How do you learn to relate what you hear in reproduced music into circuit changes like the engineers at PS Audio do? Is it something you’re born with or can it be learned?

Most high-end audio products do not have FM tuners. Why is that? Is FM radio a dying art form or is there another reason this questioner hasn’t yet thought of?

When loudspeakers play at soft levels they sound pretty wimpy. Kind of “meh”. Why is that and how loud do they have to get to come alive?

MOVs are designed to protect our systems and homes from surges and spikes down the electrical line. But, they sometimes die. Why then use them in an expensive power regenerator like the PS Audio Power Plant?

We mostly take our stereo systems for granted. Put a CD or vinyl on and bingo, out comes music. But look inside. How do things actually work? Paul shows us how this most basic of devices, the speaker coil, works.

Most people assume you need a preamplifier to control the source and volume feeding a power amplifier. But, can you take the output of a DAC and skip that step?

One of the most basic building blocks in high end audio is a DAC. But, what exactly is a DAC and why would people want one?

As the world grows it seems that our living spaces shrink. What’s an audiophile to do? If you only have a small amount of real estate in which to build your dream audio system, what’s the minimum?

What exactly is MQA and how does it sound? Paul goes into some depth on this audio compression and fixit process with some answers that might surprise you.

What class of amplifier from A, AB, D and even F sound the best in a hifi system? Paul tackles this often asked question from the control room of Octave Records.