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Aavik Launches R-X88 Series Phonostages All Image Credit: Aavik Audio Group Denmark has launched the new Aavik R-X88 series of phonostages, comprised of three models; the Aavik R-188, Aavik R-288, and Aavik R-588. This new range of phono amplifiers are designed for only Moving Coil and DS Audio optical cartridges. […]

Aavik Launches R-X88 Series Phonostages

December 11, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Aavik / Phonostage / R-188 / R-288 / R-588 / R-X88 by fromvinyltoplastic

Rega Adds New Reference-Level ND9 Cartridge All Image Credit: Rega Rega has announced the Nd9, their new reference-level moving magnet cartridge that tops out the Nd series. This hand-built cartridge uses an advanced “fine line” nude diamond profile, bonded to a Boron rod cantilever, similar to their Aphelion 2 moving-coil […]

Rega Adds New Reference-Level Nd9 Cartridge

December 9, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Moving Magnet Cartridge / ND9 / Rega by fromvinyltoplastic

Volumio Primo Plus Streaming DAC – Quick Look All Image Credit: Volumino Italian Hi-Fi brand Volumio has announced the launch of the Volumio Primo Plus, a newly developed Streaming DAC designed to deliver high-quality digital playback. This latest model builds upon the earlier Primo but is a complete redesign and […]

Volumio Primo Plus Streaming DAC – Quick Look

December 5, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Primo PLus / Streaming DAC / Volumino by fromvinyltoplastic

FiiO Releases R2R Tube DAC – First Look All Image Credit: FiiO FiiO is shortly to release the R2R Tube DAC. This latest minimalist design will please many audiophiles as it uses an R2R decoder driving a tube-buffered output stage and comes with backlit mechanical VU meters. The whole design […]

FiiO Releases R2R Tube DAC – First Look

December 3, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged FiiO / R2R / Tube DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Rega Launches Mercury Pre-Amplifier and Solis Power Amplifier All Image Credit: Rega Rega has announced two reference grade amplifiers, the Mercury pre-amplifier and the Solis power amplifier. Mercury Pre-Amplifier The Mercury employs fully discrete symmetrical circuitry throughout its signal path with each stage employing complementary Class A output stage amplifiers. […]

Rega Launches Mercury Pre-Amplifier and Solis Power Amplifier

December 1, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Mercury / Power Amplifier / Pre-Amplifier / Rega / Solis by fromvinyltoplastic

Lumin Debuts X2 Flagship Streaming DAC All Image Credit: Lumin LUMIN, who hails from Hong Kong, has just announced the launch of the X2, a flagship streaming DAC that uses their discrete DAC implementation rather than of-the-shelf DAC chips. The X2’s DAC its at the heart of the fully balanced […]

Lumin Debuts X2 Flagship Streaming DAC

November 28, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Lumin / Streaming DAC / X2 by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Launches New SCD3.3 Flagship SACD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Physical media just won’t die, thank goodness, and Shanling shows its endearing support with their upcoming release of the flagship SCD3.3 SACD player. This latest flagship design comes with a discrete R2R DAC, 12AT7 tube output stages and Bluetooth […]

Shanling Launches New SCD3.3 Flagship SACD Player

November 26, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / MQACD / SACD Player / SCD3.3 / Shanling / Top-Loader by fromvinyltoplastic

Topping D900 1-Bit DAC – First Look All Image Credit: Topping Topping, a Chinese Hi-Fi manufacturer, has released its new flagship D900 DAC that is designed around a proprietary discrete 1-bit conversion technology rather than employing conventional, and readily available digital-to-analogue converters. Topping calls this 1-bit approach a Precision Stream […]

Topping D900 1-Bit DAC – First Look

November 24, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged D900 / DAC / Topping by fromvinyltoplastic

Technics Announces The SL-1200GME Turntable All Image Credit: Technics Technics has announced the end of the production of the existing and iconic SL-1200/1210G turntable models by the end of this year due to the discontinuation of some externally sourced components. However, they will be commemorating the models with the release […]

Technics Announces The SL-1200GME Turntable

November 19, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Direct Drive / SL-1200GME / Technics / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Mini Toolkit – Quick Look All Image Credit: Clearaudio German analog audio specialists and HiFi brand Clearaudio has introduced the Clearaudio Mini Toolkit, a compact and comprehensive set of instruments designed for the setup, calibration, and care of audiophile turntables. This new kit comes in a sturdy, metal case, […]

Clearaudio Mini Toolkit – Quick Look

November 17, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Clearaudio. Mini Toolkit / Test LP / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Audio-Technica New AT33x Cartridge Range All Image Credit: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica have just released the ATX33x series of moving coil phono cartridges, their first since 2014. It features five new models, the; AT33xEN, AT33xMLD, AT33xMLB stereo cartridges, and the AT33xMONO/I and AT33xMONO/II monaural cartridges. The new cartridge bodies combine three materials: […]

Audio-Technica New AT33x Cartridge Range

November 13, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AT33x / Audio-Technica / Moving Coil Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

TEAC Announces NT-507T Network Transport – Quick Look All Image Credit: TEAC Japanese HiFi brand TEAC has announced the NT-507T, a dedicated network streaming transport, no DAC, that expands its Reference 500 Series. The NT-507T has been designed as a digital-only companion to the TEAC UD-507 DAC/preamp, supporting network playback […]

TEAC Announces NT-507T Network Transport – Quick Look

November 10, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Network Transport / NT-507T / TEAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Eversolo Launches DAC-Z10 – Flagship DAC All Image Credit: Eversolo Eversolo has introduced the DAC-Z10, a flagship digital-to-analogue converter, preamplifier and headphone amplifier that uses an advanced fully-balanced dual-mono AKM DAC architecture. On paper, the DAC-Z10’s specifications are very impressive having a THD+N of 0.00008% and a dynamic range of […]

Eversolo Launches DAC-Z10 – Flagship DAC

November 6, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / DAC-Z10 / Eversolo by fromvinyltoplastic

KEF Releases Coda W Active Wireless Loudspeaker All Image Credit: KEF KEF have just released a new wireless stand mount active speaker, the Coda W. Each cabinet providing 100 Watts of Class D amplification to the 5.25″ 12th Gen Uni-Q driver array, 70 Watts to the mid-bass and 30 Watts […]

KEF Releases Coda W Active Wireless Loudspeaker

November 3, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Loudspeaker / Active Wireless Speakers / Bookshelf Speaker / Coda W / KEF by fromvinyltoplastic

Quad Platina Integrated Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Quad The Platina Series is said by Quad to represent the new pinnacle of QUAD audio electronics and was developed over a five year period. The Platina series includes three new models; the Integrated Amplifier, Stream streamer and CDT CD […]

Quad Platina Integrated Amplifier – First Look

October 30, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Integrated Amplifier / Platina / Quad by fromvinyltoplastic