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Yearly Archives: 2024

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look All Image Credit: Exposure Electronics Celebrating 50 years in the business, Exposure Electronics has just announced the release of the 3510 top loading CD player that completes the 3510 family of hi-fi products. Clearly, despite the lack luster sales of CD media there […]

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look

February 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 3510 / CD Player / Exposure Electronics by fromvinyltoplastic

Hegel Announces H190v Streaming Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Hegel Hegel has just announced the H190v streaming amplifier, an upgrade on the Norwegian company’s most popular model, the H190. It offers an array of features including; streaming, DAC, headphone output, smart-home integration, and a top-of-the-line MM phono preamplifier. […]

Hegel Announces H190v Streaming Amplifier – First Look

February 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged H190v / Hegel Music Systems / Streaming Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

KEF Announces KC92 And Kube MIE Subwoofers All Image Credit: KEF KEF has just launched a significant expansion of their subwoofer range with the addition of the; KC92 Force-Cancelling Subwoofer and four new models in the Kube MIE Subwoofer Series – the Kube 8 MIE, Kube 10 MIE, Kube 12 MIE, […]

KEF Announces KC92 And Kube MIE Subwoofers

February 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Subwoofers / KC92 / KEF / Kube MIE by fromvinyltoplastic

Record Store Day 2024 Announced Image Credit: Record Store Day Record Store Day, claimed by some to be one of the largest single day music events in the world, has set the 2024 date. Keep your diaries clear for another vinyl shindig on the 20th April, 2024. From Vinyl To […]

Record Store Day 2024 Announced

February 21, 2024 in News / Vinyl tagged Record Store Day / RSD 2024 by fromvinyltoplastic

Exposure Electronics Launches 360 Turntable All Image Credit: Exposure Electronics Exposure Electronics of the UK have just released their first turntable, the 360. This belt driven turntable was designed as the “perfect partner” to the existing range of Exposure products in collaboration with a leading British turntable manufacturer – looks […]

Exposure Electronics Launches 360 Turntable

February 20, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 360 Turntable / Belt Drive / Exposure Electronics by fromvinyltoplastic

Q Acoustics Powered M40 Wireless Towers – First Look All Image Credit: Q Acoustics Q Acoustics of the UK are making inroads into smaller spaces with the introduction of their M40 Powered Micro Towers. At just 28″ (71cm) high and being available in black, white and Walnut, these petite pillars […]

Q Acoustics Powered M40 Wireless Towers – First Look

February 19, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M40 / Powered Speakers / Q Acoustics / Tower Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

Kestrel Audio KT-100 Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Kestrel Audio Kestrel Audio is a newly formed British manufacturer of high fidelity audio products. Currently they manufacture a range of 3 models of turntables that were launched in March 2023. The KT-100 being the stepping stone between the KT-50 […]

Kestrel Audio KT-100 Turntable – Quick Look

February 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Kestrel Audio / KT-100 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldring Adds Ethos SE MC Flagship Cartridge – Quick Look All Image Credit: Goldring Goldring have just announced the Ethos SE moving coil (MC) cartridge, a special edition of its Ethos moving coil cartridge line. According to Goldring; “Sitting at the very top of Goldring’s range of moving coil cartridges, […]

Goldring Adds Ethos SE MC Flagship Cartridge – Quick Look

February 13, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cartridge / Ethos SE / Goldring / Moving Coil / Phono Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

LEAK Revives Sandwich 150 And Sandwich 250 Loudspeakers All Image Credit: LEAK Cambridgeshire, UK, based audio company LEAK, one of the mid-twentieth centuries biggest names in Hi-Fi returned to the market in 2020 with the arrival of the LEAK Stereo 130 integrated amplifier and LEAK CDT CD transport. They continue […]

LEAK Revives Sandwich 150 And Sandwich 250 Loudspeakers

February 12, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Leak / Loudspeaker / Passive Speaker / Sandwich 150 / Sandwich 250 by fromvinyltoplastic

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Expend4bles – 4K UHD Review

February 9, 2024 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Expen4bles / Expendables 4 / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RA280 Integrated Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The RA280 is the latest addition to the brands line of stereo integrated amplifiers, following on from the RA180. The overall design of the HiFi Rose RA280 Integrated Amplifier matches that of HiFi Rose’s full-width streaming products. […]

HiFi Rose RA280 Integrated Amplifier – First Look

February 8, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged GaN / HiFi Rose / Integrated Amplifier / RA280 by fromvinyltoplastic

Origin Live Launches Strata Multi-Layer Platter Mat All Image Credit: Origin Live UK based Origin Live have just announced the launch of their new Strata multi-layer platter mat that is pitched as a universal upgrade for all turntables. Strata are long time proponents of multilayer platter technologies including the multi-layer […]

Origin Live Launches Strata Multi-Layer Platter Mat

February 7, 2024 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged Origin Live / Platter Matt / Strata / Strata Mat by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio CXN100 Network Player – First Look All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio has announced the CXN100 Network Player, its successor to the CXN V2 streaming DAC. The new model retains its predecessor’s physical appearance having; the same size, a single and now more tactile volume control and […]

Cambridge Audio CXN100 Network Player – First Look

February 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cambridge Audio / CXN100 / Network Player / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage All Image Credit: Zesto Audio Zesto Audio is based out of Thousand Oaks, CA, and are well respected for their line of audiophile phono amplifiers. The company founder, President and Chief Design Engineer George Counnas launched the original PS1 Phonostage in 2010. According […]

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage

February 6, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Andros Spirit / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Tubes / Valves / Zesto Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Orchard Audio Premium PecanPie And Starkrimson Amp Products All Image Credit: Orchard Audio Orchard Audio is a small boutique audio company here in Succasunna, New Jersey. They design and manufacture a variety of ultra-high-performance DACs, streamers, and amplifiers and have just announced two new products; the PecanPi®+ Streamer Premium and […]

Orchard Audio Premium PecanPie And Starkrimson Amp Products

February 5, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Class D / Gallium Nitride / GaN / Mono Power Amplifier / Orchard Audio / PecanPie Streamer Premium / Starkrimson Mono Premium / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic