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Roon Announces Nucleus One Music Server All Image Credit: Roon Roon has just announced the Nucleus One, a Roon music server that doesn’t come with the Nucleus Titan’s high-end price tag. From the press release: “Nucleus One pairs high performance with unrivaled affordability, providing a best-in-class streaming experience to Roon […]

Roon Announces Nucleus One Music Server

March 20, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Music Server / Nucleus One / Roon by fromvinyltoplastic

Classé Audio Delta PRE MK II Preamplifier Quick Look All Image Credit: Classé Audio Just released by Classé Audio. The upgraded Delta PRE MKII is now able to receive high-resolution digital audio in a wide variety of formats and from multiple digital sources, both connected and streamed, all thanks to […]

Classé Audio Delta PRE MK II Preamplifier Quick Look

March 19, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classe / Classe Audio / Delta / Delta PRE MKII / MKII / Preamplifier / Solid State Preamplifier / Streaming Preamplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh New C2800 And C55 Tube and Solid-State Preamps All Image Credit: McIntosh McIntosh Labs has just released two new preamplifiers to celebrate its 75th anniversary, one tube based the C2800 and the C55 solid state model. Both preamplifiers offer almost exactly the same range of features and very similar […]

McIntosh New C2800 And C55 Tube and Solid-State Preamps

March 18, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C2800 / C55 / McIntosh / Solid State Preamplifier / Tube Preamplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

The Marvels – 4K UHD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Disney/Buena Vista 2024 PG-13 | 1hrs 45mins | Comic Book | Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Upscaled 4K | 2160P | HDR10 […]

The Marvels – 4K UHD Review

March 6, 2024 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / 4K Review / Brie Larson / plastic / The Marvels / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Accuphase E700 Integrated Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: Accuphase Accuphase have just announced a new integrated amplifier, the E700. A no frills purists replacement to their E650. Containing no DAC or phono stages the design supports two module slots that accept the AD-60 RIAA & DAC-60 optional cards. […]

Accuphase E700 Integrated Amplifier – Quick Look

February 28, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Accuphase / Class A / E700 / Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look All Image Credit: Exposure Electronics Celebrating 50 years in the business, Exposure Electronics has just announced the release of the 3510 top loading CD player that completes the 3510 family of hi-fi products. Clearly, despite the lack luster sales of CD media there […]

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look

February 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 3510 / CD Player / Exposure Electronics by fromvinyltoplastic

Hegel Announces H190v Streaming Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Hegel Hegel has just announced the H190v streaming amplifier, an upgrade on the Norwegian company’s most popular model, the H190. It offers an array of features including; streaming, DAC, headphone output, smart-home integration, and a top-of-the-line MM phono preamplifier. […]

Hegel Announces H190v Streaming Amplifier – First Look

February 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged H190v / Hegel Music Systems / Streaming Integrated Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio CXN100 Network Player – First Look All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio has announced the CXN100 Network Player, its successor to the CXN V2 streaming DAC. The new model retains its predecessor’s physical appearance having; the same size, a single and now more tactile volume control and […]

Cambridge Audio CXN100 Network Player – First Look

February 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cambridge Audio / CXN100 / Network Player / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Orchard Audio Premium PecanPie And Starkrimson Amp Products All Image Credit: Orchard Audio Orchard Audio is a small boutique audio company here in Succasunna, New Jersey. They design and manufacture a variety of ultra-high-performance DACs, streamers, and amplifiers and have just announced two new products; the PecanPi®+ Streamer Premium and […]

Orchard Audio Premium PecanPie And Starkrimson Amp Products

February 5, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Class D / Gallium Nitride / GaN / Mono Power Amplifier / Orchard Audio / PecanPie Streamer Premium / Starkrimson Mono Premium / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz Unveils The Cinema 30 AVR All Image Credit: Marantz Earlier in 2022 Marantz released the original Cinema Series together with AV 10 and AMP 10. Adding to that original line up Marantz have now added the Cinema 30 flagship home cinema 8K AVR. It boasts seven 8K inputs, two […]

Marantz Unveils The Cinema 30 AVR

February 2, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR / Cinema 30 / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

Linn Klimax Solo 800 Mono Power Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Linn Linn of Glasgow, UK, is a world renown manufacture of high-end audiophile equipment and has just released the company’s first passively cooled, reference, monoblock power amplifier, the Klimax Solo 100. This latest design delivers 400W into […]

Linn Klimax Solo 800 Mono Power Amplifier – First Look

January 30, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Class AB / Klimax Solo 800 / Linn / Mono Power Amplifier / Monoblock / Power Amplifier / Solo 800 by fromvinyltoplastic

KEF Announces LSX II LT Streaming Active Loudspeaker All Image Credit: KEF KEF have just released a more cost effective version of their popular LSX II streaming active speaker, the LSX II LT. This new model is aimed at music streaming, computer audio and television usage hence the all digital […]

KEF Announces LSX II LT Streaming Active Loudspeaker

January 25, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Speakers / KEF / LSX II T / Streaming Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Earlier this year Shanling released the high end CD-T35 CD player and streamer and has now followed that up with an affordable SACD player that is also a DAC, or is it the other way around? This new DAC/player supports local […]

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player

January 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / SACD Player / SCD1.3 / Shanling / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Releases Mount Massive Firmware Update All Image Credit: PS Audio PS Audio has just released its Mount Massive firmware upgrade for its PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MK2. The new v3.1.0 operating system is said to enable the DirectStream DAC MK2 to deliver dramatically improved sound quality, with greater resolution, lower […]

PS Audio Releases Mount Massive Firmware Update

January 20, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged DAC / DirectStream / DirectStream DAC MKII / Firmware Update / PerfectWave / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Roon’s Nucleus Titan Server – Quick Look All Image Credit: Roon First a little Roon background. Roon was recently acquired by Harman International, the parent company of several audio brands to include; Harman Kardon, JBL, Arcam, Mark Levinson, AKG and Revel. For those unfamiliar with the Roon music software, if […]

Roon’s Nucleus Titan Server – Quick Look

January 16, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Nucleus Titan / Roon / Roon Server by fromvinyltoplastic