Neil McCauley
11-03-2016, 10:02
Howard Popeck interviews Mr. Paul Graham
Q: Paul …. let’s hit the ground running right now; in your direct personal experience, what distinguishes music from noise?
A: Well, a Graham Audio loudspeaker, of course!
Q: Hmm. Okay. Thank you. Now then, how did you first become interested in music?
A: I grew up during the '60s; it was pretty hard to escape the music scene – especially rock. And yes, like so many kids back then, I started to play in bands. Nothing spectacular, and no recordings exist today – I hope! – but I still find time to mess about in my home studio...
Q: How did those experiences drive you, if indeed ‘drive’ is the appropriate word towards speaker design?
A: At first, it was all about being loud! But that became boring pretty quickly. As we got the opportunity to practice in half-decent recording studios, I quickly realised the difference that loudspeakers can make to sound quality, and started asking why.
Q: Can you tell me about the very first speaker you designed and what happened to it?
A: No! Well, let's just say that it was not exactly refined... I did have some luck on my side, and the bass end was pretty OK, but with no access to measurement equipment, a flat frequency response was just a pipe dream. Still, I used them for a couple of years, then my brother had them... He left them in the attic when moving house many years back. Probably for the best!
Q: When your career in audio began, what speakers were your reference standards? Not only BBC designs, surely?
A: No, not just BBC. At the time, large Tannoy coaxial drivers were ......
Continues @ http://www.hifianswers.com/2015/11/paul-graham-of-graham-audio-interviewed/
Q: Paul …. let’s hit the ground running right now; in your direct personal experience, what distinguishes music from noise?
A: Well, a Graham Audio loudspeaker, of course!
Q: Hmm. Okay. Thank you. Now then, how did you first become interested in music?
A: I grew up during the '60s; it was pretty hard to escape the music scene – especially rock. And yes, like so many kids back then, I started to play in bands. Nothing spectacular, and no recordings exist today – I hope! – but I still find time to mess about in my home studio...
Q: How did those experiences drive you, if indeed ‘drive’ is the appropriate word towards speaker design?
A: At first, it was all about being loud! But that became boring pretty quickly. As we got the opportunity to practice in half-decent recording studios, I quickly realised the difference that loudspeakers can make to sound quality, and started asking why.
Q: Can you tell me about the very first speaker you designed and what happened to it?
A: No! Well, let's just say that it was not exactly refined... I did have some luck on my side, and the bass end was pretty OK, but with no access to measurement equipment, a flat frequency response was just a pipe dream. Still, I used them for a couple of years, then my brother had them... He left them in the attic when moving house many years back. Probably for the best!
Q: When your career in audio began, what speakers were your reference standards? Not only BBC designs, surely?
A: No, not just BBC. At the time, large Tannoy coaxial drivers were ......
Continues @ http://www.hifianswers.com/2015/11/paul-graham-of-graham-audio-interviewed/