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Vinyl Review: The King James Version - Harry James and His Big Band - Sheffield Lab 3 — Vinyl Review: The King James Version – Harry James and His Big Band – Sheffield Lab 3 – Released 1976 Surface noise: 4 Dynamic Range: 5+ Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 5 Overall frequency response: 5 Side One Corner Pocket Lara’s Theme […]

Vinyl Review: The King James Version – Harry James and His Big Band – Sheffield Lab 3

September 28, 2017 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Harry James / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl and CD Review: I've Got The Music In Me - Sheffield Lab 2 — Vinyl and CD Review: I’ve Got The Music In Me – Sheffield Lab 2 – Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker – Released 1975 Vinyl Surface noise: 4 Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5 […]

Vinyl and CD Review: I’ve Got The Music In Me – Sheffield Lab 2

September 20, 2017 in Plastic - Music / Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / CD / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / Sheffield Lab / Thelma Houston / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues - Sheffield Lab 1 — Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues – Sheffield Lab 1 – Volume III – Released 1974 Surface noise: 3+ Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 3+ Overall frequency response: 4 Side One The Perfect Song – My Love America That […]

Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues – Sheffield Lab 1

September 10, 2017 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Lincoln Mayorga / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: The Missing Linc - Sheffield Lab S10 — Vinyl Review: The Missing Linc – Sheffield Lab S10 – Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues Volume II – Released 1972 Surface noise: 4 Dynamic Range: 3+ Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 3 Overall frequency response: 3+ Side One Chopin: Prelude In C […]

Vinyl Review: The Missing Linc – Sheffield Lab S10

September 6, 2017 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Lincoln Mayorga / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga & Distinguished Colleagues - Sheffield Lab S9 — Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues – Sheffield Lab S9 – Released 1971 Vinyl surface noise: 3 (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 3 Stereo Imaging: 3+ Image depth/perspective: 3- Overall frequency response: 3 Side One Grand […]

Vinyl Review: Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues – Sheffield Lab S9

September 4, 2017 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Lincoln Mayorga / LP / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Sheffield Lab Direct To Disc Album Reviews — Sheffield Lab Direct To Disc Album Reviews With respect to Sheffield Lab direct to disc album reviews I would like make a brief comment at the outset about some of the recordings. I am aware that some listeners, including myself, have felt that some recordings, which were done in fairly […]

Sheffield Lab Direct To Disc Album Reviews

September 2, 2017 in Audio / Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / Nitty Gritty / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

vinyl records and direct to disc — The Recording Process – my 2 Cents I have always had a preference for the sound of well recorded vinyl records and direct to disc recordings, especially when played back on an audiophile stereo system. Their level of realism and involvement is often difficult to improve upon. I cannot say […]

Vinyl Records and Direct To Disc

August 19, 2017 in Audio / Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / Neuman / Scully / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

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. — You know vinyl is making an impact and going mainstream when companies like Sony returns to vinyl, who amongst many others, have been out of the vinyl pressing and cutting business for years. Seeing the light, Sony returns to the business of vinyl. So why twenty-eight years ago in […]

Sony Returns To Vinyl

July 4, 2017 in News / Vinyl tagged Album / LP / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic