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MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Now this is my type of power amplifier, see here for my original stereo system. It echoes everything that I used to do and own and its the best of both worlds; valve for its gentle and detailed mids […]

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look

December 21, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged KT88 / MC901 / McIntosh / Tube power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected — Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected After the apparent demise of Velodyne in November of this year there was considerable dismay at the loss of this highly respected and cutting edge sub company that had been designing and manufacturing world class subs for several decades. I still use their excellent SMS-1 subwoofer […]

Velodyne Subs Are Resurrected

December 14, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Audio Reference / Mansour Mamaghani / Subwoofers / Velodyne Acoustics by fromvinyltoplastic

Hobbs & Shaw Blu-ray 4K Review — Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review Universal Studios 2019 PG13 | 2hrs 16 min | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | Dolby Vision+ | HDR10+ | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio […]

Hobbs & Shaw – Blu-ray 4K Review

December 14, 2019 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Fast & Furious / Fast & Furious presents Hobbs & Shaw / Hobbs & Shaw / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers — 20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers If your looking for a few fun and serious Christmas presents to fill your stockings or those of other vinyl lovers, or to introduce young family members to the fun of vinyl, take a peak at these: Real Vinyl Wall Clocks […]

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers

December 13, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged Christmas / Stocking Stuffer / Vinyl Gift by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Exits the Tonearm Business — SME Exits the Tonearm Business On December 3rd 2019 SME announced that it would no longer be manufacturing its tonearms for either retail sale or OEM distribution. Here is the official press announcement: “SME will exit the tonearm retail and OEM business with immediate effect shifting our focus on our […]

SME Exits the Tonearm Business

December 10, 2019 in Audio / News tagged Cadence Audio / SME / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

Dire Straits Making Movies - Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review — Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi Vinyl 45RPM Review Vinyl surface noise: 5+ Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+ Track List: Side One Tunnel of Love Side Two Romeo and Juliet Skateaway Side […]

Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review

December 7, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 45RPM / Dire Straits / Making Movies / Mobile Fidelity / MoFi / RTI / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Memory: The Origins Of Alien — Memory: The Origins Of Alien Screen Media | 2019 NR | 1hrs 35 mins | Documentary HD | 1080P | 5.1 DTS HD 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: Bijan Aalam | Tim Boxel | Axelle Carolyn Directed by: Alexandre O. Philippe […]

Memory: The Origins Of Alien – Blu-ray Review

December 1, 2019 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged Alexandre O. Philippe / Alien / Documentary / Memory / Plastic / review / The Origins Of Alien by fromvinyltoplastic

Counterfeit Vinyl - Buyer Beware — Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware And Plastic (CD) As vinyl continues to grow in popularity, counterfeiters are out there trying to take your money. Don’t get taken in by that low cost vinyl, or CD, that looks just too good to be […]

Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware

November 24, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Album / CD / Counterfeit / Plastic / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Tonearms 101 - An Introduction — Tonearms 101 – An Introduction This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction Unless your turntable comes with its manufacturers own tonearm you will need to select an arm to suit the turntable and carry your proposed cartridge. The problem for the newcomer is the huge selection […]

Tonearms 101 – An Introduction

November 20, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Gimbal / Magnetic / Parallel / Tonearms / Unipivot by fromvinyltoplastic

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series — Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series The Yamaha Hi-Fi History Yamaha was established by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 when he built his first reed organ. Over the years Yamaha has grown into the worlds largest manufacturer of musical instruments and along the way created some outstanding audio products. In 1954 Yamaha coined […]

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series

November 11, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog / C-5000 / GT-5000 / M-5000 / NS-5000 / Stereo / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look Introduction The Huei phono pre-amplifier was first unveiled back in May at the Munich High End Show. This 30th anniversary phono stage is now available to purchase. It uses an ultra low noise microprocessor controller and the space-saving chassis is milled out of a […]

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look

November 8, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Chord Electronics / Huei / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques — Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques Over the years there have been several motor coupling techniques used to rotate the turntable platter. This is a brief overview of each method along with their advantages and disadvantages. There are three basic types of motor drive, the second two of which have various methods […]

Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques

November 2, 2019 in Audio tagged Belt Drive / Direct Drive / Idler Drive / Rim Drive / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier — McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier Cutting edge digital music capabilities combined with time tested vacuum tube performance – enter the McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier. A Little Background About This Highly Revered Audiophile Company. Based in Binghamton, NY with over 150 employees, McIntosh Laboratory, founded in 1949, continues to […]

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier

October 31, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C2700 / McIntosh / Tube Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Love Over Gold - 180 Gram Vinyl Review — Love Over Gold – 180 Gram Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4 Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4 Side One Telegraph Road Private Investigations Side Two Industrial Disease Love Over Gold It Never […]

Love Over Gold – 180 Gram Vinyl Review

October 25, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Dire Straits / Love Over Gold / MoFi / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

8K CTA TV Certification — 8K CTA TV Certification The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has confirmed the official industry definition and logo for 8K TV’s. The new logo and certification process will come into effect with 2020 TV’s that meet its definition of 8K Ultra High-Definition, the “next-generation” of high-resolution video. This new standard was […]

8K CTA TV Certification

October 23, 2019 in Equipment / News / Video tagged 8K / Consumer Technology Association / CTA / TV by fromvinyltoplastic