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Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Soundbar System – Quick Look All Image Credit: Nakamichi Synonymous with the quality of the legendary Dragon Cassette Deck (1982), the Dragon Turntable (1985) and the Dragon CD Player (1996), Nakamichi is now poised to release the Dragon 21-channel DTS: X Pro, Dolby Atmos soundbar surround sound […]

Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Soundbar System – Quick Look

January 10, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 11.4.6 / Dragon / Immersive / Nakamichi / Soundbar / Surround by fromvinyltoplastic

Mission 700 Speakers & LX CONNECT DAC All Image Credit: Mission Heralding from Cambridgeshire, England, Mission are well known for their famed range of audiophile speakers. After the launch in 2022 of the reincarnation of their famous 1978 Mission 770 2-way speaker, the Mission 700 2-way speaker is presented as […]

Mission 700 Speakers & LX CONNECT DAC

January 2, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / LX CONNECT DAC / Mission / Mission 770 / Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech All Image Credit: LEAK Back in 2020 LEAK, the renowned British HiFi brand, returned with its first products since the 1970’s, the LEAK Stereo 130 integrated amplifier and LEAK CDT CD transport. Originally founded by Harold Joseph Leak in 1934 the company […]

LEAK Stereo 230 – Updated Vintage Style Tech

December 19, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged IAG / Integrated Amplifier / Leak / Stereo 230 by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The Korean brand HiFi Rose has recently announced the updated RS250A, a high performance, audiophile, network streamer DAC, and pre-amplifier. Looking identical to its earlier sibling, the RS250, the “A” version offers upgraded DAC, clock, electronics and a […]

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product

December 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HiFi Rose / Network Player / Network Streamer / RS250A by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh’s Future-Proofed MDA200 DAC All Image Credit: McIntosh This new DAC from McIntosh should be able to meet all your decoding needs into the foreseeable future due to its upgradable DAC module. The MDA200 is their latest upgradable DAC being based upon the well established DA2 Digital Audio Module that […]

McIntosh’s Future-Proofed MDA200 DAC

November 22, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / McIntosh / MDA200 by fromvinyltoplastic

iFi NEO Stream – First Look All Image Credit: iFi iFi has expanded its range of streaming DAC’s with the addition of the NEO Stream. This new design is said by iFi to; “deliver optimal versatility and sonic performance”. It combines a wide array of features and the latest version […]

iFi NEO Stream – First Look

November 17, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged iFi / Neo Stream / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

MediaTek Pentonic 1000 – 4K120 SoC – Quick Look Image Credit: MediaTek MediaTek has just announced the Pentonic 1000 system on a chip (SoC) that they claim will power a host of 2023 TV’s from brands such as; Sony, Samsung, Philips and Panasonic who are currently using MediaTek chips in […]

MediaTek Pentonic 1000 – 4K120 SoC – Quick Look

November 15, 2022 in News / Technical Posts / Video tagged HDMI 2.1 / MediaTek / Pentonic 1000 / SoC / System On A Chip by fromvinyltoplastic

SVS Releases Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase All Image Credit: SVS SVS has released their new Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase. It is a compact streaming integrated amplifier equipped with 150 watts of 2-channel Class D amplification and a 24-bit/192KHz DAC. It connects via Wi-Fi, offering wireless connectivity via Play-Fi, AirPlay 2, […]

SVS Releases Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase

November 11, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Class D / Network Streamer / Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase / SVS by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-25LTD – 25th-Anniversary 8K Projector All Image Credit: JVC Costing as much as some cars, the DLA-25LTD is a limited edition model celebrating the 25th anniversary of the D-ILA. Developed by JVC, the D-ILA device is the company’s version of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS), a reflective liquid crystal […]

JVC DLA-25LTD – 25th-Anniversary 8K Projector

September 29, 2022 in Equipment / News / Video tagged 25th Anniversary / 8K / DILA / DLA-25LTD / JVC / LASER by fromvinyltoplastic

AppleTV X – The Mod All Image Credit: AppleTV X This power supply and hardware upgrade is for the AppleTV 4K. The AppleTV series of hardware use small and very efficient internal switched mode power supplies. The design of these types of supply are well known for the amount of […]

AppleTV X – The Mod

September 26, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged AppleTV / AppleTV X by fromvinyltoplastic

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4800H & More All Image Credit: Denon *UPDATED: 3/25/2023* – DIRAC Live now available, see end of post. Just like the leaked 2022/2023 Marantz receiver information here is the latest leaked information about some of the 8K Denon AV receivers for 2022/2023. This is just preliminary […]

New Denon AVR-X2800H, AVR-X3800H & AVR-X4800H

September 18, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AVR-A1H / AVR-S570BT / AVR-S970H / AVR-X2800H / AVR-X3800H / AVR-X4800H / Denon by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz Cinema Series, AV 10 & AMP 10 – Preview All Image Credit: Marantz *UPDATED: 3/25/2023* – DIRAC Live now available, see end of post. Here is my unofficial, now official, information on the upcoming Marantz Cinema series and flagship separates releases. The official press release day was 9/26/2022. Marantz, […]

Marantz Cinema Series, AV 10 & AMP 10 – Preview

September 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AMP10 / AV10 / Cinema / Cinema 40 / Cinema 50 / Cinema 60 / Cinema 70s / Marantz / Sound United / Stereo 70s by fromvinyltoplastic

Bluesound – New Powernode Edge Streaming Amp All Image Credit: Bluesound Bluesound has expanded their range of hi-res wireless audio players, with the Bluesound POWERNODE EDGE. It is a single zone, wireless music streaming amplifier..…an entry-level “just add speakers” device. Combining streaming sources, control, and amplification all in one sleek […]

Bluesound – New Powernode Edge Streaming Amp

September 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Bluesound / POWERNODE EDGE / Streaming / Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Yamaha Adds VRR & ALLM To Aventage Range Image Credit: Yamaha Last summer when Yamaha released their flagship Aventage range of receivers many of the gamer friendly HDMI 2.1 features showed (with future update) next to them. Indicating that these features would become available through a firmware update at a […]

Yamaha Adds VRR & ALLM To Aventage Range

August 29, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged ALLM / Aventage / Firmware Update / HDMI 2.1 / VRR / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: NAD The NAD C 700 is a compact, light and powerful, BluOS-enabled streaming amplifier that takes NAD’s expertise in integrated amplifiers and adds wireless BluOS for multi-room lossless streaming capabilities. Its small footprint will allow it to fit […]

NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier – Quick Look

July 8, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged BluOS / C700 / NAD / Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic