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THE LONG AWAITED ROLLING STONES MONO BOXSETThe Rolling Stones 16 LP Mono boxset is due for release on the 30th September,2016.The set will be available on vinyl,CD,Standard Digital and True HD  in 96/24,192/24 and DSD and totals 156 tracks,56 of which have never been heard in Mono by "the Digital People."As with The Beatles Mono releases,between 1963 and 1969 when albums were originally released,the Mono mixes were considered more important since that's how most kids listened both on the ra …

THE FIRST NEW VINYL JUKEBOX IN 20 YEARSA UK company called Sound Leisure has manufactured a new vinyl jukebox.The company is already famous for it's CD playing models.Company Director,Chris Black said that finding people to construct a vinyl jukebox proved tricky,with most of the team in their 70's and 80's.The company says that it is not going to be a mass-produced item.Because the jukeboxes are handmade,there might be 50 a year to slake the demand of collectors and the very hippest watering ho …

REGA PLANAR 3In Roy Gandy (the founder of Rega Research) we truly have a legend of the hifi industry.In his words:"I'm not a past person.I don't reminisce".If he did he would find some amazing achievements in the award -winning world of his turntable design and understanding of the "beat of the music".Rega celebrated it's 43rd anniversary this year with the release of 3 new models,the Planar 3,Planar 2 and the Planar 1.Roy just keeps finding better ways to reproduce music and keeps astounding mu …

The Founder of Pro-Ject Turntales Talks About His PassionHeinz Lichtenegger is a fascinating character and visionary.He happily admits that 25 years ago he was regarded by anyone with business sense as crazy.At a time when CD's ruled and most turntable sales occurred at garage sales,he bought a factory that made them.To Heinz,making turntables made perfect sense.He says:"Turntables were getting expensive as no one was making them anymore."Models that cost 300 Euros were selling for 470 Euros sec …

Infectious Enthusiasm And Clear Vision Define Focal SpeakersFocal is a French brand of speakers that is resolute about maintaining  the "Made In France" theme on everything including their entry-level Chorus range of speakers.It is refreshing in a world where increasing numbers of companies have outsourced their manufacturing base to China and the Far East.The CEO,Gerard Chretien,talks passionately about not only of his love of music and all things audio,but also his belief that audio produ …