Michael Fremer

AXPONA 2014
AXPONA 2014 Highlights High Performance Audio Vitality
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 26, 2014  |  9 comments
Friday at AXPONA appeared to be well attended. The event at the Westin O'Hare attracted a healthy demographic mix and excellent area dealer support —something last year's New York show failed to get, with most dealers preferring a parasitic show relationship.

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Album Reviews
Mosaic's Miraculous Roland Kirk Box Set
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 23, 2014  |  11 comments
In a truly just world every Jethro Tull fan would know and appreciate Rahsaan Roland Kirk but as with Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones, these things take time. If you don't know Kirk's music and you're a Tull fan you surely know his "Serenade To A Cuckoo" covered by Ian Anderson on his debut Tull album This Was.

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Vote
VPI’s 3D "Printed" Tone Arm: Does it Sound Better, Worse, or the Same As the Standard Metal JMW Memorial Arm?
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 20, 2014  |  94 comments
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Interviews
Michael Fremer and Joe Harley Interviewed By Colorado Public Radio's Scott Carney
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 19, 2014  |  17 comments
Last Thursday morning April 17th Joe Harley (Audioquest V.P. and record/reissue producer) and I visited Colorado Public Radio Studios where OpenAir host (and vinyl fanatic) Scott Carney interviewed us about vinyl for a show that would air on Record Store Day.
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News
Record Store Day Ruined By Grumpy Old Man!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 19, 2014  |  73 comments
How was your RSD? Mine was ruined by a grumpy old man at my local record store, Music Merchants in Westwood, New Jersey.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Parasound's New JC3+ MM/MC Phono Preamplifier Offers Feature and Sound Refinement
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2014  |  22 comments
Parasound's new $2995 JC3+ is a significantly upgraded version of the already high performance original JC3 phono preamplifier, though outwardly it looks identical to the handsome original.
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Record Buying Tips
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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Cartridge Reviews
Lyra Kleos MC Cartridge Still A Smoothy After All These Years
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 09, 2014  |  9 comments
The $2995 Lyra Kleos Cartridge was billed back in 2010 as a replacement for the Helikon. The Kleos is a much better sounding cartridge in every way. It maintains and actually ups the Helikon’s detail resolution, while adding the more expensive Skala’s smoothness and midband warmth.

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Turntable Reviews
Rega Research RP8 Turntable Aims For Mass Extinction
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 09, 2014  |  27 comments
Rega Research sold more turntables last year than in any of its previous forty odd years and is on target to do so again this year.

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Cartridge Reviews
Can Putting a Jico V15xMR Stylus Replacement Turn a Shure M97xE Into a V15xMR?
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 07, 2014  |  49 comments
What happens when you install in a $70 M97xE a $179 Jico V15xMR stylus replacement?
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