The HiFi Five Episode 9
In Episode 9 we discuss:
— If you could listen to music with one audio reviewer/influencer who would you select, and why?
Three of us selected Michael Fremer!
— Do uber-expensive flagship components make marketing strategy sense to sell mid-range components?
We discuss the marketing hype around ...
D’Agostino Launches Momentum Z Mono Amplifier | Michael Fremer Reports…
In January 2026, Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems celebrated its 15th anniversary with the launch of the Momentum Z Mono Amplifier at their Cave Creek, Arizona facility. Priced around $125,000 per pair, this flagship amplifier features new Kinetic Drive Regulator technology. Michael Fremer rep...
Episode 221 - Animalympics (1980)
It's sports! It's animals! It's animation! It's celebrity voices! It's... a weird riff on Lost Horizon and I guess Saturday Night Fever with an alligator? It's Animalypics! From the creator of Tron! And hosted by a turtle who sounds like Henry Kissinger! And music from 10cc! I'm sure it made sens...
Great Digital Audio STILL Can’t Match Analog? Michael Fremer Explains
Vinyl legend Michael Fremer on why analog still wins, the Quincy Jones courtroom showdown that stunned a jury 🎶 his crusade to save vinyl when CDs took over, and what the Mobile Fidelity scandal really revealed about transparency in audio 🎧
*MICHAEL FREMER*
🎙️ Tracking Angle: https://track...
Analog After Dark - Music & News Podcast - Vinyl Summit, Michael Fremer Drama & Rhino Hi-Fi - EP.1
Join Mike (owner of The ‘In’ Groove in Phoenix, AZ) and his buddy Leland for the debut episode of Analog After Dark — a laid-back, music-obsessed podcast for vinyl collectors, audiophiles, and anyone who lives and breathes music.
In this first episode, Mike and Leland dive into:
The Vinyl Summit...
Analog After Dark - Michael Fremer Loses His Mind, Mofi DSD, Paul McCartney Release Party EP.2
In Episode 2 of Analog After Dark, Mike from The In Groove (Phoenix, AZ) sits down with longtime friend and regular customer Leland.
They kick things off with personal stories — including their unforgettable Metallica concert experience — before diving into the biggest topic of the week: the ongo...
Revisited: Ken Kessler & Michael Fremer: Analog Wars, Part I
Join us this week as we revisit a previous favorite of Jay Jay's conversations on hi-fi audio; If there are two individuals who know the world of Hi-Fi audio, it's Ken Kessler & Michael Fremer. Ken is a Hi-Fi expert journalist, who joined Hi-Fi News & Record Review in 1983, to which he still cont...
Revisited: Ken Kessler & Michael Fremer: Analog Wars, Part II
Tune in for Part II of one the favorite hi fi conversations that has taken place on the podcast: Analog Wars, with Ken Kessler & Michael Fremer! Don't miss the second half of these audio gurus conversation with Jay Jay.
Ken is a Hi-Fi expert journalist, who joined Hi-Fi News & Record Review in 19...
Analog After Dark - Beatles Rubber Soul Super Deluxe, Fremer vs. Rhino & Shatner Goes Metal EP.6
Mike and Leland are back for Episode 6 of Analog After Dark. From the bench at The 'In' Groove in Phoenix, AZ, the guys run through the week's biggest audiophile reissue news — then wander well past the turntable into some music talk.This week:The Beatles finally announce the Rubber Soul Super De...
Fans On The Run - Michael Fremer (Ep. 97)
It's time for another episode of Fans On The Run!
Joining me today is legendary audiophile writer/journalist, proprietor of Tracking Angle, and all around fascinating fellow Michael Fremer!
We talk about hearing 'She Loves You' for the first time, an unreleased Beatles reissue, the poor s...
