phillippugh

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Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose?
i would agree about the cat legend phono if you have a conventional cartridge,but the ds audio optical system-phono stage($3500) and cart($2500) of course run into my cat line stage gives the cat phono/line lyra atlas or vdh colabri a run for the ... 
New Pink Floyd release
just received the police greatest hits half speed remastered 180g lp.i have most or the songs it contains on original "normal" albums-the new one sounds bright thin in the bass and compressed. iv'e bought a number of so called remastered lp's over... 
Has something gone wrong @ Stereophile?
go to amazon magazines- 1yr subscription $5.00. tas @9.00  
Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
i've always wondered about transactions using paypal f@f. why do they let you do that-they make no money!  
What song have you played the most?
group wise because of the music and  sound quality - many others if not factoring in sound quality. alan parsons, csn, dire straights, dead can dance, depeche mode, eagles,fleetwood mac, elton john , carol king, pink floyd, little feat, joni mitch... 
The Most Cost Effective Tweak
2 tweeks and both virtually free! 1-unplug and replug a few times all your power cords,interconnects, and tubes(if you have tube gear), no contact cleaners,enhancers ,etc needed. 2-(and this does cost some $) buy a gallon of distilled  water and a... 
So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy!
cat renaissance, in current production, has an optional(great) phono stage, outboard power supply, 6922@12ax7 tubes but single ended inputs and outputs only 
If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?
eagles hotel california tour, pink floyd (but after the breakup so it was only david gilmore, still great, sting w concrete blond -great opening band, elton john , aerosmith , jimmy buffet, james taylor(last 2 outdoors, something special about tha... 
Vinyl headache from hell!!!
unless this problem is happening with all your lp's i don't see how it can be a cartridge alignment/ tracking force issue or static. i have some lp's (and 45's) that exhibit the same problem-it is in the vinyl. as to new lp's, i have found most of... 
VPI Classic 3 Upgrades or Move On to Something New
i have a tnt/sama/flywheel/sds. i'm recently having speed fluctuations- as noticed first aurally and then as measured by my kab strobe disc/light. i'm assuming it's the sds so i'm looking at vpi ads. has anyone compared the two? i seem to remember...