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Michael Fremer | Jun 26, 2014 | 10 comments

In the Led Zeppelin II review Analogplanet.com included two unidentified 96/24 files containing short "needle drop" excerpts, one sourced from the new 96/24 reissue and one sourced from the Classic Records reissue.

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Lazaretto Sells 40,000 Vinyl Copies, Opens at #1 on Billboard Charts Michael Fremer | Jun 19, 2014 | 33 comments

Jack White's new Third Man/Columbia album Lazaretto opened at #1 on Billboard's album charts, selling 138,000 copies, 40,000 of which were the "ultra" vinyl edition, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was the biggest vinyl seller since the beginning in 1991 of Nielsen SoundScan's music tracking service.

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Ortofon Announces 2M Mono Special Edition "Beatles Tribute" Cartridge Michael Fremer | Jun 17, 2014 | 47 comments

June 17th, 2014—Ortofon today announced the development of the 2M Mono SE cartridge intended as a "tribute" to the upcoming Beatles mono box set.

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Led Zep Reviews Coming Soon Michael Fremer | Jun 13, 2014 | 30 comments

Where are the Led Zeppelin reviews?

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Mat Test Will Include Original 96/24 File As "Baseline" Reference Michael Fremer | Jun 06, 2014 | 1 comments

Thanks to an analogplanet.com reader's excellent suggestion, the blind mat test will include the original 96/24 file from which the Chasing the Dragon LP was cut. Recording engineer and label owner Mike Valentine was kind enough to send the original file of the Vivaldi "Concerto For Two Mandolins" that was used for the mat recordings.

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Man (Or Woman) Enough For a Blind Mat Test? Michael Fremer | Jun 04, 2014 | 45 comments

There's still a great deal of news to post from both the Munich High End and T.H.E. Show Newport Beach and that will be coming shortly. Meanwhile, are you ready for a mat test?

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Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time Getting AAA Vinyl Reissue Michael Fremer | May 28, 2014 | 6 comments

It's difficult to believe that 25 years have passed since the original release of Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time LP, an album whose title song deals with running out of time but that's how long it's been.

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SME's New Model 10 —— Worldwide Exclusive First Look! Michael Fremer | May 20, 2014 | 17 comments

During a visit to SME's factory May 19th (full photo story upcoming) company operations manager Liam Daly introduced the upcoming completely redesigned Model 10 turntable due for release some time in 2015.

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Nashville's United Record Pressing Expanding With Sixteen New Presses Michael Fremer | May 08, 2014 | 18 comments

On Wednesday, May 7th, Nashville's United Record Pressing announced a major plant expansion with the planned addition of 16 additional presses. To meet demand the company currently operated 24/6 snd has been doing so for the past two years.

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So You Want to Be A Vinyl Mastering Engineer? Let Chris Bellman Teach You. Michael Fremer | May 08, 2014 | 8 comments

On June 28th and 29th, Mastering engineer Chris Bellman (CB in your "dead wax") and recording engineer/mixer Francis Buckley will present the two day course "Analog Mastering in a Digital World" at Bernie Grundman Mastering. It's part of a Studio Prodigy Master Class Series

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Full Service Web Site Michael Fremer | Jan 31, 2003 | 0 comments

MusicAngle.com begins building Full Service Web Site Thanks to strong support from both readers and advertisers, MusicAngle.com\\\'s site upgrade has been bumped up from the second quarter of 2003 to immediately.

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Michael Fremer Makes the Cover of TONE Magazine

Michael Fremer | Jun 12, 2006 | 0 comments