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Luphonic Labs Announce R2 Turntable All Image Credit: Luphonic Labs Luphonic Labs of Germany opened its doors in 2020. It is a manufacture of high quality turntables, a tonearm and accessories for the home audio market. Its latest turntable is the belt driven R2 that adopts many of the design […]

Luphonic Labs Announce R2 Turntable

May 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Luphonic Labs / R2 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

AVID Acutus Dark Iron – First Look All Image Credit: AVID HiFi The British Hi-Fi manufacturer AVID has just released its first new turntable in six years. Replacing the current 2018 Acutus Dark Limited Edition, with the new Acutus Dark Iron that features improved engineering, a new integrated motor design, […]

AVID Acutus Dark Iron – First Look

May 3, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Acutus Iron / Avid HiFi / Belt Drive / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus Classic Phono Phonostage – Quick Look All Image Credit: Cyrus Audio Cyrus Audio has just announced an upgrade to its very popular original Cyrus Phono Signature that was released back in 2016, the Cyrus Classic Phono. This latest design supports up to four turntables that may be permanently connected, […]

Cyrus Classic Phono Phonostage – Quick Look

March 25, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classic Phono / Cyrus / Cyrus Audio / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

TechDAS Unveils TDC01-Dia MC Phono Cartridge All Image Credit: TechDAS TechDAS, a brand owned by Japan’s Stella, is famous for manufacturing high-quality cartridges, tonearms and other turntable-related equipment. This Japanese analogue specialist has just added the TDC01-Dia cartridge to its top-of-the-line Moving Coil TDC-01 cartridge line. The new TDC01-Dia is claimed […]

TechDAS Unveils TDC01-Dia MC Phono Cartridge

March 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MC / MC Cartridge / TDC-01 Dia / TechDAS by fromvinyltoplastic

Nagra Announces Reference Turntable All Image Credit: Nagra High-end Swiss manufacturer Nagra has just added a new turntable to its reference line of luxury audio products. The Nagra Reference joins the limited edition Reference Anniversary model released several years ago, both carrying that premium price tag! With only 70 being […]

Nagra Announces Reference Turntable

March 12, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Nagra / Reference Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Lenco Launches High-End LBT-345WA Turntable All Image Credit: Lenco Lenco has announced a new high-end turntable for their Expertise range, the LBT-345WA. This new belt-drive model is finished in an exclusive gloss walnut color and arrives with; Bluetooth, a switchable built-in RIAA phono pre-amp, Ortofon MM cartridge, chrome-plated record stabilizer, […]

Lenco Launches High-End LBT-345WA Turntable

March 5, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Bluetooth Turntable / LBT-345WA / Lenco by fromvinyltoplastic

Kestrel Audio KT-100 Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Kestrel Audio Kestrel Audio is a newly formed British manufacturer of high fidelity audio products. Currently they manufacture a range of 3 models of turntables that were launched in March 2023. The KT-100 being the stepping stone between the KT-50 […]

Kestrel Audio KT-100 Turntable – Quick Look

February 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Kestrel Audio / KT-100 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Origin Live Launches Strata Multi-Layer Platter Mat All Image Credit: Origin Live UK based Origin Live have just announced the launch of their new Strata multi-layer platter mat that is pitched as a universal upgrade for all turntables. Strata are long time proponents of multilayer platter technologies including the multi-layer […]

Origin Live Launches Strata Multi-Layer Platter Mat

February 7, 2024 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged Origin Live / Platter Matt / Strata / Strata Mat by fromvinyltoplastic

Korf Announces TA-SF11R Tonearm – First Look All Image Credit: Korf Austrian audio company Korf, specialists in the design of tonearms, have just released their TA-SF11R, an 11″ transcription tonearm. Having a pivot to spindle distance of 265mm, allows its placement to comfortably fit transcription turntables from the Garrard 301 […]

Korf Announces TA-SF11R Tonearm – First Look

January 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Korf / TA-SF11R / Tonearm / Transcription by fromvinyltoplastic

Victrola New Stream Sapphire Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Victrola Victrola has just announce its new Stream Sapphire wireless turntable that builds on the DNA of the Victrola flagship Stream Carbon, has a custom walnut veneer plinth, premium quality components, and the ability to stream your vinyl to […]

Victrola New Stream Sapphire Turntable – First Look

January 12, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Ortofon / Roon / Stream Saphire / Turntable / Victrola / Wireless Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Fluance RT81 Plus Turntable – First Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Fluance Audio Fluance is a Canadian-based audio brand that produces high end Home Audio, Music Systems and High-Fidelity Turntables. Their latest belt drive turntable, the RT81+, is a cost effective […]

Fluance RT81 Plus Turntable – First Look

January 10, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Fluance / MM Cartridge / RT81+ / Turntable / VM95E by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note T-5 Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Gold Note’s all new T-5 belt drive turntable is available in an elegant black lacquer finish, topped out with their B-5.2 tone arm and includes a removable dust cover in transparent acrylic and adjustable feet. This compact turntable […]

Gold Note T-5 Turntable – Quick Look

December 29, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Gold Note / T5 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Music Hall Under New Ownership All Image Credit: Music Hall Turntable USA (MoFi Distribution) is a newly formed joint venture that includes home audio industry veterans James Davis, Norbert Schmied, and Jonathan Derda. According to a press release by Stereophile Magazine posted on Facebook, the sale of Music Hall supports […]

Music Hall Under New Ownership

December 22, 2023 in Audio / News tagged MoFi Electronics / Music Direct / Music Hall / Turntable USA by fromvinyltoplastic

MoFi Releases MasterDeck All Image Credit MoFi Electronics MoFi Electronics has announced the availability of their latest, made in the USA, ‘reference grade’ turntable, the MasterDeck. This latest flagship belt drive turntable was designed by veteran turntable master Allen Perkins, formerly of Spiral Groove, and will reportedly be made in […]

MoFi Releases MasterDeck

November 28, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / MasterDeck / MoFi Electronics / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

DS Audio Master 3 Optical Cartridge – First Look All Image Credit: DS Audio DS Audio have released a third generation upgrade to its Master 1 optical cartridge, the Master 3. The original Master 1 optical cartridge was launched as the brand’s flagship model in 2016. Since then the Grand […]

DS Audio Master 3 Optical Cartridge – First Look

November 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DS Audio / Master 3 / Optical Cartridge by fromvinyltoplastic