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  1. Ron Resnick

    Octave Records

    Paul McGowan, Founder of PS Audio, is very justifiably proud of his Octave Records recording company. He has studiously adopted the most stringent audiophile techniques available, using the best-sounding vintage and contemporary recording equipment available. Octave Records sells vinyl, SACDs...
  2. Ron Resnick

    PS Audio Introduces the Aspen FR30 Loudspeaker

    Paul McGowan, owner of PS Audio, Is very proud of what his design team has achieved with this new loudspeaker, the Aspen FR30. https://www.psaudio.com/product-category/aspen/ I think this is a very interesting design, with a lot of elements to like. As this is, I believe, the smallest...
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    Upgrade from PS Audio Directstream SR to EMM Labs DA2 v2...but downgrade from I2S to USB?

    I'm looking to do a major upgrade from my PS Audio DSS to the EMM Labs DA2, but I am concerned it may be two steps forward, one step back in terms of the digital input quality. Over the years I've found that my digital input chain is more crucial than the actual DAC it is plugged into. I know...
  4. Ron Resnick

    DSD to Vinyl Versus Analog Tape to Vinyl

    Paul McGowan of PS Audio embarked some time ago upon the incredibly impressive project of making new recordings of singers and musicians employing audiophile recording techniques and what Paul believes is the highest sound quality DSD digital recording process. I think any effort to record new...
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    Which power amp for Linn Ninka's? BI-wired or single wired?

    Hello, I have just got a pair of Linn Ninka's speakers, but have trouble deciding whether to use two Linn LK85 mono blocks or a single PS Audio Stellar 300? PS Audio Stellar 300 is minimum 300W into 4ohm and Linn LK85 are 85W into 4ohm. Ninka's require 60W minimum into 4ohm. Is it better to have...
  6. Ron Resnick

    Hybrid Amplifiers

    KeithR's amplifier search has reinvigorated interest in the Bascom King-designed PS Audio BHK Signature 300 hybrid tube/MOSFET monaural amplifier. Using a 6SN7 input tube (rather than the 6922 in the BHK) the Aesthetix Atlas appears to utilize a similar design and achieve a very similar power...
  7. Ron Resnick

    Equi=Tech 2RQ Versus PS Audio P10

    INTRODUCTION Terry Brent, the National Sales Manager of Equi=Tech, very kindly delivered to me to audition a brand new Equi-Tech 2RQ. The Equi=Tech 2RQ employs an isolation transformer and a balanced power circuit to, among other things, cancel common mode noise. The 2RQ is rated at 2kVA...
  8. Ron Resnick

    PS Audio Full Value of Used Components Trade-In Program

    PS Audio announced an amazing trade-in program (subject to certain limitations) which accords you the original full retail price of the component you are trading in: “PS Audio’s trade-in program, though only available in the United States, is something we’d someday love to expand around the...
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    PS Audio Stellar 300s vs. Schiit Vidar monoblocking to power Magnepan LRSs

    Hi, I just ordered the Magnepan LRSs. I'm considering two powering options, since I am only streaming Tidal via phone Aptx Hd Bluetooth, I'm considering Cambridge Dacmagic as preamp for either the PS Audio Stellar 300s, or monoblocking a pair of Schiit Vidars. What do you folks think? I am a...
  10. Ron Resnick

    Isolation Transformer and Balanced Power versus PS Audio Regenerator

    Who has compared directly in the same system, on an apples-to-apples basis, an isolation transformer and balanced power device (e.g., Equi-Tech or Torus or Furman P-2400 IT) to a PS Audio power regenerator? What sonic differences did you hear between these two different power solutions? What...
  11. Ron Resnick

    Paul McGowan Prefers Digital

    In Paul McGowan’s post today, “Album art,” on his PS Audio blog, https://www.psaudio.com/pauls-posts/album-art/#comment-104603, he writes: “My readers will know I prefer the dynamics, life, and sound quality of proper digital on a system specific to the medium.“ I commented: I have great...
  12. Ron Resnick

    PS Audio DirectStream P20

    From Paul’s blog: “Today we officially launch the DirectStream P20, our finest expression of the art of regenerating new, perfect AC.” http://www.psaudio.com/directstream-p20-power-plant/
  13. Ron Resnick

    PS Audio Regenerator versus Balanced Power/Isolation Transformer for Phono Stage?

    Specifically in the context of a phono preamplifier . . . has anyone compared carefully the noise reduction or improvement in sound quality resulting from plugging your phono preamplifier into a PS Audio P5 or P10 versus a balanced power/isolation transformer such as an Equi-Tech or a Torus or...

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