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A Kensington Garden Run
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  4 comments
While in the U.K. last week I took a run in the famous Kensington Gardens with the GoPro on my head.
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Munich 2013
Da Vinci Audio's AAS Gabriel MK2 Reference Turntable and Master Reference Tonearm Virtu
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  13 comments
The Da Vinci Audio AAS Gabriel MK2 Reference Turntable is a thing of beauty to be sure. It is obviously a mass-loaded design and the build quality appears extremely high with a commensurate price tag of around $50,000.
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Munich 2013
Bergmann Audio's Sleipner Reference Turntable/Tonearm: Not Horsing Around
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
Named for a mythical Nordic eight legged horse whose name means "smooth" or "gliding", the Sleipner Reference looks and feels as smooth as its true air bearing, belt driven 20 pound aluminum platter floats and its air "bearing" arm slides.

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Munich 2013
Acoustical Systems' New Axiom Tonearm Appears to Break New Ground
Michael Fremer  |  May 13, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  7 comments
New tone arms on display at Munich's High End 2013 point towards a renewed interest in their design and execution, especially among German enthusiasts.

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Munich 2013
AMG Introduces 9" Version of its Tone Arm
Michael Fremer  |  May 13, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
At Munich High End 2013 German manufacturer AMG (Analog Manufaktur Germany) introduced a new 9" version of its innovative tone arm that the company has been packaging with its Viella turntable. You can see cutaways of the arm's innards in the CES 2013 show report.

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Joachim Gerhard's New Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  May 12, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
Joachim Gerhard is best known as a loudspeaker designer.
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Munich 2013
See Munich High End Show From the Editor's Point of View Video #1
Michael Fremer  |  May 12, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  3 comments
Join my walking tour of Munich's High End Show 2013 courtesy GoPro camera mounted on my head. This is the first time I used the camera.
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Thoress Phono Preamp Features Point-to-Point Wiring, Variable RIAA
Michael Fremer  |  May 11, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
Reinhard Thöress's point-to-point wired hybrid JFET/vacuum tube powered phono preamp features five phono inputs, plus variable RIAA that allows you to adjust variances from the RIAA curve at the time constant "knees" of the curve.
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Munich 2013
Lyra's New Etna Cartridge For the First Time!
Michael Fremer  |  May 11, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
This is a photo of Lyra's new Etna cartridge. While it may not spew lava, hopefully the name refers to its volcanic-like dynamic range.

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Munich 2013
The Audio Silente Idler Drive Turntable Intrigued!
Michael Fremer  |  May 11, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
This compact idler wheel drive turntable designed by Audio Silente's Simone Lucchitti kept me coming back to look and finally hear, though in the crowded main floor listening was next to impossible.
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