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The Rolling Stones in Mono Box Set Reviewed
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 28, 2016  |  73 comments
You don’t have to be Phil Spector or Brian Wilson to appreciate mono sound, as anyone who’s purchased the recent mono Beatles box can attest. When these records were originally produced, they were meant to be heard in mono both because they were played on the AM radio, which was mono and because the young people buying the music mostly had monophonic record players. Plus that is how The Rolling Stones wanted to be heard, which is the most important reason of all.

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"Baby's On Fire" LP vs. CD
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 11, 2016  |  46 comments
Compare an original forty three year old UK "pink rim" Island pressing of "Baby's On Fire" from "Here Come the Warm Jets" (ILPS 9268), Brian Eno's debut solo album, with the 2004 DSD remaster using the original tape played back on an Ampex ATR deck with custom ARIA electronics.
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Sit on It!
Michael Fremer  |  May 30, 2016  |  6 comments
Yes, this is a bit “off topic”, but I do a lot of sitting in my job.

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A Visit To Mill City Records, Hopkins, Minnesota
Michael Fremer  |  May 01, 2016  |  15 comments
While visiting Audio Research in Minneapolis prepping for an upcoming Stereophile review my hosts took me to Mill City Records in nearby Hopkins. Wow!

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Eye on London's Gearbox Records
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 25, 2016  |  11 comments
This is a story you will like! About a decade ago former punk and jazz drummer Darrel Sheinman decided to start a new record label and release previously unreleased live recordings.

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Riva Audio’s One Two Punch: the Turbo X and New S Bluetooth Speakers
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 02, 2016  |  12 comments
Bluetooth devices are not my beat but when a company making one brings it to a high performance audio show I pay attention.

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The Roxy Music Box Set: The Rest of the Box ("Avalon" Info Corrected)
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 23, 2015  |  29 comments
Finally, here's the second part of the Roxy Music box set review. Read Part One here.

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How Does That $28,000 SAT Pick Up Arm Sound?
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 11, 2015  |  62 comments
The July, 2015 Stereophile included a review of the $28,000 Swedish Audio Technologies pick up arm. Yes, the price is outrageous but it's difficult to manufacture and doesn't come off an assembly line.

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25 Contemporary Jazz Titles Coming From Analogue Productions
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 04, 2015  |  34 comments
Analogue Productions recently announced the reissue of 25 titles from the musically rich and superbly recorded Contemporary Jazz catalogue.

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Los Angeles Area Record Stores "Mini-Tour" Part 4
Michael Fremer  |  May 29, 2015  |  3 comments
Our final stops in the mini tour.

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Los Angeles Area Record Stores "Mini-Tour" Part 3
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2015  |  4 comments
Here's a study in record store contrasts.

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Los Angeles Area Record Stores "Mini-Tour" Part 2
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2015  |  5 comments
Here's Part 2 of the L.A. Area Record Stores "Mini Tour": Wombleton Records.

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Los Angeles Area Record Stores "Mini-Tour" Part 1
Michael Fremer  |  May 27, 2015  |  6 comments
Leading up to the Newport Beach show this weekend, I took a day to travel around the L.A. area with Record Collector News publisher Jim Kaplan.

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Analogplanet Visits Stoughton Press
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 12, 2015  |  12 comments
Stoughton Press located in California's City of Industry, recently installed a $2.8 million dollar state-of-the-art Heidelberg printing press in order to keep up with the demand for the "vinyl fad".

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Does Vinyl Have Wider Dynamic Range Than CDs? Here's Some Math
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 02, 2015  |  60 comments
While many of us seem to hear wider dynamic range coming from vinyl, the numbers would seem to point in the opposite direction. Or do they?

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