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Show Time! Saturday, Day Three Bangkok Hi-End Show
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2015  |  10 comments
Day one was reasonably well-attended with mostly what appeared to be "high rollers"—either retired or taking a day off to visit the show.

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Walk the Halls of Bangkok BAV High-end 2015 Show on Set-up Day (Video Now Active)
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 18, 2015  |  First Published: Jun 19, 2015  |  15 comments
Wednesday was set-up day so I walked the halls and entered the rooms to shoot some video.

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Bangkok BAV High End Show 2015 Begins Today
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 17, 2015  |  8 comments
This really is an analog planet!

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Brooklyn Vinyl Works: A New Pressing Plant Opening in New York City
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 16, 2015  |  First Published: Jun 17, 2015  |  11 comments
Anyone who thinks I am somehow at the heart of the vinyl revival is truly mistaken!

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Acoustic Sounds Purchases Doug Sax's The Mastering Lab
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 16, 2015  |  18 comments
From left to right, Larry Boden, mastering engineer; Brian Roth, Acoustic Sounds electronics technician; Bill Schnee, producer and recording engineer; Tom Pessagno, chief engineer; Chad Kassem, CEO Acoustic Sounds; Ed Hukoveh, design engineer

[New Video Just Added] We just received this press release from Chad Kassem at Acoustic Sounds and will have more on this later:

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Album Reviews
Best Ever Face to Face ?
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 16, 2015  |  37 comments
The fourth Kinks album was the first on which Ray Davies removes his hard rock shell. It’s clear in retrospect that many artists from the ‘60s rock era were rocking only because that’s what the times demanded.

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Can I Have My Money Back?
“Rewind The Tape”!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 15, 2015  |  First Published: Jun 16, 2015  |  48 comments
T.H.E. Show Newport kindly sent me the “Meet The Editors” “tape” that was the subject of some contention a few weeks ago.

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Can I Have My Money Back?
Summer of 2008 TV Show Appearance
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2015  |  7 comments
Back in 2008 I was invited to appear on an now-defunct "tech" cable TV show.

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Our Friend Eric Leefe Got to Rock Out Today With The Rascals' Gene Cornish
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2015  |  10 comments
Our friend Eric Leefe today got to rock out with The Rascals' Gene Cornish.

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Turntable Reviews
Pioneer PL-30-K Automatic Single Play Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 09, 2015  |  28 comments
Spend some time with Pioneer’s PL-30-K automatic turntable ($349 MSRP/$300 “street price”) and you’ll quickly realize it’s not a “throwaway” turntable put together in haste by a company keen on “cashing in” on the vinyl resurgence.

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