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Australia 2014
Australian Audio & AV Show Melbourne, Small But Lively and Well Attended
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 19, 2014  |  1 comments
The venue for the 3 day Australian Audio & AV Show was the stunning Intercontinental Melbourne The Rialto Hotel a former wool storage facility turned into a glass covered atrium with dual antique brick facades and gothic style glass windows facing and connected to one another via cross-bridges. An elegant ground floor restaurant is on the lower level.

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Australia 2014
Is Kyron Audio's Kronos the Best Sounding System You Will Ever Hear?
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 18, 2014  |  19 comments
Kyron Audio's Kronos system consisting of a pair of open baffle 3 way speakers and a dedicated amp/preamp in a single box is everything I can honestly say I hate about audio: the amplifiers are Class "D", the system uses DEQX™ digital room correction and there's enough processing going on here to befuddle a mainframe.

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RMAF 2014
High Tech Mola-Mola Makua Preamplifier Has Equally High Tech MM/MC Option
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 13, 2014  |  13 comments
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RMAF 2014
Jasmine "The Dragon" Cartridge Has Porcelain Body
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  First Published: Oct 13, 2014  |  2 comments
Jasmine, better known for its phono preamp has recently developed a cartridge line.

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RMAF 2014
TriangleArt's Gleaming Flagship Turntable Has Max Bling Factor
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  4 comments
Excess is in the eyes (and bank accounts) of the vinyl loving audiophile. California-based TriangleArt debuted at RMAF its new $129,000 Flagship Ultimate LE turntable.

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RMAF 2014
Hagerman Audio Labs Repackages Products
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  7 comments
Jim Hagerman was on hand at RMAF where he displayed his line of phono preamps as well as some of his burn-in products.

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RMAF 2014
VPI Launches New Limited Edition Avenger Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Another new VPI turntable? Yes. These guys are prolific! The new Avenger is best described as a "chopped" HRX, re-shaped and re-purposed to be 3 arm capable.

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RMAF 2014
Pear Audio Analogue Launches Robin Hood Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Pear Audio Analogue debuted at RMAF its new bottom of the line Robin Hood turntable priced at "around $3000 with Coronet 1 tonearm.

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RMAF 2014
Pear Audio Analogue Launches Blue Reference MM Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  1 comments
The photo is of Pear Audio Analogue's new $5995 tubed Reference Preamplifier with built in MM phono section available in a variety of wood fascias but a separate tubed MM phono pre-amp is also available for $4500.

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RMAF 2014
PureAudio VINYL phono preamplifier From New Zealand
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Designed by former Plinius designer Gary Morrison, the PureAudio VINYL phono preamplifier is a dual mono, pure Class "A" design suitable for low to medium output MC cartridges with user selectable loading from 47ohms to 47K Ohms in six steps.

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