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At C.E.S. 2017 Air-Tight's "Colorful" New ATE-X Vacuum Tube-Based MM Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 10, 2017  |  5 comments
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Analog Gear NewsCES 2017
At C.E.S. 2017 Luke Manley Describes VTL's New TP 2.5i Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2017  |  1 comments
VTL's Luke Manley describes the design of the new TP 2.5i Phono Preamp, which costs $3750 including custom wound MC step-up transformers.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2017
At C.E.S. 2017 Music Hall Debuts $299 MMF 1.3 Plus Three Budget Goldring Cartridges
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 11, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 11, 2017  |  4 comments
Music Hall's always cheerful Roy Hall introduced a new budget-priced $299 three-speed belt-drive turntable that includes among its many features electronic speed control, a built-in switchable MM phono preamp, a dustcover, as well as an Audio-Technica AT3600L cartridge.
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Analog Gear NewsCES 2017
At C.E.S. 2017 The New Keith Monks DiscoveryOne Vacuum-Based Record Cleaning Machine
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 12, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2017  |  2 comments
Jon Monks, son of Keith Monks who's regarded by veteran vinyl lovers as the originator of vacuum-based record cleaning machines, shows us the new DiscoveryOne.

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CES 2017
At C.E.S. 2017 Wireworld Introduces Budget Priced Speaker Cable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 17, 2017  |  3 comments
Audio cables are probably the most contentious component in a system's chain. There are those who insist they cannot produce sonic differences once you account for the basics: resistance, inductance, capacitance, and of course the outer sheath color.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2017
At CES 2017 Pro-Ject Introduced Many New Turntables and Phono Pre-Amps
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2017  |  First Published: Jan 09, 2017  |  22 comments
Pro-Ject had two rooms at CES 2017. One included a few prototypes and special "one-off" designs, including one for the band Wilco and one for Best Buy/Magnolia currently available, produced for Ron Howard's Beatles film.

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CES 2018
At CES 2018 Pro-Ject Announces New Apple Corps. Licensed Yellow Submarine Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2018  |  First Published: Jan 10, 2018  |  15 comments
Peace and Love Dept.: Pro-Ject's new Yellow Submarine turntable launched at CES 2018. Embargo on this news just lifted. Price TBD.
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At CES 2019 Technics Introduces Elegant SL-1500C Coreless Direct Drive Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2019  |  First Published: Jan 09, 2019  |  29 comments
At CES 2019 Technics expanded its turntable line with the introduction of the SL-1500C "complete" turntable with built-in MM phono preamplifier as well as a new SL-1200MK7—the company's first new standard DJ turntable in approximately 9 years.

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News
At First World of McIntosh (WOM) Convention Sonus Faber's New sf16 Creates Near Chaos
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 29, 2016  |  14 comments
—Sardinia, Italy, June 29th: At this week's first ever WOM (World of McIntosh) convention, Sonus Faber introduced an ambitious new "lifestyle" type self-contained audio product that produced near chaos when it was uncovered on stage.

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Munich 2017
At High End Munich 2017 An Encounter With Tedeska Cartridge Designer Hyun Lee
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2017  |  First Published: Jun 10, 2017  |  2 comments
At High End Munich 2017 in one of the "pods" on the main floor of the MOC convention center, AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer encountered cartridge builder Hyun Lee. Berlin based Lee is a classically trained guitarist/teacher/artisan who prefers vinyl records and decided to design and build his own.

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