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Michael Fremer | Aug 31, 2010 | 0 comments

Your head will spin dizzily with pleasure before you reach the end of the first chapter of "Canyon of Dreams," Harvey Kubernik’s lovingly told history of the unique Hollywood micro-climate known as Laurel Canyon. The supernovas and the dimly lit alike open up to L.A. native, record biz insider and scene maker Kubernik who transmits their stories with an immediacy that will make you feel more like an eavesdropper than a history buff.

Munich 2015

A.J. van den Hul Introduces New Point One Turntable

Michael Fremer | May 25, 2015 | First Published: May 25, 2015 | 2 comments

A.J. van den Hul best known for his cables and phono cartridges introduced at High End Munich 2015 a new turntable called the Point One.

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Munich 2013

A.J. van den hul's New Carbon Nanotube "Wire" Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> May 23, 2013 | 0 comments

A.J. van den hul showed me a spool of nanotube carbon conductor that's ultra-thin and flexible. It's also very expensive at this point.

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A/V Tech Media Review Policy Reminder Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Aug 01, 2018 | First Published: Aug 01, 2018 | 2 comments

(This is more of a heads-up for manufacturers considering submitting product for review, but it's probably useful for readers to understand some of the issues faced by audio review magazines and websites including this one, which is owned by AV Tech Media—ed.)

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AAA LPs Vs. 96/24 AAD LPs What Can We Hear? Update Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 30, 2015 | First Published: Jul 30, 2015 | 79 comments

Here's an update on the planned AAA vs. AAD comparison LP (the original post is here).

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Can I Have My Money Back?

AAA LPs Vs. 96/24 AAD LPs: What Can We Hear? Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 27, 2015 | First Published: 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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Album Reviews

AAA Marino Mastered Hendrix Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Nov 01, 2010 | 0 comments

If you were around when the second Jimi Hendrix album was released you probably got ripped off. After Reprise’s success with Are You Experienced?Capitol dusted off a Curtis Knight and the Squires album that Hendrix had played on as a sideman before forming The Jimi Hendrix Experience and using a recent photo, issued it as Get That FeelingJimi Hendrix Plays and Curtis Knight Sings.

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AAA Vs. 96/24 Vinyl Project Update

Michael Fremer | Aug 11, 2015 | First Published: Aug 11, 2015 | 49 comments

Here's a project update:

Album Reviews

Aaron Neville's A&M Debut Remains a Musical and Sonic Treat

Michael Fremer | Jun 17, 2013 | 1 comments

Well before Aaron Neville's gorgeous warble turned to wobble and he began using it as vocal ground cover—so much so that Saturday Night Live easily satirized it—his was a gorgeous instrument capable of both technical excellence and exquisite emotional communication as this impeccably produced and recorded 1991 release demonstrates.

Album Reviews Beatles

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Remix Full Review!

Michael Fremer | Sep 23, 2019 | 133 comments

2012 wasn’t all that long ago and culturally not that much has changed, yet from that year to the September 27th release this year of the 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road is how long The Beatles made records.

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