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Ultrasonic Record Cleaners from HumminGuru

Bruce Kinch — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:56:37 +0000

HumminGuru? Just another Tik-Tok #influencer, you'd think? No, it turns out HumminGuru is a Hong Kong-based firm focused on accessories for vinyl enthusiasts, from LP inner sleeves to ultrasonic record cleaning machines. Two actually, both functionally similar to the high-end audiophile approved $4-6K machines, but currently going for as little as $379 and $699. Not... Read More »

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The Quadratic Audio MC-1: Max Vinyl Mojo with a Modern Minimalist Design!

Juan C. Ayllon — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:54:56 +0000

Photo by Bryant Larsen The Quadratic Audio MC-1 was influenced by a triumphant tradition that rose from the Great War's ashes to avant-garde and worldwide influence that continues today. It was 1919 in post-World War I Germany when, under Berlin architect Walter Gropius' leadership, the Weimar School of Applied Arts merged with the Academy of... Read More »

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Origin Live's Vinyl Accessories - Mat, Weight, and More.

Bruce Kinch — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:42:02 +0000

About a year ago I put together a selection of analog tweaks under $50 (HERE)—a mix of DIY, off-label use of non-audio thingamajigs, and commercial offerings. Among the latter was Origin Live's cool little Cartridge Enabler. I described it as a gateway drug for the firm's spindle weight and platter mat (which uses the same... Read More »

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LAST Factory Products Will Brighten Any Vinyl-Head's Holiday

Nan Pincus — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:06:35 +0000

As we approach the holiday season, our impulse is often to get new, get more, get everything. New releases and reissues fill our notes app as we shop for records for the fellow audiophiles in our life, perhaps occasionally picking up an album or two for our personal collection. The process of collecting is a... Read More »

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LAST Factory Stylus and Record Care Products

Greg Weaver — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:24:32 +0000

Among the more popular topics receiving vigorous traction on social media and public forums are discussions about the derisive and conflicting beliefs and approaches on how to clean and maintain our record collections. For those of us old-school audiophiles, aging stalwarts who have NEVER not known the benefits and caveats of vinyl playback, such processes... Read More »

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Record Doctor VI

Francisco Duran — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:08:24 +0000

If any audio product should be standard issue, the lowly record cleaner certainly qualifies for that status. If you play records, they need cleaning. If you buy new or used records, they need cleaning. Yes even new ones need a once over with a good old record cleaner. Of course I have talked to people... Read More »

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Now Playing - Part 4: David Crosby and Dream Theater

Greg Weaver — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:01:43 +0000

David Crosby, If I Could Only Remember My Name. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, MFSL 2-496, Original Master Recording, Gain 2™ Ultra Analog, 2 x 12" 45 RPM SuperVinyl™ 180g LPs, Numbered Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, 2022 First up...the spring 2022 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, 2 X 45 RPM, limited, numbered remastered reissue on... Read More »

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Brief Impressions: Mobile Fidelity's Ultradisc One Step LP Reissue of Michael Jackson's Thriller [Updated 11/21/2022]

David W. Robinson — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:49:01 +0000

Ye Olde Editor at RMAF 2019, in water color mode. Photograph by Scot Hull; image processing by that very Robinson himself…. About that One Step… Audiophiles who are tuned into things analog, reissues of same, and record collecting are certainly aware of the recent controversy regarding the processing of Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL, or... Read More »

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Analog Tweaks, Tools, Tips, and Hacks-Under $50!

Bruce Kinch — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:12:49 +0000

Analog is resurgent, what with newbies discovering turntables and seasoned audiophiles revisiting reissued vinyl from their ill-spent youth. Digital music is a much more convenient background for other activities, but playing records better rewards attention with involvement; bitsy will just never replace groovy in the listener's lexicon. Blame the pandemic: one can read similar stories... Read More »

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Kirmuss Audio Advances Record Restoration and Introduces the Adrenaline Speaker Cable

Robert H. Levi — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:05:29 +0000

An important announcement! The energetic and brilliant Charles Kirmuss has no grass growing under his feet as he announces changes in usage of his superb KA-RC-1 Ultrasonic Record Restoration System and newly developed and very high value speaker cables for audiophile systems. I inquired about the cleaning process since there is so much buzz associated... Read More »

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Furutech DeMagα LP Demagnetizer

Greg Weaver — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:29:54 +0000

What the Hell is That It's no secret that I like to tweak. In fact, I made a name for myself and built a huge following in my early writing career writing about such minutiae. My third paid audio writing gig (after folding the audio analyst© that I had founded in 1988), saw me at... Read More »

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My Ultimate Mono Experience: the Hana SL Cartridge and the ModWright PH 9.0 Phono Stage - Part 2

Wayne Goins — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:24:23 +0000

Hey, Positive People! When we last spoke on March 9 in Issue 102 (HERE), I ended the article saying that being so inspired by the sound of the Modwright P9.0 preamp, it led me to purchase quite a few fun vinyl items for discussion in this Part II of Mono-mania! I have a complete mono-ready... Read More »

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Tru-Sweep Anti-Static Dust Cleaner/Sweeper

Michael Corsentino — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:20:02 +0000

We audiophiles love to argue! There's no shortage of passionate "experts" espousing opinions regarding all things playback. These spirited debates definitely keep our hobby fun and interesting. Digital vs analog, cable believers vs non-believers, gear heads vs music heads, brand loyalists, etc. Just post about your favorite cables on social media and stand back! In... Read More »

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The Pursuit of Happiness: My Rega Revelations

Wayne Goins — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:22:58 +0000

Wayne Goins on the hunt for LPs: a selfie! In my last article for Positive Feedback, I extolled the virtues of the Modwright PH150 and the surrounding components that completed the rig (PS150 power supply; VPI Prime Scout; LTA Ultralinear amplifier and Microzotl amp; Daedalus Audio Athena v.2 loudspeakers; and a complete set of WyWires... Read More »

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The Beginner's Guide to Vinyl

Claude Lemaire — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:21:09 +0000

The Beginner's Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog, by Jenna Miles. ISBN-10: 1440598967. ISBN-13: 978-1440598968. Published by Adams Media (2017) Rating Global Appreciation: 8.5. Presentation: straightforward, non-deluxe. Category: music, vinyl record guide. Format: paperback book. 5.5 x 8.5 inches approx. 256 pages all B&W except for 8 semi-gloss colored pages located... Read More »

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Audio Desk Systeme Premium Ultrasonic Vinyl Cleaner PRO

Pete Davey — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:38:13 +0000

You know, every once in a while, one of those "disruptive" products that come to the market that make you think "Why didn't I think of that", or "I thought of that!"... enter one of the original ultrasonic record cleaners. Since the release of the original Audio Desk system several years ago, there have been... Read More »

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A List of Records That Have Meaning to Me

Carol Clark — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:04:08 +0000

The other day I had the idea to write a post on Facebook about records, but the more I thought about it the more I realized it would make a better article than Facebook post. I see a lot of people posting lists of records that have had an impact on them. I like those... Read More »

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Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions, Vol. 2

Marc Phillips — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:36:47 +0000

Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions, Vol. 2 (A.T. Music LLC 3106, 2-LP set $125, CD/SACD $29.98, http://www.lynstanley.com) "Other than that, I think her voice is incredibly sexy and inviting. It's much closer to London than too-cool-for-school Krall and for that reason I'll be more than happy to bring this to all future trade shows. Unless, of... Read More »

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Radio Free Chip

Chip Stern — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 10:26:35 +0000

Confession is Good for the Soul Those few pilgrims who've remained in touch, and kept up to date with RADIO FREE CHIP's infrequent musings, might just recollect how a persistent and recurring theme of recent columns centered around how contented I was with my rig, how my system had evolved to the point where I... Read More »

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Lars Jakob Rudjord's Indiepiano on LP

Marc Phillips — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:37:24 +0000

Fyrlyd Records FYRLYDLP1602, available at http://fyrlyd.no/ for 389 NOK "I'm a huge fan of those guys." Music reviewers aren't supposed to admit to such things. We're supposed to be objective in our approach to something that's almost perfectly subjective. We're supposed to accurately describe the release, offer some sort of reference for the reader that... Read More »

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Legrand Jazz, Impex Records LP Reissue

Robert H. Levi — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:37:54 +0000

Legrand Jazz, Impex Records LP Reissue, Stereo. IMP 6028 of Columbia CS 8079 It is about time Legrand Jazz, this historic jazz LP—or shall I say "hard bop"—was reissued properly. The Impex LP is the 36th LP version of Legrand Jazz in the world, and the best, I think, by a country mile. Made from the Columbia session tapes... Read More »

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Equipment for Making Archival Digital Copies of an LP, Part 2: Rega Research Ltd. Planar 3 Turntable Package

John Marks — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:00:02 +0000

Herein we have part two of our good audio friend John Marks, he of The Tannhauser Gate blogging fame, in which he continues his series on transferring and digitizing LPs in a cost-effective way. Many PF readers will find this series to be of assistance, as they seek to archive their valuable, but so very fragile, analog records.... Read More »

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Equipment for Making Archival Digital Copies of an LP, Part 1

John Marks — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 22:57:31 +0000

This is a fascinating new series from our good friend John Marks, editor of The Tannhauser Gate. In it, John proposes to provide a reasonably simple and affordable method for converting LPs to digital files for playback on computer-based systems. I think that his comments will be quite helpful for those of our readers here at PF who... Read More »

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Sasha Matson's Tight Lines on LP

Marc Phillips — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:46:11 +0000

Like many boomers, I've reached the point in my life where the aesthetics of Mid-Century Americana have become incredibly pleasing. It might be nostalgia, borne from the idea that the world of my childhood looked very different than now but in delightfully subtle ways such as the lines of the furniture in the average living... Read More »

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VPI Hosts Press Open House Day. Part II: The Ultimate "Man Cave?"

Myles B. Astor — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:44:19 +0000

Everyone jumped in their vehicles at the end of the factory tour and drove—or caught a ride—to the "VPI Man Cave" for some listening sessions. How did the VPI man cave come into being? "After Mom passed," Mat shared, "Dad wasn't living in the house since it was too big and we were paying taxes... Read More »

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