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Happy 100 Frank Sinatra! "Ultimate Sinatra" And Today A Free Vintage UBER Ride On Frank

Michael Fremer | Dec 12, 2015 | 15 comments

Of course the only "ultimate" Sinatra collection for fans is having a huge collection of his albums on Columbia, Capitol and Reprise—the label he started—plus some of the original 78s from the late '30's up until the era of the long playing record.

Album Reviews

Hard Work and Constant Touring Pay Off For Journeyman Band

Michael Fremer | Nov 01, 2010 | 0 comments

This hard /progrock trio never got the media hype and they are rarely mentioned outside their own musical world, but Muse has made it big. How? The old fashioned way: hard work in the studio and constant touring. They have an intensely loyal fan base. Their worldwide touring grosses are impressive and they chart well around the world

CES 2017

Harmonic Resolution Systems VXR Rack System Now in Production, Shown at CES 2017

Michael Fremer | Jan 07, 2017 | First Published: Jan 08, 2017 | 5 comments

First shown at CES 2016, the HRS VXR rack system is now in production and available for purchase. These are ultra-rigid, super-adjustable modular stands that are also very expensive.

Book Reviews

Harold Bronson's "My British Invasion" Is An Eyewitness to Musical History

Michael Fremer | May 17, 2017 | First Published: May 17, 2017 | 1 comments

Wavy Gravy (A/K/A) Hugh Romney was reputed to have said “If you remember the ‘60s you weren’t there.” The same was true really of the first half of the 1970s, which played out as if it was the late ‘60s. After all, Woodstock was 1969 and one could argue that that was the year that as a cultural phenomenon “the ‘60s” both began and ended.

Well Harold Bronson, co-founder of Rhino Records

was definitely there in the 1970s and he seems to remember just about everything, including date, time, place and more.

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News

Harry Pearson Estate Contents Go On the Auction Block Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Dec 19, 2015 | First Published: Dec 19, 2015 | 9 comments

Personal effects belonging to the late Harry Pearson, founder of The Absolute Sound—and it can be argued the modern high performance audio industry, are currently being auctioned on Audiogon and Ebay.

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Playback Accessory Reviews

Hart Audio Special Source Vinyl Super Cleaner Mk3 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jun 23, 2021 | First Published: Jun 23, 2021 | 57 comments

The Hart Audio Special Source Vinyl Super Cleaner Mk3 is a wooden block to which is attached microfiber brush, which is a synthetic fiber finer than one denier or decitex/thread, having a diameter of less than ten micrometers. It's a mix of polyester, polyamide, and polypropylene.

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Album Reviews

Hartman Backed By Jazz Greats Goes Deep Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 01, 2010 | 1 comments

Perhaps had the dulcet-toned baritone Johnny Hartman lived beyond sixty (he passed away from lung cancer in 1983) he might have experienced a resurgence similar to Tony Bennett’s&#151not that Hartman was ever as popular as Bennett.

Record Handling and Storage Tips

Has M A Recordings Produced the World's Finest Inner Sleeves?

Michael Fremer | Feb 05, 2014 | 10 comments

M A Recordings is best known for its catalog of superbly recorded "world" music. Producer/engineer Todd Garfinkle records at 176.4/24 bit using a precisely spaced pair of custom-made microphones, Cardas cables and a Fostex DV-40 DVD-RAM recorder.

News

Has T-Bone Burnett Invented the Indestructible Lacquer?

Michael Fremer | Apr 26, 2022 | First Published: Apr 26, 2022 | 83 comments

In a press release today first reported by Variety of all places, record producer and analog fan T-Bone Burnett announced that he's just completed a special recording session with Bob Dylan that will be released in a new analog format he calls "Ionic Originals". Burnett claims it is "The first breakthrough in analogue sound reproduction in more than 70 years".

News

Have a look at The $2,000,000 Living Voice System at Bangkok Show

Michael Fremer | Jun 21, 2015 | First Published: Jun 22, 2015 | 27 comments

The Living Voice is a no-holds barred system developed by U.K. designer and retailer Kevin Scott.

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