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T.H.E. Show Newport 2014
PBN Introduces Curvaceous Turntable Based on VPI's Classic Direct Drive
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2014  |  11 comments
PBN's Peter Noerbaek has long purchased VPI components, particularly the company's stand-alone dual motor/flywheel pods with which he's built sculpted wood turntables.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2014
The Return of Torumat TM-7XH Record Cleaning Fluid?
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2014  |  14 comments
Back in the late 1970s and '80s, which wasn't long after vacuum type record cleaning machines were first introduced, a chemical engineer and solid rocket fuel designer named Toy Shigekawa introduced a record cleaning fluid he called TM-7, which later was improved and called TM-7XH.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2014
The Show Newport Beach 2014 Opening Ceremony
Michael Fremer  |  May 30, 2014  |  0 comments
Still posting stories from Munich show but meanwhile T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2014 opened this morning with the usual ribbon cutting ceremony attended by the usual gang.
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Munich 2014
Acoustic Signature Launched Novum Turntable (Video Enhanced)
Michael Fremer  |  May 29, 2014  |  4 comments
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Book Reviews
"Turn Up The Radio!" Is Your Father's Day "Go To" Gift
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2014  |  3 comments
The big problem with "Turn Up The Radio!" Harvey Kubernik's latest book about the L.A. music scene's "golden age" is that as you turn the pages it's almost impossible to not just want to look at the pictures.

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News
Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time  Getting AAA Vinyl Reissue
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2014  |  6 comments
It's difficult to believe that 25 years have passed since the original release of Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time LP, an album whose title song deals with running out of time but that's how long it's been.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Four Phono Preamp File Identities Revealed!
Michael Fremer  |  May 27, 2014  |  15 comments
While in excess of 6000 people read the story and many thousands downloaded the files, for some reason fewer than 100 analogplanet.com readers chose to vote for which phono preamp sounded best reproducing a short segment of Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's big band album what's next.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Four Phono Preamps Reviewed
Michael Fremer  |  May 27, 2014  |  4 comments
You've had the files to listen to, compare and vote on for some time now so here are the capsule reviews.

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Features
Tour the SME Factory
Michael Fremer  |  May 20, 2014  |  20 comments
Following Munich's High End 2014 show I flew to the U.K. where I met up with Chad Kassem and Chad Stelly of Acoustic Sounds, the new American SME distributor. On Monday, May 19th we took a train to Shoreham by Sea to visit turntable and tonearm manufacturer SME.

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News
SME's New Model 10 —— Worldwide Exclusive First Look!
Michael Fremer  |  May 20, 2014  |  17 comments
During a visit to SME's factory May 19th (full photo story upcoming) company operations manager Liam Daly introduced the upcoming completely redesigned Model 10 turntable due for release some time in 2015.

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