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Monthly Archives: January 2022

HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion! I have never hidden my disdain for BOTH HDMI and HDCP but now I have good reason to truly despise the entire set of standards. At CES 2022 yet another version of HDMI was introduced, 2.1a. The point here is that […]

HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion!

January 27, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged 2.1 / 2.1a / HDMI / SBTM / Source Based Tone Mapping by fromvinyltoplastic

Dune (2021) – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Warner Bros | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 35 min | Sci-Fi | Epic | Action | Fantasy | Adventure | Drama HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD7.1 Native […]

Dune (2021) – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 24, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Dune (2021) / Part One / Pastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Passion Revolution LP12 PSU Upgrade All Image Credit: Vinyl Passion Originally developed back in 2019 by Mark Sears of Vinyl Passion, the VP Revolution Power Supply is a high performance, two-speed supply designed to replace internal power supplies fitted to the iconic Linn Sondek LP12, such as the Valhalla […]

Vinyl Passion Revolution LP12 PSU Upgrade

January 24, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged LP12 / PSU / Russ Andrews / Vinyl Passion / VP Revolution by fromvinyltoplastic

Venom: Let There Be Carnage 4K Blu ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Sony Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 1hrs 37 min | Action | Horror | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | […]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage 4K Blu ray Review

January 20, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Let There Be Carnage / Plastic / Tom Hardy / UHD / Venom by fromvinyltoplastic

M&K Sound V+ Sealed Sub Series – First Look All Image Credit: M&K Sound M&K have justly announced an update to their V Series of sealed subwoofers. These updated V+ models are said to be ‘décor-friendly’ designs feature manageable cube sizes with new curved and tapered external housings, with the […]

M&K Sound V+ Sealed Sub Series – First Look

January 20, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M&K Sound / Powered Subwoofers / Sealed / Subwoofer / V+ Series by fromvinyltoplastic

Very Low Noise Lentek Battery Power Supply – DIY Introduction So after decades of never knowing whether my Lentek head amplifier alkaline PP9 DC battery was OK I decide to replace it with a NiCd source that I could monitor its voltage and charge and discharge as required. It took […]

Very Low Noise Lentek Battery Power Supply – DIY

January 19, 2022 in Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Analog Power Supplies / Battery Power Supply / DC Power Supply / DIY / Head Amplifier / Lentek / Low Noise / NiCd / Nickel Cadmium / Very Low Noise by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look During CES 2022 JVC announced a higher-end 4K projector at a more ‘affordable’ price when compared to their latest three 8K laser offerings. JVC describes the new DLA-RS1100 or DLA-NP5 as an “entry level” model to its latest top-tier of three 8K […]

JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look

January 13, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged 4K / DILA / DLA-NP5 / DLA-RS1100 / JVC / Native by fromvinyltoplastic

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Universal Studios | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 43 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | […]

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 9, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Daniel Craig / No Time To Die / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Paramount Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 1 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller | Sc-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD […]

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 5, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / G.I.Joe Origins / Plastic / review / Snake Eyes / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences Dolby has released its findings from a recently completed survey on the listening habits of adults in the US. So it looks like us golden oldie audiophiles are coming back into fashion. To be honest we were never out of fashion, […]

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences

January 3, 2022 in Audio / News tagged Audio Quality / Dolby / Dolby Atmos / Gen Z / Immersive Sound / Survey by fromvinyltoplastic