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Marantz Launches NA-11S1 Reference Class Network Audio Player and USB DAC

Michael Fremer | Mar 31, 2013 | comments

What's a story like this doing in an analog space? While it's a news item covering a new digital product, I was honored to be the only American audio writer invited to the launch so while the piece will be published in Stereophile, I decided to post it here as well. I hope you find at least the history of Marantz interesting, but also the concept of downloading DSD files from the Internet and playing them back from a computer. In any case, I think of music services like Spotify and Pandora the "Evatone sheets" of our digital era. You can use them to audition new music before dropping your hard earned cash on the vinyl version.—Ed.

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Mark Knopler Cuts a New Song to Analog Tape Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Feb 20, 2015 | First Published: Feb 20, 2015 | comments

A reader forwarded a new video showing Mark Knopfler, who had recorded his share of albums digitally, back in the studio recording to analog tape using tube compressors to achieve the desired sound based on sound not necessarily the latest technology.

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Master & Dynamic, 440 Audio and De Baer Turntables at C.E.S. 2017 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jan 11, 2017 | First Published: Jan 11, 2017 | comments

Premium headphone company Master & Dynamic showed a VPI sourced Player turntable variant fitted with a fuzzy "vegan leather" base covering. It's not for sale but rather the headphone-amp equipped 'table will be available to distributors and dealers worldwide to demonstrate the company's headphones.

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Masterdisk Offer Lets You Give the Valentine's Day Gift That Keeps on Giving Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Feb 03, 2014 | comments

New York City based Masterdisk has come up with a unique Valentine's Day gift.

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Mastering Engineer Bob Ludwig Recipient of dCS's First Legends Award Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Oct 20, 2019 | First Published: Oct 20, 2019 | comments

At a ceremony in New York City during the 147th AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, mastering legend Bob Ludwig was given the first dCS Legends Awards. The company, best know for its line of SACD player/DACs and streaming audio DACs, has already announced upcoming recipients, many of whom were at the event to congratulate Ludwig.

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Mastering Engineer Jon Astley on The Who 14 LP Box Set Coming From MCA Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Sep 25, 2012 | comments

UMG/MCA recently announced a new 14 LP The Who studio recordings box set featuring 11 titles (Tommy and Quadrophenia were double LPs).

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Mastering in the Time of Covid-19 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Apr 29, 2020 | First Published: Apr 29, 2020 | comments

"Tone Poet" Joe Harley sent this photo taken today at a Kevin Gray mastering session. Analog life goes on at Cohearent Audio during the Pandemic.

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Masters of the Art of Mastering Part 1 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 31, 2006 | comments

Editor's note (please read!).

This story was written in the late 1980's. I don't remember the exact date. At the time, Greg Calbi and Ted Jensen were working for Sterling Sound. Between then and today (2005), Calbi left Sterling and went to work for competitor Masterdisk for a few years. He later returned to the new Sterling Sound (www.sterling-sound.com), a sprawling complex on Manhattan's west side near the "meat packing district," where Ted Jensen and George Marino also work as part of one of the most distinguished teams of mastering engineers anywhere in the world.

So much has changed since this piece was written. Vinyl has made a comeback, digital has improved, and more people are willing to go on record extolling the superiority of analog and vinyl. I'm not sure if these two guys will go on record on it, but perhaps we'll hear from them and if so, we'll let you know.

Please keep in mind the dated nature of so much of what you're about to read. However, despite being "ancient history," I think this story remains a good read and I hope you agree.-MF

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Masters of the Art of Mastering Part 2

Michael Fremer | Jul 31, 2006 | comments

Editor's note (please read!). This story was written in the late 1980's. I don't remember the exact date. At the time, Greg Calbi and Ted Jensen were working for Sterling Sound. Between then and today (2005), Calbi left Sterling and went to work for competitor Masterdisk for a few years. He later returned to the new Sterling Sound (www.sterling-sound.com), a sprawling complex on Manhattan's west side near the "meat packing district," where Ted Jensen and George Marino also work as part of one of the most distinguished teams of mastering engineers anywhere in the world.-MF

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