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MQair CODEC Announced by MQA Image Credit: MQA MQA has just announced yet another hi-res CODEC, MQair. This scalable CODEC works with both MQA and PCM files and was developed primarily for wireless and Bluetooth devices. This new CODEC has achieved hi-res audio wireless certification from the Japan Audio Society […]

MQair CODEC Announced by MQA

November 9, 2022 in Audio / News / Technical Posts tagged Audio / Hi-Res / MQA / MQair / PCM by fromvinyltoplastic

Capital Audiofest 2022 Image Credit: Capital Audiofest Washington DC’s Premier High-End Audio Festival will hit DC again between November 11th – 13th, 2022 at the Twinbrook Hilton in Maryland. From the Capital Audiofest website: “Welcome to the Capital Audiofest, the East Coast’s Favorite Audio Show! CAF started out in 2010 […]

Capital Audiofest 2022

November 1, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Audio / Capital Audiofest / Equipment / Show / Vinyl 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

Network Cables & Switches - Myths & BS — Network Cables & Switches – Myths & BS Introduction I have worked at the pointed or origination end of audio and video all my professional life (40+ years) from professional recording studios to professional radio and TV broadcast and production. So I couldn’t let the following comments evaporate into the […]

Network Cables & Switches – Myths & BS

May 10, 2020 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts / Video tagged Audio / COTS / Data / Denon Link / Digital / Jitter / Pioneer PQLS / Video by fromvinyltoplastic

Ania Pro MC Cartridge Rega Launch the Ania Pro MC Cartridge Rega, a highly respected British Hi-Fi manufacture, has added a new cartridge option to boost the performance of its mid-range Planar turntables. The new £750 Ania Pro moving coil model sits between the Ania ($795.00) and the Apheta 2 ($1,895.00) […]

Ania Pro MC Cartridge

January 18, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Ania Pro / Audio / Moving Coil Cartridge / Rega by fromvinyltoplastic

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 2 Introduction In the last post introducing this topic we saw that virtually all AV receiver and sound processor manufacturers now include automated equalization or room correction in most of their products even those costing as little a $500.00. The good news is that […]

Room Equalization Technologies 101 – Part 2

January 18, 2020 in Acoustics / Audio tagged Audio / Audyssey / Equilization / MultEQ / MultEQ Pro / REW / Room Equalization / SMS-1 / Velodyne Acoustics / XT / XT32 by fromvinyltoplastic

Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure? — Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure? A Pause for Thought You wanted an all analog signal chain for stereo or even multi-channel sound……well think again! When you buy your new ‘analog’ amplifier or home theater receiver, ask yourself, how analog is it? In order to build cost-effective amplifiers and receivers manufacturers […]

Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure?

January 12, 2020 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments tagged Analog / Audio / Audio Amplifiers / AV Receiver / Digital / Potentiometer / Receiver / Switch / Switched Mode Power Supply / Volume Control 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

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2 — Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2 Part 1 provided an insight into my views regarding cables and how to provide power and a grounding system that will prevent hum loops and sink electrical interference. In this post I discuss the various types of audio and […]

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 2

March 24, 2018 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts / Video tagged Audio / Cables / Electrical Interference / Ground Loops / Power / Safety Ground / Signal Noise / Speaker / Technical Ground by fromvinyltoplastic

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1 — Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1 My point of view based on 40 years of professional experience in both the Audio and Video industries. Before I launch into what must be one of the most hotly […]

Cabling and Grounding for Audio, Video, Speakers and Power. Part 1

March 18, 2018 in Audio / Personal Views & Comments / Technical Posts tagged Audio / Cables / Electrical Interference / Ground Loops / Power / Safety Ground / Signal Noise / Speaker / Technical Ground by fromvinyltoplastic

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio — Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio Sound United LLC, parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Polk BOOM, HEOS, and Boston Acoustics announced, on the eve of the CES 2018 show, its acquisition of Classé Audio, a leading manufacturer of high-performance music and home theater components who […]

Sound United Announces Acquisition of Classé Audio

January 21, 2018 in Audio / News tagged Audio / Charlesbank Capital Partners / Classe / DEI Holdings / Sound United LLC by fromvinyltoplastic