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London Decca Cartridges Reborn All Image Credit: London Decca After many years the legendary London Decca cartridges have returned to the audiophile scene, now under the management of a new experienced design and manufacturing team. The latest lineup have undergone a number of revisions that make them; quieter, more consistent […]

London Decca Cartridges Reborn

September 10, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Decca / London Decca / London Jubilee / London Maroon / London Maroon Mono / London Reference / London Super Gold / Moving Iron by fromvinyltoplastic

Reavon Bids Farewell All Image Credit: Reavon The pressure on physical media is getting greeter and greater! The French company Reavon that launched in 2021, and briefly filled the gap when Oppo left the market, has announced that it has discontinued all UHD Blu-ray players. The company cites the shortage […]

Reavon Bids Farewell

August 18, 2025 in Equipment / News / Video tagged 4K / 4K Blu-ray Player / Reavon by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling’s CD80 II Tray-Loading CD Player – Quick Look All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling’s latest CD player the CD80 MKII is an update of their earlier CD80 model. This latest design is now built using a Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC plus a new HD850 draw loading CD mechanism that uses […]

Shanling’s CD80 II Tray-Loading CD Player – Quick Look

August 13, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD80 II / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Fosi Audio Releases The Luna3 Turntable All Image Credit: Fosi Audio Fosi Audio, a budget-conscious Chinese Hi-Fi brand that made a name with its compact amps, DACs, and recently, bookshelf speakers, is now launching its debut vinyl player, the Luna3. This first turntable focuses upon solid design and is a […]

Fosi Audio Releases The Luna3 Turntable

August 8, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Fosi Audio / Lunar3 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Onkyo Icon Series Budget C-30 CD Player All Image Credit: Onkyo Onkyo has announced the addition of the “high performance” budget C-30 CD player to its Icon Series of hi-fi separates. Earlier this year Onkyo announced its Icon Series of two-channel products with the launch of the P-80 network preamplifier, the […]

Onkyo Icon Series Budget C-30 CD Player

August 7, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Budget / C-30 / CD Player / Onkyo by fromvinyltoplastic

QUAD ESL 2812X And ESL 2912X Electrostatic Loudspeakers All Image Credit: QUAD QUAD has released the QUAD ESL 2912X and its smaller sibling, the QUAD ESL 2812X, the sixth generation in its ESL electrostatic loudspeaker range. The original ESL was released in 1957 and these latest versions follow in all […]

QUAD ESL 2812X And ESL 2912X Electrostatic Loudspeakers

July 30, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Electrostatic Loudspeaker / ESL 2812X / ESL 2912X / Quad by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity’s New B1 Models – First Look All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity has recently revealed two new items of audio gear, the B1xi Class AB integrated amplifier and the B1xCD CD player, both are said to become available during the Summer of 2025. The B1xCD makes use […]

Musical Fidelity’s New B1 Models – First Look

July 28, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged B1xCD / B1xI / CD Player / Integrated Amplifier / Musical Fidelity by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject’s New E1.2 Turntable All Image Credit: Pro-Ject This latest belt drive budget turntable design is said to derive its design heritage form the original Pro-Ject 1 launched in 1991. This “basic” all manual turntable strips away the the non-essentials like; Bluetooth, USB, built-in phono stage and automatic cut-off. Instead […]

Pro-Ject’s New E1.2 Turntable

July 24, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / E1.2 / Pro-Ject / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

FiiO Announces SP5 Active Speakers All Image Credit: FiiO FiiO has announced the launch of the SP5 active speaker. The SP5 is designed for desktop and nearfield applications, and intended for use in home studios or as part of a compact HiFi setup. This Flagship Bookshelf Active Speaker follows the […]

FiiO Announces SP5 Active Speakers

July 21, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Speakers / Bookshelf Speaker / FiiO / SP5 by fromvinyltoplastic

AVID Relveo Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Avid Avid of Cambridgeshire, England, have marked their 30th anniversary with the release of their first new turntable in twelve years, the Relveo. This all new design is part of the Master Series and arrives with; twin belt-drive, a heavier platter, […]

AVID Relveo Turntable – First Look

July 16, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVID / Belt Drive / Relveo / Turntable / Twin belt by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio Announces Evo 150 SE Streaming Amplifier All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio has announced the Evo 150 SE, a Special Edition update to the Evo 150 all-in-one streaming amplifier. It comes with enhanced circuitry, upgraded components and a further-refined industrial design that continues the minimalist, retro-modern look. […]

Cambridge Audio Announces Evo 150 SE Streaming Amplifier

July 14, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cambridge Audio / EVO 150 SE / Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

KEF XIO Soundbar – First Look All Image Credit: KEF KEF have introduced the KEF XIO Soundbar, a 5.1.2 channel sound system designed to deliver spatial audio from a standalone single enclosure. This is KEF’s first soundbar, it is powered by 12 Class D amplifiers, supports Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and […]

KEF XIO Soundbar – First Look

July 10, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged KEF / Soundbar / X10 by fromvinyltoplastic

FiiO Announces K15 Streaming DAC And Headphone Amp All Image Credit: FiiO FiiO have released a competitively priced high performance combined DAC and headphone amplifier. It features dual AKM AK4497S DAC chips, 3 watts of Class-AB amplification and supports a wide range of streaming protocols and inputs. It is available […]

FiiO Announces K15 Streaming DAC And Headphone Amp

July 9, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged FiiO / Headphone Amplifier / K15 / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus Launches 40 PPA Phono Preamp All Image Credit: Cyrus Cyrus Audio have released the 40 PPA phono stage that marks the latest addition to this British company’s growing 40 Series that includes; the 40 ST streamer, 40 AMP integrated and 40 CD player. The 40 PPA features the same half-width anodized aluminum chassis and […]

Cyrus Launches 40 PPA Phono Preamp

July 7, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 40 PPA / Cyrus / Phono Pre-Amp by fromvinyltoplastic

ELAC ConneX DCB61 Powered Wireless Speaker All Image Credit: ELAC ELAC have announced the ConneX DCB61, a powered high-performance wireless bookshelf speaker system. It features 2 channel Dolby Digital support, and a versatile selection of inputs including; HDMI ARC, Analog/Phono, Optical, USB, and Bluetooth together with a pair of carefully […]

ELAC ConneX DCB61 Powered Wireless Speaker

July 2, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Bookshelf Speaker / ConneX / DCB61 / Elac / Powered Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic