Grammys chief Deborah Dugan sues recording academy, claiming Sexual Harassment
By ETHAN MILLMAN & JON BLISTEIN From Rolling Stone Complaint includes accusation that ex-CEO Neil Portnow sexually assaulted a female recording artist Former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan claims she was sexually harassed by the general counsel to the Academy and put on…
Sameness
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Is it possible to produce identical sounding products? Can we assume that a new DirectStream DAC sounds the same as every other DirectStream DAC? I would suggest no. Just like every “identical” car drives…
Top of the room
By Paul McGovern From PS Audio One of the most ignored part of the room is right above our heads. The ceiling—often flat, sometimes arched, broken up with timbers, slanted, domed, and everything in between. We position our speakers in…
WGN/Chicago cuts ties to Crain’s Chicago business after article speculates about station sale
From All Access An article in CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS about the programming changes at NEXSTAR News-Talk WGN-A/CHICAGO and speculating about the station being sold has resulted in the station cutting ties with the publication, reports ROBERTFEDER.COM. CRAIN’S editors and reporters were…
Structure with tech-enabled hubs, ‘Employee Dislocation’
From ALL ACCESS iHEARTMEDIA has revamped the organizational structure of its Markets Group that it says will put markets into three divisions and add a fourth covering multiple markets and will create hubs to consolidate programming, marketing, digital, podcasts, sales…
Mandolins make a comeback, but there’s still reason to fret
By Adam Bernstein From Chicago Tribune “Watch the sale of the banjo, mandolin and guitar; when it falls off, there is something wrong with the musical progress of the nation. These are instruments of the people.” John Philip Sousa, 1907…
Evidence of absence
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio There’s a famous aphorism that really resonates with me. “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence” Just because traditional audio measurements don’t tell us much of anything about how a product sounds doesn’t…
UPDATE: St K-N: PM Harris’ next Press Conference is NEW DATE AND TIME: PM HARRIS’ NEXT PRESS CONFERENCE IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2020 FROM 3:00PM
Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is pleased to once more update citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis on matters of national interest. The Honourable Prime Minister’s monthly press conference will be held on Wednesday, January 15th,…
Outer vs. inner
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio How important is the outer casework of your equipment? For me, it matters a great deal. I want the outside to reflect what’s inside. And yet I can just as easily turn those feelings…
Bright side
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Looking on the bright side seems socially acceptable while listening on the bright side is to be avoided. This kind of makes sense since we tolerate optimists but run from aggressive sound. The meanings are different and…





