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Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  6 comments
It was a hectic show for me. I had agreed to do two events each Friday and Saturday in conjunction with Colleen Murphy's Classic Album Sundays in a room featuring a Spiral Groove SG 1.1 turntable and Centroid arm, VTL Reference electronics including a pair of big Siegfried mono blocks and a pair of Wilson Audio Specialties MAXX 3 loudspeakers.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
Best sound at the show? It wasn't close and it wasn't fair. The best sound was, without a doubt, in the MBL room where MBL importer Jeremy Bryan demonstrated why he's among the best and most meticulous/fanatical set-up guys in the business.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
The new VPI direct drive turntable prototype and 3D printed JMW Memorial tonearm made their debuts at the New York Audio Show.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
Does this look like a $5995 phono preamplifier? It looks far more costly to me. Canadian manufacturer Coincident Technology sells this new two-box tube-based phono preamp direct to consumers for $5995.
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
This modestly sized, unassuming looking little jewel was in use in the Audio Arts room, fed by a Jan Aalerts cartridge mounted in the Simon Yorke S-10.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  3 comments
New York City based Atocha Design displayed a gorgeous looking, superbly crafted retro-cabinet designed to hold components and store records or other lesser media. All of the company's cabinetry is hand-crafted in the U.S.A. by a master cabinetmaker.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
The Ikeda Sound Labs KAI MC cartridge mounted on an Ikeda tone arm, itself mounted on a chrome-y looking Triangle Art Signature turntable appeared at the New York Audio Show.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 15, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
The latest turntable from Simon Yorke, the S-10 is a battery powered design that appears to be a seriously refined and updated edition of the S-7 that was my reference for nearly a decade.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 15, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
The Reed 3P is one of many interesting tone arms from the Lithuania-based company.

Michael Fremer  |  Apr 15, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  2 comments
Acoustical Systems' SME-collet type headshell offers provisions for overhang/zenith angle, azimuth and VTA/SRA adjustability.

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