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Set-Up Tips
What Does Stylus Wear Look Like?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 28, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
When it seemed as if my Lyra Titan had at least 1000 hours on it I figured it was time for a re-tip. I took a USB digital microscope image and posted it on this site. I thought it showed some wear but before sending it back to Lyra, I sent it to my friend Wally who produced much better and more definitive images using an optical set-up.

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Letters to the Editor
Reader Says "You're Nuts" (or an approximation thereof)
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 27, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Dear Michael:

You wrote the following on your website:

"I’ve never gotten an email or letter along the lines of 'Dear Mikey: I took the plunge and bought a turntable. What a waste of money. Records sound terrible. You’re nuts.'"

Well, here's your first. Or a close approximation.

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Album Reviews
Dr. and Mrs. Willke Make Complete Sense on LP 2 (revised after a good night's sleep!)
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 26, 2012
Mrs. Willke does not perform the first version of "#9" on the second album of the two LP set How To Teach Children The Wonder of Sex. However, both she and Dr. Willke make a lot of sense on the second album of this two LP set.

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Album Reviews
"Perhaps You Can Help Us Raise Socially Retarded Teenagers So They Will Marry Happy"
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 25, 2012
Dr. and Mrs' J.C. Willke's double LP set "How to Teach Children The Wonder of Sex" is taken from a videotape of a lecture given by the couple to the faculty and staff of the University of Kentucky Medical Center back in 1966.

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News
Bat Shit Crazy Congressman's Doctor/Advisor Has a Double Elpee Set!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
ometimes a large record collection yields up unexpected treasures. Last week Tea Party/GOP Missouri Congressman Todd Akins asserted in a television interview that when it comes to rape, “The female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

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Album Reviews
The Beach Boys Deliver a Great Twenty Ninth Album
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012
Watching the aged PBS fund raising audience creep ever closer to my demographic has been a thirty year creepy creep. First it was fund raising aimed at the WWII big band consuming generation.

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News
Turntable Set-Up Seminar Saturday, August 25th at J&R Music World in NYC
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I will be presenting my "world famous" Turntable Set-up Seminar, this Saturday August 25th at 1PM at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row 10038. It's an hour long presentation complete with visuals.

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Set-Up Tips
SRA Clarification From Peter Ledermann
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I just spoke with Soundsmith's Peter Ledermann. He confirmed that the contact patch is as seen in the above photo. But note that this is with VTF of zero. He made a few observations about this discussion we're having here on Analogplanet.com.

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Ask Mikey
Is It Safe to Play Clean But Worn and Crackly 45s?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I have several old 45's that I would love to listen to. I'm wondering if I clean them really well, and there are no deep scratches, if they will hurt your stylus to play them.
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Ask Mikey
"Steep Tonearm?" Here's Why
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 22, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
An Analogplanet reader asked about his "steep tonearm" after trying unsuccessfully trying to set the SRA to 92 degrees on his Soundsmith Boheme cartridge.

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