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JBL Spinner BT Wireless Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: JBL Right after the launch of their first-ever turntable, the TT350 Classic, JBL also unveiled a new Bluetooth turntable at CES 2023, the JBL Spinner BT. This is JBL’s first Bluetooth turntable, it supports both aptX HD wireless streaming […]

JBL Spinner BT Wireless Turntable – Quick Look

January 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged JBL / Spinner BT / Turntable / Wireless by fromvinyltoplastic

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: NAD NAD Electronics has launched the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer, a compact and simple design aimed at making it easy to add streaming capability to any music system. NAD’s affordable CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer uses audiophile-grade components and […]

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look

January 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CS1 / DAC / NAD / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available All Image Credit: Denon Clearly Denon are reaffirming their commitment to that unbikqatous plastic disc and giving physical media an additional push with the release of the Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD player. The Denon DCD-1700NE incorporates Denon’s advanced AL32 Processing Plus algorithms, as well as […]

Denon DCD-1700NE CD/SACD Player Now Available

January 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DCD-1700NE / Denon / SACD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity Releases Nu-Vista PRE, PAS & PAM All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity, (now owned by Heinz Lichtenegger of Pro-Ject Audio Systems), has just released three new “cost-no-object” amplifiers that all use Nuvistor technology; a pre-amplifier (PRE), a stereo power amplifier (PAS) and a monoblock power amplifier (PAM). […]

Musical Fidelity Releases Nu-Vista PRE, PAS & PAM

January 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Musical Fidelity / NU-VISTA PAM / NU-VISTA PAS / NU-VISTA PRE by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC All Image Credit: PS Audio American HiFi brand PS Audio is now shipping its PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MK2, the successor to the original version. This latest high performance DAC features; an array of digital inputs; 2 x I2S, 2 x AES, coaxial, TOSLINK and […]

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC

January 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / DirectStream / Network Streamer / PerfectWave / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Soundbar System – Quick Look All Image Credit: Nakamichi Synonymous with the quality of the legendary Dragon Cassette Deck (1982), the Dragon Turntable (1985) and the Dragon CD Player (1996), Nakamichi is now poised to release the Dragon 21-channel DTS: X Pro, Dolby Atmos soundbar surround sound […]

Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Soundbar System – Quick Look

January 10, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 11.4.6 / Dragon / Immersive / Nakamichi / Soundbar / Surround by fromvinyltoplastic

JBL Classic Series Coming Soon – First Look All Image Credit: JBL JBL has launched a Classic series of hi-fi electronics at this years CES 2023 HARMAN ExPLORE event that combine their retro design with modern hi-res technology. They include the; SA550 Classic Integrated Amplifier, MP350 Classic Streaming Media Player, […]

JBL Classic Series Coming Soon – First Look

January 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD350 / Classic Series / Harman Luxury Audio / JBL / MP350 / SA550 / TT350 by fromvinyltoplastic

Naim New Classic Range – First Look All Image Credit: Naim British Hi-Fi company Naim Audio has announced a refresh on its Classic Range that was originally launched back in 1973 with the introduction of a ‘New Classic Series’ with the NSC 222 streaming pre-amplifier that can be upgraded by […]

Naim New Classic Range – First Look

January 5, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classic Range / Naim / NAP 250 / NPX 300 / NSC 222 by fromvinyltoplastic

Mission 700 Speakers & LX CONNECT DAC All Image Credit: Mission Heralding from Cambridgeshire, England, Mission are well known for their famed range of audiophile speakers. After the launch in 2022 of the reincarnation of their famous 1978 Mission 770 2-way speaker, the Mission 700 2-way speaker is presented as […]

Mission 700 Speakers & LX CONNECT DAC

January 2, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / LX CONNECT DAC / Mission / Mission 770 / Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech All Image Credit: LEAK Back in 2020 LEAK, the renowned British HiFi brand, returned with its first products since the 1970’s, the LEAK Stereo 130 integrated amplifier and LEAK CDT CD transport. Originally founded by Harold Joseph Leak in 1934 the company […]

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech

December 19, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged IAG / Integrated Amplifier / Leak / Stereo 230 by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp All Image Credit: Clearaudio The German High End analog audio experts at Clearaudio have introduced a new reference grade phono preamplifier. The preamp provides a completely independent pair of amplifiers with balanced and unbalanced inputs supporting moving coil (MC) and moving magnet (MM) cartridges […]

Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp

December 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Reference Phono / Clearaudio / Phono Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select Class A Tube Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: Zesto Audio California based Zesto Audio has just released their new Eros 500 Select Monoblock Class A tube amps. This new circuit design using six KT150 tubes is capable of 250 watts of Class A […]

Zesto Audio Eros 500 Select Class A Tube Amplifier – Quick Look

December 15, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Eros 500 / KT120 / KT150 / KT170 / KT88 / Monoblock / Tube power Amplifier / Zesto Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Creek Audio 4040A Integrated Amp – Preview All Image Credit: Creek Audio The latest integrated amplifier from UK based Creek Audio is the 4040A that has been designed to reprise the essence of the original 1982 – CAS4040. This new model now includes several technological advances and modern digital features […]

Creek Audio 4040A Integrated Amp – Preview

December 12, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 4040A / Creek Audio / Stereo Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh The MC451 is the latest addition to the McIntosh Hybrid drive range. It is a dual mono power amplifier that employees both tube and solid state technology extracting the best from each device type and providing 300 […]

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look

December 11, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Dual Mono / Hybrid Drive / MC451 / McIntosh / Power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The Korean brand HiFi Rose has recently announced the updated RS250A, a high performance, audiophile, network streamer DAC, and pre-amplifier. Looking identical to its earlier sibling, the RS250, the “A” version offers upgraded DAC, clock, electronics and a […]

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product

December 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HiFi Rose / Network Player / Network Streamer / RS250A by fromvinyltoplastic