject of direct coupling. Why did we wind up with coupling capacitors in the first place? We know that many are simply a holdover from when tube circuits dominated the landscape and as soon as solid state […]
Do you treat the room or the system? The cause or the effect? The illness or the symptoms? Our quick response to these questions would be to treat the cause rather than the symptoms – we’ve seen many examples of […]
Dan Gravell: Great comment! It comes down to how your music player works. Personally, I don’t see filenames...
countessouroboros: I realize this post is a bit old now, but for future viewers I feel I need to point out that...
Paul McGowan: Thanks Scott!
sbrinck: Paul The Munich audio show was the bomb !! I am extremely envious ! If you ever decide to quit your day...
Paul McGowan: Yes the apertures are located in the 1/8 space corners so they should be as effective as possible....
Soundminded: I’m quite curious and I must admit somewhat skeptical about how effective these frequency tuned bass...
Paul McGowan: Aging memory Mark. I wrote what I remembered and then went back and actually measured it.
The Q...
Soundminded: Paul, on April 27 you posted “The main listening room at PS Audio is approximately 16 feet wide...
oliver T. Finch: Simple. Treat the cause and there won’t be any symptoms.Regards.
Paul McGowan: You’re certainly correct and I’ll do my best to give a full report.
Paul McGowan: Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying.
petewilson: As suggested above, it’s a Good Idea to fix the cause(s). But, in general with real-world rooms,...
Soundminded: In response to the question about treating the cause or the symptom in medicine it’s my...
jb4: Thank you for very interesting posts and video’s. I totally agree with your approach, cure the cause,...
oliver T. Finch: Excellent posts. I look forward to them everyday. Very informative too.I am being convinced more...
Paul McGowan: Oh my goodness yes, depending on the capacitor type the inductance is certainly an issue – for...
coppy: Great articles, Paul, Thanks. And thanks also to all those knowledgeable folks who add their comments as...
demeter: “…You cannot hear 1Hz – but you can hear 20Hz and you can feel 16Hz and even...
Bassman23: It’s been a very long time since I earned my Third Class broadcasting license. Thanks for the...
Paul McGowan: The 20 year period between 1973 and 1993 peaking in the early 80′s
oliver T. Finch: What is the second golden era of audio? This a new term to me. Regards.
Soundminded: The purpose of capacitors in the signal path in amplifiers and preamplifiers is to allow independent...
Soundminded: Yes as I pointed out in another thread some time ago the sound of the string itself is barely audible...
Paul McGowan: Sorry, I didn’t mean to suggest “more energy” in a literal sense – I guess...
Soundminded: If you could get more energy out than you put in without an external power supply or built in stored...
Paul McGowan: I’d have to agree with Mark on this one – it really depends on whose hands to instrument...
Paul McGowan: You are absolutely correct about resonance build up – just think about how a whistle or a pipe...
Soundminded: I don’t agree. One way to measure frequency response is one frequency at a time. The input and...
Paul McGowan: Well, correct me if I am wrong but those frequency response peaks won’t occur without...
Soundminded: “We don’t see this added energy in typical audio measurements such as THD and IM because these...
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Great comment! It comes down to how your music player works. Personall
What's all the fuss about?
Thanks Scott!
What's all the fuss about?
Paul The Munich audio show was the bomb !! I am extremely envious !
Treat the cause or the symptoms?
Yes the apertures are located in the 1/8 space corners so they should
Treat the cause or the symptoms?
I’m quite curious and I must admit somewhat skeptical about how effect