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FIRST … Please read the important statement at the foot of this page. Thank you. —//— HALO JC3 … https://usato.audiograffiti.com/annunci/pre-phono/309640/ P6 … http://www.audio-serum.si/trgovina/parasound-p6-a23/?refsource=hifishark TDQ 1600 … https://www.kijiji.ca/v-stereo-systems-home-theatre/tricities-pitt-maple/parasound-tdq1600-am-fm-tuner/1648476299 HALO A21 … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649944688-parasound-halo-a21-amplifier/ A52 … https://reverb.com/item/65280706-parasound-a-52?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy HALO JC5 … https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649944542-parasound-halo-jc5-stereo-amplifier/ HALO A21 … https://reverb.com/item/65269664-parasound-halo-a21-power-amplifier?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy HALO P6 … https://tmraudio.com/components/preamplifiers/parasound-halo-p6-2-1-channel-stereo-preamplifier-p-6-remote-mm-mc-phono/ JC5 … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649944394-parasound-j5-amplifier-great-value/ JC5 … https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb2hjf-parasound-jc-5-solid-state?refsource=hifishark HALO A51 … […]
PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan I remember thinking to myself; this is nothing short of magic. Kind of like the RIAA. Boost the heck out of the high frequencies and then run them through a low pass filter to make everything right again. In the process, hiss is lowered. Magic. What’s worth noting about this […]
Paul McGowan / PS AUDIO We know that galvanic isolation can make a big difference in digital audio. Any owners of the new DirectStream MK2, with its ability to switch on and off the isolation of every input and output for best sound, can attest to the benefits of customizing levels of galvanic isolation. So, it […]
Paul McGowan / PS AUDIO I have probably spent a total of 5 minutes on social media. Facebook, Instagram, Tick Tock, and whatever new connection program out there has zero interest for me. It feels like a potential blackhole vortex waiting to suck me in and chew up my time without any obvious benefit. The […]
I remember in the seventies walking into a Cal Stereo store in the LA area and seeing the SAE equipment. I was a college student back then and owned a reciever. The SAE stuff with it’s black metal and white graphics looked sooo imposing and impressive. Amp, preamp, tuner and EQ all in one stack….man, […]
Paul McGowan / PS AUDIO Jitter, also known as timing deviation, is the variation in the time interval between two consecutive digital audio samples. This timing deviation can cause easily heard distortion in high-end audio systems including a loss of clarity, definition, and detail in the music, as well as a smearing of transients. Jitter […]
In a recent post we covered the fundamental differences between tubes and transistors and one of those we’re interested in is linearity. Tubes and transistors are only partially linear devices – which means they will not always faithfully reproduce a larger version of the input signal on their outputs. In our example yesterday we placed […]
PAUL McGOWAN / PS AUDIO One of the great joys of having our own state-of-the-art recording studio includes the ability to record and release the kinds of recordings rarely ever done. Recordings that are specific to those of us interested in High-End audio. When I first proposed the idea of launching a new series that […]
We are told … Founded in 1922 in Illinois, USA, to manufacture radio receivers for consumer use, but within a few years started to supply the broadcast and professional entertainment markets and exited the consumer market altogether before the end of the decade. While best known for their transcription turntables a concept that the company […]
PAUL McGOWAN / PS AUDIO I was recently asked an interesting question. Is it better to have the loudspeaker crossover inside or outside the loudspeaker? At first, the answer seemed rather simple. Inside, of course. Shorter wires, fewer binding posts, etc. Yet, in thinking about it, I can see at least one advantage to an […]
Ever notice how time flies when you’re having fun? Or engaged? Or smitten? If I am required to listen to not-so-great music I find myself checking the minutes left on the track. Put on a piece that not only sounds great but the music is clicking with my mood and time seems not to exist. […]
They write ….. With the custom transducers from Polk’s flagship Legend Series and new Polk innovations in cabinet and port design, Reserve delivers flagship music and movie sound. Designed by Polk for the flagship Legend Series, the Pinnacle Tweeter features a finely tuned waveguide that dramatically improves the dispersion of high frequency energy, ensuring a […]
PS AUDIO / PAUL McGOWAN How many times has it felt like technology has it out for you? Butt dialing someone right after their call, closing the page too soon and losing it, pressing delete, and then….. Half the time I walk into Music Room 3 to play the system it doesn’t work: the DAC’s […]
PAUL McGOWAN / PS AUDIO I was poking around in the sales area of PS Audio recently and found myself fondling the knobs and switches on one of our older preamplifiers from 40 years ago, the PS Audio 5.0. This older preamplifier hailed from a time when preamps and power amps had no displays. In […]
PAUL McGOWAN / PS AUDIO I am delighted when taboos and rituals are challenged and good things still happen. Remember how much more enjoyable playing music became when we no longer had to demagnetize or paint green edges on CDs? Or weigh down the tops of our equipment with VPI Bricks? Or paint the tip […]
