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Analog Gear NewsRecord Cleaning Machine Reviews
Cleanervinyl.com's Reasonably Priced multi-LP Cavitation-Based Record Cleaning System
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 19, 2016  |  First Published: Nov 19, 2016  |  comments
Cleanervinyl.com's cavitation-based record cleaning system consists of the One single LP powered cleaning device ($189), the Pro ($389), which allows you to simultaneously clean up to a dozen records, and the $129 Dry, fan-based record dryer. You also need to get a PS-30A Ultrasonic Cleaner, which sells on EBay for around $150 or $169 through Cleanervinyl.com.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
Clearaudio Introduces New Innovation Basic Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2016  |  First Published: Jan 13, 2016  |  comments
Clearaudio introduced the new Innovation Basic turntable in importer Musical Surroundings' room at CES.

The new 'table features an aluminum Panzerholz wood sandwich plinth, custom optically controlled DC motor system, POM platter and magnetically levitated ceramic ball-based bearing system. Cost is $6000 without arm.

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CES 2013
Clearaudio Introduces New Performance Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  comments
Clearaudio debuted the new $3000 Performance turntable/tonearm combo at CES 2013.
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RMAF 2014
Clearaudio Launches New $2200 Concept Wood Turntable With Tonearm
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  First Published: Oct 12, 2014  |  comments
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CES 2014
Clearaudio Puts Fully Balanced, Current Drive Moving Coil Phono Preamp In Head Shell or Tonearm!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2014  |  comments
Clearaudio Introduced the Absolute Phono, a compact, fully balanced, current-based moving coil phono preamplifier built into the head shell of the line's linear tracking tonearms or into the arm tube Clearaudio's pivoted arms
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CES 2013
Clearaudio Revamps It's Already Fine Sounding Wood-Bodied Moving Magnet Ebony Cartridge Line
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  comments
Priced from $400 to $1200, Clearaudio's Ebony cartridge line has been upgraded for 2013.
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Analog Gear NewsCES 2017
Clearaudio's Clarified Lineup At C.E.S. 2017
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 10, 2017  |  comments
Clearaudio manufactures an unusually wide range of turntable and tone arm models. In all the years I've attended C.E.S. or Munich for that matter, no one lays it all out (at the very least the lines imported to America by Musical Surroundings) so clearly and precisely as does Musical Surroundings' Customer Service Manager Michael Fajen in this video.
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CES 2015
Clearaudio's Double Matrix Professional Sonic Record Cleaning Machine Combines Technologies
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2015  |  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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Interviews
Climbing "The Wall of Sound" With Gold Star Recording Studios Co-Founder Stan Ross
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2009  |  comments

Back in the 1950’s, with major labels like Capitol, RCA and Columbia owning their own Los Angeles recording complexes, small, independent recording concerns were left to pick up the scraps: voice-overs, song demos, commercial jingles and other small-time bookings.

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Interviews
Climbing "The Wall of Sound" With Gold Star Recording Studios Co-Founder Stan Ross—Part 2
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2009  |  comments

Part II:Building Gold Star Studios, Phil Spector and Alvin & The Chipmunks Come to Play:

FREMER: Where did you get all this (recording)stuff?

ROSS: We bought the parts. There were no recording consoles available. We had a broadcast console that was available to us. It was a stereo console because one channel was for cuing and the right was for the air. It was gorgeous. A guy had this wonderful board with the colored knobs and [it was] just what we wanted. And so we got it for a good price and I said, ah, we got the console.

FREMER: So you had to make an investment. So you had to have savings? You borrowed?

ROSS: We borrowed the difference, whatever. Hey, I wasn’t a GI so I had a problem. Anyway, we found out that this console was hot. [LAUGHTER]

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