Price $1,995.00. Available from various online retailers or via your local dealer. Description Entry-level model from esteemed cartridge maker, Lyra. Designed by Jonathan Carr and hand-built in Japan. Specifications (from manufacturer) Type: Medium weight, medium compliance, low-impedance moving coil cartridgeStylus: Namiki microridge line-contact nude diamond stylus (2.5um x 75um), surface-mountedCantilever system: Solid boron rod with ..read more

Price $39.99. Available from online retailers and your local Clearaudio dealer. Description Simple and inexpensive record clamp fits most any turntable spindle. Setup I’ve used this clamp for many years on various turntables including models by Technics, Pro-Ject, and Thorens. Operation Place the record on the turntable, then hold the Clever Clamp by its outer ..read more

Price $2,899. Special Edition MkII version available from Upscale Audio. Standard version available from various online and local dealers. Description Highly adjustable tube phono preamp accommodates most any moving magnet or moving coil cartridge. Made in USA by lauded tube-based home and pro audio equipment maker, Manley Laboratories. Specifications (from the manufacturer) Vacuum-tube complement: 2 ..read more

Price $34.00 for 16 oz bottle, $50.00 for 32 oz bottle. Available from various online retailers as well as local dealers who sell Osage Audio Products. Description Ready to use enzyme cleaning fluid for record cleaning machines. Works as a first step before other formulas, or by itself with a water rinse. Setup I’ve used ..read more

Price $695.00. Available from various online retailers or via your local dealer. Description Flagship moving magnet model from famed Danish cartridge manufacturer. Notable for it’s Shibata stylus and reviews proclaiming it to be the best moving magnet cartridge made today. Specifications (from the manufacturer) Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. – 5 mVChannel balance at ..read more

Sound: 7.2 Pressing/packaging: 9.2 Value: 8.4 ORG Music reissue released in 2014. 180g vinyl, 45RPM, 2LP, limited edition, numbered. Catalog Number: ORGM-1091. Mastered by Bernie Grundman. Pressed by Pallas in Germany. UPC: 711574708413. MSRP: $49. Buy on Amazon.com Introduction This LP was originally released by Atlantic Records in 1964. It consists of tracks recorded in ..read more

Sound: 7.6 Pressing: 7.4 Value: 5.0 Deutsche Grammophon reissue released in 2016. 180g vinyl. Catalog Number: 479 6653. UPC: 028947966531. MSRP: $23. Buy on Amazon.com Introduction I’ve been on a Chopin rampage lately (if such a thing could ever exist). As far as solo piano works go, I spin Chopin more than any other composer ..read more

Sound: 8.8 Pressing: 8.4 Value: 9.0 Speakers Corner reissue released in 2017. 180g vinyl. Catalog Number: Columbia MS 6157. UPC: 4260019715333. MSRP: $35. Buy on Amazon.com Introduction Speakers Corner is mining the Columbia vaults for early stereo gems, of which this title is one. There are some legendary titles and performances from that era, but ..read more

Sound: 9.8 Pressing: 3.5 Value: 8.5 ORG Music reissue released in 2013. 180g vinyl, 45RPM, 2LP. Catalog Number: ORGM-1081. Mastered by Bernie Grundman. Pressed by Pallas in Germany. UPC: 711574707218. MSRP: $49. Buy on Amazon.com Introduction Much has been said about this, Ornette Coleman’s shot across the bow of jazz as it was known in ..read more

Sound: 9.2 Pressing/Packaging: 9.4 Value: 9.7 Speakers Corner reissue released in 2008. 180g vinyl. Catalog Number: Mercury SR90226. UPC: 4260019714978. MSRP: $35. Buy on Amazon.com Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete). London Symphony Orchestra. Antal Dorati, conductor. Introduction As per our review philosophy, we focus reviews here exclusively on sound quality. Lots of analysis out there ..read more