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RMAF 2019
RMAF 2019 Wrap Up
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 16, 2019  |  9 comments
This final RMAF video includes the Pro-Ject room, an image from which was inadvertently used in a previous video. Also here is the interesting $1699.99 Direct Drive turntable from Cambridge Audio and a few more analog-y items that will be of interest.

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I'll Be Spinning Records at Sound By Singer, NYC This Thursday Evening
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 16, 2019  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
I'll be spinning records this Thursday evening at Sound by Singer, 242 W. 27th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001. There will be two sessions: one at 7 P.M. and one at 8:30. Please R.S.V.P. by calling (212) 924 8600. Everyone attending these events enjoys themselves, but I enjoy it more. Win-Win for all!
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The Prince Estate, In Partnership With Warner Records to Release 1999 Remastered and Expanded November, 29th
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 11, 2019  |  39 comments
Prince's standout album 1999 that included "Little Red Corvette", "1999" and "Delirious" first released in 1982 when 1999 seemed a long way off gets the deluxe treatment in time for the holidays. Along with the standard remastered by Bernie Grundman at 192/24 bit edition (as a double 180g purple vinyl LP) there will be a Deluxe 2 CD/2LP version and a Super Deluxe 5 CD+DVD/10LP+DVD edition (all will include downloads and streaming).

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Let It Bleed   50th Anniversary Deluxe Box From ABKCO Coming November 1st
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 11, 2019  |  35 comments
You can always get what you want: ABKCO will release a remastered by Bob Ludwig "stand-alone" CD or vinyl LP version of Let It Bleed if that's what you want, but if you want it all, you can have it all.

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Review Explosion: BROCKHAMPTON, Iggy Pop, Olivia Jean, Post Malone, & David Bowie
Malachi Lui  |  Sep 09, 2019  |  16 comments
(Review Explosion is a new AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion will focus on the previous few weeks' new releases as well as archival titles and reissues.

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RMAF 2019
RMAF 2019 Days Two and Three
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 08, 2019  |  15 comments
The only question in need of an answer Friday and especially Saturday was "will they show up". Certainly, while the venue was costly for exhibitors, The Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center is a stellar venue for a hi-fi show. The rooms sounded good, in part because of the non-box room layouts, the elevators worked the best of any show I've attended ever and the Internet was by far the fastest.

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Record Cleaning Made Difficult Panel at RMAF 2019
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 07, 2019  |  58 comments
Yesterday's "Record Cleaning Made Difficult" panel moderated by AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer was informative, entertaining and at times quite contentious!

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Craft Recordings Announces Deluxe 25th Anniversary Reissues of R.E.M.’s Monster
Malachi Lui  |  Sep 07, 2019  |  13 comments
On September 4th, Craft Recordings (Concord’s reissue subsidiary) announced a series of 25th anniversary reissues of R.E.M.’s 1994 album Monster. Digitally remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, a host of physical and digital releases are set to come out November 1.

Here are the configurations:

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RMAF 2019
Rocky Mountain Audio Festival 2019 Day One Coverage
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 06, 2019  |  9 comments
Despite yesterday's rough start (signage, confusion over whether it was set up or press day, etc.) there was plenty to see and record. The sound in the rooms of the sprawling Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center a few miles from Denver International Airport was uniformly decent, which was positively surprising given the usual learning curve required for even the most experienced exhibitors to learn the room acoustics and compensate for the usually poor "hotel sound".

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Wilson Audio Specialties Debuts Flagship XVX Loudspeaker At RMAF 2019
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 05, 2019  |  26 comments
The first day of RMAF pointed out to those attending both the promise and the pitfalls of the new Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center located a few miles from Denver International Airport. The hotel is a sprawling, enormous resort. To navigate your way around requires downloading an app. Seriously. It's that big. You have to plan your time carefully because to get from the tower hotel room exhibits to the Convention Center takes at least 10 minutes and once you are there, arriving at the rooms or the seminar space can take another 10.

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