A Beginner’s Guide To Buying A Turntable (And Records!)
Even if you are a seasoned veteran of analog listening and learned everything you need to know about the subject back in the 60s, this week’s episode of The Occasional [...]
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RCM Sensor 2 MKII Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW
RCM Sensor 2 MK II Phono Preamplifier Words and Photos by Dave McNair I’m one of those audiophiles that started my listening obsession with vinyl records. You know, those [...]
Hi-Fi: Why Do Records Sound Better? | The Ivory Tower
Into The Groove Why do a lot of us audiophiles (and casual listener types) prefer the sound of records over the same music released digitally? Is it something about the [...]
McIntosh Labs’ Charlie Randall with Nan Pincus | INTERVIEW
The RIAA has released their midyear report, and for the first time since the 1980s, vinyl sales have surpassed CD sales. This news comes with no surprise as vinyl sales [...]
iFi Audio ZEN Phono
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND (PTA) — Just released the new iFi Audio ZEN Phono phono-stage, which adds to the existing ZEN series which already features the ZEN Blue (in for review) [...]
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO Turntable
MISTELBACH, AUSTRIA – The new Debut Carbon EVO turntable features the Pro-Ject’s famous one-piece carbon-fiber tonearm, electronic speed selection, and the big cherry on [...]
Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas turntable | REVIEW
The Pear Audio Kid Thomas turntable I had in for review came to me by way of Dr. Vinyl, a local audio dealer, and Audio Skies, the US importer for Pear. I had seen this [...]
Tragedy strikes Apollo Masters, the vinyl industry left in peril
Reported by Dave McNair www.davemcnairmastering.com Bannon, Ca (PTA) — On February 7th, 2020 a fire ravaged the entire manufacturing complex of Apollo Masters. [...]
Protected: Synergistic Research Galileo SX Phono | Review
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D’Agostino Momentum Phono | Review
There is no lack of religion, opinions, or passion when it comes to vinyl. Which table, which tonearm, which cartridge, which geometry or even which equalization curve to [...]
