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Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling was founded in 1988 and returns to the very high-end CD player market since its release in 2004 of its first luxury model the CD-T300. This latest model, the CD-T35, retains the CD-T300’s three-legged design and tubed […]

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer

January 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-T35 / Network Streamer / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Phil Collins – Face Value – 45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5- Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5- Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. Track List: Side A: In The Air Tonight […]

Phil Collins – Face Value – 45RPM Vinyl Review

January 8, 2024 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 45RPM / Acoustic Sounds / Analogue Productions / Atlantic 75 series / Face Value / Phil Collins / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Trinnov’s Altitude Surround Processors Now Support HDMI 2.1 All Image Credit: Trinnov The French company Trinnov who specialize in high end signal processing have recently announced an HDMI board upgrade for its Altitude16 and flagship Altitude32 immersive surround-sound processors to support many HDMI 2.1 features. The upgrade will be immediately available […]

Trinnov’s Altitude Surround Processors Now Support HDMI 2.1

January 5, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged Altitude 16 / Altitude 32 / Firmware Upgrade / Hardware Upgrade / HDMI2.1 / Trinnov / Version 4.3.2 by fromvinyltoplastic

Leema Acoustics Debuts Quantum Neutron And Graviton Amplifiers All Image Credit: Leema Acoustics Leema Acoustics, a Welsh hi-fi manufacturer cofounded by two ex-BBC engineers has released their first all-new amplifier range in over a decade. The Neutron preamp and Graviton power amp are designed and manufactured in the Welshpool factory […]

Leema Acoustics Debuts Quantum Neutron And Graviton Amplifiers

January 4, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Graviton / Leema Acoustics / Neutron / Power Amplifier / Pre-Amplifier / Quantum by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note T-5 Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Gold Note’s all new T-5 belt drive turntable is available in an elegant black lacquer finish, topped out with their B-5.2 tone arm and includes a removable dust cover in transparent acrylic and adjustable feet. This compact turntable […]

Gold Note T-5 Turntable – Quick Look

December 29, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Gold Note / T5 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppenheimer – 4K UHD Blu-ray – Review Universal Pictures | 2023 PG13 | 3hrs | History | Biography | Drama HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Aspect Ratios: 1.78:1 | 2.20:1 Staring: Cillian Murphy […]

Oppenheimer – 4K UHD Blu-ray – Review

December 28, 2023 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Oppenheimer / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Aspen FR10 Loudspeaker – Quick Look All Image Credit: PS Audio American HiFi brand PS Audio have launched their new, more “affordable” Aspen FR10 Loudspeaker. This latest addition to the flagship Aspen FR30 and middle sized FR20 is a slim floorstanding tower design that should suit a wide […]

PS Audio Aspen FR10 Loudspeaker – Quick Look

December 27, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Aspen / FR10 / Passive Speaker / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

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HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products All Image Credit: Denon/Apple Masimo the parent company of Denon and Marantz have updated their HEOS app fixing various bugs and adding improved and easier accessibility to radio stations, podcasts and your favorite tunes. Here is the official update information: Firmware from […]

HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products

December 26, 2023 in Audio / Firmware Updates / News tagged App / Denon / Heos / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look All Image Credit: PS Audio The Boulder, Colorado-based PS Audio have released two new StellarGold Series components, a high-performance digital-to-analogue convertor that utilizes an “advanced parallel DAC architecture” plus a preamp featuring a combination of JFET and BJT devices. These two […]

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look

December 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Preamplifier / PS Audio / StellarGold by fromvinyltoplastic

Music Hall Under New Ownership All Image Credit: Music Hall Turntable USA (MoFi Distribution) is a newly formed joint venture that includes home audio industry veterans James Davis, Norbert Schmied, and Jonathan Derda. According to a press release by Stereophile Magazine posted on Facebook, the sale of Music Hall supports […]

Music Hall Under New Ownership

December 22, 2023 in Audio / News tagged MoFi Electronics / Music Direct / Music Hall / Turntable USA by fromvinyltoplastic

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models All Image Credit: DIRAC The Swedish company DIRAC specializing in sound optimization, has announced that its Live Bass Control feature is now available for license in several AV receivers/preamps from Denon and Marantz. Denon AV receivers now able to accept […]

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models

December 22, 2023 in Audio / Firmware Updates / News tagged AV10 / AVC-A1H / AVR-A1H / AVR-X3800H / AVR-X4800H / AVR-X6800H / Cinema 40 / Cinema 50 / Denon / Dirac Live Bass Control / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Synthesis Announces FCO-300B Tube Amplifier Image Credit: Synthesis (Facebook) The Italian brand Synthesis will shortly launch a new single-ended tube stereo integrated amplifier, the Synthesis FCO -300B. The new single-ended integrated tube amplifier is configured in dual-mono arrangement with the output stages using Electro-Harmonicx 300B triodes operating in pure Class […]

Synthesis Announces FCO-300B Tube Amplifier

December 21, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 300B / Class A / FCO-300B / Integrated Tube Amplifier / Single-ended / Synthesis / Triode / Tube power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released All Image Credit: Ortofon Drawing from the legacy of Ortofon’s classic AS-212 and AS-309 tonearm models, Ortofon has launched two new reference tonearms, the Ortofon AS-212R 9 inch model and Ortofon AS-309R 12 inch model. With over 130 redesigned components the new Reference […]

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released

December 20, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 12inch / 9inch / AS-212R / AS-309R / Ortofon / Reference / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

Luxman C-10X Preamplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Luxman After Luxman’s recent launch of their PD-191A turntable and L-509Z integrated amplifier flagship models, they have now complemented that range with the addition of their flagship preamplifier the C-10X (no phono stage). The C-10X is equipped with Luxman’s new “LIFES” […]

Luxman C-10X Preamplifier – First Look

December 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C-10X / Flagship / Luxman / Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldmund – Mimesis Reference Analog Pre-Amp – Quick Look All Image Credit: Goldmund After a busy release year Goldmund is rounding out 2023 with the release of its first reference pre-amplifier (no phono stage), the Mimesis, it follows in the footsteps of their other two reference components, the Reference turntable […]

Goldmund – Mimesis Reference Analog Pre-Amp – Quick Look

December 15, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Goldmund / Mimesis / Pre-Amplifier / Reference by fromvinyltoplastic