Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware And Plastic (CD) As vinyl continues to grow in popularity, counterfeiters are out there trying to take your money. Don’t get taken in by that low cost vinyl, or CD, that looks just too good to be […] Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer BewareNovember 24, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Album / CD / Counterfeit / Plastic / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic
2 Tonearms 101 – An Introduction This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction Unless your turntable comes with its manufacturers own tonearm you will need to select an arm to suit the turntable and carry your proposed cartridge. The problem for the newcomer is the huge selection […] Tonearms 101 – An IntroductionNovember 20, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Gimbal / Magnetic / Parallel / Tonearms / Unipivot by fromvinyltoplastic
Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series The Yamaha Hi-Fi History Yamaha was established by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 when he built his first reed organ. Over the years Yamaha has grown into the worlds largest manufacturer of musical instruments and along the way created some outstanding audio products. In 1954 Yamaha coined […] Yamaha 5000 Audiophile SeriesNovember 11, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog / C-5000 / GT-5000 / M-5000 / NS-5000 / Stereo / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic
Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look Introduction The Huei phono pre-amplifier was first unveiled back in May at the Munich High End Show. This 30th anniversary phono stage is now available to purchase. It uses an ultra low noise microprocessor controller and the space-saving chassis is milled out of a […] Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First LookNovember 8, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Chord Electronics / Huei / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic
Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques Over the years there have been several motor coupling techniques used to rotate the turntable platter. This is a brief overview of each method along with their advantages and disadvantages. There are three basic types of motor drive, the second two of which have various methods […] Vinyl Turntable Drive TechniquesNovember 2, 2019 in Audio tagged Belt Drive / Direct Drive / Idler Drive / Rim Drive / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic