PS AUDIO: Four letter words

We often joke around PS Audio’s halls that CODE is a four-letter word—especially when there’s a bug. In fact, we use other four-letter words not appropriate for these pages to describe uncooperating code. But, as much as we tongue-in-cheek bash-software code, we also have a deep appreciation for its power as well as its pervasiveness in […]

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Live In Los Angeles 1982 (2CD) by Gene Clark / Chris Hillman – Flyte

We are told ….. Gene Clark & Chris Hillman, team up as Flyte at California’s Palomino Club in 1982. As founder members of the Byrds, Gene Clark and Chris Hillman will need no introduction to fans of folk-rock, country-rock or singer-songwriting. In 1982 the legendary singer-guitarists teamed up with Herb Pedersen (guitar / banjo), Al […]

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PS AUDIO: When is less more?

Paul McGowan writes:  A recent post explained a bit about how a switch mode power supply works – it uses a simply electronic switch to chop up the incoming AC into smaller, faster bits so we can use a much smaller power transformer working more efficiently than a giant beast like those you find in […]

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TIM BUCKLEY: Lady, Give Me Your Key -The Unissued 1967 Solo Acoustic Sessions (CD)

We are told ….. 13 previously unissued solo acoustic demos Remastered from the original analog tapes and acetate Book includes in-depth interview with Buckley’s lyricist Larry Beckett In 1967, the face of rock was changing. In that year alone there were debut albums from The Velvet Underground, The Doors, and Pink Floyd, to name a […]

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MOLLY HATCHET Louisville ‘79 (CD)

Formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1975 Molly Hatchet cut their first demos in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 8 track recording studio with Ronnie Van Zant due to produce the first album until his tragic death in October ’77. Turned down by Warner Brothers they were picked up by Epic Records who released their debut album ‘Molly Hatchet’ […]

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Computer madness

Paul McGowan writes: Music servers are little more than computers in fancy boxes. So, what’s stopping us from simply buying a computer, installing some software and building our own media server at far lower prices than what we might pay a high-end audio company? Not too much, actually, but it turns out that won’t be […]

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