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Big News At Crosley!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2016  |  18 comments
Seeing Crosley's C10 turntable at last fall's WAX event in the Capitol Tower parking lot, was a highlight of that record fair. Built for the company by Pro-Ject, the C10 appeared to demonstrate Crosley's commitment to higher quality vinyl playback.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
VTL Introduces New 2.5i All-Tube Preamp With Optional Phono Stage
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2016  |  0 comments
Vacuum Tube Logic (VTL) introduced at CES 2016 the new 2.5i preamplifier. Priced at $3000, the all-tube design is far less costly than the TL 5.5 but, according to VTL's Luke Manley, the new preamp gives up very little in terms of sound quality and features.

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Audio Research Demos New Reference Phono 3 Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2016  |  7 comments
The Audio Research Reference Phono 3 is a new design from the chassis outside to the circuitry inside.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Monaco Audio's Alvin Lloyd Talks About His NextGen Grand Prix Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2016  |  8 comments
Grand Prix Audio's Alvin Lloyd talks about the NextGen Monaco turntable, which is a direct drive design that takes speed accuracy to the max.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Continuum Audio Labs Debuts Obsidian the Company's First New Turntable in More Than Five Years (Second Story Update)
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  4 comments
At CES 2016 Australian brand Continuum Audio Labs debuted and demoed the Obsidian, its first new turntable in more than a half decade.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
"Tour" Pro-Ject's CES Room With Heinz Lichtenegger
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  23 comments
As usual Pro-Ject introduced many new analog products at The Consumer Electronics Show, including the wall-mountable turntables shown in the photo. There's one for right handed vinyl fans and one of "lefties".

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Waxrax 45A Is Luxury You Can Afford
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 25, 2015  |  6 comments
Waxrax CNC machines from solid aluminum this easy to grip 45rpm adapter.

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Kate Koeppel Design Introduces "The Record Tote"
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 10, 2015  |  7 comments
Kate Koeppel Design in collaboration with GDS Cloth Goods has just introduced The Record Tote— an LP bag Taylor Swift and every style conscious vinyl fanatic will want be seen with.

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At RMAF 2015 Dan D'Agostino Launches New State of the Art Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 02, 2015  |  First Published: Oct 03, 2015  |  4 comments
At the 2015 Rocky Mountain Audio Festival Dan D'Agostino launched his new state of the art phono preamplifier.

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Onkyo Re-Enters the Turntable Market With a Direct Drive Model (Facts Added)
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 22, 2015  |  8 comments
A reader in Europe sent a link to a European Onkyo site.
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The VC Audio Labs MB-45 KT120 Monoblock Power Amplifier Kit (Manufacturer's Comment Added)
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 19, 2014  |  2 comments
Putting in monetary perspective this $1095, 45 watt RMS mono block all-tube amplifier kit manufactured in Detroit, Michigan USA: back in 1960 a Dynakit Mark IV 40 watt mono block all-tube amplifier kit manufactured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA cost $60. That's about $500 in today's dollars.

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Rega Announces New RP8!
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 22, 2012  |  14 comments
Rega late last week announced a new turntable, the RP8. Available mid-December, the RP8 features an improved plinth, platter and tonearm, the RB808.
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Jim Hagerman's Bugle2 DIY MM/MC Phono Preamp Kickstarter Project
 |  Feb 14, 2013  |  5 comments
Analog expert Jim Hagerman's (Hagtech.com) new second generation Bugle2 MM/MC phono preamplifier is a Kickstarter project. That means you put up the money now to support the project and if enough people contribute to fund it, you get yours. If it fails to attract the requisite number—in this case $16,000 total—you get your money back. The Kickstarter URL
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In The Record Cleaning Machine Wars VPI Comes Out Vacuuming
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 20, 2013  |  4 comments
VPI just announced a new record cleaning machine, the MW-1 Cyclone. The new $1000 record cleaning machine shares the 16.5's shape but is of aluminum and has a removable lid rather than one that's hinged. Its bi-directional platter functions with the vacuum off or on.

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New TechDAS Air Force Two Turntable Coming to America Soon!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 16, 2013  |  0 comments
Thanks to my old pal Ken Kessler who recently visited the Tokyo TechDAS factory, here's a photo he took of the new TechDAS Air Force Two turntable.
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