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Music Hall Does Nice "Jobs" With New ikura Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  6 comments
Working with an industrial designer adept at things white prefaced in the letter "i" Music Hall has come up with this cool white ikura turntable built to spec by the Pro-Ject folks that build other Music Hall turntables. Cost is $900 with carbon fiber tonearm. Very smart looking.
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My Sonic Labs Introduces Signature Gold and Eminent Solo Mono Cartridges
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2013  |  0 comments
My Sonic Labs distributor A.J. Conti showed me the box containing the brand new My Sonic Labs Signature Gold, the latest from Mr. Matsudira who also produces cartridges for Air-Tight and Kubotek.
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Nagra MELODY Preamp Has Optional Phono Stage
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  0 comments
Spotted this gorgeous example of Swiss craftsmanship in the Nagra room.
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New EAT E-glo Phono Preamp Sort of Looks Like a R2R Tape Recorder
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  0 comments
The new EAT E-glo phono preamp resembles a reel-to-reel tape recorder, don't you think? It features an outboard power supply and uses high quality parts including Mundorf caps. Tubes are the "usual suspect" dual triodes.
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On a Personal Note: An Entertaining and Enlightening Dinner
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  3 comments
I enjoyed a memorable evening last Thursday, having dinner at Mario Batali's Carnevino with EveAnna Manley and her husband mastering engineer Dave Collins, record producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin, former MOG CEO David Hyman and CEO of Tune-Up, Gabriel Adiv.
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Out of my Job Description But I Just Had to Share With You This New B.M.C. Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments
This sleek new B.M.C. unit combines a preamplifier, a DAC, and a headphone amplifier.
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Pro-Ject Essential Turntable Gets Major Upgrade
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  1 comments
According to Pro-Ject founder Hans Lichtenegger, last year was Pro-Ject's best ever and by a wide margin. That has allowed him to update and upgrade much of the line, including the popular Essential turntable.
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Pro-Ject Upgrades Expression Turntable.
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  1 comments
Pro-Ject's Expression III turntable now includes an upgraded, one piece carbon fiber tonearm featuring the company's massive "C" bearing structure and a Sorbothane decoupled counterweight.
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Pro-Ject's New Phono Box DS+ Offers Front Panel Florescent Screen Adjustibility
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  1 comments
I don't yet know how it sounds, but Pro-Ject's new Phono Box DS+ MM/MC phono preamp is among the handiest little phono preamps.
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Pro-Ject's Signature 10 Features Massive Platter
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  0 comments
A step down from Pro-Ject's most expensive and ambitious turntable, the Signature 10 features a massive aluminum platter, built-in electronic speed control and the company's best unipivot tonearm with vernier-dial VTA adjuster.
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Record Doctor Manual Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine Returns
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  13 comments
The venerable Record Doctor record cleaning machine, which resembles a Nitty Gritty minus a record spinning motor has been out of production for a few years now but thanks to the vinyl resurrection (it's gone way beyond a revival don't you think?) it's being resuscitated with a hoped for price of around $200.
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Scheu's Acrylic Girder Cantus Tonearm Elicits Skepticism
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  4 comments
Acrylic and I don't get along well in the turntable/tonearm world so I remain skeptical about the sonic performance of this $1575 Scheu Cantus acrylic tonearm but of course I reserve judgement until I get to hear it.
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Sound-Smith Hyperion Cartridge Produced Love At First Listen
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  2 comments
Sound-Smith's Hyperion Moving Iron cartridge features an unusual cactus needle cantilever. The sound was the opposite of this photo: clear, well-focused and loaded with detail. It was being used in many rooms and all who had one were enthused.
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Swiss Turntable and Arm Shown With Cartridge That Costs About the Same
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2013  |  0 comments
Swiss-made Holborne Analog 2 Mk II turntable ($7495) and Dual Pivot tonearm ($3475) adds up to $10,970, which is slightly less than the $11,200 cost of the Van den hul Colibri cartridge mounted on the tonearm.
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This Rogue Sphynx Hybrid Integrated Amplifier Contains a MM Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  1 comments
This hybrid integrated amplifier from Rogue is beautifully made in America, includes a very good MM phono preamplifier and sells for $1295.
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