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2015 Consumer Electronics Show Coverage Begins Tuesday, January 6th
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 04, 2015  |  4 comments
The International Consumer Electronics Show runs from Tuesday, January 6th through Friday, January 9th. Analogplanet will be there covering the show "live" and posting regularly to this site.

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All Points Bulletin! Have You Seen This Turntable?
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  25 comments
The photo shows Clearaudio's top of the line $170,000 Statement turntable.

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AMG Introduces New Giro G9 Turntable With 9W2 Tonearm at CES 2015
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  3 comments
AMG, whose Viella turntable became an almost instant international hit is back with the lower priced Giro G9 'table and 9W2 tonearm. Like the larger 'table, the new Giro is manufactured entirely in AMG's factory in Baviaria.
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Audionet PAM G2 MM/MC Phono Preamplifier Available With Multitude of Options
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2015  |  0 comments

The Audionet PAM G2 from Germany is a single input MM/MC phono preamplifier costing $10,100 but that's just for starters.

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Clearaudio's Double Matrix Professional Sonic Record Cleaning Machine Combines Technologies
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  11 comments
The increased market-share of ultrasonic type record cleaning machines motivated Clearaudio to produce a new model of its Matrix series of record cleaners that combines a vibrational component along with its well-regarded vacuum cleaning capabilities.

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Furutech Shows SK-III Version of Electrostatic Brush
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  2 comments
Furutech introduced at CES 2015 a MK III version of its effective de-stat brush made of goat hair and Corona discharge fibers. The new version features a Rhodium coated metal grounding sleeve that improves conductivity.

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Hanss Acoustics T-60 Belt Drive Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  8 comments
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Is the New Fuuga MC Cartridge a Re-imagined Miyabi?
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 08, 2015  |  5 comments
The lineage of this cartridge was explained to me over dinner by Lyra cartridge designer Jonathan Carr, but due to Sake the details escape me. As i remember the conversation, the Miyabi's fate was sealed when the designer retired some years ago.

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Jonathan Monks Shows You the New Keith Monks Discovery One Mini Record Cleaning Machine
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  1 comments
Jonathan Monks gave me a "tour" of the new, limited edition Keith Monks Discovery One Mini record cleaning machine.

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Mobile Fidelity's Kind of Blue  Test Pressing Played at CES
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  18 comments
One of the most long awaited reissues will soon come from Mobile Fidelity. Selected room visitors had a chance to listen to a test pressing of one mastering of the legendary Kind of Blue most likely sourced from Mark Wilder's 1997 mix to analog tape from the 3 track safety copy.

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Music Hall Demos New Soundsmith Designed Moving Magnet Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  4 comments
The news here is twofold: first, Music Hall will soon introduce a line of moving magnet cartridges designed by Soundsmith and second Soundsmith is manufacturing a line of moving magnet cartridges.

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Music Hall Introduces $90 Mini MM Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  13 comments
Yes, there really was affordable analog gear at CES 2015, including this $90 Mini MM phono preamplifier from Music Hall.

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New Air-Tight PC-1 Magnum Opus Phono Cartridge Not For the "Faint of Bank"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  1 comments
Air-Tight announced the Magnum Opus, a new top of the line PC-1 phono cartridge. Still in the final stages of being voiced, the new cartridge will join Clearaudio's Goldfinger Statement at the $15,000 price point. The design details and specifications have yet to be divulged.
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New Sperling L-3 Turntable From Germany
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  5 comments
American importer Audioarts introduced the new Sperling L-3, "baby brother" to the larger L-1. The new L-3 is a high mass design featuring an outboard motor driving the platter with recording tape leader.
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Optical Cartridge Designer Interviewed by Analogplanet.com
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 06, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2015  |  6 comments
We covered the introduction at last fall's The New York Audio Show of the DS Audio DS-W1 "Nightrider" Optical Phono Cartridge and Equalizer imported to American by Musical Surroundings. At the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show we had an opportunity to talk with the cartridge's 27 year designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi.

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