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RMAF 2012
Pro Audio Company Lynx Enters Consumer Electronics Arena With New D/A Converter
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
Lynx Studio Technology, Inc. best known for its studio-grade pro audio gear that includes both stand-alone and computer card based technology arrived at RMAF with a new stand-alone D/A converter.
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RMAF 2012
Channel D Introduces Upgraded Seta L Battery Powered Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
Channel D, creators of MacIntosh computer based Pure Vinyl and Pure Music software for vinyl ripping and enhanced digital playback introduced a seriously upgraded version of its rechargeable battery powered Seta phono preamp.
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RMAF 2012
Soundsmith Revamps Line, Including Updates to Strain-Gauge Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
Sound-Smith's Peter Ledermann has been a busy fellow! At RMAF he announced, among other things, an upgrade to the sensational sounding Hyperion cactus cantilevered cartridge. The update to the $7500 cartridge includes an improved suspension said to produce superior separation and improved stylus control. The cartridge includes a ten year warranty and a re-tip when necessary.
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News
Music Hall Turntable Sweepstakes Winner Announced!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  5 comments
Jeff Camden is the lucky winner of the Music Hall MMF-7.1 Turntable Sweepstakes!
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News
Crazy Month! Life Returns to Normal
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 04, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  8 comments
(Photo of me [wearing TRON crew jacket] talking to the Chinese Theater audience courtesy MouseInfo).

Power is back, heat and hot water are back, Internet it back. Life returns to normal. I actually got to listen to music on my system last night for the first time in more than a week.

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Sweepstakes
AudioQuest DragonFly USB Digital-Audio Converter and Sydney Interconnect Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 31, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  225 comments
Register to win an AudioQuest DragonFly USB Digital-Audio Converter and Sydney Interconnect (MSRP $478) we are giving away.

DragonFly is an affordable and easy-to-use device that delivers far superior sound by bypassing the poor quality sound card that is built into your computer. DragonFly is a sleek, flash drive sized Digital-Audio Converter that connects to a USB jack on a Mac or Windows PC, turning any computer into a true high- fidelity music source.

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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News
Power Outage
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 30, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  3 comments
I'll continue posting when the power comes back.
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News
I'm Traveling
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  18 comments
(Photo by Randy Wells) I've been on the road just about the entire month of October. First at Rocky Mountain Audio Festival and this past weekend I M.C.'d at Chad Kassem's 15th Annual Blues at The Crossroads Blues Festival held at his Blue Heaven Studios, a converted church. It was a blast and of course I again got to tour the pressing plant.
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Analog Gear News
Rega Announces New RP8!
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 22, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  14 comments
Rega late last week announced a new turntable, the RP8. Available mid-December, the RP8 features an improved plinth, platter and tonearm, the RB808.
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News
Quality Record Pressings Expands to Ten Presses by Year's End, More When Demand Warrants (Corrected Story)
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 20, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  7 comments
I'm in Salina, Kansas this weekend M.C.-ing the Blue Heaven Studios' Masters 15th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads concerts.
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