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Little Boy Lost Takes Himself Even More Seriously in Mono

Michael Fremer | Apr 01, 2011 | 2 comments

It's easy to understand why some youngsters don't get Dylan. Everybody sings like him now but no one did back then and at first only a few could take the unadorned voice (referencing the Dylan on these old recordings, not the current croaker).

Album Reviews

Live Double LP Picture Disc Set Is A Gift For Hardcore Fans

Michael Fremer | Jan 01, 2007 | 0 comments

This live set pressed as two picture discs is little more than a souvenir "audio tour book" from a band to its loyal fans. Picture discs don't usually sound good and this one is no exception, though the records are quieter than some normal black ones I've bought lately.

News

Livestream Tomorrow, November 30th on YouTube: Chad Kassem Moderates the "Stereo Mikes"—Fremer and Esposito In a "Lively" Lacquer Discussion

Michael Fremer | Nov 29, 2021 | First Published: Nov 29, 2021 | 45 comments

You axed for it: tomorrow, November 30th at 4 PM on YouTube, Acoustic Sounds' Chad Kassem will moderate a "lively" hopefully friendly and informative discussion with "The stereo Mikes" Fremer and "The In Groove"'s Esposito. The main subject will be our two videos regarding lacquer longevity and its appropriateness as a sellable format.

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Australia 2014

Living Large With Osborn Grand Monument Reference Loudspeakers Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Oct 19, 2014 | First Published: Oct 19, 2014 | 3 comments

The "one man" Osborn Loudspeaker Company displayed only a small part of its 40 model range, including the top of the line Grand Monument Reference a very large monolith of a speaker weighing in at approximately 385 pounds each.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2014

LKV Research Introduces "Veros One" Phono Preamp Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jun 03, 2014 | First Published: Jun 03, 2014 | 15 comments

North Conway, New Hampshire-based LKV Research introduced at T.H.E. Show Newport 2014 the Veros One, a brand new "upscale" phono preamplifier that uses premium parts, greater user friendliness and improved power supply regulation and filtering among a host of upgrades to the already excellent Phono 2-SB.

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Phono Preamp Reviews

LKV Research Phono 2-SB MM/MC Phono Preamplifier: Affordable Excellence Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Feb 28, 2014 | 6 comments

Made in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA, using where possible American parts, designer Bill Hutchins’ LKV Research Phono 2-SB has the kind of Japanese corporate name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.

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Album Reviews

Long Lost Bennett/Brubeck Collaboration Found Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Apr 01, 2016 | 3 comments

On August 28,1962 Dave Brubeck's "classic" quartet and Tony Bennett backed by The Ralph Sharon Trio performed separately on the stage of the Sylvan Amphitheater at the base of the Washington Monument and then in an act of daring spontaneity, Brubeck and company backed Bennett on four unrehearsed tunes, all of which was captured to tape by. Columbia Records' remote recording team.

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Album Reviews

Long Sought After Mercury Cut From Original Master Tapes Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Aug 01, 2005 | 0 comments

As you'll read in James Lyons's Iiner notes for this disc, Respighi was a nostalgic artist who preferred the melodic, romantic music of a bygone era to the atonal, serial, avante-garde constructions popular when these retro-impressionistic compositions were written in 1927.

Features

Long-Awaited The Doors Vinyl Box From Rhino Arrives

Michael Fremer | Apr 30, 2010 | 1 comments

The long awaited faux lizard skin clad, seven 180g LP The Doors box set has finally arrived, two years late, at a higher than originally announced cost, and for now (May, 2008), in very short supply.

Cartridge Reviews

Looks Good Enough to E.A.T. JO Nº 5 Moving Coil Cartridge

Michael Fremer | Aug 16, 2018 | First Published: Aug 16, 2018 | 13 comments

This revolutionary cartridge comes in two flavors: plain and peanut. When the stylus wears out instead of having the cartridge re-tipped, you eat it. It melts in your mouth, not in your hands. Best for “mint” LPs, etc.

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