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Sony Launched SACD Fifteen Years Ago Aiming "Small"
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 18, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  10 comments
Originally written for Stereophile and handed in September, 1999 I recently found this story in a "dusty file" on my computer and thought it worth sharing.—Ed

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Record Cleaning Machine Reviews
"Service Bulletin" For Audio Deske Owners
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 17, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  21 comments
An analog planet reader emailed to say his Audio Deske ultrasonic cleaning machine has ruined some of his collectible records and not because of ultrasonics.

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Features
Amoeba Music, Hollywood: Take the Short Walking Tour
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 16, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  27 comments
Permission granted to take a short walk through parts of Amoeba Music in Hollywood with the GoPro camera on my head.
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News
Neil Young's Upcoming Record Store Day 4 LP Box Set Produced From Master Tapes AAA (Now Delayed Until November)
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 15, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  32 comments
Neil Young's previously announced 4 LP box set due to arrive on Record Store Day, April 19th will definitely be issued AAA from the original master tapes.
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Getting the Lowdown on Blue Note's Vinyl Reissue Series
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  16 comments
Upon landing at LAX I got in the rental car and drove directly to Capitol Records where I met up with the great Al Schmitt. Al took a short time away from a mixing session to give me a tour of famed Studios A and B where Frank, Nat, Judy, Dean and so many others recorded some of the greatest records ever.
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Wendy Carlos's TRON Soundtrack Coming As Double 180g Vinyl LP From Audio Fidelity
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  10 comments
Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity Records today inked the deal with The Walt Disney Corporation to release Wendy Carlos's groundbreaking original soundtrack to the 1982 Disney feature "TRON".

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Stop the Nonsense! Bob Ludwig On The True Numbers Behind Beck's Morning Phase Album
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 10, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  94 comments
Here's Bob Ludwig's statement regarding the engineering and mastering of Beck's new album Morning Phase:

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Album Reviews
Beck's Morning Phase Awakes Gently Then Puts You in A Dreamy State (Now With Embedded Video)
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 08, 2014  |  13 comments
The opening wash of gorgeously recorded massed strings might just paralyze you. "Who arranged those? " you might say to yourself but before you could scour the liner notes you hear familiar Sea Change-like guitar strums and you melt.

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Turntable Reviews
U-Turn’s Remarkable $179 Orbit Turntable is A Crosley Killer!
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  56 comments
Investors in U-Turn’s Kickstarter-funded Orbit turntable get more than their money’s worth in this remarkably well-designed record player manufactured in Woburn, Massachusetts.

One can only imagine why the principles chose the name U-turn™, but I’d like to think it means a reversal of direction from the low resolution MP3 digital hell into which a generation or two has been led, back to high resolution vinyl heaven.

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Streaming Live Friday, 5PM EST on The Progressive Radio Network—Guest Spot on Paul Cavalconte's "The Vinyl Experience"
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  7 comments
Yesterday I visited my friend and veteran disc jockey/on-air personality Paul Cavalconte to hang out and to "tweak" the Simon Yorke turntable he bought from me back in 2006 (story forthcoming). These days he's producing from his home a radio show that streams on The Progressive Radio Network (it's not a political show).

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