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CES 2015
Is the New Fuuga MC Cartridge a Re-imagined Miyabi?
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 08, 2015  |  5 comments
The lineage of this cartridge was explained to me over dinner by Lyra cartridge designer Jonathan Carr, but due to Sake the details escape me. As i remember the conversation, the Miyabi's fate was sealed when the designer retired some years ago.

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CES 2015
Music Hall Introduces $90 Mini MM Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  13 comments
Yes, there really was affordable analog gear at CES 2015, including this $90 Mini MM phono preamplifier from Music Hall.

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CES 2015
New Sperling L-3 Turntable From Germany
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  6 comments
American importer Audioarts introduced the new Sperling L-3, "baby brother" to the larger L-1. The new L-3 is a high mass design featuring an outboard motor driving the platter with recording tape leader.
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CES 2015
Triangle ART Introduces Apollo MC Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  1 comments
Southern California based turntable and cartridge manufacturer Triangle ART introduced at CES the new Apollo moving coil phono cartridge. It's a follow-up to last year's $3995 Zeus currently under review here.

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CES 2015
New Air-Tight PC-1 Magnum Opus Phono Cartridge Not For the "Faint of Bank"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  1 comments
Air-Tight announced the Magnum Opus, a new top of the line PC-1 phono cartridge. Still in the final stages of being voiced, the new cartridge will join Clearaudio's Goldfinger Statement at the $15,000 price point. The design details and specifications have yet to be divulged.
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CES 2015
Ortofon Launches A95 Moving Coil Cartridge (Corrected 1/12/15)
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  13 comments
Ortofon launched at CES the long awaited A95 moving coil cartridge, which replaces the discontinued A90—among the most special phono cartridges (both sonically and technically) produced over the last decade.
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CES 2015
Clearaudio's Double Matrix Professional Sonic Record Cleaning Machine Combines Technologies
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  11 comments
The increased market-share of ultrasonic type record cleaning machines motivated Clearaudio to produce a new model of its Matrix series of record cleaners that combines a vibrational component along with its well-regarded vacuum cleaning capabilities.

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CES 2015
AMG Introduces New Giro G9 Turntable With 9W2 Tonearm at CES 2015
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  3 comments
AMG, whose Viella turntable became an almost instant international hit is back with the lower priced Giro G9 'table and 9W2 tonearm. Like the larger 'table, the new Giro is manufactured entirely in AMG's factory in Baviaria.
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CES 2015
Optical Cartridge Designer Interviewed by Analogplanet.com
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 06, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2015  |  6 comments
We covered the introduction at last fall's The New York Audio Show of the DS Audio DS-W1 "Nightrider" Optical Phono Cartridge and Equalizer imported to American by Musical Surroundings. At the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show we had an opportunity to talk with the cartridge's 27 year designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi.

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Features
Vanatoo's Transparent One Powered Compact Loudspeaker
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 04, 2015  |  5 comments
While analogplanet doesn't regularly review loudspeakers, the recent Vanatoo Transparent One speaker giveaway prompted us to have a listen.

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