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Yearly Archives: 2018

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio - MQA — MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail Introduction There are now enough articles, streaming services and CD’s that I thought that I would re-visit MQA encoding, particularly after several e-mail exchanges with David Elias, a Hawaii based Acoustic Music writer, producer and studio owner. David writes, produces and records […]

MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail

September 2, 2018 in Audio tagged Bob Stuart / Hi-Res Audio / Meridian / MQA / Oppo 205 / Streaming / USBDAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update — Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update Warner Bros 2017 PG13 | 2hrs | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD […]

Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update

September 2, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Blu-Ray / Justice League / Movie / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Amplifier Classes-A Quick Primer Course Introduction So, we all need them, what are they? They, are amplifiers. They come in two different basic types for audio: Voltage amplifier: Head amplifier for very low level signals found in moving coil cartridges – […]

Amplifier Classes-A Quick Primer Course

August 22, 2018 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged 405 / Amplifiers / Audio Amplifiers / Class A / Class AB / Class B / Class C / Class D / Class F / Class G / Class H / Class I / Class S / Class T / Leak TL50 / Push-Pull / Quad Current Dumper / Radford / ZD22 by fromvinyltoplastic

Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update — Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update Disney/Buena Vista 2017 PG13 | 2hrs 10 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Comedy HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 […]

Thor Ragnarok Blu-ray Review 4K Update

August 13, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Blu-Ray / Movie / plastic / Thor Ragnarok by fromvinyltoplastic

Home Theater Treatment For Great Images — Home Theater Treatment For Great Images Introduction So after spending your hard earned cash on that new projector and screen, there is more to installing them than just hanging them off the ceiling or putting the projector on a table or shelf! Especially if you want to get the best […]

Home Theater Treatment For Great Images

August 8, 2018 in Home Theater Construction / My A/V Room / Video / Video Treatments tagged Great Images / Home Theater / Light Absorption / Light Reflection / Surface Treatments by fromvinyltoplastic

Annihilation Blu-ray Review — Annihilation Blu-ray Review Paramount Pictures | 2018 R | 1hr 55 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio Starring: Natalie Portman | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Gina Rodriguez | Tessa Thompson | Tuva Novotny | Oscar Isaac Directed by: […]

Annihilation Blu-ray Review

August 4, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged Annihilation / Blu-Ray / Movie / plastic / review by fromvinyltoplastic

HDR10+ Certification Begins This Month My 2 Cents Did we need another standard that currently brings no tangible benefits to the viewer, as of yet? It doesn’t provide you with anything more, and a little less, than Dolby Vision (DV). True its not proprietary, and true it’s an essentially a […]

HDR10+ Certification Begins This Month

July 28, 2018 in News / Video tagged Certification / Dynamic Metadata / HDR-10 / HDR10+ by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review — Review: Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Having snatched up one of the last UDP-203 players just before Oppo announced that they would make a final batch, I also put my name down for one of the final batches of 205 players. Well I was one of the lucky […]

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review

July 22, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Audiophile / HDR / Master Quality Authenticated / MQA / Oppo / UDP-205 / UHD / USB DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves — JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves Introduction HDR or High Dynamic Range needs lots of luminance to do it full justice, no matter how black your blacks are. So while many modern flat panel displays can provide a peak brightness that can really provide a stunningly bright image to […]

JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves

July 15, 2018 in Equipment / Video tagged 4K / DLA-RS640 / Gamma / HDR / OETF / PQ / Projectors by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review — Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player-One Last Batch After many sleepless nights wondering whether I would draw the short straw, my Oppo UDP-205 has finally arrived, freshly manufactured in May 2018. For those of you still waiting […]

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player-One Last Batch

July 5, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged Oppo / OPPO Digital / UDP-205 / UHD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review — Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review Introduction When I had the opportunity to build my own dedicated A/V room I decided to go all out as there wouldn’t be a second chance. So for the screen I turned to an electrically operated dual masking system as both 16:9 and 2.35:1 scope movies […]

Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review

June 24, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Cinema Vision / Da-Lite / Da-Mat / Dual Masking / Electric Screen / Electrol / Screen by fromvinyltoplastic

Blu-Ray Review 4K UHD: The Great Wall — Blu-ray 4K Review: The Great Wall Universal Studios PG-13 | 1hr 43mins | Action | Adventure | Fantasy HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Starring: Matt Damon […]

Blu-ray 4K Review: The Great Wall

June 18, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Blu-Ray / movies / review / The Great Wall / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun Leinsdorf - Sheffield Lab 24 — Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun – Sheffield Lab 24 – Released 1985 Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 5 Overall frequency response: 4+ Side One […]

Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun – Sheffield Lab 24

June 16, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Firebird / LAPO / LP / review / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo HDR10plus and DV Passthrough Official Firmware Release — Oppo Players Get Sony TV Dolby Vision Update Early in April 2018 Oppo revealed that they would be discontinuing the production of its UDP-203 and UDP-205 4K Blu-ray players, and stepping out of the player business permanently. This is a real blow to […]

Oppo Players Get Sony TV Dolby Vision Update

June 13, 2018 in News tagged Dolby Vision / Oppo / OPPO Digital / Sony TV / UDP 203 / UDP-205 by fromvinyltoplastic

Projector Screen and Material Selection — Projector Screen and Material Selection Introduction It is very easy to forget the importance of your screen, and after having spent many thousands of dollars on your projector, it is a strong determining factor in just how good your image will look. Remember that your screen doesn’t just reflect the […]

Projector Screen and Material Selection

June 9, 2018 in Screens tagged Angular Reflective / Da-Lite / Elite / Hot Spotting / Projection / Retro Reflective / Screen Brightness / Screen Gain / Screens / Stewart / Viewing Angle by fromvinyltoplastic