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In Reply to: RIP: Garth posted by jhorowitz128 on July 2, 2007 at 12:29:29:
I never met him or even spoke to him but, thanks to the email correspondence we had over the years, I considered him a friend. Garth was obviously passionate about analog audio and deeply knowledgable about it, and he was always willing to share what he knew. His Incognito rewire kits for the Rega RB300 elevated that modest arm's performance to close to that of the much dearer RB900. Garth was also an enthusiastic evangelist for the Denon 103 cartridge family. When rumors circulated that Denon might discontinue the 103 Garth looked into purchasing the production machinery from Denon so he could keep the 103 alive. A few years ago he oversaw a small run of hot rodded DL103s. The stock cartridges received a lovely new CNC - machined, red anodized aluminum body of Garth's design and were retipped with a Shibata stylus. Garth named the cartridge the Shibui, a Japanese word for an aesthetic concept that can be crudely translated as "understated elegance or beauty." Originally intended as prototypes for a larger production run, the 50 or so Shibuis that he made ended up mostly in the hands of his friends. I feel privileged that Garth chose me to receive one. The world of analog audio is a little poorer today with Garth's passing. I hope it comforts his family a little to know that Garth had a positive impact on people all over the world.
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- Garth Philippe was a wonderfully generous man - Rob Doorack 07:33:30 07/03/07 (0)
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