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VPI Vinyl Cleaning Party – New Jersey Image Credit: VPI VPI Industries is well known for their range of excellent vinyl products including; turntables, tonearms and cleaning machines together with an extensive range of high quality, third party accessories, including cartridges. Come Saturday 29th October 2022, the VPI Record Cleaning […]

VPI Vinyl Cleaning Party – New Jersey

October 5, 2022 in Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Party / Vinyl / Vinyl Cleaning / VPI by fromvinyltoplastic

Mid 2022 RIAA Music Revenue & Sales Statistics All Image Credit: RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), advocates for the recorded music business and associated companies within the USA. Many music formats have experienced a healthy and continued increase in their values in the first half of 2022. […]

Mid 2022 RIAA Music Revenue & Sales Statistics

October 3, 2022 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged 2022 / Music Sales / Revenues / RIAA by fromvinyltoplastic

Audio-Technica AT-MC2022 MC Cartridge All Image Credit: Audio Technica Made to celebrate Audio Technica’s 60th anniversary this limited production run, dual moving coil cartridge, sports a unified stylus-cantilever, formed from a single, lab-grown diamond. The AT-MC2022 promises cutting-edge technology for analogue audio vinyl enthusiasts and is the result of the […]

Audio-Technica AT-MC2022 MC Cartridge

October 2, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AT-MC2022 / Audio-Technica / Dual Coil / MC Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-25LTD – 25th-Anniversary 8K Projector All Image Credit: JVC Costing as much as some cars, the DLA-25LTD is a limited edition model celebrating the 25th anniversary of the D-ILA. Developed by JVC, the D-ILA device is the company’s version of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS), a reflective liquid crystal […]

JVC DLA-25LTD – 25th-Anniversary 8K Projector

September 29, 2022 in Equipment / News / Video tagged 25th Anniversary / 8K / DILA / DLA-25LTD / JVC / LASER by fromvinyltoplastic

AppleTV X – The Mod All Image Credit: AppleTV X This power supply and hardware upgrade is for the AppleTV 4K. The AppleTV series of hardware use small and very efficient internal switched mode power supplies. The design of these types of supply are well known for the amount of […]

AppleTV X – The Mod

September 26, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged AppleTV / AppleTV X by fromvinyltoplastic

Mobile Fidelity Lawsuit Update For those of you wanting to know a little more about the legal go’ins on, here is some additional information. The current class action law suit against Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. (Mobile Fidelity or MoFi) was filed in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT […]

Mobile Fidelity Lawsuit Update

September 21, 2022 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged Class Action / Lawsuit / Mobile Fidelity / Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs / MoFi by fromvinyltoplastic

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4800H & More All Image Credit: Denon *UPDATED: 3/25/2023* – DIRAC Live now available, see end of post. Just like the leaked 2022/2023 Marantz receiver information here is the latest leaked information about some of the 8K Denon AV receivers for 2022/2023. This is just preliminary […]

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H & AVR-X4800H

September 18, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR-A1H / AVR-S570BT / AVR-S970H / AVR-X2800H / AVR-X3800H / AVR-X4800H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio New DS-W3 Cartridge All Image Credit: DS Audio DS Audio has introduced the DS-W3, a third-generation optical cartridge to replace the DS-W2. This new W series reference cartridge employs various “trickle down” technologies and developments employed in the DS Audio flagship Grand Master. In particular borrowing from its […]

DS Audio New DS-W3 Cartridge

September 18, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-W3 / Optical Cartridge / Third Generation by fromvinyltoplastic

REL Updates AirShip Wireless Adapter All Image Credit: REL If you are having a cabling path problem to your subs and/or satellite speakers then REL maybe able to help. REL have recently updated their AirShip wireless adapter to AirShip II. This new wireless transmitter and receiver combination is designed for […]

REL Updates AirShip Wireless Adapter

September 13, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AirShip II / REL / Wireless Adapter by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz Cinema Series, AV 10 & AMP 10 – Preview All Image Credit: Marantz *UPDATED: 3/25/2023* – DIRAC Live now available, see end of post. Here is my unofficial, now official, information on the upcoming Marantz Cinema series and flagship separates releases. The official press release day was 9/26/2022. Marantz, […]

Marantz Cinema Series, AV 10 & AMP 10 – Preview

September 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AMP10 / AV10 / Cinema / Cinema 40 / Cinema 50 / Cinema 60 / Cinema 70s / Marantz / Sound United / Stereo 70s by fromvinyltoplastic

Bluesound – New Powernode Edge Streaming Amp All Image Credit: Bluesound Bluesound has expanded their range of hi-res wireless audio players, with the Bluesound POWERNODE EDGE. It is a single zone, wireless music streaming amplifier..…an entry-level “just add speakers” device. Combining streaming sources, control, and amplification all in one sleek […]

Bluesound – New Powernode Edge Streaming Amp

September 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Bluesound / POWERNODE EDGE / Streaming / Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject – Vinyl NRS Box S3 & Debut PRO S Turntable All Image Credit: Project Looking to breath new life into your old battered vinyl collection, Pro-Ject has just the device. The new Vinyl NRS Box S3 removes the crackles, pops and other noises common to older records, making them […]

Pro-Ject – Vinyl NRS Box S3 & Debut PRO S Turntable

September 2, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Debut PRO S / Noise Reduction / Pro-Ject / Turntable / Vinyl NRS Box S3 by fromvinyltoplastic

REL No.31 & No.32 Reference Subwoofers – Quick Look All image Credit: REL These new top of the line Reference Series Subs can stack to become line arrays and individually can dig as low as 15Hz at powers up to 1000watts. The REL No.31 and No.32 Reference Series Subs are […]

REL No.31 & No.32 Reference Subwoofers – Quick Look

August 31, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged No.31 / No.32 / Powered Subwoofers / REL / Subwoofers by fromvinyltoplastic

Yamaha Adds VRR & ALLM To Aventage Range Image Credit: Yamaha Last summer when Yamaha released their flagship Aventage range of receivers many of the gamer friendly HDMI 2.1 features showed (with future update) next to them. Indicating that these features would become available through a firmware update at a […]

Yamaha Adds VRR & ALLM To Aventage Range

August 29, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged ALLM / Aventage / Firmware Update / HDMI 2.1 / VRR / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

Dual CS 429 – Automatic Turntable With Phono Preamp – Quicklook All Image Credit: Dual Dual started manufacturing gramophone components in Germany in 1907, introducing their signature “dual-motor” for powering record players in 1927. The design was so popular that the company took the name “Dual”. They are still based […]

Dual CS 429 – Automatic Turntable With Phono Preamp – Quicklook

August 25, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Automatic / Belt Drive / CS 429 / Dual / Phono Pre-Amp / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic