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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

Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage – Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note The Italian Gold Note PH-5 is a new generation phono stage that has been designed to provide a similar quality and performance to the PH-10 and PH-1000, but at a more affordable price. It comes with a […]

Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage – Quick Look

November 29, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Gold Note / PH-5 / Phono Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject Power Box RS2 Phono – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject The Power Box RS2 Phono is a good quality linear power supply for both Pro-Ject turntables and phono preamps. I have shown in various posts that the quality and noise performance of a power supply contributes significantly to […]

Pro-Ject Power Box RS2 Phono – Quick Look

October 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog Power Supply / Linear / Power Box RS2 Phono / Pro-Ject by fromvinyltoplastic

Dual CS 429 – Automatic Turntable With Phono Preamp – Quicklook All Image Credit: Dual Dual started manufacturing gramophone components in Germany in 1907, introducing their signature “dual-motor” for powering record players in 1927. The design was so popular that the company took the name “Dual”. They are still based […]

Dual CS 429 – Automatic Turntable With Phono Preamp – Quicklook

August 25, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Automatic / Belt Drive / CS 429 / Dual / Phono Pre-Amp / Turntable 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

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

Optical Turntables and Laser Cartridges-Are They The Future? — DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics Digital Stream (DS) Audio is an audio business group within Digital Stream Corporation (DSC). DSC has been in the laser optics market over 25 years is known as the provider of industrial laser optics systems in the optical disc market, in Medial testing systems, and for various laser optical […]

DS Audio Optical Phono Cartridge Schematics

February 27, 2021 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-E1 / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic

Channel D Seta L20 Phono Pre-Amp – First Look Let me first say that this top of the line Seta L20 MK2 has an MSRP of $63,000.00 and is manufactured right here in NJ, USA. Compare that with the $60,000.00 VITUS Audio MP-201, the CH Precision P1 with PSU at $50,350.00 […]

Channel D Seta L20 Phono Pre-Amp – First Look

January 3, 2021 in Equipment / News tagged Audio / Channel D / Current Amplification / Lino C2.2 / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Piccola mk2 / Seat Model L / Seta L20 / Seta L20 mk2 / Seta Model H / Transimpedance by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look I am always on the prowl looking for new phono amplifiers that are within my budget and provide an array of features and a technical performance that meets my needs. Here is yet another that is on my list. Pro-Ject has recently […]

Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look

December 23, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MC / MM / Phono / Phono Box RS2 / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Pro-Ject by fromvinyltoplastic

Trumpet MC – Vacuum Tube Phonostage – First look All Images Credit Hagerman Audio Labs Many audiophiles, and that includes me, swear by the sound of valves, and I still do. My original stereo system used Leak TL50 plus power amps to handle everything from 2.5KHz and up. Why? They […]

Trumpet MC – Vacuum Tube Phonostage – First look

December 8, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Hagerman / Trumpet MC / Valve Phono Amp by fromvinyltoplastic

iFi iPhono 3 – First Look After your turntable system you need to focus on the cartridges phono amplifier. Why? It’s the front end to the information amplification system. If the arm, cartridge and phono amplifier don’t provide a pristine electronic replica of what was on that vinyl then nothing […]

iFi iPhono 3 – First Look

September 16, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Black Label / iFi / iPhono 3 / iPower X / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

EMM Labs DS-EQ1 Phono Pre-amp — EMM Labs DS-EQ1 Phono Pre-amp EMM Labs of Canada has released their new optical cartridge equalizer, the DS-EQ1 which is fully compatible with DS Audio optical cartridge range. Having auditioned the DS ES-1 optical cartridge, I am definitely an admirer of this cartridge technology. So it was with great interest […]

EMM Labs DS-EQ1 Phono Pre-amp

September 8, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / DS-EQ1 / Ed Meitner / EMM Labs by fromvinyltoplastic

HANA Umami Red - MC Phono Cartridge — HANA Umami Red – MC Phono Cartridge All images credit: Excel Sound Corporation. HANA phono cartridges are manufactured by Japan’s Excel Sound Corporation. Since their introduction they have continued to attract a growing customer base, and deservedly so. (華) Hana, in Japanese means “Brilliant and Gorgeous”, a cartridge born from superb […]

HANA Umami Red – MC Phono Cartridge

August 4, 2020 in Audio / News tagged Hana / MC / Moving Coil Cartridge / Umami Red by fromvinyltoplastic

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look Introduction The Huei phono pre-amplifier was first unveiled back in May at the Munich High End Show. This 30th anniversary phono stage is now available to purchase. It uses an ultra low noise microprocessor controller and the space-saving chassis is milled out of a […]

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look

November 8, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Chord Electronics / Huei / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic