Steely Dan UHQR Series

November 2nd, 2022

After a 40 Year Pause Audio-Technica Brings Back The Sound Burger!

portable turntable updated with Bluetooth connectivity and USB-C charging cable

By: Michael Fremer

Audio-Technica just announced the return of the $199 AT-SB2022 "Sound Burger" portable record player. It's been bought back after 40 years away to help the company celebrate its 60th anniversary. The Sound Burger is a belt driven portable 33 1/3/45rpm record player driven by a high-precision DC motor. It features a die-cast aluminum alloy platter with "damping design" and is equipped with the ubiquitous Audio Technica AT3600L moving magnet... Read More

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October 31st, 2022

Warsaw Audio Video Show 2022 Video Day One Video Coverage

Focus on the vibrant Polish Audio Scene

By: Michael Fremer

TrackingAngle.com editor Michael Fremer returns from Poland with hours of video footage, about an hour's worth is embedded here, posted on the site's youTube channel.

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October 31st, 2022

Jim Turner's 'The Well-Tempered Saw'

From the archives: Listening to this album is akin to inserting a palate cleanser in your system

By: Tracking Angle

(This review, written by Carl E. Baugher, originally appeared in Issue 7, Spring 1996.)Don’t laugh, this is not just a novelty record—it’s actually a helluva musical album. Jim Turner is an amazing virtuoso with the ol’ crosscut and he never lapses into sound effects or cheap diddling. The album is a jumble of classical and folk music with Turner’s high-pitched saw at the center of some pretty fine acoustic recordings. The folk stuff is especially good.You gotta hear... Read More

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October 29th, 2022

Warsaw Audio Video Show 2022 Full Coverage Coming Up!

day one video editing underway

By: Michael Fremer

The Warsaw Audio Video Show 2022 is underway. Day one footage shot and being edited. Stay tuned for full details and day one video.

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October 25th, 2022

Ortofon Introduces Concorde Elite Mk II—a DJ Cartridge That Thinks it's For Audiophile Playback

promises a "new level of sound quality, not previously found in DJ categorized cartridges"

By: Michael Fremer

Ortofon's popular "plug and play" Concorde DJ cartridges get a sonic, visual and technical upgrade. The new nude elliptical stylus is meant for listening not "scratching".

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October 24th, 2022

Andrew Gold's Halloween Howls

guest appearances from Linda Ronstadt and David Cassidy

By: Michael Fremer

It's not too late to order this fun record for your young children or grandchildren. The late Andrew Gold produced, performed, engineered and mixed this 1996 children's Halloween album. It's not scary and not meant to be.

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