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Yearly Archives: 2023

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

Onkyo, Integra & Pioneer AVR’s Receive New Feature Firmware Image Credit: Integra The Premium Audio Company (PAC), has released a firmware update for many of its Integra, Onkyo, and Pioneer audio video receivers (AVRs) that will improve the functionality, connectivity, and the overall user experience. This firmware update will enhance […]

Onkyo, Integra & Pioneer AVR’s Receive New Feature Firmware

April 28, 2023 in Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged Firmware Update / Integra / Onkyo / Pioneer / Premium Audio Co. by fromvinyltoplastic

Independence Day – Resurgence – 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. 20th Century Fox | 2016 PG13 | 2hrs | Action | SciFi | Adventure HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby […]

Independence Day – Resurgence – 4K Review

April 24, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Independence Day / Liam Hemsworth / plastic / Resurgence / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

xMEMS Labs Solid State Micro Speakers Available All Image Credit: xMEMS Labs xMEMS Labs, pioneers in Solid-State Fidelity, recently announced the availability of three revolutionary audio transducer (speaker) solutions for immediate integration into next-generation true wireless (TWS) earphones, in-ear-monitors (IEMs), digital hearing aids, and other emerging personal audio electronics, including […]

xMEMS Labs Solid State Micro Speakers Available

April 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Micro Speakers / Solid State Speakers / xMEMS Lab by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject Announces Stereo Box DS3 Integrated Amplifier All Image Credit: Pro-Ject The Stereo Box DS3 is Pro-Ject’s latest take on a classic stereo amplifier solution. Their basic configuration has been updated with the addition of; 2×150 watts of Class D power into 4ohms, Bluetooth V5.0 and an IR remote. The […]

Pro-Ject Announces Stereo Box DS3 Integrated Amplifier

April 22, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Integrated Amplifier / Pro-Ject / Stereo Box DS3 by fromvinyltoplastic

Technics New SU-GX70 Streamer And SL-1500C-W Turntable All Image Credit: Technics Technics has just announced its new SU-GX70 streaming amplifier that is said to combine the sonic advantages of Technics’ “Grand Class” models with a host of features and an upgraded SL-1500C turntable sporting a fresh white finish for 2023. […]

Technics New SU-GX70 Streamer And SL-1500C-W Turntable

April 17, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged SL-1500C-W / Streaming Amplifier / SU-GX70 / Technics / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Ad Astra – 4K UHD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. 20th Century Fox | 2019 PG13 | 2hrs 3 min | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Mystery HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | […]

Ad Astra – 4K UHD Review

April 17, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Ad Astra / Brad Pit / plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

MoFi Electronics Unveils SourcePoint 8 Speakers All image credit: MoFi Electronics Following rapidly on the heals of the well received SourcePoint 10, the latest edition to this loudspeaker series, the SourcePoint 8, has just been announced at the AXPONA 2023 event in Schaumburg, IL, USA. This bookshelf speaker is again […]

MoFi Electronics Unveils SourcePoint 8 Speakers

April 14, 2023 in Equipment / News tagged MoFi Electronics / SourcePoint 8 / Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

Everything Everywhere All At Once – 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Lionsgate Films | 2022 R | 2hrs 19 min | Martial Arts | Sc-Fi | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native […]

Everything Everywhere All At Once – 4K Review

April 14, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Everything Everywhere All At Once / Michelle Yeoh / plastic / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

TIDAL To Offer Hi-Res FLAC For HiFi Plus Subscribers Image Credit: MQA & TIDAL Its been less than a week since it was announced that MQA Ltd. was going into Administration, the British equivalent of US Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Currently TIDAL uses FLAC for its CD quality streams but uses […]

TIDAL To Offer Hi-Res FLAC For HiFi Plus Subscribers

April 13, 2023 in Audio / News tagged FLAC / Hi-Res Audio / Hi-Res Streaming / MQA / Tidal / TIDAL HiFi Plus by fromvinyltoplastic