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Sonus Faber Unveils New Aida at Evolution Home Theater, February 15th
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 08, 2018  |  5 comments
Atlanta, Georgia's Evolution Home Theater unveils Sonus Faber's new flagship Aida loudspeaker at a Thursday, February 15th event beginning at 7PM, featuring Sonus Faber CEO Fillipo Fanton who's flying in from Italy for the event. Also on hand will be Sonus Faber's Will Kline, McIntosh Group's Woody Compton, Clarus Cables' Joe Perfito and Merging NADAC's David Laikind.

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Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" In Deluxe Box Set From Concord's Craft Label
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 27, 2018  |  27 comments
Concord's Craft Records division just released a deluxe two LP box set of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West recorded in March of 1957 in stereo and released by Contemporary Records first in mono in 1957 and then by Stereo Records (in association with Contemporary Records) in stereo probably in 1958 or perhaps later.

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Eric Leefe Takes the R&R Hall of Fame's Stage For Concert and Documentary Friday January 26th
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 23, 2018  |  5 comments
My friend musician Eric Leefe will play The Klipsch Audio Mainstage at Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this Friday January 26th at 2PM.

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Mobile Fidelity Announces One-Step Double 45rpm "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2018  |  31 comments
Mobile Fidelity just announced the availability for order of its Bridge Over Troubled Water reissue, produced as a limited to 7500 copies "one-step" double 45rpm release.

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Reverb LP A New Online Record Selling and Buying Site Opens Its Digital "Doors"
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 26, 2017  |  8 comments
The website Reverb.com recently announced an open beta launch for Reverb LP. Backed by what it claims is "the world’s most popular music gear site", Reverb LP aims to be "the best place online to buy and sell records".
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UHQR Returns, This Time From Analogue Productions Starting With Jimi Hendrix Classics
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2017  |  44 comments
50 years to the day of its original release in both mono and stereo, Analogue Productions announces tomorrow the UHQR reissues of Jimi Hendrix's epic Axis: Bold As Love, newly remastered from the original analog master tapes by Bernie Grundman. Click that hyperlink and watch Bernie at work cutting!

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Portugal-Based Sempersonus Introduces New Epicyclic Drive Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 29, 2017  |  6 comments
Sempersonus, a new audio company based in Lisbon, Portugal just announced its first product: a turntable based upon an idler wheel-type drive it calls "Epicyclic Drive", because the motor and pulley directly drive the platter's inner rim.

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VPI Introduces Cliffwood Dedicated MM Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 16, 2017  |  4 comments
VPI just announced a stand-alone dedicated moving magnet phono preamplifier based upon the circuit in the Player turntable's built-in unit.

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Blue Note Review Is a Biannual Limited Edition Luxury Box Set Subscription Series
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 13, 2017  |  34 comments
Just going to reproduce much of the press release this time:

Blue Note Records introduces Blue Note Review: Volume One - Peace, Love & Fishing, the inaugural edition of a stunning new biannual, limited edition, luxury boxset subscription series that encapsulates the storied past and auspicious future of the legendary jazz label. The beautifully curated collector's item is a limited production of 1,500 sets, and is available to order today for $200 exclusively at bluenotereview.com. Watch an unboxing video of the Blue Note Review set at that URL.

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AnalogPlanet Visits Ovation A/V in Indianapolis to Talk Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 12, 2017  |  3 comments
AnalogPlanet visits Ovation AV in Indianapolis to speak and play records for a large and appreciative audience. Here's a tour of a well-stocked store filled with affordable two channel audio and home theater. The event featured generous product giveaways on a scale rarely seen, including turntables and big screen televisions. Good show Ovation!

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The Small, Sad New York Audio Show 2017
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 12, 2017  |  9 comments
The just concluded New York Audio Show 2017 was small. Really small. It was so sad for one of the world’s greatest and most musically sophisticated cities to not be able to support an appropriately sized audio exhibition.

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"Sonny Clark Trio : The 1960 Time Sessions with George Duvivier and Max Roach" November 24th From Tompkins Square
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 09, 2017  |  2 comments
Tompkins Square announced today the upcoming release of Sonny Clark Trio : The 1960 Time Sessions, a limited edition 2LP set available exclusively via participating independent record stores as part of Record Store Day, on Black Friday, November 24th, 2017.

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"Tour" the QRP Pressing Plant, Acoustic Sounds, and Take A Second Row Seat at Stiefel Theater Saturday Night Blues at the Crossroads Concert
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 02, 2017  |  10 comments
Saturdays during the Blues at the Crossroads concert weekend, Acoustic Sounds and Quality Vinyl Pressing (QRP) open their doors to blues fans from around the world, who are invited to tour the QRP pressing plant and buy new and used records and SACDs at Acoustic Sounds.

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Kaneshii Vinyl Pressing Opens on Canada's East Coast Aiming To Serve Indie Artists
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2017  |  0 comments
Opened June of 2017, Kaneshii Vinyl Press is a full-service boutique vinyl-record manufacturer located in the West Royalty Industrial Park, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s East Coast. The company sent the press release in the early fall, probably after the opening "shake out". Good idea!

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Newvelle Records Launches Third Year of Subscription Series Jazz LPs
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2017  |  3 comments
Subscription-based jazz label Newvelle Records recently announced its third year of vinyl-only original productions. The six gatefold packaged albums ship every other month. Subscribers get a box in which to store the albums.

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