{"id":2657,"date":"2023-08-09T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/?page_id=2657"},"modified":"2023-09-09T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T07:37:16","slug":"why-pl-audio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/why-pl-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Why PL Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #800000;\"><strong>Why PL Audio?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>How we design <\/strong><\/span>(attention to detail)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It takes an inordinate amount of time to define and test components, materials and techniques to achieve the desired performance.\u00a0 Each part of the process is subject to scrutiny and evaluation \u2013 <strong>nothing is left to chance.<\/strong>\u00a0 Sound critical components are hand matched between channels as this dramatically improves the ability of a product to replicate the live performance.\u00a0 Performance is further enhanced by minimising mechanical, electromagnetic and thermal interactions between components at each stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>How we build<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">PL Audio products are designed to be an investment and to provide years of enjoyment.\u00a0 Materials and components are chosen for performance and longevity.\u00a0 We source and use the best components to constantly improve performance and reliability.\u00a0 Older units can be repaired or restored, providing many more years of musical enjoyment.\u00a0 To this end, every product is handcrafted by someone who takes great pride in building the best.\u00a0 Each component is hand selected and installed, every cable is cut and formed by hand and every connection is hand soldered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>How we audition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Regardless of how well we have engineered a product, the final judgement is in the listening room.\u00a0 We listen not just for technical competence but for how the product communicates.\u00a0 How do we respond to the artists and their performance?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why PL Audio? &nbsp; How we design (attention to detail) It takes an inordinate amount of time to define and test components, materials and techniques to achieve the desired performance.\u00a0 Each part of the process is subject to scrutiny and evaluation \u2013 nothing is left to chance.\u00a0 Sound critical components are hand matched between channels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2657"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2976,"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2657\/revisions\/2976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plaudio.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}