Maybe a better question would be the degree to which the two are divided. At PS Audio, the balance between art and science varies depending on the project’s phase. When we first dream of a new product it’s almost purely art: dream about what we would like to have in our own systems without any […]
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The three-letter acronym, DoP has a number of meanings depending on what you’re interested in. To the Italians, D.O.P. stands for Denominazione di Origine Protetta (Protected Designation of Origin): the name used to indicate a product that owes its characteristics to its place of origin, and its production, modification and processing occur within that geographical […]
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On the rear of my Infinity IRSV is a wire bundle connecting all the tweeters and midranges to the crossover. The wiring appears to be standard lamp cord until you look closely. There, in small white writing, are the words Monster Cable. Before Monster Cable we all connected our speakers to our amplifiers with what is […]
It’s been 8 years since we introduced the groundbreaking DirectStream DAC. 8+ years since designer Ted Smith blew me away with the sound of his prototype and we began the process of turning it into a product. It’s been an amazing journey and now we’re about to release the MK2 version of this stunning product. As we […]
Linn’s Ivor Tiefenbrun famously suggested that if you can’t get the information off the vinyl disc in the first place then nothing else you do afterward matters. There’s much truth in what he said (though I have never agreed with the conclusion that some make that turntables are more important than speakers). But this thought […]
In 1976 Swedish recording engineer, Gert Palmcrantz recorded live to analog tape a Swedish jazz group featuring Arne Domnérus, alto sax, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; and Egil Johansen, drums. That album, Jazz at The Pawnshop was released as a two-record set by Proprius Records on 180-gram vinyl in 1977 (Sony and Philip’s introduction […]
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This is an interesting question. We’ve all experienced how different our systems sound when we first turn them on. Cold they sound like their temperature: stiff, sluggish, perhaps a bit sterile. Warmed up for an hour or so we become much more engaged. On the other side of the proverbial coin is the opposite: too […]
We learn from very early on to protect ourselves from pain and unpleasantness. If something is too loud we cover our ears and move away. On a more moderate scale, we do the same thing when listening to music. If something is too piercing, bright, screechy, or objectionable our ears tighten up as a form […]
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Questions by Matej Isak, Mono & Stereo You and your name are the legend of it’s own in high-end audio. Where and how did all started for Mark Levinson? This is a long story, too long for now. Basically, I was a musician and enjoyed recording my teachers and friends. I wanted the sound to […]
The more I get involved in the recording arts the more I become convinced simple is key. Yes, we can get a bit more intimate with close miking, and we can retrieve more detail but at what cost? Simple stereo miking done correctly has a magic to it. That magic I refer to seems to […]
One of my YouTube viewers writes: “Paul, love almost all your videos. but. I think TOTAL ABSORTION behind the speakers is crucial. Reflection behind the speakers is just noise. PERIOD. WORST CASE. A glass window in the imaging space. PERIOD. Sorry.” This is part of the old live-end vs. dead-end debate in rooms (the actual […]
