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AKM New Flagship DAC – AK4499EX – Quick Look All Image Credit: AKM Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a new flagship stereo D/A converter (DAC), the VELVET SOUND | VERITATM AK4499EX, which is based upon its world-class predecessor the AK4499 Current Output DAC. This new DAC supports the complete […]

AKM New Flagship DAC – AK4499EX – Quick Look

April 28, 2022 in Audio / News / Technical Posts tagged AK4191EQ / AK4499EX / AKM / DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again It is rumored by Stereonet that SME has just announced the “made to order” Classic Series of M2 tonearms in 9″ and 12″ lengths, both straight or J-shaped. This is quite a turnaround from back in 2019 when SME announced that it was exiting […]

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again

April 27, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Series M2 / SME / Tonearms by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Costing almost $12,000.00, this Italian premium phono stage by Gold Note offers a huge range of features including a large range of; Equalization Curves, Loads, Capacitance’s, Gains and Connectivity. Selection and control of these extensive features […]

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look

April 21, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Gold Note / PH-1000 / Phonostage by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Model 60 Flagship Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: AV2D If you have $66,000 dollars burning a hole in your pocket and are a vinyl enthusiast, this maybe a good time to update your turntable and tonearm. Founded in 1946 in Steyning, West Sussex, England, SME enjoys a […]

SME Model 60 Flagship Turntable – First Look

April 8, 2022 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged Flagship / Model 60 / SME / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Technics SL-1200M7L Anniversary Turntable Launches With Free Global Dance Party All Image Credit: Technics Technics has announced that this April it will release a limited-edition direct-drive turntable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its legendary SL-1200 series. The original SL-1200 rapidly became an audiophile favorite and was adopted by the […]

Technics SL-1200M7L Anniversary Turntable

April 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged SL-1200 / SL-1200M7L / Technics / Tuntable by fromvinyltoplastic

JBL 4305P – Compact Active Bookshelf Studio Monitor All Image Credit: Haman HARMAN Luxury Audio has recently introduced the JBL 4305P Studio Monitor Powered Bookshelf Loudspeaker System that features both high-resolution streaming and prosumer connectivity. This is their first powered compact model in a new range of consumer Studio Monitors. […]

JBL 4305P – Compact Active Bookshelf Studio Monitor

April 4, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 4305P / Active Speakers / Bookshelf Speaker / JBL / Speakers / Studio Monitor by fromvinyltoplastic

Lenco 400 Series Turntables Released – First Look All Image Credit: Lenco New to vinyl and wonder why audiophiles say that those 12″ black shinny frisbees contain the best sounding music? Competing with manufacturers like Crossley, Andover Audio, […]

Lenco 400 Series Turntables Released – First Look

April 2, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged All-In-One / Lenco / LS-410 / LS-430 / LS-440 / Plu-and-Play / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

2021 RIAA Year-End Music Industry Revenue Report All Image Credit: RIAA According to the RIAA, in 2021 recorded music revenues in the United States grew 23% to an estimated $15.0 billion retail value. While the 2021 music wholesale value rose 22% to $9.8 billion. With the exception of a decrease […]

2021 RIAA Year-End Music Industry Revenue Report

March 30, 2022 in Audio / News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged 2021 / Music Revenue / RIAA / Year End by fromvinyltoplastic

Dirac Live Auto Target Curve Released On March 24th 2022 Dirac, the Swedish digital audio pioneer, announced a new auto target curve functionality for its Dirac Live solution that makes it easier for inexperienced consumers to get better sound quality from their HiFi and AV systems. This free new software […]

Dirac Live Auto Target Curve Released

March 25, 2022 in Acoustics / Audio / Firmware Updates / News tagged Auto Target Curve / Dirac / Dirac Live / Firmware Upgrade by fromvinyltoplastic

Audyssey ACM1-X Calibrated Microphone This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Audyssey has just released the new ACM1-X calibrated microphone as a companion accessory to its recently announced MultEQ-X room-correction software. The microphone enables measurements to be corrected to a near-perfect match to those of a “type 1” […]

Audyssey ACM1-X Calibrated Microphone

March 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged ACM1-X / Audyssey / Denon / Marantz / Microphone / MultEQ-X by fromvinyltoplastic

Arcam AVR11, AVR21, AVR31 and AV41 – Preview All Image Credit: Arcam Arcam of Cambridge, UK, has premiered its AVR11, AVR21 and AVR31 home theater receivers together with the AV41 high-performance AV processor. These new receivers and processor are claimed to be their most comprehensively equipped AV hardware released to-date. […]

Arcam AVR11, AVR21, AVR31 and AV41 – Preview

March 1, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / Arcam / AV41 / AVR / AVR11 / AVR21 / AVR31 / HDCP 2.3 / HDMI 2.1 / Home Theater / Processor by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released All Image Credit: McIntosh The latest high end home theater A/V processor offering from McIntosh is the MX180, supporting 9.1.6 surround and 8K on all seven HDMI ports. This beast of a processor offers 16 balanced audio outputs for 15.1 or 9.1.6 surround […]

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released

February 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AV Processor / McIntosh / MX180 by fromvinyltoplastic

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

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

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