Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Disney/Buena Vista | 2022 PG13 | 2hrs 7 min | Action | Comic Book | Adventure | Fantasy HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native […]

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – 4K Review

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

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MoFi Sued For Using Digital In “All Analog” Vinyl Reissues Well it looks like the proverbial has hit the fan for Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. Their marketing claim that its reissues were “purely analog recordings” created from the master tapes of the original records has “bit them in the ass”. […]

MoFi Sued For Using Digital In “All Analog” Vinyl Reissues

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Technics SL-100C Turntable – Preview This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Technics Technics has just launched its budget friendly, entry-level, Premium Class SL-100C turntable. The original the SL-1200 was launched back in 1972 and quickly gained acceptance in the audiophile and DJ communities. […]

Technics SL-100C Turntable – Preview

Conrad-Johnson ART108A Power Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: Conrad-Johnson I always loved the sound from my pair of Leak TL50 Plus, ultra-linear, mono power amplifiers. They use 2 x KT88 vacuum tubes operating as beam tetrodes in Class AB providing 50 watts into 8 ohms, and I always […]

Conrad-Johnson ART108A Power Amplifier – Quick Look

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DSD Audio – An Introduction So with Mobile Fidelity now encoding all their analog audio material into the Direct Stream Digital (DSD) audio format I though that a quick recap of the format would be in keeping. So what is DSD and how does it differ to other digital formats […]

DSD Audio – An Introduction

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Jim Davis Clarifies The MoFi LP-Mastering Process So a few revelations, well at least for me, are coming to light regarding the current and future MoFi Mastering process for vinyl albums. Having worked in the professional recording industry many of the comments made by Jim Davies, the President of Mobile […]

Jim Davis Clarifies The MoFi LP-Mastering Process

New LUMIN T3 – Network Player All Image Credit: LUMIN Following on the heals of the recent LUMIN U2 mini network transport release, this new LUMIN T3 network player is the first Lumin with a DAC to feature their all-new processing system providing increased capacity and resampling flexibility with X1 […]

New LUMIN T3 – Network Player

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – 4K UHD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.       Warner Bros. | 2022 PG13 | 2hrs 23 min | Action | Comic Book | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – 4K UHD Review

Pro-Ject X Series Balanced Output Turntables – Quick Look X2 B Turntable All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject now offers two X Series belt-drive turntables, the X1 B and X2 B, that include a fully balanced phono output using a mini-XLR connector plus the usual RCA unbalanced outputs. The X2 B […]

Pro-Ject X Series Balanced Output Turntables – Quick Look

Morbius – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         Sony Pictures | 2022 R | 1hr 44 min | Adventure | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Comic Book HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Native 4K | 2160P […]

Morbius – 4K Blu-ray Review

Mobile Fidelity Mastering Process Statement Apparently there have been complaints to Mobile Fidelity Labs about the way they describe their vinyl mastering process and signal chain electronics. Back in 2020 MoFi customer service sent this response to a customers enquiry: The above response confirms my understanding of the basics of […]

Mobile Fidelity Mastering Process Statement

Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra – Class D Update All Image Credit: Orchard Audio Back in September 30, 2019, I introduced several upcoming Class D amplifiers. Orchard Audio of New Jersey had then just released their first offering, the BOSC, named after the pear. That amplifier was well received by many […]

Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra – Class D Update

Esoteric Grandioso T1 Turntable – Preview All Image Credit: Esoteric Formed by TEAC in 1987 as their high end audio division, Esoteric is celebrating their 35th anniversary by releasing their first ever turntable. The Grandioso T1 not only uses a novel and new platter drive system but will probably require […]

Esoteric Grandioso T1 Turntable – Preview

New DS Audio ES-001 – Eccentricity Detection Stabilizer All Image Credit: DS Audio DS Audio are probably best known in the audiophile world for their range of optical cartridges like their top-of-the-line Grand Master. So after perfecting the optical cartridge DS Audio has now added the ES-001 eccentricity detection stabilizer […]

New DS Audio ES-001 – Eccentricity Detection Stabilizer