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Yearly Archives: 2023

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Disney/Buena Vista | 2022 PG13 | 2hrs 41 min | Fantasy | Sc-Fi | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P […]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 4K Review

February 25, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Black Panther / Letitia Wright / plastic / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject’s New VC-E2 and VC-S3 Vinyl Cleaning Machines All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject’s original entry-level record cleaning machine debuted in 2016 which was then updated three years later together with the addition of a smaller model. Now the Austrian audio company is releasing two new updated vacuum vinyl cleaning machines, […]

Pro-Ject’s New VC-E2 and VC-S3 Vinyl Cleaning Machines

February 24, 2023 in Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Pro-Ject / Rekkord Audio RCM / Vacuum Cleaner / VC-E2 / VC-S3 / Vinyl Cleaning / Vinyl Vacuum Cleaners by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note PH-1000 LITE Phonostage – Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Italian Hi-Fi brand Gold Note has expanded their PH-1000 phonostage range by adding the PH-1000 LITE version. The original PH-1000 premium phonostage provided enormous flexibility but at a price. The new PH-1000 LITE maintains much of its […]

Gold Note PH-1000 LITE Phonostage – Quick Look

February 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Gold Note / PH-1000 Lite / Phonostage by fromvinyltoplastic

Magnetar UDP800 & UDP900 4K Blu-ray Players – First Look All UDP800/900 Image Credit: Magnetar *UDP900 UPDATED 28/08/23* – UDP800 technical review. With the entry of Magnetar Audio into the 4K player market yet another manufacturer is trying to step into the shoes of the famous Oppo brand. Their […]

Magnetar UDP800 & UDP900 4K Blu-ray Players – First Look

February 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News / Video tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Magnetar / UDP800 / UDP900 by fromvinyltoplastic

Audiolab 7000 Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Audiolab The UK’s Audiolab have just announced the 7000 series. Features and pricing place the 7000N Play network audio player, 7000CDT CD Transport, and 7000A Integrated Stereo Amplifier between their 6000 and flagship 9000 series. They share a similar external design […]

Audiolab 7000 Series – Quick Look

February 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 7000 series / 7000A / 7000CDT / 7000N Play / Audiolab by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Nation – The Documentary All Image Credit: Vinyl Nation Released by 1091 Pictures in April 2022, Vinyl Nation is a documentary, directed by Christopher Boone and Kevin Smokler, that takes a look at why this dying medium has become the 21st Century’s physical media format of choice, the diversification […]

Vinyl Nation – The Documentary

February 6, 2023 in News / Vinyl tagged Physical Media / Vinyl / Vinyl Nation by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio’s New AXN10 and MXN10 Streamers All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio has just launched two affordable hi-res music streamers with major streaming features both of which offer good value and sleek form-factors. The AXN10 and MXN10 network audio players sit below their award-winning CXN V2 music streamer […]

Cambridge Audio’s New AXN10 and MXN10 Streamers

February 3, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AXN10 / Cambridge Audio / MXN10 / Streamers by fromvinyltoplastic

Sony ES Series 8K AVR Models – First Look All Image Credit: Sony Sony has just announced five new AV receivers, four ES Series and one entry level, that are their first to support 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz video in addition to the latest version of their 360 Spatial Sound Mapping […]

Sony ES Series 8K AVR Models – First Look

February 2, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR / Sony / STR-AN1000 / STR-AZ1000ES / STR-AZ3000ES / STR-AZ5000ES / STR-AZ7000ES by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview All Image Credit: McIntosh McIntosh have just announced the MHT300, a new 7.2 home theater receiver. It is quoted as providing 120 watts into 8 ohms and 150 watts into 4 ohms with all seven channels being simultaneously driven and it includes an […]

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview

January 31, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR / McIntosh / MHT300 by fromvinyltoplastic

JBL Spinner BT Wireless Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: JBL Right after the launch of their first-ever turntable, the TT350 Classic, JBL also unveiled a new Bluetooth turntable at CES 2023, the JBL Spinner BT. This is JBL’s first Bluetooth turntable, it supports both aptX HD wireless streaming […]

JBL Spinner BT Wireless Turntable – Quick Look

January 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged JBL / Spinner BT / Turntable / Wireless by fromvinyltoplastic

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: NAD NAD Electronics has launched the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer, a compact and simple design aimed at making it easy to add streaming capability to any music system. NAD’s affordable CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer uses audiophile-grade components and […]

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look

January 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CS1 / DAC / NAD / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available All Image Credit: Denon Clearly Denon are reaffirming their commitment to that unbikqatous plastic disc and giving physical media an additional push with the release of the Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD player. The Denon DCD-1700NE incorporates Denon’s advanced AL32 Processing Plus algorithms, as well as […]

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available

January 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DCD-1700NE / Denon / SACD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors – Passive Components 101 In earlier posts we saw how tubes (valves) and transistors work. Those electronic devices are what makes everything electronic around you work and are referred to as ACTIVE devices because they require power to control or modify electrical signals. However, it takes more […]

Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors – Passive Components 101

January 23, 2023 in Technical Posts tagged Capacitor / Inductor / Passive Electronic Components / Resistor / Transformers by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity Releases Nu-Vista PRE, PAS & PAM All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity, (now owned by Heinz Lichtenegger of Pro-Ject Audio Systems), has just released three new “cost-no-object” amplifiers that all use Nuvistor technology; a pre-amplifier (PRE), a stereo power amplifier (PAS) and a monoblock power amplifier (PAM). […]

Musical Fidelity Releases Nu-Vista PRE, PAS & PAM

January 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Musical Fidelity / NU-VISTA PAM / NU-VISTA PAS / NU-VISTA PRE by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC All Image Credit: PS Audio American HiFi brand PS Audio is now shipping its PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MK2, the successor to the original version. This latest high performance DAC features; an array of digital inputs; 2 x I2S, 2 x AES, coaxial, TOSLINK and […]

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC

January 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / DirectStream / Network Streamer / PerfectWave / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic