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  • When was your audio awakening?

    A recent article by PMA Magazine editor Robert Schryer got me wondering about when I began to think of music and audio โ€” and, specifically, of myself as an audio hobbyist. The answer to โ€œwhenโ€ canโ€™t be clearly defined by a single moment; itโ€™s scattered across a handful of events that took place over a…

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  • The listener โ€” creative artist?

    The High-Fidelity Scene Recording technology revolutionized how music is produced, played, and experienced. From the perspective of experiencing it, to the old model of attending a live concert was added the option of listening to a recorded performance. In this new model, the listenerโ€™s role and situation were profoundly transformed; with recordings, listening has been…

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  • PS Audioโ€™s Paul McGowan: a candid interview about a man and his speaker

    Paul McGowan opens up about PS Audioโ€™s evolving speaker plans, his friendship with Seth Godin, and a life shaped by draft dodging, vegetarianism, and a passion for building audio gear he’d proudly use himself.

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  • Measurements can suck

    Recalling his journey from AM radio to Julian Hirsch-era Stereo Review, Tom Gibbs charts how flashy gear and measurements gave way to the deeper truth: great sound comes from system synergy, not specs alone.

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  • Stop, Hey, Whatโ€™s That Sound? Part 1

    Just as listening to bad music is no fun, itโ€™s no fun listening to bad audio, so knowing what to listen for when auditioning a component is important. โ€œStop, Hey, Whatโ€™s That Sound?โ€ is a series dedicated to recognizing aspects of good and bad sound reproduction. Once youโ€™ve settled on what features you want your…

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  • A Word with Twisted Sisterโ€™s Fearless Jay Jay French

    Jay Jay French recalls funding his first hi-fi with pot money, trashes a Dylan concert, and champions budget gear that “sniffs cocaine like itโ€™s Jaws”โ€”all while slowly, skeptically courting jazz.

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  • My Audio Revelation

    Iโ€™ve always loved listening to music on a sound system, even going as far back as when all I had access to was my parentsโ€™ outdated, low-fi stereo system. It was in my collegeโ€™s music library, where I worked, that I was introduced to quality sound, although at the time I had no idea what…

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  • Music is in my Guts

    Iโ€™ve heard the comments from audio enthusiasts trying to put a positive spin on being Corona-confined: โ€œStuck inside? Hey, itโ€™s like Iโ€™ve been preparing for this all along!โ€ I know about musicโ€™s health benefits. Iโ€™ve read those credibly-sourced studies that prove how listening to music can help reduce depression, anxiety, physical pain, and enhance Alzheimer-,…

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  • Audio is Getting Better. Hereโ€™s why.

    After decades of lo-fi compromises, improved gear and high-res streaming from Tidal to Qobuz signal a turning pointโ€”finally letting listeners hear the full artistry behind recordings, not just a compressed shadow of it.

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  • 5 Classical Recordings That Will Blow Your Mind!

    From du Prรฉโ€™s iconic Elgar to Stravinskyโ€™s riotous Rite of Spring, this list highlights five stunning classical recordingsโ€”each a sonic and emotional powerhouse, perfectly suited for seasoned collectors or curious newcomers alike.

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