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Streaming Live Friday, 5PM EST on The Progressive Radio Network—Guest Spot on Paul Cavalconte's "The Vinyl Experience"
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2014  |  7 comments
Yesterday I visited my friend and veteran disc jockey/on-air personality Paul Cavalconte to hang out and to "tweak" the Simon Yorke turntable he bought from me back in 2006 (story forthcoming). These days he's producing from his home a radio show that streams on The Progressive Radio Network (it's not a political show).

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Stroll Through T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 08, 2016  |  1 comments
Last video from T.H.E. Show Newport includes room visits, and a stroll through the marketplace ballroom.
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Album Reviews
Stunning Byrds 45rpm Box Set From Sundazed
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2005  |  1 comments

Wow! Leave it to Sundazed to pull off the ultimate Christmas gift for Byrdmaniax-not that any of them will wait until then to devour this quintuple 45rpm box set. All of these A and B sides were originally conceived of as the “next” Byrds single, but for one reason or another, were shelved. Now Sundazed has resurrected them with fabulous sound and impeccable, sumptuous packaging.

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Album Reviews
Stupendous-Sounding Sea Change From Mo-Fi
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 01, 2010  |  1 comments

Sea Change, Beck's late-afternoon, mid-tempo reverie of an album, harkens back to the great old days of painstaking production, carefully drawn arrangements, and a concern for—and love of—sound and musical textures for their own sakes. Tempi are languid, notes are caressed, and gaping atmospheric spaces welcome listeners willing to be drawn in.

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Set-Up Tips
Stylus Wear And What to Do About It
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 25, 2012  |  20 comments
Vinyl fans tend to be obsessive (no news here!). So when you properly install a new cartridge and after the initial break-in, there's a period of calm and satisfaction knowing the stylus is fresh, the sound is spectacular and your records will be well cared for.

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Set-Up Tips
Stylus Zenith Angle: A Heretofore Neglected Set-up Parameter Considered
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 19, 2014  |  21 comments
How did this one get neglected? Take a look at the photo supplied by WAM engineering. It shows a stylus in a cantilever. Notice it has been affixed into the cantilever at an angle instead of being parallel to the cantilever. If you use the cantilever to set the zenith angle on this cartridge, which is what I and everyone else recommends, the stylus will not be tangential to the grooves at the null points though it might accidentally be so somewhere else.

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Playback Accessory Reviews
StylusTimer is a Handy Cartridge Odometer
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 04, 2020  |  First Published: Feb 04, 2020  |  45 comments
While there's some debate about how many hours a phonograph cartridge stylus lasts and how often it should be replaced, one thing's for sure: not keeping track of your cartridge's "mileage" makes difficult knowing when the time's come for a re-tip or replacement.

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StylusTimer, The Handy "Cartridge Odometer" Now For Sale
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 27, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 27, 2020  |  1 comments
The recently reviewed StylusTimer, not quite ready for purchase then, is now available for sale at the StylusTimer website.

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Album Reviews
Sublime Harmonies From Hollies
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 01, 2011  |  1 comments

Truly, you can live without The Hollies' version of "That's How Strong My Love Is," compared to The Rolling Stones' white boy version, which you can also do without once you've heard Otis Redding do it. 

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Album Reviews
Sufjan's Second of Fifty Looks At America
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2005  |  1 comments

A trademark dispute with National Periodic Publications (D.C. Comics) over the original cover art postponed the release of this record. Because Metropolis, Illinois is officially recognized by D.C. Comics as “the home of Superman,” Mr. Stevens references it in the lyrics and had the cover art show the man of steel flying in front of Chicago’s John Hancock Tower. D.C. Comics sued, in what definitely gets the company “dick move of the musical year” award from me. The legal problems delayed the release of the album. While it was originally in the November “In Heavy Rotation,” I’ve moved it here because of the delay.

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