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Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp All Image Credit: Clearaudio The German High End analog audio experts at Clearaudio have introduced a new reference grade phono preamplifier. The preamp provides a completely independent pair of amplifiers with balanced and unbalanced inputs supporting moving coil (MC) and moving magnet (MM) cartridges […]

Clearaudio Releases Balance Reference Phono Preamp

December 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Reference Phono / Clearaudio / Phono Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RA180 GaNFET Power Amplifier All Image Credit: HiFi Rose Clearly Class D amplifiers are starting to take hold in the audiophile community. Power amplifiers have developed from Class A to B to AB and now Class D. Class D amplifiers have very high efficiencies so create little heat, […]

HiFi Rose RA180 GaNFET Power Amplifier

November 1, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged GaNFET / HiFi Rose / Power Amplifier / RA180 by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject X Series Balanced Output Turntables – Quick Look X2 B Turntable All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject now offers two X Series belt-drive turntables, the X1 B and X2 B, that include a fully balanced phono output using a mini-XLR connector plus the usual RCA unbalanced outputs. The X2 B […]

Pro-Ject X Series Balanced Output Turntables – Quick Look

August 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Design / Pro-Ject / Turntable / X1 B / X2 B by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Costing almost $12,000.00, this Italian premium phono stage by Gold Note offers a huge range of features including a large range of; Equalization Curves, Loads, Capacitance’s, Gains and Connectivity. Selection and control of these extensive features […]

Gold Note PH-1000 Phono Stage – A Quick Look

April 21, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Gold Note / PH-1000 / Phonostage by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Album Sales Surpass CD – USA They say that if you wait around long enough things will come back into style. Well that is certainly true for the lovers of vinyl. The introduction of the plastic CD devastated vinyl album sales starting around 1986, not due to its superior […]

Vinyl Album Sales Surpass CD – USA

March 15, 2022 in News / Vinyl tagged 2021 / CD Sales / Resurgence / Vinyl / Vinyl Comeback / Vinyl Sales by fromvinyltoplastic

The Gil Evans Orchestra – Out Of The Cool – Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 5 Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5- Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5- Side 1: La Nevada Where Flamingos Fly Side 2: Bilboa […]

The Gil Evans Orchestra – Out Of The Cool – Vinyl Review

June 24, 2021 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Acoustic Sounds / Impulse / Out Of The Cool / The Gil Evans Orchestra / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Dire Straits – On Every Street – 180g Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: 4 (not pops & clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 5 Please see here for my comments on reviewing albums. […]

Dire Straits – On Every Street – 180g Vinyl Review

June 20, 2021 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / 2LP / Back To Black / Dire Straits / MoFi / On Every Street / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look All Images Credit: Hegel Norway-based Hegel Music Systems in February 2021 released the V10, the company’s first MM/MC phono preamplifier. This new design was built from the “ground up” using all discrete amplification. The V10 uses a fully balanced internal signal […]

Hegel Music Systems V10 Phono Amp – First Look

March 15, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged First Look / Hegel Music Systems / Phono Amplifier / V10 by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced All Images Credit: Musical Fidelity In mid November 2020 Musical Fidelity announced the latest addition to their M3 range, the M3x Vinyl phone stage. I have been using their MX-VINYL for a little over a year now and have been very happy with […]

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl Phono Stage Announced

March 6, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M3x Vinyl / Musical Fidelity / Phono Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream – Vinyl Review Vinyl surface noise: Side A: 5; Side B: 5- Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4- Overall frequency response: 4+ Please see here for my comments on reviewing […]

The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monks Dream – Vinyl Review

February 25, 2021 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged 180gram / Columbia / Impex / Monk's Dream / The Thelonious Monk Quartet / Vinyl / Vinyl Review by fromvinyltoplastic

Denons 110th Anniversary Range — Denons 110th Anniversary Range Images Credit: Denon Denon is marking its 110th birthday with a quartet of special edition products that combined make up a complete audiophile home component system. Each of these new products are manufactured at the Denon factory in Shirakawa, Japan and undergo an extended quality assurance […]

Denons 110th Anniversary Range

September 24, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 110th Anniversary / AVR-A110 / DCD-A110 / Denon / DL-A110 / PMA-A110 by fromvinyltoplastic

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