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Marantz 10 Series Additions – First Look All Image Credit: Marantz Rounding out the Marantz Series 10 are the latest two reference stereo additions; the SACD 10 Reference SACD player and the LINK 10n Reference Network Audio Player are now available. Both share the same weight and dimensions of; 73.41lbs […]

Marantz 10 Series Additions – First Look

November 13, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / Link10n / Marantz / Network Audio Player / Refernce / SACD 10 / SACD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Gold Note Announces CD-5 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Despite the sales of those shiny plastic discs falling companies continue to release new models of CD players. The latest model from Gold Note is the CD-5, the latest entry in the Italian company’s 5 Series […]

Gold Note Announces CD-5 CD Player – First Look

October 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-5 / Gold Note by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus Launches 40 Series – First Look All Image Credit: Cyrus British Hi-Fi brand Cyrus, have announced a new 40 Series that is currently comprised of four models, the; 40 AMP integrated amplifier, 40 CD CD player, 40 ST network streamer, and 40 PSU external power supply. It is also […]

Cyrus Launches 40 Series – First Look

October 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 40 AMP / 40 CD / 40 PSU / 40 ST / CD Player / Cyrus Audio / Integrated Amplier / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Rotel The Japanese family-owned and operated audio brand Rotel has added to their Michi flagship series of products with the new top-loader Q5 CD Player, Transport, and DAC. This high-performance CD player features a premium CNC aluminum […]

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look

September 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / DAC / Michi / Q5 / Rotel by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldnote CD-10 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Joining their 10 Series, Gold Note have just released the compact CD-10, a high-end CD transport with integrated D/A converter. Measuring just 80 x 200 x 260mm (HxWxD) it is designed to sit amongst the Italian brand’s 10-series […]

Goldnote CD-10 CD Player – First Look

March 27, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / CD-10 / DAC / Gold Note by fromvinyltoplastic

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look All Image Credit: Exposure Electronics Celebrating 50 years in the business, Exposure Electronics has just announced the release of the 3510 top loading CD player that completes the 3510 family of hi-fi products. Clearly, despite the lack luster sales of CD media there […]

Exposure 3510 CD Player – Quick Look

February 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 3510 / CD Player / Exposure Electronics by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Earlier this year Shanling released the high end CD-T35 CD player and streamer and has now followed that up with an affordable SACD player that is also a DAC, or is it the other way around? This new DAC/player supports local […]

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player

January 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / SACD Player / SCD1.3 / Shanling / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling was founded in 1988 and returns to the very high-end CD player market since its release in 2004 of its first luxury model the CD-T300. This latest model, the CD-T35, retains the CD-T300’s three-legged design and tubed […]

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer

January 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-T35 / Network Streamer / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

dCS Vivaldi Transport II – First look All Image Credit: dCS Despite the popularity of streaming, physical media still draws many audiophiles to its format, providing, as it does, some of the highest levels of audio quality. dCS, like several other high end audio manufactures, seem to agree with their […]

dCS Vivaldi Transport II – First look

November 1, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / dCS / SACD Player / Vivaldi Transport II by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz CD 50n CD Player & Streamer – Preview All Image Credit: Marantz Marantz have just announced their latest CD player, the Marantz CD 50n. What makes this player quite unique is the fact that it also comes with a HEOS-based hi-res-capable network streamer that supports Apple AirPlay 2 and […]

Marantz CD 50n CD Player & Streamer – Preview

October 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD50n / Marantz / Network Player / Network Streamer / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Arcam Announces Radia Series – Preview All Image Credit: Arcam UK audio company Arcam has just unveiled its latest audio line, the Radia Series. It includes; the Arcam A5, A15, and A25 integrated amplifiers, the Arcam CD5 CD player and Arcam ST5 high-resolution streamer. This new lineup boasts an industrial […]

Arcam Announces Radia Series – Preview

October 12, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged A15 / A25 / A5 / Arcam / CD Player / CD5 / Integrated Amplifier / Network Streamer / Radia / ST5 by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel Readies A10MKII, A11MKII & CD11MKII CD player All Image Credit: Rotel Rotel, the Japanese audio equipment manufacturer, has unveiled three updated and enhanced models; the Rotel A10MKII Integrated Amplifier, Rotel A11MKII Integrated Amplifier and Rotel CD11MKII CD Player. All three are said to benefit from upgrades to critical components […]

Rotel Readies A10MKII, A11MKII & CD11MKII

July 28, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged A10MKII / A11MKII / CD Player / CD11MKII / Integrated Amplifier / Rotel by fromvinyltoplastic

Hegel Viking Reference CD Player – Preview All Image Credit: Hegel Norwegian audio specialists Hegel Music Systems have like others shown their continued support for the plastic CD format by announcing a new new CD player called Viking. Several years ago Hegel had to discontinue their Mohican CD player due […]

Hegel Viking Reference CD Player – Preview

June 27, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / Hegel / Redbook / Reference / Viking by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldmund Announces Eidos SACD Player All Image Credit: Goldmund Luxury audio company Goldmund of Geneva, Switzerland continue to support the plastic SACD and CD formats with the release of their latest high-end and more “affordable” Eidos SACD CD player. Supporting a wide variety of available CD and DVD audio formats, […]

Goldmund Announces Eidos SACD Player

June 10, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / Eidos / Goldmund / SACD Player / USB DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Cambridge Audio Announces EVO CD Transport All Image Credit: Cambridge Audio Despite the overall continued growth of vinyl and the drop in sales of plastic, many audiophile manufacturers continue to support the CD formats releasing new players and transports like this Cambridge Audio EVO CD. I just wonder if the […]

Cambridge Audio Announces EVO CD Transport

May 19, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Cambridge Audio / CD Player / CD Transport / EVO CD by fromvinyltoplastic