Paul McGowan writes: One of my readers asked a very legitimate question: one that is asked on an ongoing basis and it refers to my post about cables. “Help me here. I do believe a roadblock to a broader appreciation of our hobby is the perception that the high-end audio industry is lubricated with snake […]
Month: October 2018
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Paul McGowan: So let’s imagine you’ve taken my suggestions, done all you can to fix a ground loop hum issue at its source and you still have hum. What then? Then you have to take a different path: break the ground loop. To do this you will need to ‘unground’ the offending piece of equipment. […]
Paul McGowan: Happy first day of winter. What better subject to warm the heart on a cold winter’s day than ground loops. Keeps us grounded and humming along. Ok, I couldn’t resist. I mentioned in yesterday’s post if we had hum with only a power amp and speaker connected it could not be a ground […]
Paul McGowan writes: It sure is easy getting lulled into a routine and forgetting to think about those things that I know so well; but I seem to do it on a regular basis. Case in point, the difference in cables. I’ve spent literally years designing audio and power cables and trying to gain an […]
In my post about where the image should appear, behind the loudspeakers and not in front, we stirred a bit of controversy on the one hand and sparked a number of questions on the other. Several of you have asked how you can manage depth in your sound system and asked what controls the depth […]
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Paul McGowan writes …. I’ve been designing electronic circuits for 50 years. It took nearly half that number of years for me to finally come to grips with the importance of power supplies in circuits. In my earlier days, I thought of power supplies like most engineers: necessary add-ons to the all-important bit that handles signal. […]
Paul McGowan writes …. Fact or fiction? The very term luxury defines whatever it is added to as unnecessary. Air and water are necessities. Love and affection are luxuries. But while many would argue it’s the luxuries that make life worth living, I would extend that to subwoofers make stereos worth listening. Ok, that’s a […]
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Dear Everyone New gigs coming up for Mo Foster & Friends Over the years I have worked with many of the finest musicians, but it is not until now that I have been able to bring together my favourite players — my dream-team — to play my favourite music. Here is a new flyer where you […]
Paul McGowan writes …. When this particular Fact or Fiction proposition was originally proposed I passed it over because its answer seemed so evident. Yes, of course, parts quality affects performance. It’s a no-brainer, right? Maybe not to everyone. We can easily agree that low tolerance parts that change value depending on temperature or variability […]
“My TD-124/II is cosmetically in very good condition and shows no evidence of being butchered / tampered with over it’s life, e.g. all the screw-heads below are sharp and clean, the chassis and platter are largely unmarked etc. It looks just as the picture above aside from it’s now sporting a Stereo Lab arm […]
Paul McGowan writes …. This fact or fiction question is an interesting one because the notion of matching speaker size to room dimensions is so ingrained into our culture as to be taken for fact. But, some facts aren’t true no matter how much we want them to be. Here’s the deal. Any size loudspeaker […]
Just taken up residence .. I have to say this was a really hard decision as I love the Voyd + AN Arm3 combo, but really need the flexibility of a 78 speed as well as a removable headshell for mono, 78 etc (might also indulge in a Decca London as well now I have […]
Paul McGowan writes …. Oh boy. I saved this and the next Fact or Fiction for last. This is a real viper pit of a question and those loyal readers of this blog know my answer before I even write it. Of course they matter, but only if we’re a bit open to proving that […]
Paul McGowan writes ….. I have never understood the purpose of speaker stands for small two-way loudspeakers. If you’re not going to use them on a shelf, as intended, what sense do they make? A small speaker box struggles with bass—it’s just physics. Sacrificing music’s full range for a small box only makes sense in […]
Paul McGowan writes: I would imagine the canon shots on Tchaikovsky’s 1812 might sound more like the banging of pots on a B&W Zepplin, or a pair of bookshelf speakers. Big music should be honored by full range gear. Conversely, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, or Red Norvo sound right at home on small kit. If […]
371,708 views so far The descriptive text states ….. ‘This is a video version of my Audio Myths workshop from the October 2009 AES show in New York City. Questions and discussions about this video are welcome at my Audio Expert forum’ EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions expressed in the above post do not necessarily […]
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Paul McGowan writes: Several of you asked me why I was so interested in a 20+ year old pair of loudspeakers that I would sell everything in the listening room to get it and what makes this speaker so special? This giant loudspeaker has a number of charms but perhaps the biggest for me is […]
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EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions expressed in the above post do not necessarily reflect those of our editorial team – just in case you wondered. Neil McCauley
EDITORIAL NOTE: The opinions expressed in the above post do not necessarily reflect those of our editorial team – just in case you wondered. Neil McCauley