VINYL: Watch a stunning microscopic slow-motion video of a needle on a record

Anton Spice writes: An electron microscope captures the moment stylus meets groove in slow-motion. The good folk behind Youtube channel Applied Science have shared an incredible new video of a stylus riding the grooves of a vinyl record in ultra-slow motion using an electron microscope. Cutting off small sections of an LP to fit the […]

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VERTERE ACOUSTICS / New Reference Tonearm Gen III: News

Touraj Moghaddam, Vertere’s founder and chief designer, gave a detailed description and explanation of the new third-generation of Vertere Reference Tonearm. Some eleven years after the launch of the original Tonearm – one that was considered genuinely revolutionary – the third generation brings additional flexibility, ease of use/fine-tuning and, of course, improved performance.   The […]

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DYNAVECTOR: The P75, Dr. T, and the Electric Boogaloo

From the archives I’ve been running a XX-2 mk. 2 into the P75 (mk 1), (thanks Joe) and just ran it in the Current Amp, zero resistance mode. Problem is I have no idea how this actually works. While I am going to test this with my ears, and with full confidence, I’m curious to […]

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MUSIC IS THE

VINYL: If you know anyone that “seriously” collects records, they are probably exactly like this guy.

Sarah Barness (The Huffington Post): If you know anyone that “seriously” collects records, they are probably exactly like this guy. They organize their collection by sections for generic metal, stoner metal,death metal, punk, shoegazer, dream pop, jazz, ragtime, classical, rap, R&B etc. etc. etc. If the records aren’t organized by genre, they might just be […]

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McINTOSH: Unique Alice Cooper McIntosh turntable donated to Cooper’s USA Rock & Roll auction!

They tell us ….. McIntosh Laboratory, the global leader in high-performance home entertainment systems for over 65 years, is proudly donating a one-off Alice Cooper MT5 turntable (usual price £7,495) to Cooper’s Solid Rock Rock & Roll Vampire Bash charity auction in Arizona, USA, this weekend. McIntosh Laboratory has created a unque Alice Cooper MT5 […]

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