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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

Vinyl Albums Of Yesteryear – 10cc My First Live End Dead End 8 Track Control Room Yes, that is me, well at least my back view, in 1984 as a Lecturer at Salford College of Technology School For Music, at its Adelphi annexe in the UK. It was my first […]

Vinyl Albums Of Yesteryear – 10cc

April 26, 2020 in Reviews / Vinyl of Yesteryear tagged 10CC / Greater Manchester / Peter Tattersall / Salford College of Technology / Sheet Music / Stockport / Strawberry Recording Studios / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Ariston RD11E - My Loss! — Ariston RD11E – My Loss! I thought that after 40 years I would just relate a heart felt regret to my readers and how I got onto the audiophile bandwagon. At the tender age of 23 and an entrenched “radio ham”, I visited a friends home amateur radio shack and […]

Ariston RD11E – My Loss!

March 28, 2020 in Personal Views & Comments tagged Ariston RD11E / Ariston RD11S / Entre / Hana SL / Lentek / Maudant Short / MS500 / MS600 / Sugden BC1 / Sugden SAU2 by fromvinyltoplastic

Dire Straits Dire Straits - Review Update — Dire Straits Dire Straits – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5 Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5- Track List: Side One Down To The Waterline Water Of Love […]

Dire Straits Dire Straits – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review

February 15, 2020 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 45RPM / Dire Straits / Mobile Fidelity / MoFi / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Dire Straits Making Movies - Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review — Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi Vinyl 45RPM Review Vinyl surface noise: 5+ Dynamic Range: 4+/5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4+ Track List: Side One Tunnel of Love Side Two Romeo and Juliet Skateaway Side […]

Dire Straits Making Movies – Mo-Fi 45RPM Vinyl Review

December 7, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 45RPM / Dire Straits / Making Movies / Mobile Fidelity / MoFi / RTI / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Love Over Gold - 180 Gram Vinyl Review — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Love Over Gold – 180 Gram Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4 Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4 Side One Telegraph Road Private […]

Love Over Gold – 180 Gram Vinyl Review

October 25, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Dire Straits / Love Over Gold / MoFi / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release I was just eighteen when this album was first released and lived just north of The Beatles home town, Liverpool. My wife and I were, and still are, Beatles fans. My wife buying almost every […]

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release

August 17, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Abbey Road / Beatles / Dolby Atmos / Hi-Res / plastic / Remix / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

MX-VYNL Review Update — MX-VYNL Review Update In my original review of the MX-VYNL (also updated) I commented upon the fact that I had what sounded to be hum in ONLY the left hand channel despite: The use of a balanced connection to the phono cartridge. The use of balanced line level connections to the […]

MX-VYNL Review Update

August 4, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / Reviews tagged Electrical Interference / MX VINYL / Switched Mode Power Supply by fromvinyltoplastic

Hana SL Review Update — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Hana SL Review Update During the initial installation and alignment of my Hana SL I noted that it would not track the +18dB lateral levels and that a number of HF sine sweep tests showed distortion on the left hand […]

Hana SL Review Update

July 27, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / Reviews tagged Cartridge Alignment / Hana SL by fromvinyltoplastic

Lyn Stanley Interludes - 45RPM Vinyl Review — Lyn Stanley Interludes – 45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5- (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 5- Overall frequency response: 5- Side One How Long Has This Been Going On Just One […]

Lyn Stanley Interludes – 45RPM Vinyl Review

July 20, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 45RPM / Interludes / Lyn Stanley / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Shelby Lynne Just a Little Lovin' - 45RPM Vinyl Review — Shelby Lynne Just a Little Lovin’ – 45RPM Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5+ Image depth/perspective: 5 Overall frequency response: 5+ Side One Just a Little Lovin’ Anyone Who […]

Shelby Lynne Just a Little Lovin’ – 45RPM Vinyl Review

July 14, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 200gram / 45RPM / Just a Little Lovin / Shelby Lynne / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Tristan Fry - Music For Percussion Volume One - Vinyl Review — Tristan Fry – Music For Percussion Volume One – Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 5 Side One Toccata For Percussion Instruments Allegro, […]

Tristan Fry – Music For Percussion Volume One – Vinyl Review

February 27, 2019 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album Review / Gale Audio / Ira Gale / LP / Music for Percussion / Tristan Fry / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look — Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look Introduction Vinyl never died, it just took a short nap. Enthusiasts like myself have continued to keep it on life support until the new generations re-discovered all of its magic. That time is now here and vinyl sales continue to grow as each generation […]

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

October 5, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Denon / DP-400 / DP-450USB / Turntables / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: West of Oz - Sheffield Lab 15 — Vinyl Review: West of Oz – Sheffield Lab 15 – Released 1981 Vinyl surface noise: 4 (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4 Side One Over The Rainbow Dorothy Dock […]

Vinyl Review: West of Oz – Sheffield Lab 15

January 20, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / Amanda McBroom / D2D / Direct to Disc / review / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Acoustics 101-Designing Porous, Resonant and Reflective Sound Treatments — My A/V Room was finally built out and the initial acoustic treatment installed, so the next task for my home theater was installing the equipment and cabling it all up. A full list of equipment that the room contains is also provided here in the first post. A/V […]

My Home Theater: The Equipment and Cabling It All Up

November 4, 2017 in Home Theater Construction / My A/V Room tagged Construction / Home theater equipment by fromvinyltoplastic