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McIntosh Debuts $2000 MP100 MM/MC Phono Preamp With Built In A/D Converter
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2016  |  17 comments
-- Sardinia, Italy July 29th, 2016: At the WOM (World of McIntosh) Convention, McIntosh introduced a new moderately priced $2000 remote controlled MM/MC Phono Preamplifier with built-in A/D converter.

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At First World of McIntosh (WOM) Convention Sonus Faber's New sf16 Creates Near Chaos
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2016  |  14 comments
—Sardinia, Italy, June 29th: At this week's first ever WOM (World of McIntosh) convention, Sonus Faber introduced an ambitious new "lifestyle" type self-contained audio product that produced near chaos when it was uncovered on stage.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
At T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, Kevin Voecks Talks About the Revel Concerta2 Speaker Series
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2016  |  4 comments
Yes, there’s still more T.H.E. Show Newport coverage to go.

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Frank Kimbrough Interprets Andew Hill's "Laverne"
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2016  |  10 comments
With permission, here's a transcription of Frank Kimbrough gh and group covering Andrew Hill's "Laverne" from Newvelle Records' first vinyl release, part of its subscription series of original jazz recordings available only on vinyl.

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"Jack Johnson"---Miles Makes a Rock Album
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 22, 2016  |  24 comments
1971's Jack Johnson is Miles Davis making as close to a rock record as he's made.

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Nina Simone's 1959 Debut "Little Girl Blue" Remains Timeless
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 21, 2016  |  14 comments
Seeing the superb documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone” isn’t mandatory but you’ll so much more enjoy this astonishing debut album recorded in 1957 (but not released until 1959) that it’s highly recommended, especially if you have Netflix. You’ll sit transfixed by this exceptional woman’s remarkable and often tragic life story.

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Analogplanet’s WFDU HD2 “Angry Men Show” Now Available For Streaming Here and on the WFDU.fm Website
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2016  |  20 comments
This started out as an all-vinyl show about the late ‘70’s “angry young man” phenomenon epitomized by Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson.

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Analogplanet Visits Audio Research Corporation
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 18, 2016  |  37 comments
To prepare for a review in Stereophile of two pieces of the company's vacuum tube-based electronics, Analogplanet editor Michael Fremer visits Audio Research Corporation, in North Plymouth, Minnesota, just outside of Minneapolis.

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"When the Levee Breaks" Re-Grooves The Songs of Led Zeppelin
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 15, 2016  |  6 comments
If you go into this ambitious acoustic Led Zeppelin covers project hard wired for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page you’re probably bound for disappointment but if you just relax into it, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you see in your mind’s eye. You’ll surely like what the production brings to your ears.

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Sweepstakes
The Meze 99 Classics Headphones Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Jun 14, 2016  |  240 comments
Register to win a pair of Meze 99 Classics Headphones ($309.00 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"What is it that discards the superfluous, the gimmicky, the flashy, the questionable, the overly fragile, the misplaced? The obvious answer would be time. And this is also the riddle of good design: very few objects achieve such a rarefied consistency of qualities. This is our aim with the Meze 99 Classics, the anti-fragility of a classic, with a sound on par with the design. Pure, natural sound in a timeless body."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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