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Intervention Records Catalog Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 05, 2016  |  455 comments
Register to win the Intervention Records catalog (seven LPs with a retail value of $248) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"Intervention Records is the NEW antidote for the same old reissues of the same old albums! IR exists for one simple reason, to produce archive-quality LPs of music we love! Intervention's sonic goal is that each record we do must be the definitive, go-to version of that album, the must-have edition that real music lovers will seek out. "

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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What I Learned at the First Ever McIntosh Group Convention
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 05, 2016  |  21 comments
Last week, McIntosh Group Inc. CEO and chief visionary Mauro Grange invited a few hundred guests to Forte Village a luxury resort on the Italian Island of Sardinia for five days of work and fun.

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So You Want to Buy a Record Store?
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 01, 2016  |  4 comments
Classic Records founder and current owner of Elite Distribution as well as the record store High Fidelity in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles is looking to sell the store.

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Audio Research Launches New Foundation Series at WOM Convention
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 30, 2016  |  24 comments
—Sardinia, Italy, July 28th: Plymouth, Minnesota-based Audio Research introduced to its dealers and distributors at WOM (World of McIntosh) Convention its new lower priced Foundation line of tube electronics. The three pieces were on static display at the Munich High End Show, but here they played in a system with a pair of Sonus Faber Il Cremonese speakers.

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Analog Gear News
McIntosh Debuts $2000 MP100 MM/MC Phono Preamp With Built In A/D Converter
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2016  |  17 comments
-- Sardinia, Italy July 29th, 2016: At the WOM (World of McIntosh) Convention, McIntosh introduced a new moderately priced $2000 remote controlled MM/MC Phono Preamplifier with built-in A/D converter.

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At First World of McIntosh (WOM) Convention Sonus Faber's New sf16 Creates Near Chaos
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2016  |  14 comments
—Sardinia, Italy, June 29th: At this week's first ever WOM (World of McIntosh) convention, Sonus Faber introduced an ambitious new "lifestyle" type self-contained audio product that produced near chaos when it was uncovered on stage.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
At T.H.E. Show Newport Beach, Kevin Voecks Talks About the Revel Concerta2 Speaker Series
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2016  |  4 comments
Yes, there’s still more T.H.E. Show Newport coverage to go.

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Frank Kimbrough Interprets Andew Hill's "Laverne"
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2016  |  10 comments
With permission, here's a transcription of Frank Kimbrough gh and group covering Andrew Hill's "Laverne" from Newvelle Records' first vinyl release, part of its subscription series of original jazz recordings available only on vinyl.

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"Jack Johnson"---Miles Makes a Rock Album
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 22, 2016  |  24 comments
1971's Jack Johnson is Miles Davis making as close to a rock record as he's made.

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AAA Vinyl
Nina Simone's 1959 Debut "Little Girl Blue" Remains Timeless
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 21, 2016  |  14 comments
Seeing the superb documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone” isn’t mandatory but you’ll so much more enjoy this astonishing debut album recorded in 1957 (but not released until 1959) that it’s highly recommended, especially if you have Netflix. You’ll sit transfixed by this exceptional woman’s remarkable and often tragic life story.

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