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Monthly Archives: December 2022

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech All Image Credit: LEAK Back in 2020 LEAK, the renowned British HiFi brand, returned with its first products since the 1970’s, the LEAK Stereo 130 integrated amplifier and LEAK CDT CD transport. Originally founded by Harold Joseph Leak in 1934 the company […]

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech

December 19, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged IAG / Integrated Amplifier / Leak / Stereo 230 by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp All Image Credit: Clearaudio The German High End analog audio experts at Clearaudio have introduced a new reference grade phono preamplifier. The preamp provides a completely independent pair of amplifiers with balanced and unbalanced inputs supporting moving coil (MC) and moving magnet (MM) cartridges […]

Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp

December 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Reference Phono / Clearaudio / Phono Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select Class A Tube Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: Zesto Audio California based Zesto Audio has just released their new Eros 500 Select Monoblock Class A tube amps. This new circuit design using six KT150 tubes is capable of 250 watts of Class A […]

Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select Class A Tube Amplifier – Quick Look

December 15, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Eros 500 / KT120 / KT150 / KT170 / KT88 / Monoblock / Tube power Amplifier / Zesto Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Creek Audio 4040A Integrated Amp – Preview All Image Credit: Creek Audio The latest integrated amplifier from UK based Creek Audio is the 4040A that has been designed to reprise the essence of the original 1982 – CAS4040. This new model now includes several technological advances and modern digital features […]

Creek Audio 4040A Integrated Amp – Preview

December 12, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 4040A / Creek Audio / Stereo Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh The MC451 is the latest addition to the McIntosh Hybrid drive range. It is a dual mono power amplifier that employees both tube and solid state technology extracting the best from each device type and providing 300 […]

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look

December 11, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Dual Mono / Hybrid Drive / MC451 / McIntosh / Power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The Korean brand HiFi Rose has recently announced the updated RS250A, a high performance, audiophile, network streamer DAC, and pre-amplifier. Looking identical to its earlier sibling, the RS250, the “A” version offers upgraded DAC, clock, electronics and a […]

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product

December 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HiFi Rose / Network Player / Network Streamer / RS250A by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel S14 Integrated Network Player – Just Add Speakers All Image Credit: Rotel To the for ever growing selection of network players and streamers Rotel has just added their S14, an integrated network streamer boasting 150watts of Class AB amplification into 4 Ohms or 80watts into 8 Ohms. All you […]

Rotel S14 Integrated Network Player – Just Add Speakers

December 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Network Player / Network Streamer / Rotel / S14 by fromvinyltoplastic

Mission 778X Stereo Integrated Amplifier – New Product This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Mission Hailing from Cambridgeshire, England, Mission are well known for their famed range of audiophile speakers, but in 1983 they also manufactured and sold their first and only Mission […]

Mission 778X Stereo Integrated Amplifier – New Product

December 3, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 778X / Mission / Stereo Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Rega Elex MK4 Integrated Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Rega For all you Rega fans out there the Elex MK4 is a new high performance stereo integrated amplifier from the English Hi-Fi brand that replaces the Elex-R. The new custom case design now matches the rest of the […]

Rega Elex MK4 Integrated Amplifier – First Look

December 1, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Elex MK4 / Integrated Amplifiers / Rega / Stereo by fromvinyltoplastic