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MX-VYNL Analog Power Supply – Upgrade UPDATED: 8/28/2021. During my original review of the MX-VYNL phono pre-amplifier I discovered that its external, inexpensive switched mode supply, caused noise problems which I improved with the addition of a couple of ferrite beads on the DC power supply cord feeding the pre-amp. […]

MX-VYNL Analog Power Supply – Upgrade

July 18, 2021 in Equipment / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Analog Power Supply / DIY / Musical Fidelity / MX-VYNL / PSU / SGC / Small Green Computer by fromvinyltoplastic

Lentek Head Amplifier Adjustable Loading — Lentek Head Amplifier Adjustable Loading The original three loading positions that I added to this head amplifier worked just fine, but I wanted to see if I could make it even more versatile and flexible. I initially tried using a linear 1000 ohm dual gang 20% & 10% tolerance plastic film […]

Lentek Head Amplifier Adjustable Loading

August 23, 2020 in Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Head Amplifier / Lentek / upgrade / Variable Loading by fromvinyltoplastic

Lentek Head Amplifier Upgrade Designed by Peter Baxandall for use with the Lentek Entre moving coil cartridge, this little gem has a lot to offer when paired with other moving coil cartridges and a high quality phono pre-amp like the MX-VYNL. With +28dB of gain and a low nose figure the […]

Lentek Head Amplifier Upgrade

July 12, 2020 in Audio / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Adjustable Cartridge Loading / Head Amplifier / Lentek / Moving Coil / Moving Coil Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

lentek head amp — MX-VYNL & Lentek Head Amp Introduction. So after being very happy with my MX-VYNL and Hana pairing for a while now, I decided to modify my rebuilt Lentek head amp to correctly load the Hana and see how it would sound when paired to the MX-VYNL running in unbalanced moving […]

MX-VYNL & Lentek Head Amp

May 31, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / Reviews tagged Head Amplifier / Lentek / MX-VYNL / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Acoustics 101-Designing Porous, Resonant and Reflective Sound Treatments — Acoustics 101-Designing Sound Treatments Introduction Acoustics 101-Designing Porous, Resonant and Reflective Sound Treatments The last two posts introduced you to the nature of sound, it various parameters, the types of absorbers and diffusers and how to locate them together with your […]

Acoustics 101-Designing Sound Treatments

December 23, 2018 in Acoustics / Technical Posts tagged ATS Acoustics / Helmholtz Panels / Limp Membranes / Panel Absorbers / Porous Absorbers / Quadratic Residue Diffusers / Resonant Absorber / Vicoustic by fromvinyltoplastic

Home Theater Treatment For Great Images — Home Theater Treatment For Great Images Introduction So after spending your hard earned cash on that new projector and screen, there is more to installing them than just hanging them off the ceiling or putting the projector on a table or shelf! Especially if you want to get the best […]

Home Theater Treatment For Great Images

August 8, 2018 in Home Theater Construction / My A/V Room / Video / Video Treatments tagged Great Images / Home Theater / Light Absorption / Light Reflection / Surface Treatments by fromvinyltoplastic