This global celebration honored 55 years of Excel Sound and introduced their new flagship cartridge, the Hana Umami Black.
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Fozgometer V2 ($400; reviewed by Michael Fremer in May 2022, Vol.45 No.5 review)
"No matter. As these things go, the Fozgometer is insanely easy to use: Just plug in the cables, put on a test record, and look at the meter. By checking the amount of crosstalk and comparing L–R and R–L, you can tell if you've got your phono cartridge's azimuth adjusted right. If the reading is off, give it another tweak and try again."
Read the entire review at Stereophile.com
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