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Audiolab 7000 Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Audiolab The UK’s Audiolab have just announced the 7000 series. Features and pricing place the 7000N Play network audio player, 7000CDT CD Transport, and 7000A Integrated Stereo Amplifier between their 6000 and flagship 9000 series. They share a similar external design […]

Audiolab 7000 Series – Quick Look

February 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 7000 series / 7000A / 7000CDT / 7000N Play / Audiolab by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio’s New AXN10 and MXN10 Streamers All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio has just launched two affordable hi-res music streamers with major streaming features both of which offer good value and sleek form-factors. The AXN10 and MXN10 network audio players sit below their award-winning CXN V2 music streamer […]

Cambridge Audio’s New AXN10 and MXN10 Streamers

February 3, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AXN10 / Cambridge Audio / MXN10 / Streamers by fromvinyltoplastic

Sony ES Series 8K AVR Models – First Look All Image Credit: Sony Sony has just announced five new AV receivers, four ES Series and one entry level, that are their first to support 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz video in addition to the latest version of their 360 Spatial Sound Mapping […]

Sony ES Series 8K AVR Models – First Look

February 2, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR / Sony / STR-AN1000 / STR-AZ1000ES / STR-AZ3000ES / STR-AZ5000ES / STR-AZ7000ES by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview All Image Credit: McIntosh McIntosh have just announced the MHT300, a new 7.2 home theater receiver. It is quoted as providing 120 watts into 8 ohms and 150 watts into 4 ohms with all seven channels being simultaneously driven and it includes an […]

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview

January 31, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR / McIntosh / MHT300 by fromvinyltoplastic

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