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Sonny Boy Compilation Originally issued to Cash in on '60's Folk Boom

Michael Fremer | Sep 01, 2005 | 1 comments

Alec “Rice” Miller isn't the real Sonny Boy Williamson, but whatever, when the original “One Way Out” (later covered by The Allman Brothers) screams from your mono system (okay, your stereo system in mono) you'll know he's real whatever his name is.

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Sonny Clark Trio The 1960 Time Sessions With George Duvivier And Max Roach

Michael Fremer | Dec 15, 2017 | 8 comments

You don’t have to be a Blue Note fetishist to know that pianist Sonny Clark made at least one great and enduring album, the 1958 hard bop classic “Cool Struttin’, though the cult of Cool Struttin’ has driven up the price of original pressings to the $4000 range and higher.

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Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" In Deluxe Box Set From Concord's Craft Label Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jan 27, 2018 | First Published: 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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Sonus Faber Launches New Lineup of Homage Tradition Loudspeakers Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Feb 04, 2017 | First Published: Feb 04, 2017 | 4 comments

Sonus faber launched updated versions of the Homage Tradition line’s Amati and Guarneri loudspeakers and added the new Serafino, at an all-day event at the six-story World of McIntosh townhouse in lower Manhattan. Another updated speaker, the center channel Vox was listed in the brochure but not shown during the day-long roll out.

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Sonus Faber Unveils New Aida at Evolution Home Theater, February 15th Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Feb 08, 2018 | First Published: 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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RMAF 2012

Sonus Veritas May Sound Italian But It's Made in North Carolina Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Nov 06, 2012 | 1 comments

Sonus Veritas, located in Apex, North Carolina arrived at RMAF with an ambitious electronic line-up that included the $15,999 Genoa preamp, $15,999 Modena D/A converter, price to be determined Florence monoblock amplifier and of greatest interest to you, three versions of its ambitious Venice phono preamplifier.

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Analog Gear News CES 2016

Sony Introduces a DSD Capable Turntable at CES 2016 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jan 13, 2016 | First Published: Jan 13, 2016 | 8 comments

What is an "DSD-capable" turntable? Sony's new HX500 turntable incorporates a high quality A/D converter capable of operating at 192/24 bit resolution or native DSD (5.6Mhz).

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Sony Makes the Case For Physical Media Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Sep 15, 2010 | 0 comments

How fast was Miles Davis moving in 1970? Listen to the title track on the double LP recorded late summer 1969 and released the next April and then play the version on the bonus live at Tanglewood CD recorded August 1970.

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Sony Music To Celebrate Bitches Brew's 40th Anniversary With Deluxe Box Set

Michael Fremer | Jun 07, 2010 | 2 comments

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Sony, UMG, NARAS’ P&E Wing and Capitol Studios Present DEG Hi-Res Symposium

Michael Fremer | Jun 02, 2016 | First Published: Jun 02, 2016 | 33 comments

HOLLYWOOD (June 1st)— At a Hi-Res Symposium presented by DEG® (“The digital Entertainment Group”), in Capitol’s legendary Studio “A”, representatives from record labels, Sony electronics, Capitol Studios and The Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers wing, discussed the future of high resolution digital audio.

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