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Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review — Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review Paramount Pictures 2018 PG13 |1hrs 54mins | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Unconverted 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD7.1 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: Hailee Steinfeld, […]

Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review

April 21, 2019 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Bumblebee / Plastic / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Phono Cartridge Basics 101 — Phono Cartridge Basics 101 As I am now in the market for a new cartridge, and maybe a new head amplifier or pre-amplifier, I thought a quick refresher course on cartridge basics would clear my head and help others who maybe in the same boat. Cartridge specifications alone are not […]

Phono Cartridge Basics 101

April 20, 2019 in Audio / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / Technical Posts tagged Cantilever / Head Amplifier / Moving Coil / Moving Iron / Moving Magnet / Phono Cartridge / Pre-Amplifier / Stylus by fromvinyltoplastic

Aquaman| Blu-ray 4K Review — Aquaman | Blu-ray 4K Review Warner Bros 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 23 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | […]

Aquaman | Blu-ray 4K Review

April 13, 2019 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Aquaman / Blu-Ray / Plastic / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power — McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power My 2 Cents It happens to many. A lighting strike or electrical surge damages your most prized piece(s) of HT equipment. The cost of good surge and over and under voltage protection can pay for itself in just one disastrous second. Or at […]

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power

April 10, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged APC / Clean Power / CyberPower / First Look / McIntosh MPC500 / Power / Tripp Lite / UPS by fromvinyltoplastic

Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review — Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review Universal Studios 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 8 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: Hera Hilmar […]

Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review

April 7, 2019 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Blu-Ray / Mortal Engines / movies / Plastic / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Record Store Day - RSD 2019 — Record Store Day – RSD 2019 On April 13, Record Store Day is back for its 12th year with over 500 releases only available at independent record stores. See the list here. This year’s list is arguably the best one since RSD started in 2012. Record Store Day is an […]

Record Store Day – RSD 2019

April 4, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged CD / Record Store Day / RSD / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

TechDAS – Air Force Turntables My 2 Cents I cannot imagine paying more money for a turntable than you can pay for a high end home in many regions of the civilized world…….but you can. Well at least somebody can! So why am I posting something that is probably […]

TechDAS – Air Force Turntables

March 31, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Air Force / Air Force One / Air Force Zero / TechDAS / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

Tidal Releases MQA Android and iOS App — Tidal Releases MQA Android and iOS App Introduction Let me first say that I am not a big fan of MQA. I have tried it at home using Tidal and was not impressed when compared to 24bit 96/128KHz Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM), Free Lossless Audio Compression (FLAC) or […]

Tidal Releases MQA Android and iOS App

March 27, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Android / App / Apple / iOS / MAC / MQA / Tidal by fromvinyltoplastic

Panasonic UB9000 News Flash — Panasonic UB9000 & JVC DLA-NX9 Demo On March the 15th JVC announced that they were collaborating with Panasonic to use the HDR metadata contained in 4K UHD discs and available over the HDMI connection in order to optimize the display of HDR material. One of […]

Panasonic UB9000 & JVC DLA-NX9 Demo

March 24, 2019 in Equipment / Equipment / News / Reviews tagged DLA-NX9 / DLA-RS3000 / JVC / Panasonic / UB9000 / Value Electronics by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge — DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge Early last year I posted an article on optical turntables and cartridges. Well things have moved on and audiophile quality optical phono cartridges are now here and affordable. The only company producing optical cartridges is DS Audio, based in Sagamihara City, Japan. The earlier models, […]

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge

March 20, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-E1 / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

Eric Clapton - Slowhand - 200gram Vinyl Review — Eric Clapton – Slowhand – 200gram Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5- (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+ Side One Cocaine Wonderfull Night Lay Down Sally Next […]

Eric Clapton – Slowhand – 200gram Vinyl Review

March 16, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 200gram / 35th Anniversary Edition / Album / Eric Clapton / LP / review / Slowhand / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

HD Vinyl Record Pressing — HD Vinyl Record Pressing What is HD Vinyl? Is this an oxi-moron, or is there really something more to it? Read on. Introduction Ever since the introduction of those vinyl cylinders there have been huge strides in the improvement of the audio replay quality of vinyl. From standardized replay equalization […]

HD Vinyl Record Pressing

March 13, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged Ceramic Stamper / HD Vinyl / Rebeat Digital by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable - First Look — McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look You could be forgiven at first glance for thinking that the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable. However, upon further inspection it is a lot more. Its unique design is crafted for those audiophiles who want maximum flexibility […]

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look

March 9, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged 12AX7 / Class D / ECC83 / MacIntosh / McIntosh / MTI100 / Tubes / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Acquires Garrard Audio — SME Acquires Garrard Audio SME Limited Buys Legendary Turntable Manufacturer Garrard Audio In May 2018 SME Limited announced that it had purchased Garrard Audio from IGB Gradiente S.A. of Brazil, which had acquired the brand name in 1979. SME also announced it had acquired a second British company, Loricraft Audio, […]

SME Acquires Garrard Audio

March 6, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged Garrard / Gradiente Electronics / Loricraft Audio / SME by fromvinyltoplastic

Adele 25 - Vinyl Review — Adele 25 – Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4- (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4- Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4- Side One Hello Send My Love (To Your New Lover) I Miss You […]

Adele 25 – Vinyl Review

March 2, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Adele 25 / Album Review / RTI / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic