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Michell Revolv and Gyro Turntables
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 20, 2025

We always love it when we see how top-tier turntable companies evolve their product lines — though, in the case of the UK stalwart manufacturer Michell, perhaps we should rephrase that with the altered spelling of evolv. What we mean by that is, Michell has just introduced their latest turntable offerings — one duly dubbed the Revolv turntable, and an upgraded version of their well-respected Gyro table. Read on to see more about the features and specs for both the Revolv and Gyro tables accordingly. . .

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Steve Stevens on All Those Riveting Riffs He Provides for Billy Idol, and Why They Sound Best on Both New and Remastered Vinyl
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 17, 2025

Steve Stevens isn’t one for sitting still. As you probably know, Stevens is the longtime guitar foil for iconoclast British alt-punk rocker Billy Idol, who released a killer new autobiographical LP earlier this year called Dream Into It. Read AP editor Mike Mettler’s interview with Stevens to see why sequencing for vinyl is of utmost importance to both him and Idol, how he got that “bullet blast” for his solo on “Rebel Yell,” and why European progressive rock became one of his key influences. . .

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Mobile Fidelity Unleashes the Promise of Linda Ronstadt’s 1975 Masterpiece Prisoner in Disguise on New 180g 2LP 45rpm 50th Anniversary Edition
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 15, 2025

Is it love, or lies? Well, when it comes to the sound and content of Linda Ronstadt’s rightly hailed September 1975 opus Prisoner in Disguise, it is very much of the love variety. In celebration of this important mid-’70s LP’s 50th anniversary, Mobile Fidelity has just seen fit to reissue it as a 180g 2LP 45rpm edition, remastered from the original master tapes. AP editor Mike Mettler reports on its overall spin-worthiness, and he also includes firsthand comments from interviews he conducted with Ronstadt and one of her key collaborators on the album — the late, great JD Souther. . .

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Fosi Luna3 Turntable and Box X5 Phono Preamp
Julie Mullins  |  Oct 15, 2025

Relative/upstart hi-fi newcomers Fosi Audio have recently dropped a pair of interesting new products — namely, the Fosi Luna3 turntable and the Fosi Box X5 phono preamp. Read on to see all the features and specs for both of these quite efficient, and quite affordable, items. . .

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Linn Offers Two New Upgrades for Their Sondek LP12 Turntables: Klimax Radical Power Supply & Motor Control and Keel SE Subchassis & Armboard
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 14, 2025

Way back in 1973, Linn swung for the fences with their initial playback offering, the Sondek LP12 turntable — and it connected bigtime. This table continues to be refined, and it remains part of their line to this day. The venerated European company has just announced a pair of key upgrades for that rightly acclaimed Sondek LP12: a) the Linn Klimax Radikal power supply and motor control unit, and b) the Linn Keel SE sub-chassis and armboard assembly. Read on to see more about the features and specs for both the Klimax Radikal and Keel SE. . .

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Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention’s 1975 Masterpiece One Size Fits All Sits With Us Even Better on Superb-Sounding 50th Anniversary 180g 1LP & 2LP Color Variant Editions
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 10, 2025

One Size Fits All is arguably the peak of Frank Zappa’s acclaimed mid-1970s incarnation of The Mothers of Invention, an assemblage that helped him deliver two smash-hit albums, September 1973’s Over-Nite Sensation and March 1974’s Apostrophe (’). Read Mark Smotroff’s review of both the 180g 1LP and 2LP color-variant special editions of June 1975’s One Size Fits All that have been released in celebration of the 50th anniversary of an album universally revered as one of the maestro’s rock masterworks to see if they pass the “Sofa” playback test, if you will. . .

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Over 170 Vinyl Titles Are Slated for Release on Annual Record Store Day Black Friday on November 28
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 08, 2025

If it’s early October, then it must be time to announce what’s going to be released on Codename: RSD BF — a.k.a., Record Store Day Black Friday, which is officially slated for November 28, 2025. Over 170 vinyl releases have been slated for that most hallowed of days, so buckle up your budgets now. Read on to see a myriad of our highlighted RSD Black Friday titles. Betcha can’t earmark just one of ’em for your RSD list, let alone ten. . .

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Monarch Systems Is Now Distributing Garrard Turntables and Loricraft Record Cleaning Machines in North America
Julie Mullins  |  Oct 07, 2025

Monarch Distribution Systems have recently added a couple of well-respected brands to their roster: Garrard turntables and Loricraft record-cleaning machines (RCMs). At face value, this move makes good sense, seeing how both of these UK-based companies are owned by the same parent company, SME — for which Monarch already serves as distributor. Based on a recent, AP-exclusive conversation with Monarch founder and CEO Rich Maez, there’s even more to the story. Read Julie Mullins’ interview with Maez to get the full Monarch-Garrard-Loricraft scoop. . .

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Atlas Serves Up Four New Cable and Interconnect Offerings, Including EOS Superior 2.5em Power Cables, Hyper Duo XLR Interconnects, Ailsa Duo RCA & XLR Interconnects, and Zeno Seraphic Headphone Cables
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 06, 2025

Let’s stay connected, shall we? In this case, though, we’re going to insist that we do so with some cabling involved. Thus, we felt it was high time to check in with Scottish manufacturer Atlas to see if they could help us out with this idea — and, whaddya know, they’ve just released four new cable and interconnect offerings in various lengths and quite reasonable price ranges that should fit the bill. Read on to see how all four new Atlas products may just suit your own current connection needs. . .

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Short Cuts, Vol. 33: A Somewhat Related Tale of Two Rhino Hi Fi Series 180g LPs, Starring Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 Self-Titled Band Reboot and Sex Pistols’ All-Time 1977 Punk Classic, Never Mind the Bollocks
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 03, 2025

Two albums recently reissued as part of Rhino’s esteemed High Fidelity Series could not be further apart stylistically, sonically, and emotionally — but in some ways, these two releases are inevitably connected in time and space. In this special Short Cuts combo review, Mark Smotroff explores the value of picking up the Hi Fi Series versions of these platinum-selling hits from Fleetwood Mac and Sex Pistols, and draws some interesting parallels in the process. . .

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