Michael Fremer

Munich 2013
Thales TTT-Compact Turntable and Simplicity Tangential Pivoted Arm Is A Match Made In Musical Heaven
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  3 comments
The compact, Swiss-made Thales TTT turntable exudes a subtle, soothing beauty and refinement. The Simplicity tangential pivoted tonearm complements the 'table's "refined to the essentials" design and together they create a vinyl playback system that seems destined to produce great sound, though I really didn't get a chance to listen
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Munich 2013
Schuch Tronic's "The Perfect Pick-up Arm
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  2 comments
I found Mr. Daniel Schuch exhibiting his girder-like tone arm on the floor of one of the big main halls. As a group of fascinated Japanese audiophiles looked on, Schuch demonstrated the workings of his pivoted tangential-tracking tonearm, which he modestly characterizes as "The perfect pick-up arm."
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Munich 2013
Music Hall Introduces New MMF 11.1 Turntable And "Moo-sical" Platter Mat
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  4 comments
Music Hall's new top of the line MMF 11.1 turntable incorporates some familiar design features.
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Munich 2013
Danish Hartvig Turntable Shown With Mørch DP-8 Tonearm Now Imported to America
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  0 comments
The Hartvig TT Signature turntable features a 30 pound platter of aluminum and acrylic and a hardened steel bearing shaft with an aluminum base, plus a precision honed bronze bushing with a ceramic ball and Teflon thrust pad.
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Features
A Kensington Garden Run
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  4 comments
While in the U.K. last week I took a run in the famous Kensington Gardens with the GoPro on my head.
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Munich 2013
Da Vinci Audio's AAS Gabriel MK2 Reference Turntable and Master Reference Tonearm Virtu
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  13 comments
The Da Vinci Audio AAS Gabriel MK2 Reference Turntable is a thing of beauty to be sure. It is obviously a mass-loaded design and the build quality appears extremely high with a commensurate price tag of around $50,000.
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Munich 2013
Bergmann Audio's Sleipner Reference Turntable/Tonearm: Not Horsing Around
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  1 comments
Named for a mythical Nordic eight legged horse whose name means "smooth" or "gliding", the Sleipner Reference looks and feels as smooth as its true air bearing, belt driven 20 pound aluminum platter floats and its air "bearing" arm slides.

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Munich 2013
Acoustical Systems' New Axiom Tonearm Appears to Break New Ground
Michael Fremer  |  May 13, 2013  |  7 comments
New tone arms on display at Munich's High End 2013 point towards a renewed interest in their design and execution, especially among German enthusiasts.

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Munich 2013
AMG Introduces 9" Version of its Tone Arm
Michael Fremer  |  May 13, 2013  |  1 comments
At Munich High End 2013 German manufacturer AMG (Analog Manufaktur Germany) introduced a new 9" version of its innovative tone arm that the company has been packaging with its Viella turntable. You can see cutaways of the arm's innards in the CES 2013 show report.

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Munich 2013
Joachim Gerhard's New Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  May 12, 2013  |  0 comments
Joachim Gerhard is best known as a loudspeaker designer.
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