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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Michael Trei
Amazon is selling an 'incredible' $100 vinyl record player for $40, and shoppers say the 'sound quality is amazing'"We were blown away by the rich, warm sound it delivers." With the right songs, you can set the mood and bring ambiance to your space. You can further …
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1 month ago | 
stereophile.com | Michael Trei
It doesn't happen very often, but every once in a while a new turntable comes to my attention that I have no prior knowledge of. The last new turntable company that was a complete blank slate was J.Sikora, which I first encountered about six years ago courtesy of importer Jeff Fox of Notable Audio. Now I find myself in that position again, with UK-based Connected-Fidelity and their turntable the TT Hub (footnote 1).
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Michael Trei
8 hours agoMore than 200,000 pounds of liquid egg products have been recalled because they may contain cleaning solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on March 28 that Cargill Kitchen Solutions recalled approximately 212,268 pounds of liquid egg …
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2 months ago | 
stereophile.com | Michael Trei
In my March Spin Doctor column, I gave an overview of my experiences cleaning records over the last 50-plus years and the advances in record cleaning technology over that time. My review of the HumminGuru NOVA ultrasonic record cleaner focused on that increasingly popular approach to record cleaning, using ultrasonic cavitation instead of scrubbing the record with a brush.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
stereophile.com | Michael Trei
The first album I ever bought with my own moneycash earned mowing neighbors' lawnswas a British plum-label pressing of Led Zeppelin II. It was 1971. I rode my prized Raleigh Chopper bike from our home on the coast of Denmark down the road a couple of miles to the local record store in a small town called Hørsholm.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Michael Trei
1 hour agoSailing off the south coast of England, the Russian trawler known as the Yantar carried its usual array of hi-tech equipment. In photographs released by the Ministry of Defence, a large radar dome can be seen behind two masts bristling with antennae. Officially, these allow the 108 metre-long craft …
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
stereophile.com | Michael Trei
The British audio scene from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s was pretty strange. Audio as a hobby was a big deal, with widespread appeal to a much younger crowd than today. Audiophiles were guided by a flurry of what my friends called "hi-fi pornos," audio magazines that filled the racks at the newsagents. Far more than you see today, there was a strong nationalist bent, with some writers displaying an open bias against anything that wasn't British.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Michael Trei
14 hours agoDelta announces big tech upgrades to inflight entertainmentDelta travelers can expect Bluetooth connectivity for their headphones, new high-res screens, and free YouTube Premium -- alongside other tech …10 hours agoVictrola drops stylish record players and turntables that any vinyl lover can jam withSet to launch in spring 2025, Victrola's new audio lineup, which also includes premium speakers, can revitalize any home audio system. Vinyl …
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
stereophile.com | Michael Trei
To watch as Rega very slowly expands its turntable offerings upmarket requires the patience of a Thomas Pynchon addict waiting for each new tome from the notoriously slow-working and reclusive author. Starting out 51 years ago with just one turntable model, Rega now offers turntables at seven different price levels, plus a few minor variations in between (footnote 1).
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
stereophile.com | Jonathan Carr |Michael Trei
It started one evening when I was killing time watching YouTube videos and stumbled across a 2017 talk given by Jonathan Carr, Lyra's brilliant cartridge designer (footnote 1). After discussing his design and Lyra's manufacturing processes for about 18 minutes, Carr opens the floor to questions. Someone asks which of the many cartridge setup parameters he feels is the most important.
