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AnalogPlanet July 2014

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2nd Edition

Mats Unmasked!
Thanks to all who downloaded and listened to the same track played using 8 different mats. That's a great deal of heavy lifting, hopefully made somewhat lighter by Mike Valentine's excellent Decca tree recording of a nimble performance of Vivaldi's "Concerto For 2 Mandolins". I hope you downloaded and enjoyed the "gift" track too.

"Redbook" 16 bit/44.1K Version of Vivaldi Track Added to Mat Test
Analogplanet.com readers requested we post the "rebook" version of the Vivaldi Mandolin piece so there's a reference at the same sampling and bit rate as the "needle drops".

The Big Brush Off! Three Dry Record Brushes Compared
This is hardly a scientific comparison, but I spent a few days comparing, in order of price, the Audioquest carbon fiber brush ($24.99), the AcousTech The Big Record Brush ($36.95) ($52.95 with grounding wire) and the Levin Design ($335 appx.).

Cécile McLorin Salvant Sings Old Songs New
Eschewing both retro and modern musical gestures, the remarkable young jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant manages here to make new and fresh an album of mostly very old songs.

Your Four Day Getaway With Tony Visconti, Al Schmitt, Elliot Scheiner and Bill Szymczyk!
Sorry, this is not a giveaway contest. However, if you have sufficiently deep pockets ($3499 if you sign up now, $3999 after August 1st) you can spend a four day, extended weekend, Thursday, November 6th through Sunday November 9th, 2014 with four of the greatest producer/engineers of our time (or any time) at the Power Station/New England Studios in Waterford, CT.

Do Record Mats Really Make a Sonic Difference? And if So, Which of These Do You Prefer.
Here are eight excerpts of Vivaldi's "Concerto for 2 Mandolins" from the audiophile sampler record Chasing the Dragon (VAL007) produced and engineered by Mike Valentine. Also find the entire 96k/24 bit file generously provided by Mr. Valentine that you can enjoy as well as use as a "control" in helping you determine which mat (if any) helped produce the most accurate vinyl rendering of the file.

Led Zeppelin Debut Reissue Gets Respect
“Bloated Blimp”. That’s what I called the band after hearing this album for the first time. I also thought the Hindenburg disaster album cover in bad taste. But then I was in law school in 1969 and trying the straight and narrow after “widening” in college.

Kuzma Stogi S SE 12" Tonearm with VTA Tower Is a Serious Overachiever
So you can’t afford a $6500 Kuzma 4 Point tonearm? How close to its performance does the unipivot $3150 Kuzma Stogi S SE 12” with VTA tower wired with Crystal silver/gold alloy cable come? That’s what I recently decided to find out.

1st Edition

Music Hall's MMF-11.1 Top of the Line Turntable
It’s no secret that Pro-Ject builds Music Hall turntables to Music Hall’s specifications and design parameters using mostly “off the Pro-Ject shelf” mechanical components. Before getting to the 11.1, perhaps you are wondering why Pro-Ject would want to compete with itself.

Highway 61 Revisited Revisited By Mobile Fidelity at 45rpm
Dylan's previous album Bringing It All Back Home arguably contains the first rap song ("Subterranean Homesick Blues") and is associated with the first rock video--the one where he holds up those cue cards with some of the lyrics--but this album made Dylan a rock star.

Kenny Burrell's Classic Midnight Blue At 33 1/3 From Music Matters
On his posthumous album The Sky Is Crying, Stevie Ray Vaughan covers "Chitlins Con Carne", the opening tune on this seminal 1963 jazz/blues release. The annotation includes a quote from brother Jimmie who said that the album was "...a tribute to Stevie's heroes...." among whom was Burrell.

Peter, Paul and Mary's Debut Album Cut From Master Tape at 45rpm From ORG
Peter, Paul and Mary brought gospel fervor to the staid folk revival of the early '60s. Though they got their live chops at Paul Colby's Bitter End, the brick wall of which serves as the cover's backdrop, it was this album that propelled them to pop music-like mainstream stardom.

Beatles Monos Get New York City Debut At Electric Lady Studios
After a successful Los Angeles launch, Universal Music Enterprises and Apple Corps today brought their Beatles mono vinyl "road show" to New York City's Electric Lady Studios.

Reader Finds It Pays to Listen to Analog Rabbi
Michael, There was a time when I started buying records out of sheer boredom with Compact Discs. Some technical limitations always bothered me and though I loved it, I never did think it sounded as good.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble TEXAS Hurricane Box Set (corrected copy)
Why has the blues been banished from popular music? Probably because young people today don’t have the blues. For one thing they seem generally more happy and well-adjusted than previous generations.

Ortofon's 2M Mono Special Edition First Listen----World Exclusive!
Analogplanet received one of the first Ortofon 2M MONO Special Edition cartridges developed by the company in cooperation with Universal Music Group as a tribute to the upcoming Beatles "Back to Mono" box set.

The Beatles Get Back To Mono and AAA Vinyl
Apple Corps and Universal Music Group today announced the September 8th release date (September 9th in North America) of the long-anticipated Beatles’ mono vinyl reissue series, cut to lacquer using the original analogue master tapes.

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