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VPI Launches $900 Cliffwood Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 30, 2017  |  12 comments
VPI Industries announced on June 29th the new $900 Cliffwood turntable, named for the New Jersey town in which VPI has been headquartered for the past 30 years.

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Bluebird Music Named North America SME Distributor
Michael Fremer  |  May 30, 2017  |  5 comments
May 30, 2017 - Buffalo, NY - Bluebird Music has been appointed North American distributor for hi-fi specialist SME Limited effective immediately.

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Ortofon Announces New Windfeld Ti Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  May 15, 2017  |  3 comments
The mystery surrounding the April 18th visit by Ortofon's Leif Johannsen can now explained.

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At AXPONA 2017 Two Phono Preamp Designers Show Their Newest Designs
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2017  |  2 comments
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Ortofon's Leif Johannsen Stopped By Today
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 18, 2017  |  10 comments
Ortofon's Chief Officer of Acoustics and Technology Leif Johannsen and Dee Hustinova, Ortofon U.S. General Manager stopped over today to show me a brand new Ortofon cartridge the design of which Leif has just completed. I can't talk about it or show it (that's why it's in his cupped hand).

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VPI Launches New Prime Scout Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 08, 2017  |  12 comments
VPI recently launched a new Prime Scout turntable that refines the original Scout 'table, which has been in production for many years.

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I Have a +1 to the Third Man Records Pressing Plant Opening Party. Want to Go?
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 17, 2017  |  18 comments
I have a +1 invitation to the grand opening party at Third Man Records' Detroit pressing plant for Friday February 24th at 8 PM. Want to join me?

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"George Harrison" Pro-Ject Turntable Announced, Limited to 500 For America
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017  |  8 comments
Pro-Ject recently announced the availability of the George Harrison turntable shown at the recent C.E.S..

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At C.E.S. 2017 The New Keith Monks DiscoveryOne Vacuum-Based Record Cleaning Machine
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2017  |  2 comments
Jon Monks, son of Keith Monks who's regarded by veteran vinyl lovers as the originator of vacuum-based record cleaning machines, shows us the new DiscoveryOne.

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At C.E.S. 2017 Luke Manley Describes VTL's New TP 2.5i Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2017  |  0 comments
VTL's Luke Manley describes the design of the new TP 2.5i Phono Preamp, which costs $3750 including custom wound MC step-up transformers.

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Master & Dynamic, 440 Audio and De Baer Turntables at C.E.S. 2017
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2017  |  0 comments
Premium headphone company Master & Dynamic showed a VPI sourced Player turntable variant fitted with a fuzzy "vegan leather" base covering. It's not for sale but rather the headphone-amp equipped 'table will be available to distributors and dealers worldwide to demonstrate the company's headphones.
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At C.E.S. 2017 Music Hall Debuts $299 MMF 1.3 Plus Three Budget Goldring Cartridges
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2017  |  4 comments
Music Hall's always cheerful Roy Hall introduced a new budget-priced $299 three-speed belt-drive turntable that includes among its many features electronic speed control, a built-in switchable MM phono preamp, a dustcover, as well as an Audio-Technica AT3600L cartridge.
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At C.E.S. 2017 A Mark Levinson Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2017  |  3 comments
In 2017 most consumers know Mark Levinson as a car audio brand. Audiophiles know it as a luxury home audio brand and older audiophiles know Mark Levinson the man.

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At C.E.S. 2017 Air-Tight's "Colorful" New ATE-X Vacuum Tube-Based MM Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2017  |  4 comments
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Clearaudio's Clarified Lineup At C.E.S. 2017
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2017  |  2 comments
Clearaudio manufactures an unusually wide range of turntable and tone arm models. In all the years I've attended C.E.S. or Munich for that matter, no one lays it all out (at the very least the lines imported to America by Musical Surroundings) so clearly and precisely as does Musical Surroundings' Customer Service Manager Michael Fajen in this video.
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