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Yearly Archives: 2024

Focal Diva Utopia Wireless Loudspeakers – First Look All Image Credit: Focal French Hi-Fi brand Focal has added its first wireless speaker to the high end Utopia series, the Focal Diva Utopia. The Diva Utopia is a three-way floorstanding bass reflex design that is driven by three Class AB amplifiers […]

Focal Diva Utopia Wireless Loudspeakers – First Look

October 17, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Speakers / Diva Utopia / Focal / Wireless Speaker by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Goldring The GR3 turntable is the first table released by Goldring in almost twenty years, marking their return to the turntable arena. This latest model is of the plug-and-play variety including their Goldring E3 moving magnet (MM) cartridge and a […]

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look

October 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Goldring / GR3 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

KEF Launches Q Meta Series Loudspeakers All Image Credit: KEF KEF has launched a new generation of their Q Series featuring Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT), the KEF Q Meta Series also features their 12th generation of the Uni-Q driver. The revamped Q Series Meta comprises; two 3-way floorstanders (Q7 Meta […]

KEF Launches Q Meta Series Loudspeakers

October 10, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged KEF / Loudspeaker / MAT / Passive Speaker / Q Meta Series / Q Series by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note Announces CD-5 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Despite the sales of those shiny plastic discs falling companies continue to release new models of CD players. The latest model from Gold Note is the CD-5, the latest entry in the Italian company’s 5 Series […]

Gold Note Announces CD-5 CD Player – First Look

October 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-5 / Gold Note by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus Launches 40 Series – First Look All Image Credit: Cyrus British Hi-Fi brand Cyrus, have announced a new 40 Series that is currently comprised of four models, the; 40 AMP integrated amplifier, 40 CD CD player, 40 ST network streamer, and 40 PSU external power supply. It is also […]

Cyrus Launches 40 Series – First Look

October 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 40 AMP / 40 CD / 40 PSU / 40 ST / CD Player / Cyrus Audio / Integrated Amplier / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

SVS Launches 17-Ultra R|Evolution Subwoofer Series – First Look All Image Credit: SVS SVS announces two new 17″ subs in the latest Ultra R|Evolution series that are described by SVS as a: “A quantum leap forward in design with multiple groundbreaking innovations – the most formidable and sophisticated sealed or […]

SVS Launches 17-Ultra R|Evolution Subwoofer Series – First Look

October 4, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 17-Ultra R|Evolution / Active Subwoofers / Evolution / PB17 / SB17 / SVS / Ultra R by fromvinyltoplastic

DALI Launches EPIKORE Series Of Speakers All Image Credit: DALI DALI of Demark, have released three new models to join their well respected EPIKORE 11, 4½-way floorstander: They are the; EPIKORE 3, 3-way stand-mount, EPIKORE 7, 3½-way floorstander, and EPIKORE 9, 4-way floorstander. The EPIKORE series are available in three […]

DALI Launches EPIKORE Series Of Speakers

October 2, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DALI / EPIKORE 11 / EPIKORE 3 / EPIKORE 7 / EPIKORE 9 / Passive Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

Topping B100 And B200 Mono Power Amplifiers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Topping Topping Audio based in Guangzhou city, China have released two new mono power amplifiers, the B100 and B200. Both use the T’ang-ku-la module, a new development that is based upon a three-stage feedback circuit technology. This […]

Topping B100 And B200 Mono Power Amplifiers – Quick Look

October 1, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged B100 / B200 / Mono Power Amplifier / Topping by fromvinyltoplastic

Linn 119 And 150 Loudspeakers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Linn Linn has unveiled its latest two passive loudspeaker models, the Linn 119 bookshelf/compact and 150 floorstander, together with a newly refined version of the Linn Selekt DSM: Classic Hub, a network music player with a wide range of […]

Linn 119 And 150 Loudspeakers – Quick Look

September 30, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 119 / 150 / Classic Hub / Digital Streamer / Linn / Network Music Player / Passive Speakers / Selekt DSM by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject T1 Evo Turntable Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Jects latest range of turntables promise high-fidelity sound without a high price tag. This trio of players are named the; T1 Evo, T1 Evo Phono and T1 Evo BT. The three models are mechanically almost identical except in […]

Pro-Ject T1 Evo Turntable Series – Quick Look

September 27, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Pro-Ject / T1 EVO / T1 EVO BT / T1 EVO Phono by fromvinyltoplastic

Audio-Technica Announces AT-LP8X Turntable All Image Credit: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica has expanded its line of direct-drive turntables with the semi-automatic AT-LP8X, featuring a newly designed tonearm lift that automatically raises the tonearm at the end of a record side and stops the motor if desired, – it does not return to […]

Audio-Technica Announces AT-LP8X Turntable

September 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AT-LP8X / Audio-Technica / Direct Drive / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Rotel The Japanese family-owned and operated audio brand Rotel has added to their Michi flagship series of products with the new top-loader Q5 CD Player, Transport, and DAC. This high-performance CD player features a premium CNC aluminum […]

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look

September 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / DAC / Michi / Q5 / Rotel by fromvinyltoplastic

T+A MP 2000 R G3 And MP 2500 R G3 Multi Source Players All Image Credit: T+A German audiophile manufacturer T+A has launched two new products in their R Series; the MP 2000 R G3 and MP 2500 R G3 multi-source players, both featuring their new Audiophile Streaming Architecture (ASA) […]

T+A MP 2000 R G3 And MP 2500 R G3 Multi Source Players

September 20, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MP 2000 R G3 / MP 2500 R G3 / Multi-source players / R Series / Streamers / T+A by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC Adds To Gen 3 DLA Projector Range – First Look All Image Credit: JVC JVC has expanded its D-ILA native 4K projector range with two new lower cost models, the DLA-NZ500 (RS1200) and DLA-NZ700 (RS2200) that join the current DLA-NZ900 (RS4200) and DLA-NZ800 (RS3200). Both provide premium specs and […]

JVC Adds To Gen 3 DLA Projector Range – First Look

September 18, 2024 in Equipment / News / Video tagged D-ILA / DLA-NZ500 / DLA-NZ700 / DLA-NZ800 / DLA-NZ900 / DLA-RS1200 / DLA-RS2200 / DLA-RS3200 / DLA-RS4200 / JVC / LASER by fromvinyltoplastic

The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord – Gold 180g Review Vinyl surface noise: 3 (pressing flaw) Dynamic Range: 4- Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4- Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. […]

The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord – Gold 180g Review

September 17, 2024 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Gold / In Search Of The Lost Chord / review / The Moody Blues / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic