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Velodyne MicroVee X Subwoofer – First Look All Images Credit: Velodyne As living spaces and apartments seem to be the trending towards smaller, the demand for small, high performance speaker systems, in particular subs, seems to be on the rise. The MicroVee was originally launched in 2006 and saw a […]

Velodyne MicroVee X Subwoofer – First Look

February 10, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Micro / MicroVee X / Powered Subwoofers / Subwoofer / Velodyne by fromvinyltoplastic

HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion! I have never hidden my disdain for BOTH HDMI and HDCP but now I have good reason to truly despise the entire set of standards. At CES 2022 yet another version of HDMI was introduced, 2.1a. The point here is that […]

HDMI 2.1 & 2.1a Compliance Certification – Utter Confusion!

January 27, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged 2.1 / 2.1a / HDMI / SBTM / Source Based Tone Mapping by fromvinyltoplastic

Dune (2021) – 4K Blu-ray Review Warner Bros | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 35 min | Sci-Fi | Epic | Action | Fantasy | Adventure | Drama HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision | HDR10 | […]

Dune (2021) – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 24, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Dune (2021) / Part One / Pastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Passion Revolution LP12 PSU Upgrade All Image Credit: Vinyl Passion Originally developed back in 2019 by Mark Sears of Vinyl Passion, the VP Revolution Power Supply is a high performance, two-speed supply designed to replace internal power supplies fitted to the iconic Linn Sondek LP12, such as the Valhalla […]

Vinyl Passion Revolution LP12 PSU Upgrade

January 24, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged LP12 / PSU / Russ Andrews / Vinyl Passion / VP Revolution by fromvinyltoplastic

Venom: Let There Be Carnage 4K Blu ray Review Sony Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 1hrs 37 min | Action | Horror | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | […]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage 4K Blu ray Review

January 20, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Let There Be Carnage / Plastic / Tom Hardy / UHD / Venom by fromvinyltoplastic

M&K Sound V+ Sealed Sub Series – First Look All Image Credit: M&K Sound M&K have justly announced an update to their V Series of sealed subwoofers. These updated V+ models are said to be ‘décor-friendly’ designs feature manageable cube sizes with new curved and tapered external housings, with the […]

M&K Sound V+ Sealed Sub Series – First Look

January 20, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M&K Sound / Powered Subwoofers / Sealed / Subwoofer / V+ Series by fromvinyltoplastic

Very Low Noise Lentek Battery Power Supply – DIY Introduction So after decades of never knowing whether my Lentek head amplifier alkaline PP9 DC battery was OK I decide to replace it with a NiCd source that I could monitor its voltage and charge and discharge as required. It took […]

Very Low Noise Lentek Battery Power Supply – DIY

January 19, 2022 in Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Analog Power Supplies / Battery Power Supply / DC Power Supply / DIY / Head Amplifier / Lentek / Low Noise / NiCd / Nickel Cadmium / Very Low Noise by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look During CES 2022 JVC announced a higher-end 4K projector at a more ‘affordable’ price when compared to their latest three 8K laser offerings. JVC describes the new DLA-RS1100 or DLA-NP5 as an “entry level” model to its latest top-tier of three 8K […]

JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5 4K D-ILA Projector – First Look

January 13, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged 4K / DILA / DLA-NP5 / DLA-RS1100 / JVC / Native by fromvinyltoplastic

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review Universal Studios | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 43 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vison | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | […]

No Time To Die – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 9, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Daniel Craig / No Time To Die / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review Paramount Pictures | 2021 PG13 | 2hrs 1 min | Action | Adventure | Thriller | Sc-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upconverted? 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vison | HDR10 […]

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins – 4K Blu-ray Review

January 5, 2022 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / G.I.Joe Origins / Plastic / review / Snake Eyes / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences Dolby has released its findings from a recently completed survey on the listening habits of adults in the US. So it looks like us golden oldie audiophiles are coming back into fashion. To be honest we were never out of fashion, […]

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences

January 3, 2022 in Audio / News tagged Audio Quality / Dolby / Dolby Atmos / Gen Z / Immersive Sound / Survey by fromvinyltoplastic

Audio Return Channel (ARC/eARC) – Explained So what exactly does HDMI ARC do, how is it used, and do we need it? Read on. A Little Background The High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection was forced upon us over 15 years ago. Over time many of its technical problems have […]

Audio Return Channel (ARC/eARC) – Explained

December 24, 2021 in Audio / General Posts tagged ARC / Audio Return Channel / eARC / Enhanced Audio Return Channel by fromvinyltoplastic

Record Store Day 2022 Date Announced Record Store Day, claimed by some to be one of the largest single day music events in the world, has set the 2022 date. Keep your diaries clear for another vinyl shindig on the 23rd April, 2022. Lets hope COVID spares us any delays […]

Record Store Day 2022 Date Announced

December 24, 2021 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged April 23rd / Record Store Day / RSD 2022 by fromvinyltoplastic

Viktor Haraszti – Equanimity – CD Review Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4+ Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. Track List: Intro Chapter One Chapter Two […]

Viktor Haraszti – Equanimity – CD Review

December 18, 2021 in Plastic - Music / Reviews tagged CD / CD Review / Equanimity / Lisa Marie Simmons / Plastic / Viktor Haraszti / ViOmusic by fromvinyltoplastic

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs Sound United (Denon & Marantz) have announced their support for a new, advanced, Audyssey PC software application. The new software, MultEQ-X, gives users additional and expanded control and flexibility to calibrate existing and new home AVR’s, together with early access to new Audyssey […]

Audyssey MultEQ-X for Denon and Marantz AVRs

December 16, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Audyssey / Denon / Marantz / Microsoft / MultEQ-X / PC / Sound United / Windows by fromvinyltoplastic