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PS Audio's Ultimate Outlet
Commetns on UO HC:Good results with DAC and pre, avoid it with amps.Tried it on a Denon 5700 receiver, and it gave it sounded much better (again, not so with stand-alone amps).Less noticeable if you go to dedicated power lines, but still nice (I h... 
How do I choose a decent system?
I'd avoid a receiver, unless you must do HT.KP 
Sound quality vs. Mood
Adam, you're 100% right about the importance of mood.When the mood is right, you don't even think of tinkering/modifying/upgrading anything.It's a two way street, the music can certainly affect your mood, but thena gain you're simply refelcting yo... 
Any words of widsom changing amp fuses?
tweezers (like the ones on a Swiss Army knife) come really handy for popping them out (and plucking them, should you drop them inside the gear)KP 
6550 tube question
The Rogues have EH 6550's in them right now.KP 
Passive, Balanced, Remote Pre?
Adcom GFP 750.KP 
Why no analogue at Audioreview.com ???
Hard to take them sersiously when the page with the item reviews has a "Buy It Here" button.Audioreview has become nothing more than a catalog in high heels and a wig.KP 
I am pissed
well, you're doing the first thing you need to do: venting!KP 
Why no analogue at Audioreview.com ???
Why no tube reviews? Why only one big bucket for all cables? Why not tweaks?All the points that Jond makes are right on.Ugh, just tried the site, they now have pop-up ads. Never going there again.KP 
need help choosing line condtioner
I've tried the PS Audio HC UO (w/dedicated lines), and it just sucked the life right out of the music when used for the amps (Rogue Magnums). I'm keeping the amps plugged right into the wall for a while (forever?).KP 
Sound quality vs. Mood
FatParrot, you must be a Parrot Head!Oh it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fastDrinkin' on a fake IDAnd Ramar of the jungle was everybody's bwanabut only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuanaKP 
It's a Bad Movie, But It Was Fun to Watch Anyway
Tubegroover, from the laws they've passed it seems as if it impacted many legislators!KP 
It's a Bad Movie, But It Was Fun to Watch Anyway
Nothing to apoligize for on Pulp Fiction.Too bad in encouraged Travolta to make other films (thinking of those 'action' flick he made! yuckety yuck!)KP 
It's a Bad Movie, But It Was Fun to Watch Anyway
Oh man, Mars Attacks was good!Now Planet of the Apes... I will never go to a mobvie theatre again. Once in 5 years, and it's that piece of fried s***.Lost all respect for Tim Burton.KP 
It's a Bad Movie, But It Was Fun to Watch Anyway
"Future events such as these will affect your life in the future."Plan 9 From Outer Space (dir. Ed Wood)I used to rent these things and make my friends watch while we added commentary (like MST3k, but years before!)gotta love it, babies!KP