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Monthly Archives: May 2023

Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition – Preview All Image Credit: Rega Rega is celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a special edition of the legendary Rega Planar 3. Presented in the popular walnut effect finish, this turntable package comes with; a 12mm float glass Opti-white platter, a hand tuned Neo […]

Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition – Preview

May 11, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 50th Anniversary / Belt Drive / Planar 3 / RB330 / Rega / Rega Exact / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

xXx: Return Of Xander Cage – HD Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Paramount Pictures | 2017 PG13 | 1hrs 47 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect […]

xXx: Return Of Xander Cage – HD Blu-ray Review

May 8, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged HD / HD Review / Plastic / Vin Diesel / xXx: Return Of Xander Cage by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Profiler Tonearm – Quick Look This new tonearm from German analog specialist Clearaudio is said to fill the gap between the the well-established Satisfy and Tracer models representing the “perfect symbiosis” of the two tonearms. Gaining improvement by combining the best elements of both tonearms the Profiler fills the […]

Clearaudio Profiler Tonearm – Quick Look

May 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Clearaudio / Profiler / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio Grand Master EX – First Look All Image Credit: DS Audio On April 14th 2023 DS Audio made available their latest flagship optical cartridge, the Grand Master Extreme. This latest addition is based upon their Grand Master series using the same internal optical sensor systems and external power […]

DS Audio Grand Master EX – First Look

May 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / Grand Master EX / Grand Master Extreme / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

MOON Reveals All New Hi-End Audio Components All Image Credit: MOON Canadian hi-fi brand MOON by Simaudio has launched its 2023 North Collection. A range of six separates sporting new technology and designed to deliver high-performance streaming sound, all manufactured at their home base of Montreal, Canada. The North Collection […]

MOON Reveals All New Hi-End Audio Components

May 5, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 641 / 681 / 761 / 791 / 861 / 891 / DAC / Integrated Amplifier / Moon / Network Player / Network Streamer / Power Amplifier / Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh Offers 75% Trade Up Allowance All Image Credit: McIntosh For all those McIntosh two-channel fans out there, here is an opportunity of a life-time not to miss. Announced May 1st: Between May 1 – June 30, 2023 you may trade in various items of Mcintosh two-channel equipment and receive […]

McIntosh Offers 75% Trade Up Allowance

May 4, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged McIntosh / Stereo / Trade-Up / Two-Channel / upgrade by fromvinyltoplastic

BenQ Reveals 2023 4K Home Theatre Projectors All Image Credit: BenQ I have always been a fan of the BenQ home theater projectors after owning their W10000 HD DLP projector. This new US range of native 4K home theater projectors; the HT4550i, HT3560, TK860i and V5000i takes their range to […]

BenQ Reveals 2023 4K Home Theatre Projectors

May 4, 2023 in Equipment / News / Video tagged 4K / BenQ / DLP / HDR10+ / HT3560 / HT4550i / LASER / LED / TK860i / UHD / V5000i by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced the upcoming availability of the new DNP-2000NE high resolution audio Network Player/Streamer. This versatile player is based upon the HEOS platform, supports high-resolution audio up to 32-bit/384kHz and compliments the Denon PMA-1700NE Amplifier and DCD- 1700NE CD […]

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player

May 3, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Denon / DNP-2000NE / Network Player / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic