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GEM Dandy Announces PolyRing Periphery and PolyRing Vinyl Clamping Rings

January 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Just a day after we published the GEM Dandy PolyTable Signature review, we received a press release from George Merrill about two new accessories for his turntables–the [...]

A Beginner’s Guide To Buying A Turntable (And Records!)

October 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

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 [...]

RCM Sensor 2 MKII Phono Preamplifier | REVIEW

October 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

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

October 17, 2020 // 46 Comments

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

October 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

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

September 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

August 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

March 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

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

February 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

August 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

There is no excerpt because this is a protected [...]