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Parks Audio Puffin Phono DSP Preamplifier Review
“Analog sound.” “Vinyl.” “Phono preamplification.” One rarely encounters those words with “digital” or “DAC” or “software” nearby.
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Pass Labs XP-27 Phono Preamplifier Product Review
Pass Labs is a pre-eminent USA manufacturer of solid-state preamplifiers and power amplifiers. Many of the power amplifiers are Pure Class A biased, and of course, all their preamplifiers are Pure Class A.
Audio-Technica AT-ART9XA and AT-ART9XI Moving Coil Phono Cartridges Review
Audio-Technica is a name that’s been around in audio for a long time. This review covers their new moving coil AT-ART9XA and AT-ART9XI...
Six Acoustic York Phono Preamp Review
Six Acoustic’s York Phono Preamp looks to be a simple, yet well-appointed, and flexible phono preamplifier that sounds great and won’t...
Pro-Ject VC-S MKII Record Cleaning Machine & Groovy Hi-Fi Solutions TM-8 Record Cleaning Fluid
Think a vacuum record cleaning machine is too expensive or inconvenient? Skeptical that a one-step record cleaning fluid is all you really need? Both the...
Sutherland Engineering little LOCO Phono Preamp Review
Affordable giant-killing Phono Stage from Sutherland Engineering. Revolutionary Transimpedance amplification for Moving Coil cartridges only.
Jelco TK-850S MKII Tonearm Review
Jelco, short for the Ichikawa Jewel Company LTD, is probably the largest, oldest, and most accomplished tonearm manufacturer you’ve never heard of. The c...
E.A.T. Record Clamp Massive Review
In the audio playback world, listening to records involves so many other factors besides just the record and turntable – so many accessories are needed to produce the best sound and performance possible.
E.A.T. C-Major Turntable, E.A.T. E-Glo Petit Phono Preamplifier, and E.A.T. Jo No 5 Phono Cartridge Review
E.A.T. (European Audio Team) is an Austrian firm, located in Wilfersdorf, with manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe. The CEO is Jozefína Lichtenegger.
Audio-Technica VM760SLC Phono Cartridge Review
The Audio-Technica VM760SLC is the top model in the company’s VM series of moving magnet phono cartridges. Its product brief touts the qualities of “excellent channel seperation, extended frequency response, and nuanced audio reproduction” for prospective buyers.
Pro-Ject RPM 9 Carbon Turntable, Tube Box DS2 Phono Preamp, Sumiko Starling Cartridge Review
Pro-Ject is a manufacturer of turntable, amplifiers, speakers, and accessories, located in Mistelbach, Austria, with manufacturing plants in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They range in price from a few hundred dollars up to several thousand.
Sumiko Olympia Oyster Series and Songbird Reference Series Phono Cartridges
It may be time to replace your phono cartridge, perhaps even a modest upgrade. Sumiko gives you many options and with the introduction of six new models, it may be time to consider this 40-year-old brand.
Audio-Technica VM540ML Phono Cartridge Review
The Audio-Technica VM540ML is a very good quality phono cartridge whose performance is quite comptetive against some of the more expensive cartridge...
Shure M97xE Phono Cartridge Review
If you're looking for a good quality mid-level phono cartridge to enable your dreams of vinyl nirvana (on a budget), then the Shure M97xE is definitely worth your consideration. While perhaps not the most revealing cartridge in the world, the Shure M97xE does provide a few notable features and has a sound signature that many should find to be smooth and fatigue-free. It has a particular knack for taming brighter recordings and, overall seems to be an excellent value and a solid, engaging performer.
Ortofon 2M Red Phono Cartridge
Each year the RIAA releases sales figures to try to show that their industry is dying and then points to a wide variety of causes. Dig into the numbers and you will find one bright spot for the music sales: vinyl. Not only are turntables back in a big way, you can get them in designer colors, like the red Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable reviewed here.