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Hi-Fi Returns to L.A.

T.H.E. Show makes its Southern California debut.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted June 6, 2011
We seem to be going through a mini-renaissance in the hallowed tradition of the American hi-fi show, what with this year's burgeoning crop of existing shows and welcome upstarts.

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Getting your smartphone into the vinyl groove

New (and newish) apps let you really get under the hood of your turntable
- By Michael Berk
- Posted April 7, 2011
Chris Feickert (the Dr. Feickert behind turntable and turntable alignment tool) designer Dr. Feickert Analogue) has been working on Adjust+—an interesting hardware/software test suite for turntable adjustment—for a couple of years now.

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Three opinions on the iPad at SXSW
- By Ken Richardson
- Posted March 27, 2011
The iPad is cool for a lot of things, but does it work for music? Various opinions came from the SXSW Music Festival, and together they're an interesting follow-up to Michael Berk's earlier post here on the concept of the iPad Album.

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Tommy Shaw: The Next Right-Sounding Thing

Why the Styx guitarist's bluegrass masterpiece The Great Divide will reward your ears again and again.
- By Mike Mettler
- Posted March 22, 2011
Good is good. It’s a simple adage, but one that’s especially true when it comes to music. Genre and predetermined preferences should be secondary if you’re truly interested in having your ears entertained, challenged, and enriched.

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Review: Pro-Ject RM-1.3 turntable

An audiophile turntable that looks like a million bucks but costs just $499.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted December 2, 2010
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Key Features $499 sumikoaudio.net • Separate motor assembly
• Fully adjustable S-shaped aluminum tonearm
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Rockstar Games releases Red Dead Redemption soundtrack, vinyl coming soon
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 25, 2010
Vinyl records are becoming a curious marketing tool for video game companies.

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Saturday was Record Store Day!

Hundreds of stores celebrated with exclusive releases and gigs. Details here!
- By sandv blog
- Posted April 16, 2010
[This report was posted on Friday the 16th. The Web site for Record Store Day remains active all year.]

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"Bioshock 2 Special Edition" comes with vinyl
- By sandv blog
- Posted November 20, 2009
2K Games has just unveiled the contents of its upcoming Bioshock 2 Special Edition release, and it has something for the audiophiles.

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The two best things in the world under one roof
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 16, 2009
The Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles hosts what might be the only place that combines the two greatest passions of the world's most serious connoisseurs: vinyl records and barbecue.

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Tomorrow Is Vinyl Saturday...
- By sandv blog
- Posted June 19, 2009
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Lovin' the LP: my first weekend with PerspeX
- By sandv blog
- Posted April 28, 2009
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April 18 is Record Store Day!
- By sandv blog
- Posted April 16, 2009
Worried about the demise of independent record stores nationwide? Then make a date to visit your local "mom and pop" shop this Saturday, April 18 — the second annual Record Store Day.

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