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Pro-Ject Releases MC Step-Up Box’s – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject has announced the company’s first ever step-up transformers, the MC Step Up Box DS3 B and the MC Step Up Box S3. Both solutions are passive designs used to step-up the low voltage outputs of MC cartridges […]

Pro-Ject Releases MC Step-Up Box’s – Quick Look

November 7, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MC / Pro-Ject / Step Up Box DS3 B / Step Up Box S3 / SUT by fromvinyltoplastic

Vertere Launches XtraX And Dark Sabre Cartridges All Image Credit: Vertere Vertere have just released two new phono cartridges. The high-end XtraX, that sits above Vertere’s Mystic moving coil cartridge and the Vertere Dark Sabre that is the next step above Vertere’s Sabre moving magnet cartridge. Both models are said […]

Vertere Launches XtraX And Dark Sabre Cartridges

October 31, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cartridge / Dark Saber / Moving Coil / Moving Magnet / Phono Cartridge / Vertere / XtraX by fromvinyltoplastic

Michael Fidler MC Pro Phono Amp From Classic Audio – First Look All Image Credit: Michael Fidler/Classic Audio Michael Fidler has recently expanded his range of phonostage amplifiers by adding the new MC Pro to the current MM Pro. Both of these phono stages are hand assembled in Kent, England, […]

Michael Fidler MC Pro Phono Amp From Classic Audio – First Look

June 28, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classic Audio / MC / MC PRO / Michael Fidler / Moving Coil / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future? — DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics Digital Stream (DS) Audio is an audio business group within Digital Stream Corporation (DSC). DSC has been in the laser optics market over 25 years is known as the provider of industrial laser optics systems in the optical disc market, in Medial testing systems, and for various laser optical […]

DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics

February 27, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-E1 / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

Trumpet MC – Vacuum Tube Phonostage – First look All Images Credit Hagerman Audio Labs Many audiophiles, and that includes me, swear by the sound of valves, and I still do. My original stereo system used Leak TL50 plus power amps to handle everything from 2.5KHz and up. Why? They […]

Trumpet MC – Vacuum Tube Phonostage – First look

December 8, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Hagerman / Trumpet MC / Valve Phono Amp by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio Release Grand Master Optical Cartridge — DS Audio Grand Master Optical Cartridge (All Images Credit: DS Audio) Introduction When I decided to replace my Lentek Entre 1 I seriously considered DS Audio’s DS-E1 model, and auditioned it and the Hana SL and ML. The Hana SL, for me, was the better option but I still thought that the […]

DS Audio Grand Master Optical Cartridge

August 1, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / Grand Master / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

Cartridge Alignment - An Introduction — Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction Introduction Having spent what seemed like an eternity trying to wring out the last ounce of performance from my Hana SL, I thought that my experiences could provide a few of my readers with a good insight into the basics of cartridge alignment. Comparing disc […]

Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction

August 11, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Alignment / Anti-Skating / Azimuth / Bias / Cartridge / Cartridge Loading / Overhang / Phono / Setup / SRA / VTA / VTF / Zenith by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge — DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Phono Cartridge – Preview I have just been fortunate enough to be present at a demonstration of the new DS Audio DS-E1 optical cartridge at Audio Connection, Verona, NJ. held on Saturday 8th June. This long established audio retailer was presenting its 9th annual Analog Day. […]

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Phono Cartridge – Preview

June 11, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / Equipment / News / Reviews tagged DS Audio / DS-E1 / Hana ML / Hana SL / Optical Cartridge / Preview by fromvinyltoplastic

Lentek Entre 1 Phono Cartridge History As I am close to replacing my steadfast 40+ year old Entré 1 cartridge I thought that I would just pen a few words about its pedigree before it takes a ‘back seat’. The above image is of my beloved Lentek Entré 1 with […]

Lentek Entre 1 Phono Cartridge History

May 5, 2019 in Audio / News tagged Entre / Head Amplifier / Lentek / Matsudaira / Moving Coil / My Sonic Lab / Phono Cartridge / Soltear Acoustics by fromvinyltoplastic

Phono Cartridge Basics 101 — Phono Cartridge Basics 101 As I am now in the market for a new cartridge, and maybe a new head amplifier or pre-amplifier, I thought a quick refresher course on cartridge basics would clear my head and help others who maybe in the same boat. Cartridge specifications alone are not […]

Phono Cartridge Basics 101

April 20, 2019 in Audio / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / Technical Posts tagged Cantilever / Head Amplifier / Moving Coil / Moving Iron / Moving Magnet / Phono Cartridge / Pre-Amplifier / Stylus by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge — DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge Early last year I posted an article on optical turntables and cartridges. Well things have moved on and audiophile quality optical phono cartridges are now here and affordable. The only company producing optical cartridges is DS Audio, based in Sagamihara City, Japan. The earlier models, […]

DS Audio DS-E1 Optical Cartridge

March 20, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-E1 / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable - First Look — McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look You could be forgiven at first glance for thinking that the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable. However, upon further inspection it is a lot more. Its unique design is crafted for those audiophiles who want maximum flexibility […]

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look

March 9, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged 12AX7 / Class D / ECC83 / MacIntosh / McIntosh / MTI100 / Tubes / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future? — Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future? Let There Be Light The ultimate pickup system for vinyl would be one that doesn’t touch the vinyl, so produces no wear, and the vinyl remains as pristine as the day you bought it, and sounds just as good as the best […]

Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future?

January 20, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News / Technical Posts tagged BSR / CES 2018 / DS Audio / DS-W2 / ELP / Finial / IRENE / NEDCC by fromvinyltoplastic

The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord – Gold 180g Review Vinyl surface noise: 3 (pressing flaw) Dynamic Range: 4- Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4- Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. […]

The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord – Gold 180g Review

September 17, 2024 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Gold / In Search Of The Lost Chord / review / The Moody Blues / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Stellar Strata MK2 Integrated Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: PS Audio PS Audio have released a MKII version of its Stellar Strata Integrated Amplifier with updated features including a moving-magnet/moving coil phono stage, a built-in improved high-resolution DAC, a Class A analogue preamp stage and headphone […]

PS Audio Stellar Strata MK2 Integrated Amplifier – Quick Look

September 4, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Integrated Amplifier / PS Audio / Stellar Strata MK2 by fromvinyltoplastic