Michael Fremer

Album Reviews
Taj Mahal's "Labor of Love" Is A Field Recording Your Ears Will Like and Your Heart Will Love
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017  |  4 comments
We think of "field recordings" as vital ancient musical history, primitively captured. These "field recordings" dating from the 1990s were recorded using a pair of Bruel & Kjaer 4165 microphones and B&K power supply, Cello preamp, Apogee 1000 ADC and a Nagra D digital recorder given by Mark Levinson (the man) to producer Timothy Duffy .

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"George Harrison" Pro-Ject Turntable Announced, Limited to 500 For America
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017  |  First Published: 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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George Harrison Sixteen LP Box Set Readied by UMe and Harrison Estate
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 24, 2017  |  24 comments
The upcoming (available February, 24th 2017) George Harrison sixteen 180 LP box set includes every solo release by "the quiet Beatle" from 1968 to 2002.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 "The Doors Tribute" Show Streams Here Now!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 23, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 23, 2017  |  2 comments
A Doors tribute today on AnalogPlanet Radio occasionally sourced from original pressings but mostly from Analogue Productions' 45rpm box set. If you are hesitant to purchase it but love The Doors, better not listen! From the first note of "Touch Me" you'll easily hear what a great job Bruce Botnick and the late Doug Sax did with these fragile tapes.

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Naxos America To Distribute Berlin Philharmonic Direct to Disc LP Box Set
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 22, 2017  |  7 comments
The Berlin Philharmonic's Direct-to-Disk Four Brahms Symphony box set currently available for purchase on the orchestra's website store will also be available for purchase in America beginning January 27th, 2017 on the website of Naxos USA.

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Third Man Starts The Presses in Detroit February 25th!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 19, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 19, 2017  |  20 comments
Jack White's Third Man Records today announced the opening on February 25th of its new Detroit pressing plant in the heart of the city's historic Cass corridor neighborhood, down the block from the Shinola store.

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CES 2017
C.E.S. Wrap-Up: Was 2017 The Final C.E.S.?
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 17, 2017  |  7 comments
Of course C.E.S. 2017 will not be the final C.E.S. for the gadget hawkers and manufacturers of products that upon introduction are born obsolete. The big halls will continue to attract those who traffic in appliances, gadgets, and soon to be commoditized and devalued innovations.

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CES 2017
At C.E.S. 2017 Wireworld Introduces Budget Priced Speaker Cable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 17, 2017  |  3 comments
Audio cables are probably the most contentious component in a system's chain. There are those who insist they cannot produce sonic differences once you account for the basics: resistance, inductance, capacitance, and of course the outer sheath color.

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CES 2017
Diamonds Are A Guy's Best Friend: Transfiguration Proteus With Diamond Cantilever at C.E.S. 2017
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 17, 2017  |  3 comments
This edition of Transfiguration's explosive low output moving coil Proteus phono cartridge features a diamond, not boron cantilever.

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CES 2017
KORG's Versatile DS-DAC-10R Does Too Much To Cover in a Headline
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 17, 2017  |  4 comments
KORG's new DS-DAC-10R seen at C.E.S. 2017 in the AXXIS Audio room where one usually finds expensive products, is a $595 full-featured, compact analog/DSD digital product.

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