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McIntosh MCD12000 CD/SACD Player & DAC – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Clearly McIntosh strongly believe in the longevity of the CD/SACD format as they have just released a truly high-end, flagship, reference player that also doubles as a high-end DAC and is Roon compliant. This new “plastic” player […]

McIntosh MCD12000 CD/SACD Player & DAC – First Look

May 12, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / MCD12000 / McIntosh by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released All Image Credit: McIntosh The latest high end home theater A/V processor offering from McIntosh is the MX180, supporting 9.1.6 surround and 8K on all seven HDMI ports. This beast of a processor offers 16 balanced audio outputs for 15.1 or 9.1.6 surround […]

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released

February 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AV Processor / McIntosh / MX180 by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier — McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier Cutting edge digital music capabilities combined with time tested vacuum tube performance – enter the McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier. A Little Background About This Highly Revered Audiophile Company. Based in Binghamton, NY with over 150 employees, McIntosh Laboratory, founded in 1949, continues to […]

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier

October 31, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C2700 / McIntosh / Tube Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power — McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power My 2 Cents It happens to many. A lighting strike or electrical surge damages your most prized piece(s) of HT equipment. The cost of good surge and over and under voltage protection can pay for itself in just one disastrous second. Or at […]

McIntosh MPC500 Power Controller | Clean Power

April 10, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged APC / Clean Power / CyberPower / First Look / McIntosh MPC500 / Power / Tripp Lite / UPS by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable - First Look — McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look You could be forgiven at first glance for thinking that the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable. However, upon further inspection it is a lot more. Its unique design is crafted for those audiophiles who want maximum flexibility […]

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look

March 9, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged 12AX7 / Class D / ECC83 / MacIntosh / McIntosh / MTI100 / Tubes / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

CH Precision Launches 10 Series DAC – The C10 All Image Credit: CH Precision CH Precision of Switzerland continue to provide some of the finest audiophile hardware, now expanding their flagship ’10’ collection with the twin-chassis C10 DAC. Like all CH components it is modular, updatable, upgradable, expandable and future-proof. […]

CH Precision Launches 10 Series DAC – The C10

May 10, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C10 / CH Precision / DAC / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Vincent Audio Launches SA-T7 Diamond Tube Preamplifier All Image Credit: Vincent Audio Vincent Audio has announced a limited production run of the new SA-T7 Diamond, a tube preamplifier that features the prized and rare German Telefunken PCF803 triode-pentode tubes manufactured decades ago. This latest design is available in either a […]

Vincent Audio Launches SA-T7 Diamond Tube Preamplifier

March 21, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Preamplifier / SA-T7 / Tube / Tube Preamplifier / Valve / Vincent Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldmund Launches Telos 2800 Mono Power Amplifier Image Credit: Goldmund High end audio company Goldmund of Geneva, Switzerland has launched their latest monoblock amplifier, the Goldmund Telos 2800 Mono Amplifier. Finished in the Goldmund classic silver grey, the Telos 2800 is the Swiss HiFi brand’s latest monoblock amplifier design. This […]

Goldmund Launches Telos 2800 Mono Power Amplifier

January 17, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Goldmund / Mono Power Amplifier / Telos 2800 by fromvinyltoplastic

Sonus faber Duetto Streaming Speakers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Sonus faber Sonus faber is an Italian manufacturer of handcrafted speakers, headphones and other high-end audio equipment based in Arcugnano, Veneto, Italy. The company was founded in 1983 by Franco Serblin and It is now one of several audio […]

Sonus faber Duetto Streaming Speakers – Quick Look

October 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Active Speakers / Duetto / Sonus faber / Streaming Speakers by fromvinyltoplastic

Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look All Image Credit: Schiit Schitt Audio was founded in 2010 by Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat. The company has grown into a leader in affordable high-end audio, with a wide range of products spanning DACs, headphone amplifiers, and preamplifiers. The URD CD […]

Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look

July 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Transport / Schiit Audio / URD by fromvinyltoplastic

Technics Grand Class SL-G700M2 – Quick Look All Image Credit: Technics With the imminent release of a MK2 version of its Grand Class SL-G700 it looks like Technics is not giving up on that silver plastic disc just yet. This second generation hybrid machine is said by Technics to […]

Technics Grand Class SL-G700M2 – Quick Look

October 10, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / Networked / SACD Player / SL-G700M2 / Technics / USB DAC / Wireless by fromvinyltoplastic

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) – An Introduction Uninterruptible Power Supply or UPS. The questions are what are they, where are they used, do I need one or more and what type? What Are They? The function of a UPS is to mask or remove any changes to your AC supply […]

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) – An Introduction

June 3, 2022 in Technical Posts tagged Backup / Double Conversion / Line Interactive / Simulated Sine Wave / Sine Wave / Single Conversion / Uninterupted Power Supply / UPS by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz CD60 & Denon DCD-900NE CD Players – Quick Look Image Credit: Marantz and Denon Forty years ago the CD format introduced the public to digital music physical media. The latest statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) show that sales of CDs increased by 21% to more […]

Marantz CD60 & Denon DCD-900NE CD Players – Quick Look

May 28, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD60 / DCD-900NE / Denon / Marantz by fromvinyltoplastic

VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover - First Look — VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look Introduction I am a very strong believer and user of active speaker crossovers and have been using them for all my speaker systems since 1976. Why you may ask? They can be easily designed to provide the exact frequency and […]

VXN 2 & 3 Way Active Crossover – First Look

January 12, 2020 in Audio / News tagged Active Crossover / Audio / Exposure / VXN / VXN Active Crossover / VXN Power Supply by fromvinyltoplastic

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1 Introduction You have done your best at treating your rooms acoustics with all those broadband absorber panels, diffusers and bass absorbers so what’s next? Very few rooms even if professionally designed for commercial use provide a frequency and time response that can be […]

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 1

December 30, 2019 in Acoustics / Audio tagged Analog / Audio / Digital / Equilization / Room Correction / Room Equalization by fromvinyltoplastic