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CES 2015
New Air-Tight PC-1 Magnum Opus Phono Cartridge Not For the "Faint of Bank"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  1 comments
Air-Tight announced the Magnum Opus, a new top of the line PC-1 phono cartridge. Still in the final stages of being voiced, the new cartridge will join Clearaudio's Goldfinger Statement at the $15,000 price point. The design details and specifications have yet to be divulged.
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CES 2015
Ortofon Launches A95 Moving Coil Cartridge (Corrected 1/12/15)
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  13 comments
Ortofon launched at CES the long awaited A95 moving coil cartridge, which replaces the discontinued A90—among the most special phono cartridges (both sonically and technically) produced over the last decade.
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CES 2015
Clearaudio's Double Matrix Professional Sonic Record Cleaning Machine Combines Technologies
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  11 comments
The increased market-share of ultrasonic type record cleaning machines motivated Clearaudio to produce a new model of its Matrix series of record cleaners that combines a vibrational component along with its well-regarded vacuum cleaning capabilities.

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CES 2015
AMG Introduces New Giro G9 Turntable With 9W2 Tonearm at CES 2015
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  3 comments
AMG, whose Viella turntable became an almost instant international hit is back with the lower priced Giro G9 'table and 9W2 tonearm. Like the larger 'table, the new Giro is manufactured entirely in AMG's factory in Baviaria.
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CES 2015
Optical Cartridge Designer Interviewed by Analogplanet.com
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 06, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2015  |  6 comments
We covered the introduction at last fall's The New York Audio Show of the DS Audio DS-W1 "Nightrider" Optical Phono Cartridge and Equalizer imported to American by Musical Surroundings. At the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show we had an opportunity to talk with the cartridge's 27 year designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi.

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Features
Vanatoo's Transparent One Powered Compact Loudspeaker
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 04, 2015  |  5 comments
While analogplanet doesn't regularly review loudspeakers, the recent Vanatoo Transparent One speaker giveaway prompted us to have a listen.

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CES 2015
2015 Consumer Electronics Show Coverage Begins Tuesday, January 6th
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 04, 2015  |  4 comments
The International Consumer Electronics Show runs from Tuesday, January 6th through Friday, January 9th. Analogplanet will be there covering the show "live" and posting regularly to this site.

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News
Analogplanet.com's New Year's Message
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2015  |  82 comments
2014 was a fantastic year for vinyl. 2015 looks to be an even better one. Analogplanet.com's editor Michael Fremer looks back on the year past and forward to next year on this "one take" video self-shot after a four day room-cleaning binge during which he discovered vinyl treasures hidden in plain sight.

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Sweepstakes
The Bower’s and Wilkin’s C5 Series 2 in-ear Headphones Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 29, 2014  |  201 comments
Register to win a set of Bower’s and Wilkin’s C5 Series 2 in-ear Headphones (MSRP $179.99) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"C5 Series 2 in-ear headphones bring you amazingly natural acoustics and fit so snugly you’ll hardly be aware you’re wearing them. These headphones use a new 9.2mm dynamic driver, and have been optimized to deliver bass that’s powerful yet precisely controlled, resulting in a more natural, open and detailed sound."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Can I Have My Money Back?
My MTV Screen Test Circa 1990
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 29, 2014  |  22 comments
At a garage sale over the summer I found a copy of Dennis Wilson's chronically under appreciated Pacific Ocean Blue (PZ 34354) album originally released on the CBS distributed Caribou label. I reviewed the Sundazed reissue on musicangle.com

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