Michael Fremer

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Album Reviews
One of Last Year's Finest Albums
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Rosanne Cash’s moving, sometimes mysterious tribute to her late parents and step-mother June Carter Cash was, for me, last year’s most profound and affecting album. Perhaps that’s why I haven’t sat down to write about it until this year.

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Album Reviews
One of the Greatest Finally Reissued
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2008  |  1 comments

It’s easy to understand why a cut-up rocker with one foot in metal and the other in Vaudeville like David Lee Roth would break out of Van Halen and go solo with a faithful cover of Louis Prima’s version of “Just a Gigolo”/”I’m So Lonely.”

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Analog Gear News
Onkyo Re-Enters the Turntable Market With a Direct Drive Model (Facts Added)
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 22, 2015  |  First Published: Feb 22, 2015  |  8 comments
A reader in Europe sent a link to a European Onkyo site.
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Turntable Reviews
Onkyo's CP-1050 Direct Drive Turntable Offers Extraordinary Speed Stability, Attractive "Retro" Looks
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 21, 2015  |  First Published: Jul 21, 2015  |  21 comments
Even had the purchase by Onkyo of Pioneer Home Electronics not been made public, some kind of connection would have been obvious to anyone opening the boxes of this Onkyo CP-1050 turntable and the recently reviewed Pioneer PL-30-K turntable.

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News
Only 262 Backers and Eight Days to Go. We're Probably Not Gonna Make It
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 18, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 18, 2015  |  46 comments
With only 262 backers and eight day left, odds are we won't get to 1000 backers so the Kickstarter project will probably not happen.

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Album Reviews
Only a Musical Scrooge Won't Love Marley's Ghost's "Spooked"
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2006  |  0 comments

“Roots” music specialist Marley’s Ghost gets a turbo boost from producer Van Dyke Parks, who turns what could have been just another musical “Antiques Roadshow” into a truly special recorded event.

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Thailand 2017
Opening Day Coverage of Bangkok's What Hi-Fi? 2017 High End Show
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 28, 2017  |  First Published: Jul 28, 2017  |  9 comments
AnalogPlanet.com editor Michael Fremer is at the 2017 What Hi Fi? Bangkok Show taking place Thursday through Sunday July 27th through Sunday July 30th at the sprawling BiTech convention center.

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Album Reviews
Operatic "Dream Team" Releases Love Duets
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2007  |  0 comments

I am an not even remotely aware of the contemporary opera world. Until handed this disc, I was unaware of either 26 Russian-born soprano Anna Netrebko or 35 year old Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón. The foxy-looking Ms. Netrebko has been called “Audrey Hepburn with a voice,” while Mr. Villazón has not.

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CES 2015
Optical Cartridge Designer Interviewed by Analogplanet.com
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 06, 2015  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2015  |  6 comments
We covered the introduction at last fall's The New York Audio Show of the DS Audio DS-W1 "Nightrider" Optical Phono Cartridge and Equalizer imported to American by Musical Surroundings. At the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show we had an opportunity to talk with the cartridge's 27 year designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi.

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News
Optimal Media "Goes Green"—Now Offers "Carbon Neutral" Pressing Option
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 24, 2020  |  First Published: Aug 24, 2020  |  14 comments
Optimal Media
Optimal Media recently announced a new "ecco-friendly" vinyl pressing package along with other environmentally friendly options for vinyl clientele wishing to minimize or eliminate their contribution to carbon-based pollution.

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