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TriPlanar Shows 12 Inches In Las Vegas
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2013
Triplanar debuted a 12" version of its popular tonearm at CES 2013. Key to the design is a new damped carbon fiber tube that maintains the effective mass of the 9" model.
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Tweeting and Blogging From The International Consumer Electronics Show In Las Vegas!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 06, 2013
The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show begins Tuesday morning. I'm flying out tomorrow morning and will begin tweeting @analogplanet and blogging on this site as soon as there's stuff to report. Honestly, I still haven't posted everything worth noting from RMAF back in October and I fully intend to get those posts online here too but first, CES 2013!
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VAC Statement Phono Preamp Shoots For "The Best"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013
VAC designer Kevin Hayes took me through his two box "Statement" tubed phono preamp. It has four single-ended and balanced inputs, adjustable gain of 52,70 and 76dB, capacitive and resistive loading, mono switch, zero feedback, transformer inputs for MC, and an outboard massive power supply.
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Van den Hul The Grail SB Phono Preamplifier Makes North American Debut
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013
Also in the Audio Arts room and making its North American debut was the van den Hul The Grail SB phono preamplifier, that I'm sure contributed to the superb sound produced by the system.
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VTL's 2.5 Hybrid Phono Preamp Sounds Great, Priced Right
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013
VTL's new 2.5 phono preamp is chock full of good parts and built beautifully within a solid chassis. It's a hybrid design with a J-FET solid state MC input and a tubed MM section.
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Zanden Demos Prototype For Its First Solid-State Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2013
Zanden introduced its new Model 120 prototype phono preamp, the company's first solid-state design. The estimated price is $7500. I have no more details to report other than that it sounded good playing a Buddy Guy lacquer I brought to the show.
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