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Can I Have My Money Back?
AAA LPs Vs. 96/24 AAD LPs: What Can We Hear?
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 27, 2015  |  88 comments
A reader lamented hearing that the new Queen box set will be mastered from 96/24 files instead of from the original analog tapes because of deterioration.

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News
TT Weights Commences Kickstarter Project For Technics SL-1200 Periphery Record Clamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 27, 2015  |  12 comments
TT Weights' Larry Denham recently announced a Kickstarter project to fund the tooling necessary to manufacture a peripheral ring/record clamp for the ubiquitous (but currently no longer manufactured) Technics SL1200 turntable.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio Starts Next Monday, August 3rd!
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 27, 2015  |  18 comments
Analogplanet radio begins Monday August 3rd at noon. For now it will be a one hour, live show every Monday at noon on WFDU, the radio station of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Can I Have My Money Back?
Unearthed! Editor's 1977 Emerson College Television Show Appearance
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 25, 2015  |  17 comments
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Features
The Roxy Music Box Set: The Rest of the Box ("Avalon" Info Corrected)
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 23, 2015  |  29 comments
Finally, here's the second part of the Roxy Music box set review. Read Part One here.

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News
Faces Box Set "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" Cut From Analog Tapes
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 22, 2015  |  22 comments
"To deliver superior audiophile quality, each album was cut from the original analog master tapes directly to lacquers and pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl."
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News
IMPEX to Issue on 180g Vinyl "Famous Blue Raincoat" From Jennifer Warnes' Analog Mix Tapes
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 21, 2015  |  24 comments
IMPEX Records recently announced the forthcoming reissue of Jennifer Warnes' classic album Famous Blue Raincoat cut by Bernie Grundman from using Warnes' own personal analog mix master tapes.

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Turntable Reviews
Onkyo's CP-1050 Direct Drive Turntable Offers Extraordinary Speed Stability, Attractive "Retro" Looks
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 21, 2015  |  21 comments
Even had the purchase by Onkyo of Pioneer Home Electronics not been made public, some kind of connection would have been obvious to anyone opening the boxes of this Onkyo CP-1050 turntable and the recently reviewed Pioneer PL-30-K turntable.

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AAA Vinyl
You Asked For It, But This Weekend Only!
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 16, 2015  |  27 comments
Readers asked for a few more files recorded using the SAT arm.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
U-Turn Pluto Versus Schiit Mani: The Votes Are In!
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 16, 2015  |  14 comments
With nearly 500 votes cast, File "A" received 23% (104 votes). File "B" garnered 54% (240 votes), while 23% of respondents (103) felt the two phono preamplifiers were either "identical" sounding or it was "too close to call."

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