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EAT E-Glo II Phono Stage – Quick Look All Image Credit: EAT The European Audio Team (EAT) have just released their E-Glo II hybrid tube phono stage. This latest audiophile two chassis model boasts; “a cutting-edge design that maximizes performance from any cartridge”. It arrives in a sleek pair of […]

EAT E-Glo II Phono Stage – Quick Look

December 2, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged E-Glo II / EAT / Phono Amplifier / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Phono Stage / Phonostage / Tube / Valve by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity Announces M8x Vinyl Phono Preamp All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity has announced their latest flagship phono amplifier in their M-series, the M8x Vinyl. According to Musical Fidelity, this latest design builds upon the highly regarded M6x Vinyl and offers enhanced phono preamplifier performance and a host […]

Musical Fidelity Announces M8x Vinyl Phono Preamp

November 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M8x Vinyl / Musical Fidelity / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Vertere Acoustics Announce Calon Phono Stage All Image Credit: Vetere Acoustics Vertere Acoustics of London have just unveiled their new high-end Calon phono stage. The models name Calon is of Welsh origin with an English translation of heart, center or core, and considering it can make or break a vinyl […]

Vertere Acoustics Announce Calon Phono Stage

May 24, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Calon / Phono / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Vertere Acoustics 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

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage All Image Credit: Zesto Audio Zesto Audio is based out of Thousand Oaks, CA, and are well respected for their line of audiophile phono amplifiers. The company founder, President and Chief Design Engineer George Counnas launched the original PS1 Phonostage in 2010. According […]

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage

February 6, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Andros Spirit / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Tubes / Valves / Zesto Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Nagra HD PHONO Pre-amplifier Unveiled All Image Credit: Nagra After more than four years of R&D Nagra have released the Nagra HD PHONO amplifier that joins the HD PREAMP, HD DAC X and HD AMP monoblocks in the HD family and is set to become the company’s reference phono stage. […]

Nagra HD PHONO Pre-amplifier Unveiled

November 9, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HD PHONO / Nagra / Phono Amplifier / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Reference Phono Amp by fromvinyltoplastic

Moonriver Audio 505 Hybrid Phono Preamp – First Look All Image Credit: Moonriver Audio If Moonriver Audio is a new name to you then here is a little background. They are a Swedish audio company who are named after the famous song of the same name. They are based in […]

Moonriver Audio 505 Hybrid Phono Preamp – First Look

October 24, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 505 / Moonriver Audio / Moving Coil / Moving Magnet / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Michael Fidler MC Pro Phono Amp From Classic Audio – First Look All Image Credit: Michael Fidler/Classic Audio Michael Fidler has recently expanded his range of phonostage amplifiers by adding the new MC Pro to the current MM Pro. Both of these phono stages are hand assembled in Kent, England, […]

Michael Fidler MC Pro Phono Amp From Classic Audio – First Look

June 28, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Classic Audio / MC / MC PRO / Michael Fidler / Moving Coil / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Mobile Fidelity Announces MasterDeck & MasterPhono – First Look All Image Credit: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab With Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs continuing desire to bring the sound of the master tape into your home they have announced two new vinyl products; the MasterDeck turntable and the MasterPhono pre-amplifier. The turntable […]

Mobile Fidelity Announces MasterDeck & MasterPhono – First Look

May 29, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MasterDeck / MasterPhono / Mo-Fi / Mobile Fidelity / Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs / Phono Pre-Amp / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Turntables 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

Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look I am always on the prowl looking for new phono amplifiers that are within my budget and provide an array of features and a technical performance that meets my needs. Here is yet another that is on my list. Pro-Ject has recently […]

Pro-Ject – Phono Box RS2 – First Look

December 23, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MC / MM / Phono / Phono Box RS2 / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Pro-Ject by fromvinyltoplastic

iFi iPhono 3 – First Look After your turntable system you need to focus on the cartridges phono amplifier. Why? It’s the front end to the information amplification system. If the arm, cartridge and phono amplifier don’t provide a pristine electronic replica of what was on that vinyl then nothing […]

iFi iPhono 3 – First Look

September 16, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Black Label / iFi / iPhono 3 / iPower X / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

lentek head amp — MX-VYNL & Lentek Head Amp Introduction. So after being very happy with my MX-VYNL and Hana pairing for a while now, I decided to modify my rebuilt Lentek head amp to correctly load the Hana and see how it would sound when paired to the MX-VYNL running in unbalanced moving […]

MX-VYNL & Lentek Head Amp

May 31, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades / Reviews tagged Head Amplifier / Lentek / MX-VYNL / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look Introduction The Huei phono pre-amplifier was first unveiled back in May at the Munich High End Show. This 30th anniversary phono stage is now available to purchase. It uses an ultra low noise microprocessor controller and the space-saving chassis is milled out of a […]

Chord Electronics Huei Phono Preamp-First Look

November 8, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Chord Electronics / Huei / Phono Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL Phono Amplifier Review Overview The MX-VYNL is a fully balanced, high performance phono stage, able to operate with many moving coil or moving magnet cartridges. With both traditional RCA inputs and XLR fully balanced connections it can be connected to 2 turntables simultaneously. The MX-VNYL offers a […]

Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL Review

June 22, 2019 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Balanced Design / IEC / MC / MM / Musical Fidelity / MX VINYL / Phono / Phono Pre-Amplifier / review / RIAA / Variable Loading by fromvinyltoplastic