Michael Fremer

Analog Gear News
VPI Launches "The Nomad" Complete Headphone-Friendly Turntable System (Corrected Copy)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2013  |  23 comments
VPI Industries today announced "The Nomad" a $995 "all in one" system consisting of a turntable that borrows the Traveler's plinth and platter assembly and includes a new less costly 10" aluminum gimbaled tonearm as well as a custom phono preamplifier and headphone amplifier.

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Record Handling and Storage Tips
Wax Rax Record Storage Carts Built to Order in Brooklyn
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 08, 2013  |  27 comments
Wax Rax RC-1 record cart on casters holds 200+ records in a mix of jacket and spine searchable formats.
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News
Beach House Announces Gene Clark "No Other" Project and Tour
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 05, 2013  |  6 comments
The Baltimore based band Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) announced today a tour "in celebration" of Gene Clark's 1974 album No Other. Members of Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear and Fairport Convention—ten musicians in total plus chorus— will join the duo to perform the album in its entirely.

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News
"Uncle Meat" and "Roxy and Elsewhere" Reissued On Vinyl By Zappa Records/Barking Pumpkin Records—Sources Revealed
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 04, 2013  |  8 comments
The Zappa Family Trust recently announced remastered vinyl reissues of these two significant double LP Frank Zappa records.
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Phono Preamp Reviews
Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE II MM/MC Phono Preamp Reviewed
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2013  |  12 comments
Norbert Lehmann’s Black Cube phono preamplifiers have surprised and at times amazed for their superior sonic performance at near bargain-basement prices. He’s been designing, building and upgrading his phono preamplifiers for nearly two decades beginning in 1995 with the original Black Cube.

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Used Record Buying Tips
A Steely Dan Steal!
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2013  |  66 comments
Steering clear of vinyl "greatest hits" packages is normally a good idea. The packages are often assembled by a disinterested producer at the label's behest as an easy money maker. For the most part when you compare the same tunes on the original releases and on the greatest hits package, the latter suffers sonically.

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News
Dane Cook and Comedy Central Team to Release Vinyl Edition of Comedian's Platinum Selling Album
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 02, 2013  |  3 comments
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of comedian/actor Dane Cook's album Harmful If Swallowed, Comedy Central Records recently announced a limited edition vinyl version with exclusive new artwork. The one thousand copy edition went on sale earlier this month.
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Features
“Over and Under” $100 Stocking Stuffers From Analogplanet.com!
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2013  |  6 comments
It's "that" time of year so here are analogplanet's stocking stuffers in three different price categories.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Rega's Aria MM/MC Phono Stage Mirrors the Company's Turntable Sound
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 01, 2013  |  13 comments
Rega’s versatile $1500 Aria phono stage combines high build quality, flexibility and dynamic capabilities more commonly found in more expensive phono preamplifiers.
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Record Cleaning Machine Reviews
Record Doctor V Vacuum Cleaning Machine "Lets Your Fingers Do the Walking"
Michael Fremer  |  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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