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Legendary Loudspeaker Designer Andrew Jones Receives LA&OC Audio Society Founders Award
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 14, 2019  |  First Published: Dec 14, 2019  |  2 comments
(Photo: Ben Williams)
Legendary loudspeaker designer Andrew Jones (KEF, Infinity, TAD/Pioneer and now ELAC) received the Founders Award from The Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society December 8th at the organization's annual Gala. AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer was again asked to "roast" and introduce the recipient.

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Legendary Mastering Engineer Doug Sax Has Passed Away
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 02, 2015  |  First Published: Apr 02, 2015  |  30 comments
It is with much sadness that I inform you that Doug Sax, the great mastering engineer, direct-to-disc pioneer, co-founder of Sheffield Labs, founder of The Mastering Lab and of course a truly wonderful and pleasingly cantankerous person, passed away the morning of April 2nd. He would have been 79 on April 26th.

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Legendary Mastering Engineer George Marino Dies
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 05, 2012  |  12 comments
Mastering engineer George Marino, who worked for nearly 40 years at Sterling Sound cutting some of the greatest records of the LP era and helped usher in the vinyl renaissance, passed away on Monday after a year long bout with lung cancer.

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Album Reviews
Legendary Power Pop Classic Issued on CD For the First Time!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2010  |  0 comments

In the early �70�s, with the second great rock era in its death throws, the rock intelligensia hungered for something, anything that might reinvigorate the softening musical firmament.

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Interviews
Legendary Recording Engineer Roy Halee Talks About the Making of Paul Simon's "Stranger To Stranger" Album
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2016  |  First Published: Dec 03, 2016  |  10 comments
Stranger to Stranger Paul Simon's most recent record and his finest in years, both musically and sonically had him reuniting with his original producer Roy Halee. The two hadn't worked together for many years.

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Album Reviews
Legendary Stones Concert Gets Box Set Respect
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Was this the greatest rock and roll concert recording ever as some suggest? Is it deserving of deluxe box set status? The producers of this ultra-sumptuous box obviously thought so!

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE II MM/MC Phono Preamp Reviewed
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2013  |  12 comments
Norbert Lehmann’s Black Cube phono preamplifiers have surprised and at times amazed for their superior sonic performance at near bargain-basement prices. He’s been designing, building and upgrading his phono preamplifiers for nearly two decades beginning in 1995 with the original Black Cube.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Lejonklou's Smooth Sounding Gaio Moving Magnet Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 04, 2018  |  First Published: Sep 04, 2018  |  12 comments
The Lejonklou Gaio MM phono preamplifier is as simple to use as Swedish designer Fredrik Lejonklou’s name can be difficult to spell or pronounce until you get the hang of it. The Gaio has been referenced in various AnalogPlanet moving magnet phono preamp shoot-outs but it’s never been given a stand-alone review.

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Len Gregory (A/K/A "The Cartridge Man") R.I.P.
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 28, 2020  |  First Published: Oct 28, 2020  |  9 comments
This is without a doubt one of the saddest/creepiest experiences I've ever had: Len Gregory, "The Cartridge Man" has for 30 years or so been manufacturing analog playback accessories, among them modified cartridges, a handy digital level and an excellent digital stylus force gauge featuring rechargeable batteries.

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Lenny Kaye Hosts Classic Album Sundays (N.Y.) Patti Smith's "Horses" 40th Anniversary Celebration
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 10, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 10, 2015  |  5 comments
This Sunday, November 15th, Patti Smith Group lead guitarist, rock critic and producer Lenny Kaye will host a Classic Album Sundays event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Horses Smith's incendiary debut album.

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