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Monthly Archives: September 2026

Hana E Series Mk II MC Cartridge All Image Credit: Hana Founded in 1970 by Masao Okada-san, Excel Sound of Yokohama is a leading Japanese phono cartridge manufacturer, being famous for their Hana range. Every Hana cartridge from the E Series MK II to the flagship Umami Black is hand-built […]

Hana E Series Mk II MC Cartridge

September 23, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged E Series MKII / EH MKII / EL MKII / Hana / MC Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus 80 AMP Now Available – First Look All Image Credit: Cyrus The long awaited Cyrus 80 AMP is now in production. This Class AB, 150 wpc, integrated streaming amplifier is now available according to the Cyrus web site, arriving in a black anodised aluminum chassis and priced at; £5,399/$7,499/€6,299. […]

Cyrus 80 AMP Now Available – First Look

September 21, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 80 AMP / Cyrus Audio / Integrated Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Cayin Announces Jazz 70 Tube Amplifier All Image Credit: Cayin The Chinese company Cayin has announced the Jazz 70 integrated tube power amplifier that offers; push-pull amplification with switchable Triode and Ultralinear modes and Bluetooth connectivity. The new Jazz 70 sits below the Jazz 80, Jazz 90 and Jazz 100, […]

Cayin Announces Jazz 70 Tube Amplifier

September 18, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cayin / Jazz 70 / Power Amplifier / Tubes / Valves by fromvinyltoplastic

Wattson Madison Phono Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Wattson With an unconventional approach to vinyl amplification Swiss manufacture Wattson have released the Madison Phono. After initial analog amplification, and prior to any signal equalisation the cartridge signal is digitised at 32-bit/384KHz. This novel design can accommodate moving magnet, […]

Wattson Madison Phono Amplifier – First Look

September 16, 2026 in Audio / News tagged Madison / Phono Amplifier / Wattson by fromvinyltoplastic

Orchard Audio Announces The Starkrimson HT Ultra Series All Image Credit: Orchard Audio Orchard Audio has announced their entry into the home-theatre and cinema market with the new Orchard Audio Starkrimson HT Ultra Series. This multichannel amplifier range will be available in three, four and five channel configurations, bringing Orchard […]

Orchard Audio Announces The Starkrimson HT Ultra Series

September 14, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged GaN / HT Ultra Series / Orchard Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel Michi Prestige P430 Pre-Amplifier And S430 Power Amplifier All Image Credit: Rotel Joining the previously introduced X430 Integrated Amplifier and Q430 CD Player, Rotel Michi has expanded its Prestige Series with the launch of the Michi Prestige P430 Pre-amplifier and Michi Prestige S430 Stereo Power Amplifier. These half width […]

Rotel Michi Prestige P430 Pre-Amplifier And S430 Power Amplifier

September 11, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Michi / P430 / Preamplifier / Rotel / S430 / Stereo Power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio Release SC-001 Sonic Cleaning Brush All Image Credit: DS Audio DS Audio have announced the the SC-001, the world’s first sonic-vibration cleaning brush. Most conventional vinyl cleaning brushes tend to move dust across the vinyl’s surface, the SC-001 is claimed to reach into the grooves, restoring the record’s […]

DS Audio Release SC-001 Sonic Cleaning Brush

September 9, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / SC-001 / Sonic Cleaning Brush by fromvinyltoplastic

Esoteric N-01XE Network Player And DAC All Image Credit: Esoteric Japanese HiFi brand Esoteric has announced the latest model in its 01 Series, the Esoteric N-01XE network player and DAC. The Esoteric N-01XE incorporates two technologies derived from the company’s flagship Grandioso N1, its second-generation Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 […]

Esoteric N-01XE Network Player And DAC

September 7, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Esoteric / N-01XE / Network Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Yamaha WXA-70A And WXC-70A Streaming Amplifier/Pre-Amplifier All Image Credit: Yamaha Yamaha has announced the WXA-70A Compact Streaming Amplifier and WXC-70A Compact Streaming Pre-Amplifier. These two new compact components combine network streaming, digital connectivity and amplification features. Both support Yamaha’s MusicCast multi-room platform and use the ESS 32bit high performance 2 […]

Yamaha WXA-70A And WXC-70A Streaming Amplifier/Pre-Amplifier

September 4, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Streaming Amplifier / Streaming Pre-Amplifier / WXA-70A / WXC-70A / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

VinnieRossi Introduces The Canta Phono Preamplifier VinnieRossi has announced the new Canta Series of audio components. The first model in this range is the Canta Phono Preamplifier. The series will be expanded throughout the fall, with the Canta Integrated Amplifier to be announced in September, the Canta Preamplifier in October, and the Canta Stereo […]

VinnieRossi Introduces The Canta Phono Preamplifier

September 2, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Canta / Phono Amplifier / VinnieRossi by fromvinyltoplastic