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Pro-Ject Debut III USB Turntable
Digitize your vinyl—the right way. The proposition is hard to resist. Buy a turntable with a USB output, connect it to your PC, and digitize your vinyl for 21st-century listening. But there’s a right...
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Parasound Zphono·USB
Parasound has packed a few more features into their Zphono moving coil/moving magnet pre, adding to the Zphono·USB ($350) an A-D converter and (obviously) a USB port, making it even more handy as a...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Audio Fest Report, Part 2: Speakers, Amps, and More
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is growing up. A few years ago, it was known as a gathering of small (sometimes one-man) companies demonstrating exotic (sometimes downright wacky) audio products. Some of...
View ArticleSpin Doctors: Ten Turntables Under $500
I’d had my AR ES-1 turntable for about 20 years when a tenant burned my house — and the turntable and about 3,000 records — to the ground the one time I decided to rent it. If this sad story has a...
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Show and Tell: Phono Cartridge Choice and Installation
After having been declared dead sometime back in the 1990s, analog turntables and vinyl records have made a strong comeback in recent years. That's great, but for people who come from the CD or iPod...
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Test Report: Rega RP6 Turntable
It’s a ritual. You hear audiophiles claim how great vinyl sounds, but you never quite buy into it. Then you finally hear your first good turntable, and you’re hooked. In my case, it was a Rega Planar...
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Test Report: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable
Carbon fiber is included in all sorts of products, sometimes for absurd and cynical reasons. My Philips Arcitec electric razor, for example, has carbon fiber trim on its sides. The carbon fiber doesn’t...
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Table Talk: How To Set Up a Turntable
ACROSS THE CONTINENT, thousands are taking part in an almost-forgotten rite. It melds advanced technology, knowledge handed down through the decades, and a little dose of black magic. As most rituals...
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Sony PS-HX500 Hi-Res USB Turntable Review
PerformanceFeaturesErgonomicsValuePRICE $599AT A GLANCEPlus Good-quality manual belt-drive turntable Built-in hi-res analog-to-digital converter Built-in phono preamp Simple user setupMinus Additional...
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LP Records as Art
Those who grew up in the age of vinyl LP records remember that preparing for the listening experience was an artform in itself. Ceremoniously removing the LP from the sleeve, while gently grasping the...
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Technics SL-1200GR Turntable Review
PerformanceFeaturesErgonomicsValuePRICE $1,699 AT A GLANCEPlus Newly engineered from the ground up Exceptional pitch stability Includes 78 rpm speed Minus DJ features are irrelevant for most users...
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Andover Audio Spin System Integrated Audio System Review
PerformanceFeaturesErgonomicsValuePRICE $1,146 (as tested) AT A GLANCEPlus Exceptionally simple to set up and use Great sound Minus No remote control THE VERDICT With the Spin System, Andover Audio has...
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Monolith By Monoprice Belt-Drive Turntable Review
PerformanceFeaturesErgonomicsValuePRICE $250 AT A GLANCEPlus Quality turntable at a budget price Excellent pre-mounted cartridge Versatile hook up options Minus Setup is a bit fussy Inaccurate speed as...
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Victrola Stream Carbon Turntable Review
PerformanceFeaturesErgonomicsValuePRICE $800 AT A GLANCEPlus Easy streaming to Sonos Automatically turns on Included Ortofon 2M Red cartridgeMinus App is finicky Lacks phono output Dust cover feels...
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