Munich 2015

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Munich 2015
High End Munich 2015 Wrap Up
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  First Published: May 26, 2015  |  4 comments
High End Munich 2015 was an incredible show, particularly for the introduction of new analog gear.

There was more to report than we covered, but most of what we have not covered will not be imported to America.

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Munich 2015
A.J. van den Hul Introduces New Point One Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  2 comments
A.J. van den Hul best known for his cables and phono cartridges introduced at High End Munich 2015 a new turntable called the Point One.

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Munich 2015
Pro-Ject Debuts a $399 Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  6 comments
Pro-Ject's Heinz Lichtenegger shows us the new $399 vacuum-based record cleaning machine.

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Good Audio Gear Doesn't Grow on Trees But This Piece Looks As If it Did!
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  0 comments
To say the Swiss-made Audio Consulting turntable, phono preamplifier and passive volume control are unusual looking is an understatement!

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Gruensch Introduces MCS II+ Reference Phonostage
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  0 comments
Somehow I missed this one even though the company was thought ful enough to send a pre-show press release. Sorry about that!

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Munich 2015
Pro-Ject’s RPM 10 Wrapped Tight
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  2 comments
Pro-Ject’s top high-end model, the RPM 10 features a chassis of carbon, metal and wood.

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Thales Introduces New TTT Slim Turntable and Easy Tone Arm
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2015  |  0 comments
A step down in size and price from the bigger Thales rig, the new TTT Slim incorporates many of the big ‘table’s features such as battery powered drive.
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Analogplanet Editor Flips Over New Wilson Sabrina Loudspeaker
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  16 comments
Actually I stood on my head. And not because of the speaker.

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Thomas Schick Explains His Turntable Design
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  2 comments
Thomas Schick, best known for his tonearms, is producing a turntable in limited quantities.

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Munich 2015
MPS Announces Ten Vinyl Jazz Reissues
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  4 comments
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Munich 2015
Acoustical Systems' Axiom Pick-up Arm Is on a La Platine Verdier (corrected copy)
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  6 comments
Acoustical Systems two years ago introduced the Axiom pick up arm—one of the world’s most sophisticated and expensive. This year AS showed the arm on a "tricked out" La Platine Verdier Granito that had mistakenly been identified by someone in the room as something new from Acoustical Systems. Acoustical Systems will soon introduce less costly pick up arm.

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Thorens Launches Three New Suspended Sub-chassis Turntables
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  3 comments
Thorens announced a trio of suspended sub-chassis design turntables at High End Munich 2015: the TD 903, TD 905, and TD 907.

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Munich 2015
Dr. Feickert Analogue Introduces New Wren Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  1 comments
Dr. Feickert Analogue's new phono preamp is a two chassis, dual mono, MM/MC, fully D.C. coupled design with active equalization.

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Kronos Audio Technology Introduces Sparta .5 Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  0 comments
Canada-based Kronos Audio Technology introduced its least expensive turntable. The $15,000 Sparta .5 is as the name suggests half of a $22,500 Sparta turntable. The .5 has but one platter.

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Munich 2015
New Soulution Phono Preamp Among World’s Most Costly
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2015  |  0 comments
Swiss built Soulution phono preamp includes two MC and one MM input. It also includes the volume control circuit utilized in the company’s line-level preamplifier, making it a full feature preamplifier for those with an all-analog front end.

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