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Reader Takes Record Cleaning to the Extremes In YouTube Video

Michael Fremer | Dec 01, 2012 | 20 comments

Reader Tony Crocker emailed me with the URL for his YouTube record cleaning video. Crocker bases it in part on the one written for The Tracking Angle by Michael Wayne some years ago that you can access on this site.

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Recent Cable Test Bogus? Can't We All Get Along?

Michael Fremer | Feb 07, 2014 | 22 comments

Was the recent cable test result wherein approximately 80% of the participants heard a difference and described it consistent with my original observations due to a variable other than the cables (leaving aside that we did note the junction box variable as a possible cause)?

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RMAF 2019

Record Cleaning Made Difficult Panel at RMAF 2019 Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Sep 07, 2019 | First Published: Sep 07, 2019 | 58 comments

Yesterday's "Record Cleaning Made Difficult" panel moderated by AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer was informative, entertaining and at times quite contentious!

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CES 2013

Record Doctor Manual Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine Returns Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jan 09, 2013 | 13 comments

The venerable Record Doctor record cleaning machine, which resembles a Nitty Gritty minus a record spinning motor has been out of production for a few years now but thanks to the vinyl resurrection (it's gone way beyond a revival don't you think?) it's being resuscitated with a hoped for price of around $200.

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Record Cleaning Machine Reviews

Record Doctor V Vacuum Cleaning Machine "Lets Your Fingers Do the Walking" Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Nov 27, 2013 | 23 comments

If you're of a certain age you'll know that "let your fingers do the walking" was the Yellow Pages slogan. If you're of a different certain age, you might not even know what the Yellow Pages is! It doesn't matter really because it's just a play on words. The slogan meant you could thumb through the Yellow Pages rather than walking around to find a particular retailer or service.

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Album Reviews

Record Opens Door to Hubbard's Career Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> May 01, 2010 | 0 comments

Freddie Hubbard’s group leading debut may not have been his finest album but it was a great one and an auspicious debut for the then 22 year old who would go on to play on some of the greatest jazz albums ever, some of which he fronted.

Record Handling and Storage Tips

Record Racks From Tony's Woodshop

Michael Fremer | Oct 17, 2016 | First Published: Oct 17, 2016 | 21 comments

A few years ago we alerted readers to an identical replacement record rack for the Per Madsen "Rackit" record storage system from TwoCan HiFi. ($99.95 if you order four or more, lesser amounts priced accordingly).

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Record Score of the Day at The Princeton Record Exchange

Michael Fremer | Apr 13, 2014 | 24 comments

The Princeton Record Exchange isn't what it used to be but it's still better than it once was. Of course "back in the day" the store was records and nothing but records. Then came CDs and DVDs and the emphasis shifted. After all, it's in a college town.

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Record Store Day April 20th 2013

Michael Fremer | Apr 21, 2013 | 49 comments

The line snaked down the block outside of Music Merchant in Westwood, NJ the morning of Record Store Day April 20th 2013. It was 7:30 AM well before I got there, you can be sure. Others told me about the scene, including the store's owner.

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Record Store Day Black Friday 2016 Offerings

Michael Fremer | Nov 23, 2016 | First Published: Nov 23, 2016 | 10 comments

Here are some of the RSD Black Friday 2016 Limited Edition offerings:

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