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Australia 2014
Where There's A TechDAS Air Force One Turntable There Must Be Other Good Stuff
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 19, 2014  |  1 comments
Vinyl simply wasn't a major event at this show, though it was there. When I noticed the Pure Music Group was demoing the TechDAS Air Force One turntable with the Thales Simplicity II tonearm I figured the room might have some other interesting analog gear.

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Australia 2014
Living Large With Osborn Grand Monument Reference Loudspeakers
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 19, 2014  |  3 comments
The "one man" Osborn Loudspeaker Company displayed only a small part of its 40 model range, including the top of the line Grand Monument Reference a very large monolith of a speaker weighing in at approximately 385 pounds each.

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Australia 2014
Australian Audio & AV Show Melbourne, Small But Lively and Well Attended
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 19, 2014  |  1 comments
The venue for the 3 day Australian Audio & AV Show was the stunning Intercontinental Melbourne The Rialto Hotel a former wool storage facility turned into a glass covered atrium with dual antique brick facades and gothic style glass windows facing and connected to one another via cross-bridges. An elegant ground floor restaurant is on the lower level.

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Australia 2014
Is Kyron Audio's Kronos the Best Sounding System You Will Ever Hear?
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 18, 2014  |  19 comments
Kyron Audio's Kronos system consisting of a pair of open baffle 3 way speakers and a dedicated amp/preamp in a single box is everything I can honestly say I hate about audio: the amplifiers are Class "D", the system uses DEQX™ digital room correction and there's enough processing going on here to befuddle a mainframe.

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RMAF 2014
High Tech Mola-Mola Makua Preamplifier Has Equally High Tech MM/MC Option
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 13, 2014  |  13 comments
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RMAF 2014
Jasmine "The Dragon" Cartridge Has Porcelain Body
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  First Published: Oct 13, 2014  |  2 comments
Jasmine, better known for its phono preamp has recently developed a cartridge line.

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RMAF 2014
TriangleArt's Gleaming Flagship Turntable Has Max Bling Factor
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  4 comments
Excess is in the eyes (and bank accounts) of the vinyl loving audiophile. California-based TriangleArt debuted at RMAF its new $129,000 Flagship Ultimate LE turntable.

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RMAF 2014
Hagerman Audio Labs Repackages Products
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  7 comments
Jim Hagerman was on hand at RMAF where he displayed his line of phono preamps as well as some of his burn-in products.

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RMAF 2014
VPI Launches New Limited Edition Avenger Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Another new VPI turntable? Yes. These guys are prolific! The new Avenger is best described as a "chopped" HRX, re-shaped and re-purposed to be 3 arm capable.

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RMAF 2014
Pear Audio Analogue Launches Robin Hood Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Pear Audio Analogue debuted at RMAF its new bottom of the line Robin Hood turntable priced at "around $3000 with Coronet 1 tonearm.

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