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Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL Phono Amplifier Review Overview The MX-VYNL is a fully balanced, high performance phono stage, able to operate with many moving coil or moving magnet cartridges. With both traditional RCA inputs and XLR fully balanced connections it can be connected to 2 turntables simultaneously. The MX-VNYL offers a […]

Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL Review

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

Paradigm, Anthem, MartinLogan Purchased by Bagby's
Paradigm, Anthem, MartinLogan Purchased by Bagby’s         Scott and John Bagby Secure 100 Percent Interest in Three Iconic Audio Brands With many years of combined audio and innovative experience and a strong commitment to the industry, Scott Bagby and John Bagby announced that effective from May 10th, 2019, […]

Paradigm, Anthem, MartinLogan Purchased by Bagby’s

Sound United To Aquire Pioneer & Onkyo Brands
Sound United To Aquire Pioneer & Onkyo Brands Sound United To Aquire Pioneer & Onkyo Brands – You will be assimilated! Sound United who currently owns Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Classé, and Boston Acoustics have finalized plans to aquire Onkyo, Integra and Pioneer. This preliminary agreement will enable […]

Sound United To Aquire Pioneer & Onkyo Brands

Alien: 40th Anniversary | Blu-ray 4K Review
Alien: 40th Anniversary | Blu-ray 4K Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.         20th Century Fox 1979 R | 1hr 57 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 | Dolby Digital 5.1/4.1/2.0 […]

Alien: 40th Anniversary | Blu-ray 4K Review

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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

Fantastic Beasts-The Crimes of Grindelwald - Blu-ray 4K Review
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Fantastic Beasts-The Crimes of Grindelwald – Blu-ray 4K Review         Warner Bros 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 14 mins | 2hrs 22mins | Action | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | […]

Fantastic Beasts-The Crimes of Grindelwald – Blu-ray 4K Review

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens - First Look
TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction & Some History On 1st May 2018 Thorens returned to Germany when Gunter Kürten, Thorens new CEO,  took the company back to the newley formed Thorens GMbH in Bergisch Gladbach […]

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look

Murder On The Orient Express | Blu-ray 4K Review
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Murder On The Orient Express – Blu-ray 4K Review           20th Century Fox 2017 PG 13 | 1hr 54mins | Crime | Drama | Mystery HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P […]

Murder On The Orient Express – Blu-ray 4K Review

US Blu-ray Sales Decline In 2020
Physical Media Sales Seriously Decline     It is with a heavy heart that I have to say that convenience and video mediocrity is catching us all up. With a drop in physical media sales of 50% between 2014 and 2018 things do not look too bright for the 4K […]

Physical Media Sales Seriously Decline

Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review         Paramount Pictures 2018 PG13 |1hrs 54mins | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Unconverted 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby […]

Bumblebee | Blu-ray 4K Review

Phono Cartridge Basics 101 2
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

Aquaman| Blu-ray 4K Review 2
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Aquaman | Blu-ray 4K Review       Warner Bros 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 23 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Upscaled 4K | […]

Aquaman | Blu-ray 4K Review

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power
McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power My 2 Cents It happens to many. A lighting strike or electrical surge damages your most prized piece(s) of HT equipment. The cost of good surge and over and under voltage protection can pay for itself in just one disastrous second. Or at […]

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power

Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review 2
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review         Universal Studios 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 8 mins | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos […]

Mortal Engines Blu-ray 4K Review