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Is It Safe to Play Clean But Worn and Crackly 45s?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I have several old 45's that I would love to listen to. I'm wondering if I clean them really well, and there are no deep scratches, if they will hurt your stylus to play them.
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"Steep Tonearm?" Here's Why
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 22, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
An Analogplanet reader asked about his "steep tonearm" after trying unsuccessfully trying to set the SRA to 92 degrees on his Soundsmith Boheme cartridge.

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Set-Up Tips
Kuzma 4 Point Tip
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 22, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Obviously those lucky enough to own a $6000 tonearm are few, but we don't discriminate here against the 1%. So if you own a 4 Point and over time as you've switched headshells to use different cartridges, perhaps you've accidentally pulled out from the arm tube opening the tonearm wire so you now have excess.

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Turntable Reviews
Pro-Ject Produces "Carbon Copy" of Debut III That's Even Better! (CORRECTED 8/25/12)
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 21, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
The Pro-Ject brand began as vinyl lover's pipe dream. Vienna based audio distributor Heinz Lichtennegger believed as did many of us back in the 1990s, that vinyl was not dead. It just needed a defibrillator in the form of an inexpensive, well-made and reliable turntable.

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Album Reviews
Oscar Peterson's "Jazzified" Blues Album Reissued on Double 45 by ORG And Speakers Corner
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 21, 2012
Canada-born pianist Oscar Peterson was among jazz's most popular performers. HIs lyrical appeal crossed musical boundaries so that many people who didn't consider themselves jazz fans were fans of Oscar's.

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Steep Tonearm?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 20, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
The reason I a contacting you today is because of the recent article on using a USB microscope to set SRA.... I am using a Soundsmith Boheme cartridge that has a contact line stylus. When using the lupe, I can get a clear view of my stylus. I have tried to adjust my arm to get the 92 degree angle but the rear of the tonearm is raised up quite a bit.

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Album Reviews
Nova Social's Techno-Pop With a Splash of Wry
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 19, 2012
We like promoting independent vinyl projects so when Nova Social’s Thom Soriano contacted Analogplanet about a review of their new album For Any Inconvenience we bit.

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Set-Up Tips
USB Digital Microscope Appears to Show Stylus Wear
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 14, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
This was as close and sharp as I could get capturing a stylus image from the front with the Dyno-Lite 313.
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Turntable Reviews
Legendary Gale GT 2101 Appears At My Door
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 13, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
An Analogplanet.com reader emailed to ask if I'd like to spend a week with his Gale turntable. I knew the Gale loudspeaker from the 1970s but was unfamiliar with the turntable so I figured, "why not"?

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Set-Up Accessory Reviews
A $7.49 Illuminated Microscope Can Get You a Decent View!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 09, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Maybe you don't want to spend a few hundred dollars on a digital USB microscope because that's more than you spent on your phono cartridge in the first place?

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