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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

UPscaled Is Not 4K — UPscaled Is Not 4K My 2 Cents Many of us have spent large amounts of money on upgrading our systems to watch 4K, wide color gamut, high dynamic range movies. AND of course those illusive 4K TV/cable and Over The Air (OTA) channels. It has come to my notice, and maybe […]

UPscaled Is Not 4K

July 4, 2020 in Personal Views & Comments / Video tagged 4K / 8K / Compression / HD / Movie / plastic / SD / UHD / Upscaled / WCG by fromvinyltoplastic

Bohemian Rhapsody - 4K Blu-ray Review — Bohemian Rhapsody – 4K Blu-ray Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. 20th Century Fox | 2018 PG13 | 2hrs 14 mins | Music | Biography | Drama HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 […]

Bohemian Rhapsody – 4K Blu-ray Review

April 4, 2020 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Blu-Ray / Bohemian Rhapsody / Freddie Mercury / plastic / Queen / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series — Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series The Yamaha Hi-Fi History Yamaha was established by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 when he built his first reed organ. Over the years Yamaha has grown into the worlds largest manufacturer of musical instruments and along the way created some outstanding audio products. In 1954 Yamaha coined […]

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series

November 11, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog / C-5000 / GT-5000 / M-5000 / NS-5000 / Stereo / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

Legacy, D-Sonic & Orchard Class D Amps Introduction The age of Class D amplification is here to stay with the introduction of the Legacy, D-Sonic & Orchard Class D Amps. If correctly designed they have advantages over traditional linear amplifiers in terms of efficiency, power delivery, size and weight. The […]

Legacy, D-Sonic & Orchard Class D Amps

September 30, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Class D / D-Sonic / Legacy / Orchard / Orchard Audio 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

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

SME Acquires Garrard Audio — SME Acquires Garrard Audio SME Limited Buys Legendary Turntable Manufacturer Garrard Audio In May 2018 SME Limited announced that it had purchased Garrard Audio from IGB Gradiente S.A. of Brazil, which had acquired the brand name in 1979. SME also announced it had acquired a second British company, Loricraft Audio, […]

SME Acquires Garrard Audio

March 6, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged Garrard / Gradiente Electronics / Loricraft Audio / SME by fromvinyltoplastic

Qobuz Still In Beta - See Them at Florida Audio Expo — Qobuz Still In Beta – See Them at Florida Audio Expo Qobuz and Florida Expo Qobuz, one of this shows sponsors, and its first show in the America, will be announced at the Audio Expo as the first certified Hi-Res streaming and download service. The show is to be held […]

Qobuz Still In Beta – See Them at Florida Audio Expo

February 4, 2019 in News tagged Florida / Florida Audio Expo / Qobuz / Streaming by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio Release Worlds First Wireless Turntable-Alva TT @ CES 2019 A Record Year For Vinyl Sales of vinyl records have surged in recent years, reaching a record high last year, with over 7.6 million LPs sold in the US by July 2018. The spending figures proved that the vinyl […]

Cambridge Audio Release Worlds First Wireless Turntable-Alva TT

January 24, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Alva TT / Cambridge Audio / CES 2019 by fromvinyltoplastic

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio - MQA — MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail Introduction There are now enough articles, streaming services and CD’s that I thought that I would re-visit MQA encoding, particularly after several e-mail exchanges with David Elias, a Hawaii based Acoustic Music writer, producer and studio owner. David writes, produces and records […]

MQA Hi Res Audio – Streamings Holy Grail

September 2, 2018 in Audio tagged Bob Stuart / Hi-Res Audio / Meridian / MQA / Oppo 205 / Streaming / USBDAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2 — Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2 Part 1 provided an insight into my views regarding cables and how to provide power and a grounding system that will prevent hum loops and sink electrical interference. In this post I discuss the various types of audio and […]

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2

March 24, 2018 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts / Video tagged Audio / Cables / Electrical Interference / Ground Loops / Power / Safety Ground / Signal Noise / Speaker / Technical Ground by fromvinyltoplastic

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1 — Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1 My point of view based on 40 years of professional experience in both the Audio and Video industries. Before I launch into what must be one of the most hotly […]

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1

March 18, 2018 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts tagged Audio / Cables / Electrical Interference / Ground Loops / Power / Safety Ground / Signal Noise / Speaker / Technical Ground by fromvinyltoplastic

Panasonic's Flagship DM UB9000 4K UHD Audiophile Player — Panasonics flagship DP UB9000 player offers HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision Panasonic’s 2018 UHD Blu-ray line-up comprises five models ranging from flagship to affordable. Two of them will support Dolby Vision, three will support HDR10+, and four of them will support Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, enabling you to control […]

Panasonics Flagship DP UB9000 4K UHD Audiophile Player

February 18, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged 4K / Audiophile / Dolby Vision / DP UB9000 / HDR10+ / Panasonic / UB9000 / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio — Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio Sound United LLC, parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Polk BOOM, HEOS, and Boston Acoustics announced, on the eve of the CES 2018 show, its acquisition of Classé Audio, a leading manufacturer of high-performance music and home theater components who […]

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio

January 21, 2018 in Audio / News tagged Audio / Charlesbank Capital Partners / Classe / DEI Holdings / Sound United LLC by fromvinyltoplastic