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  "description": "Model 500 appears 4 times in our Detroit Techno, The Eighties, The Waxonia Desk — Detroit Techno, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
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