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Album Reviews
Chan Marshall Meets Memphis Soul
Michael Fremer  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

One can imagine Chan Marshall sitting herself down in a darkened, candle-lit Ardent Studios in Memphis, singing these melancholic songs in late night sessions stretching until dawn.

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AXPONA 2015
Channel D Introduces New Lino Phono Preamp With Optional A/D, D/A Converter
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2015  |  First Published: Apr 29, 2015  |  3 comments
While AXPONA was, for the most part, not the place for product debuts (that will be in at Munich's High End Show in May), Channel D did introduce a new phono preamp, the Lino, which is the least expensive of the company's three phono preamplifiers.

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RMAF 2013
Channel D Introduces Seta Piccola Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 13, 2013  |  0 comments
Please forgive the blurry photo—not that the Piccola is a visual stunner— but this little box is packed with tech and is particularly useful for those using Channel D's Pure Vinyl™ digital RIAA compensation for vinyl ripping to high resolution digital.
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RMAF 2012
Channel D Introduces Upgraded Seta L Battery Powered Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2012  |  1 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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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Channel D Unveils Snazzy Upgrade to Seta Model L Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2013  |  0 comments
Channel D's Rob Robinson, creator of Pure Music and Pure Vinyl software showed and played for me via an AMG Viella turntable and tonearm, the upgraded edition of his battery powered direct coupled, fully balanced Seta Model L Phono preamplifier.
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News
Channel D Updates Seta Piccola Phono Preamplifier to Mk2
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 04, 2015  |  First Published: Sep 04, 2015  |  1 comments
Pure Vinyl™ and Pure Music® developer Channel D recently announced an update to its Seta Piccola phono preamplifier. The new Mk2 features a series of component improvements aimed it further improving its moving coil cartridge performance.

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Analog Gear NewsNews
Channel D's Seta L Comes Out as Transimpedance
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2020  |  First Published: Dec 03, 2020  |  9 comments
Channel D's long in production (10+ years) high performance Seta L ultra-wide bandwidth, fully balanced, battery powered voltage amplification-based phono preamp (Stereophile "Class A" rated) now features a transimpedance (current amplification) option, switchable via circuit board jumpers.

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Charles Lloyd and The Marvels Deliver Tone Poem  First New Release in "Tone Poet" Series
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 29, 2021  |  First Published: Jan 29, 2021  |  53 comments
(Press release): Charles Lloyd & The Marvels have released “Ramblin’,” a rollicking version of Ornette Coleman’s tune which is the first single from the legendary saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd’s forthcoming album Tone Poem out March 12 on Blue Note Records. The vinyl edition of the album will be the first new release to be featured as part of the acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series with the vinyl supervised by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray, pressed at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe Stoughton Printing gatefold tip-on jacket. Fittingly, it was Lloyd who first dubbed Harley the “Tone Poet.” Tone Poem is available for pre-order now on vinyl, CD, and digital download.

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Charles Lloyd Hosts an Online "Listening Party" Tonight With Joe Harley For His New BN album Tone Poem
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2021  |  First Published: Mar 11, 2021  |  2 comments
Tonight, Thursday March 11th 9PM ET/6PM PT Charles Lloyd will host an online listening party for his new Charles Lloyd and the Marvels Blue Note album Tone Poem, with special guest "Tone Poet" Joe Harley.

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Album Reviews
Charles Lloyd's "Modern Sounds In Country and Jazz"
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 28, 2018  |  3 comments
At 80 Charles Lloyd can musically pretty much do whatever the hell he wants, though he did likewise at age 30 in 1966 when he fronted a group featuring 21 year old Keith Jarrett, 24 year old Jack DeJohnette and at 31 the group’s “elder statesman” Cecil McBee, and produced the classic Forest Flower (Atlantic SD 1473), recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

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