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ATSC 3.0 Is Finally Here — ATSC 3.0-Next Gen TV Introduction I am not an avid TV watcher or sports fan. So I selected over the air (OTA) viewing as all major networks, and many regional channels, provide excellent service coverage at my location for a total of about thirty+ channels. I do have a high […]

ATSC3-Next Gen TV

December 15, 2018 in News / Video tagged ATSC3 / Next Gen TV by fromvinyltoplastic

Lee Ritenour-Gentle Thoughts-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review — Lee Ritenour-Gentle Thoughts-Direct To Disc 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 Captain Caribe Getaway Chanson Meiso Side Two Captain Fingers Feel […]

Lee Ritenour-Gentle Thoughts-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

December 8, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Gentle Thoughts / JVC / Lee Ritenour / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-203 and UDP-205 Now Support HDR10+ — Oppo To Support HDR10+ It is now strongly rumored that Oppo is going to support the new HDR10+ standard through a firmware upgrade. This is excellent news and shows Oppos’ continued promised support for their player owners, despite the company now no longer manufacturing […]

Oppo To Support HDR10+

December 8, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged Firmware / HDR10+ / HDR10+ Firmware / Oppo 203 / Oppo 205 / OPPO Digital by fromvinyltoplastic

JJVC Delays Release of New 4K Series of Projectors — JVC Delays Release of New 4K Series of Projectors Image Credit JVC On November 30th 2018 JVC officially announced the temporary cancellation of the launch of their new native 4K series and pseudo 8K projectors due to a component “problem”. It has not been disclosed what the actual component is […]

JVC Delays Release of New 4K Series of Projectors

December 3, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged 4K / JVC by fromvinyltoplastic

SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look — SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look All Images Credit SVS. Introduction I have owned and continued to use SVS subs for more than a decade. My current line up is two PB12NSD’s and two SB2000’s (in the same room), and I couldn’t be more happy. For me SVS is the […]

SVS SB3000 and PB3000-First look

December 2, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged PB3000 / SB3000 / Subs / Subwoofers / SVS by fromvinyltoplastic

My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades. — Acoustics 101-Absorbers, Diffusers, Reflections, Room Dimensions and Subs Introduction. Let’s apply a little of your new found sound knowledge from the first post in this series. Remember, we are not designing a room to build, just gathering information that will help with that and most importantly the treatment of an […]

Acoustics 101-Absorbers, Diffusers, Reflections, Room Dimensions and Subs

December 1, 2018 in Acoustics / Technical Posts tagged Diffusers / Hass Effect / Initial Time Delay / ITD / Membrane Absorbers / Panel Absorber / PorousAbsorbers / Precedence Effect / Quadratic Diffuser / Resonance Absorbers / Sub Placement by fromvinyltoplastic

LOVE forever changes-45RPM Vinyl Review — Love Forever Changes-45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4- Image depth/perspective: 3 Overall frequency response: 4 Side One Alone Again Or A House is Not A Motel Andmoreagin Side Two […]

Love Forever Changes-45RPM Vinyl Review

November 25, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / LOVE forever changes / Mo-Fi / Mobile Fidelity / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Acoustics 101-Sound Basics — Acoustics 101-Sound Basics Introduction This is the first of three posts that will look at: Sound, what it is and some important parameters. The room, how to absorb sound and the correct placement of absorption and subs. How to design and make sound absorbers. You don’t need to have amazing […]

Acoustics 101-Sound Basics

November 24, 2018 in Acoustics / Technical Posts tagged Absorption / Acoustics / Frequency / Phase / Reverberation Time / Room Modes / Schroeder Frequency / Sound / Sound Decay / Standing Waves / Wavelength by fromvinyltoplastic

Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review — Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc 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 On Green Dolphin Street […]

Les Brown and His Band of Renown-Direct To Disc Vinyl Review

November 4, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Les Brown / Lester Raymond Brown / review / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review — Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4 (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 5 Side One So Far Away Money For Nothing Side Two Walk […]

Dire Straits-Brothers In Arms-45RPM Vinyl Review

October 27, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 20th Anniversary Edition / 45RPM / Album / Brothers In Arms / Dire Straits / Mobile Fidelity / MoFi / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration — JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration Introduction So after spending all that hard earned money and hours trying to make the image look just as I had imagined it, my patience was running thin. HD SDR looked exceptional in both THX and Cinema modes and with the available menu options, you could […]

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration

October 13, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Calibration / ChadB / DLA-RS640 / HDTVChadB / ISF / JVC / LCoS by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look — Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look Introduction Vinyl never died, it just took a short nap. Enthusiasts like myself have continued to keep it on life support until the new generations re-discovered all of its magic. That time is now here and vinyl sales continue to grow as each generation […]

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

October 5, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Denon / DP-400 / DP-450USB / Turntables / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review — The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+ Side One The Legend of Bill Munroe Ronoake Blue […]

The Neophonic String Band-Direct To Disc Vinyl Album Review

September 29, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Neophonic String band / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review — Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review Disney/Buena Vista 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 29 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Staring: Chris Hemsworth | Robert […]

Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray 4K Review

September 27, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Avengers / Blu-Ray / Infinity Wars / movies / Plastic / review / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look Introduction Manufacturers seem to be rushing in to fill the void left […]

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look

September 22, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Audiophile / Elite / Pioneer / UDP-LX500 / UDP-LX800 / UHD Player by fromvinyltoplastic