Munich 2014

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Munich 2014
Acoustic Signature Launched Novum Turntable (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 29, 2014
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Munich 2014
Acoustical Systems Introduces Clamp/Strobe and New Archon Phono Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2014
Acoustical Systems, manufacturer of the SMARTractor alignment gauge, AXIOM Tonearms and other analog products introduced a liquid damped reflex-type clamp with integral strobe scale.
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Munich 2014
AMG Adds To Line Lower Priced Giro Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  May 18, 2014
Turntable and tonearm manufacturer AMG debuted the $9,900 Giro turntable, which comes complete with 9" AMG 9W2 tonearm
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AMG Introduces Battery Powered Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  May 18, 2014
AMG introduced $5000 battery powered phono preamplifier at HE 2014 with circuit designed by Michael Yee featuring both RCA and XLR inputs.
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Munich 2014
Durand Adds Lower-Priced Kairos Tonearm to Line Plus Composite Telos
Michael Fremer  |  May 16, 2014
Durand added the new lower priced Kairos to its line of unipivot arms.
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Electrocompaniet Launches New Turntable and Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2014
Norway-based Electrocompaniet, in business since 1973 introduced the ECG-1 turntable and tonearm priced at 3650 Euro or about $5000. Also new was the ECP-2 MM/MC fully balanced phono preamplifier.

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Munich 2014
Famous Swiss Tape Recorder Brand To Re-introduce Reel-to-Reel Analog Recorder! (NOT)
Michael Fremer  |  May 16, 2014
Sorry but this was all a rumor. At High End Munich 2015 the company (guess which?) said it was just a rumor and that it was "a digital world"_Ed.

Not allowed to divulge the brand name but a famous Swiss company renowned for its pro audio and semi-pro reel to reel tape decks will begin again next year manufacturing a reel-to-reel tape deck!

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Munich 2014
KLAUDIO Intros "Record Changer" For KD-CLN-LP200 Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Machine (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 16, 2014
South Korea based KLAUDIO (as in "Claudio" not "KL Audio") demoed a new add-on "record changer" mechanism for its KD-CLN-LP200 ultrasonic cleaning machine.
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Munich 2014
Levin Design Record Cleaning Brushes: World’s Most Beautiful?
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 11, 2014
These handmade dry record brushes of natural cashmere goat hair are a cooperative effort between Levin Designs and a traditional brushmaker located in the restored Schloss Burg (palace castle) located in Solingen, Germany.

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Munich High End 2014 — This Photo Says It All (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 17, 2014
Days of posting will be required to provide for you all of the analog news at Munich's High End Show this year. There's so much to report both with still photos and videos.
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Ortofon Introduces New Affordable Quintet Moving Coil Cartridge Lineup and More (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 15, 2014
Behind closed doors Ortofon's Leif Johannsen introduced me to the new Quintet moving coil cartridge lineup as well as other new products and an off the record look at some upcoming Ortofon projects.

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Phasemation Introduces Two New (to America) MC Cartridges at Munich High End 2014
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 06, 2014
Phasemation is a “pet” project of a Japanese industrialist-audiophile who uses his company’s manufacturing prowess (Kyodo Denshi Engineering Co., Ltd) to design and build high performance audio products including a three chassis phono preamp currently under review by me for Stereophile. The company’s specialty is precision measurement equipment for the IT industry.

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Pro-Ject Upgrades RPM Line With New Tonearm and Other Refinements (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 15, 2014
Pro-Ject introduced its new, upgraded RPM line of turntables at Munich's High End Show. The RPM 1 now features a new carbon fiber over aluminum arm tube as well as a new magnetic repulsion anti-skating system. The price will go up some but the exact price has yet to be announced.

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Pull the "Legs" Off of Brinkmann’s New Spyder Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  May 18, 2014
The new Brinkmann Spyder’s hub construction allows you to have from one to four tonearms.
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Reporting Live From Munich's High End Show Starting Thursday
Michael Fremer  |  May 13, 2014
Coverage of Munich's High End Show, arguably the world's largest and best audio show begins Thursday, May 15th with tweets during the day (@analogplanet) and posts at night. Stay tuned!

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