It’s often suggested manufacturers strive for neutrality in sound yet the idea of voicing equipment seems to fly in the face of that statement.

If you’re trying to evaluate sound quality in loudspeakers is it best to use pink noise and test equipment or real acoustic music?

Music can make us cry, fill us with joy, make us angry or hurt. How does it do that? Why does music reach deep into our souls and communicate with us?

Sometimes the magic blue smoke inside equipment escapes and all hell breaks loose. What does PS Audio do to keep its products and customers safe?

Preserving the qualities of analog through digital recording is a snap but it seems the opposite isn’t true. How can that possibly be true?

Common wisdom is that to get amazing sound you need big floor standing loudspeakers. Can small speakers achieve the same performance?

Paper, metal, carbon fiber, all manner of exotic materials are used in the making of loudspeaker drivers. But why? Isn’t there one material that beats everything else?

Two channel audio has its flaws and the question is should we scrap it and rethink the entire process of sound reproduction in our homes?

You’ve made your choice in speakers and now it’s time to finish the rest of the system. Where do you start and what’s the most important piece of equipment next to the speakers?

In this, the final video in the series, Paul plays for us the difference between Arnie Nudell’s reference pair and the new AN3 we will be taking to the Axpona show in early April 2019. We start with just the midrange and tweeters before moving on to the much easier mid-bass and woofers.