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Don't Try This on CD! #1 (First in a Series)
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 25, 2017  |  48 comments
Here's a vinyl transcription at 96/24 of "Rocks Off" from an original Artisan mastered copy of Exile on Main Street. After the band finished their overdubs in Los Angeles they ran the tape over to Artisan for vinyl mastering. This is the version to own.

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Join AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer At Ovation Audio+Video's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 25, 2017  |  0 comments
Ovation Audio+Video in Indianapolis celebrates its 30th anniversary November 9-12th with four days o special events including music, food, new tech and giveaways.

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Furnace Record Pressing To Open in January 2018 50,000 Square Foot Record Pressing Plant
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 25, 2017  |  2 comments

Fairfax, VA, October 25, 2017—Furnace Record Pressing will open a new long-planned record pressing plant this January in Fairfax, VA that will create more than 40 new jobs in what the company says will be an "environmentally friendly" facility.

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"Bang!, The Bert Berns Story" Documentary Starts Streaming Today on Apple Music
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 24, 2017  |  1 comments
Cross "Goodfellas" with the hippest Ken Burns PBS mid-sixties New York music business documentary you've never seen and then anchor it with a songwriter, producer, record label executive biography that were it not true would have been difficult for any fiction writer to invent. That's the heart of "Bang! The Bert Berns Story".

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Set-Up Tips
Video Showing Setting Stylus Rake Angle Using a Digital USB Microscope
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 23, 2017  |  44 comments
This video shows you how to use a digital USB microscope to set stylus rake angle (SRA) to 92 degrees, which is considered to be the best angle to start with, followed by adjusting "by ear". Why 92 degrees? It's all explained in an article you can download as a PDF file at this analogPlanet.com link.

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Cartridge Reviews
The Hana SL MC ($750) Versus The Ortofon Quintet Black S MC ($999)
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 20, 2017  |  65 comments
Here are two great, "reasonably" priced, superbly built cartridges that I've chosen to review together while giving you the opportunity to "hear" both!

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You Should Buy a MM-Only Phono Preamp If You Are Using a MM Cartridge! At Least Based on These Results
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 17, 2017  |  18 comments
First let's all agree that these short clip tests are useful and fun but must be taken as "for entertainment purposes only."

For those joining late, we twice asked the question "Should You Buy a MM-Only Phono Preamp If You Own a MM Cartridge"?, each time offering "blind listening" and voting. The first time was way back in May of 2017 where you could listen and vote for one of eight phono preamps, some MM-only and some MM/MC running in MM.

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Swedish Analog Technologies Announces Two New Pickup Arms for 2018
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 16, 2017  |  10 comments
Swedish Analog Technologies today announced two new pickup arms to be introduced "...in the first quarter of 2018". The photo accompanying this news item is of the original SAT Pickup Arm because no photos of the new arms were provided at this time. In fact, this photo taken from the company's website is of an earlier version than the one currently in production.

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"Music for Viola and Cello" Reissued by The Electric Recording Company
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 15, 2017  |  11 comments
Musical cults in the rock world can't compare to what goes on in classical music—as anyone who's perused some of the used record prices on popsike.com surely knows. That's certainly true of the late, legendary cellist Jacqueline Du Pré.

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20th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads. Join Me In Salina, KS!
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 14, 2017  |  0 comments
The 20th annual "Blues Masters at the Crossroads" blues festival happens Friday night October 27th and Saturday night October 28th in Salina, Kansas. It's much more than just a music festival, though with talent like Charlie Musselwhite, Doug MacLeod, Marquise Knox, Lucky Peterson and William Bell among others, that would be enough!

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