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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Parade of New and Upgraded Turntables at High End Munich 2016
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016
See and hear described new and upgraded turntables from Thorens L'Art du Son, Mobile Fidelity, Thales, Landmesser Audio and Blackstone. A translating glitch leaves the impression that Blackstone's Pabst motors are new. They are new old stock, not newly manufactured ones.

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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Air Force One "Premium" is a Significant Upgrade, But it Comes at a Stiff Price
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016
Nishikawasan explains the significant upgrades to his Air Force One turntable that resulted in a new "Premium" version costing approximately $40,000 more than the standard $100,000 Air Force One (shown with SAT tone arm).

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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Reel-to-Reel is Real!
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2016  |  First Published: May 08, 2016
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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Miracord Turntables Return
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2016
ELAC celebrates 90 years by bringing back the storied Miracord brand (minus Benjamin).

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Analog Gear NewsAXPONA 2016
At AXPONA 2016 Channel D Introduces New Seta Supreme Battery Powered Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2016
Channel D, purveyor of Pure Vinyl vinyl ripping software (actually the program does far more) also manufactures a line of phono preamplifiers. At AXPONA 2016 Channel D introduced the Seta Supreme, the company's most ambitious and costly phono preamplifier.

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Analog Gear NewsCartridge Reviews
Soundsmith’s new Zephyr MIMC Star Cartridge: Luxury You Can Afford
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2016
Soundsmith’s Peter Ledermann has been designing and building “fixed coil” cartridges for many years, beginning when he was asked by customers to “back engineer” a B&O design used in that company’s “plug in” cartridge tone arms.

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ProJect's New Classic Turntable Celebrates Twenty Five Year Anniversary
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 27, 2016
Pro-Ject's Heinz Lichtenegger couldn't wait for next week's Munich show where he will hold a twenty fifth anniversary press conference and debut this handsome new turntable. Instead he flew to New York and debuted it first at the World of McIntosh (WOMA) townhouse.

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Analog Gear NewsTurntable Reviews
Crosley Grows A Pair (Of Serious Turntables)
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 29, 2016
News at this past year’s International Consumer Electronics Show that “novelty” turntable manufacturer Crosley was introducing a pair of quality turntables built for the company by Pro-Ject drew me to the “ZOO” to check them out.

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Bulgaria Based THRAX Builds the Döhmann Helix 1 Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 19, 2016
Mark Döhmann designed the Helix 1 turntable in Australia. Frank Schröder designed the unique tone arm in Germany. Both are built by THRAX Audio in Sofia, Bulgaria. This video shows you why.

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Technics Sarasota, Florida SL-1200GAE Preview Event March 24th
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 29, 2016
Sarasota Florida area readers take note: Encore Home Entertainment Systems hosts a March 24th Technics SL-1200GAE turntable preview event from 7PM-9PM.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
CES 2016 Show Wrap-Up
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 14, 2016
Analog was well-represented at CES 2016. It was at "The Zoo" as we "affectionately" call the main convention center and of course at The Venetian where high performance audio resides.

Best Sound

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Keith Monks' New $2500 Record Cleaning Machine Debuts at CES 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2016
Jonathan Monks demonstrated the new $2500 Keith Monks record cleaning machine— to date, the company's least expensive model, but it incorporates many of the high quality components found in the more expensive Monks machines.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
VAC Launches Renaissance MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2016
VAC's Kevin Hayes introduced the new Renaissance phono preamplifier at CES 2016 that costs one-fifth as much as the top-of-the-line Statement, which made its debut at CES 2013.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Music Hall Updates Turntable Line For 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2016
Music Hall's Roy Hall stepped away long enough from the sauce to show me the significantly updated 2016 turntable line.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Acoustic Signature Challenger Mk3 Features New Electronic Drive System
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2016
Acoustic Signature's new Challenger Mk3 turntable, like all Acoustic Signature 'tables, is all about the mass.

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