Michael Fremer

Tokyo 2017
YG Acoustics Introduces Sonja XVJr. Speaker At Tokyo International Audio Show
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 01, 2017  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2017  |  15 comments
At the 2017 Tokyo International Audio Show YG Acoustics introduced a new, smaller version of its 4 piece XV speaker system first shown at CES 2017. The new XVJr. has a different name in Japan because "Jr." has a negative connotation there.

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Tokyo 2017
Talking Technics SP-10R With CTO/Chief Engineer Tetsuya (Tony) Itani
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 01, 2017  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2017  |  7 comments
At the 2017 Tokyo International Audio Show, Technics' CTO/Chief Engineer Tetsuya (Tony) Itani talks with AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer about the still in the developmental stage new SP-10R Direct Drive turntable.

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Tokyo 2017
Tokyo International Audio Show 2017 Day 1
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 29, 2017  |  First Published: Sep 29, 2017  |  2 comments
The 2017 Tokyo International Audio Show is a relatively small show, taking place in a rather large convention center. In that it somewhat like the Bangkok show we recently covered, but it is considerably larger and has greater industry participation.

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Analog Gear NewsTokyo 2017
New TechDAS Air Force V Turntable Debuts at Tokyo International Audio Show
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 29, 2017  |  First Published: Sep 29, 2017  |  2 comments
TechDAS introduced the new Model V turntable at the Tokyo Audio Show 2017. Like the more expensive Ar Force turntables, the new compact turntable features an air bearing, vacuum hold-down platter. Unlike the more costly TechDas turntables the Model V does not feature an outboard motor, nor does it include a suspension system.

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Tokyo 2017
2017 Tokyo International Audio Show Coverage Begins Tomorrow
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 28, 2017  |  First Published: Sep 28, 2017  |  2 comments
The 2017 Tokyo International Audio Show runs from Friday September 29th though Sunday October 1st. It's the first time AnalogPlanet has covered the show, so no coming attractions and no expectations.

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Album Reviews
Cécile McLorin Salvant's "Dreams and Daggers" Live at The Village Vanguard
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 27, 2017  |  7 comments
The young jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant’s arrival on the jazz scene began when she entered and won the 2010 Thelonious Monk competition, which annually spotlights a different instrument. That year was a vocal contest. Singing was not the 21 year old’s intended career choice.

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Analog Corner
Analog Corner #56
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 27, 2017  |  First Published: Mar 01, 2000  |  0 comments
The ad for the tag sale read "Former member of '60s rock group selling LP collection and vintage instruments," so of course I took the bait. I arrived early, or so I thought---there were already 30 folks ahead of me. I stayed anyway: You never can tell what sloppy seconds will yield---and perhaps they were all there for the other stuff.
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News
Cable Manufacturer Morrow Audio Hopes to Attract Young Music Lovers With Used Records!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 26, 2017  |  First Published: Sep 26, 2017  |  7 comments
Cable manufacturer Morrow Audio recently opened a used record store on a busy Florence, Kentucky highway. 30,000 cars pass the store daily.

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
Gillian Welch's "The Harrow & The Harvest" Finally on AAA Vinyl And Well Worth the Wait!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 21, 2017  |  7 comments
Originally released on CD in 2011 this recorded-to-tape Gillian Welch gem finally has an AAA vinyl release. Welch explains the motivation for the vinyl version in a Washington Post profile .

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News
The Yorkshire Building Society Gets It!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 21, 2017  |  First Published: Sep 21, 2017  |  9 comments
What else needs to be said?
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