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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

Stockfisch DMM-Dubplate Vol. 1 — Stockfisch DMM-Dubplate Vol. 1 So in the never ending attempt for the vinyl audiophile to get even closer to the analog source, Stockfisch Records have got just about as close as you can. Stockfisch Records & Pauler Acoustics are a niche high end mastering and cutting company, based in Germany, […]

Stockfisch DMM-Dubplate Vol. 1

June 3, 2020 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged DMM-Dubplate / Pauler Acoustics / Stockfisch by fromvinyltoplastic

Turntable Motor Noise and Vibration In my earlier post on turntable designs we took a look at the different drive techniques used to spin the platter. Lets take a slightly more detailed look at the effects of the motor design that is used to drive the more popular belt drive […]

Turntable Motor Noise and Vibration

April 11, 2020 in Technical Posts tagged AC Synchronous Motor / Belt Drive / DC Motor / Motor Noise / Servo Control / Turntables 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

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series — Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series The Yamaha Hi-Fi History Yamaha was established by Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 when he built his first reed organ. Over the years Yamaha has grown into the worlds largest manufacturer of musical instruments and along the way created some outstanding audio products. In 1954 Yamaha coined […]

Yamaha 5000 Audiophile Series

November 11, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Analog / C-5000 / GT-5000 / M-5000 / NS-5000 / Stereo / Yamaha by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques — Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques Over the years there have been several motor coupling techniques used to rotate the turntable platter. This is a brief overview of each method along with their advantages and disadvantages. There are three basic types of motor drive, the second two of which have various methods […]

Vinyl Turntable Drive Techniques

November 2, 2019 in Audio tagged Belt Drive / Direct Drive / Idler Drive / Rim Drive / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

Cartridge Alignment - An Introduction — Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction Introduction Having spent what seemed like an eternity trying to wring out the last ounce of performance from my Hana SL, I thought that my experiences could provide a few of my readers with a good insight into the basics of cartridge alignment. Comparing disc […]

Cartridge Alignment – An Introduction

August 11, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Alignment / Anti-Skating / Azimuth / Bias / Cartridge / Cartridge Loading / Overhang / Phono / Setup / SRA / VTA / VTF / Zenith by fromvinyltoplastic

The Ultimate Analogue Test LP Review — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. The Ultimate Analogue Test LP Review For the last 40+years I have used the following tests discs to align and test my stereo system: Hi-Fi Sound – Stereo Test Record – HFS75 CBS Laboratories – Technical Series – Professional […]

The Ultimate Analogue Test LP Review

August 3, 2019 in Audio / Plastic - Music / Reviews tagged Azimuth / Cartridge Alignment / SRA / The Ultimate Analogue Test LP / Vinyl / Zenith by fromvinyltoplastic

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens - First Look — TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction & Some History On 1st May 2018 Thorens returned to Germany when Gunter Kürten, Thorens new CEO, took the company back to the newley formed Thorens GMbH in Bergisch Gladbach […]

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look

April 27, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged TD160 / TD160 Super / TD1600 / TD1601 / Thorens / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

Phono Cartridge Basics 101 — Phono Cartridge Basics 101 As I am now in the market for a new cartridge, and maybe a new head amplifier or pre-amplifier, I thought a quick refresher course on cartridge basics would clear my head and help others who maybe in the same boat. Cartridge specifications alone are not […]

Phono Cartridge Basics 101

April 20, 2019 in Audio / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / Technical Posts tagged Cantilever / Head Amplifier / Moving Coil / Moving Iron / Moving Magnet / Phono Cartridge / Pre-Amplifier / Stylus by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio Release Worlds First Wireless Turntable-Alva TT @ CES 2019 A Record Year For Vinyl Sales of vinyl records have surged in recent years, reaching a record high last year, with over 7.6 million LPs sold in the US by July 2018. The spending figures proved that the vinyl […]

Cambridge Audio Release Worlds First Wireless Turntable-Alva TT

January 24, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Alva TT / Cambridge Audio / CES 2019 by fromvinyltoplastic

Thorens TD160S, Hadcock GH228S and Lentek Head Amp Upgrade and Rebuild — Thorens TD160S, Hadcock GH228S and Lentek Head Amp Upgrade and Rebuild For those wanting to improve their turntable systems this is a brief overview of my Thorens TD160S, Hadcock GH228S and Lentek Head Amp upgrade and rebuild. I have owned my Thorens TD160 Super, Hadcock GH228 Super, Lentek Entre 1 […]

Thorens TD160S, Hadcock GH228S and Lentek Head Amp Upgrade and Rebuild

August 7, 2017 in Audio / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades tagged Cartdridge / Entre / Falcon PSU / GH228 / Hadcock / Head Amplifier / Lentek / Nitty Gritty / Phoenix / RoadRunner / Thorens by fromvinyltoplastic