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Analogplanet Radio's "Reprise" Show Now Available For Streaming Here and on WFDU.fm
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016  |  0 comments
This is not a show featuring records on the Reprise label (but that's a good show idea)!
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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Air Force One "Premium" is a Significant Upgrade, But it Comes at a Stiff Price
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016  |  4 comments
Nishikawasan explains the significant upgrades to his Air Force One turntable that resulted in a new "Premium" version costing approximately $40,000 more than the standard $100,000 Air Force One (shown with SAT tone arm).

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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Parade of New and Upgraded Turntables at High End Munich 2016
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016  |  6 comments
See and hear described new and upgraded turntables from Thorens L'Art du Son, Mobile Fidelity, Thales, Landmesser Audio and Blackstone. A translating glitch leaves the impression that Blackstone's Pabst motors are new. They are new old stock, not newly manufactured ones.

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Munich 2016
Innovator Tone Arm Designer Frank Schröder Explains The Workings of the Rare Neumann Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2016  |  2 comments
Frank Schröder brught his vintage Neumann turntable to HIgh End Munich 2016. He shares with us why the 'table sounds so good and why he's such a fan of the design.

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Munich 2016
Audio-Technica's "Evolutionary" New ART1000 Phono Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  May 08, 2016  |  4 comments
While the design of Audio-Technica's new ART1000 MC phono cartridge, which affixes the coils atop the stylus, appears revolutionary, in fact it's been done before and quite some time ago.

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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Reel-to-Reel is Real!
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2016  |  First Published: May 08, 2016  |  11 comments
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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2016
Miracord Turntables Return
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2016  |  6 comments
ELAC celebrates 90 years by bringing back the storied Miracord brand (minus Benjamin).

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Munich 2016
Dietrich Brakemeier's Apolyt Turntable Aims to be the World's Finest (And Most Expensive To Date)
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2016  |  24 comments
Dietrich Brakemeier's gargantuan Apolyt turntable wows visually but more importantly, based on the description he appears to have gotten all of the design fundamentals 100% correct and equally well-optimized.
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Munich 2016
Munich High End 2016 Day One Consumer Attendance Set to Break Records
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2016  |  3 comments
The actual figures are yet to have been totaled, but there seems to be wide agreement among show veterans that this year's High End show will shatter all previous attendance records.

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Munich 2016
Pro-Ject Celebrates 25 Years
Michael Fremer  |  May 05, 2016  |  4 comments
At High End Munich 2016 Pro-Ject founder and President Heinz Lichtenegger thanks all who contributed to the company's twenty five years of growth and success/

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