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Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Superpack Turntable System
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 17 June 2013
Pro-Ject Audio Systems' reputation among turntable manufacturers was built largely through their value product lines. But Pro-Ject has been cracking into the higher end with a series of high quality turntables and tonearms in recent years. The Xtension 10 is a recent model...
Audio Desk System Automated Vinyl (LP) Cleaner
- Written by Rick Schmidt
- Published on 01 October 2012
For all of these years that I've been extolling the virtues of analog (LP a.k.a., vinyl) playback I've known that it just isn't really practical for most people. Even less practical, is the necessity to clean your LPs once in a while to keep those pops and ticks out of the music. Several companies make devices that clean your LPs. The Audio Desk System Automated Vinyl Cleaner is one of them, and we review it here.
Rega Elys2 Phono Cartridge
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 25 July 2012
The 3 series of Rega turntables is probably one of the best-selling turntable lines in the history of the world. Will this new model be able to sustain the momentum Rega has going for them?
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable
- Written by Chris Heinonen
- Published on 16 August 2012
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.
Spin Clean Record (LP) Washer MK II
- Written by Michael Jude Galvin
- Published on 10 May 2012
Got LPs? Got a cleaner? Maybe try the Spin Clean. I didn't play any records before I cleaned them, so I can't satisfy the typical audiophile nervosa A-B, but wow, the records looked smashing after they came out of the Spin Clean, and there was gunk in the water below. It worked, and it's inexpensive.
Ortofon 2M Red Phono Cartridge
- Written by Chris Heinonen
- Published on 16 August 2012
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.
SOTA Nova Turntable
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 24 April 2012
SOTA is a turntable manufacturer headquartered in the Chicago area. They have been around for more than 30 years. SOTA's current management team of Kirk and Donna Bodinet took over the manufacturing and servicing operation in 1997. They manufacture a total of nine turntable models as well as a very popular LP Cleaning Machine. The model under review here is the Nova.
Rega RP3 Turntable
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 25 July 2012
The 3 series of Rega turntables is probably one of the best-selling turntable lines in the history of the world. Will this new model be able to sustain the momentum Rega has going for them?
SME 309 Tonearm
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 24 April 2012
SOTA is a turntable manufacturer headquartered in the Chicago area. They have been around for more than 30 years. SOTA's current management team of Kirk and Donna Bodinet took over the manufacturing and servicing operation in 1997. They manufacture a total of nine turntable models as well as a very popular LP Cleaning Machine. The model under review here is the Nova.
Rega RB 303 Tonearm
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 25 July 2012
The 3 series of Rega turntables is probably one of the best-selling turntable lines in the history of the world. Will this new model be able to sustain the momentum Rega has going for them?
Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX Turntable And Sumiko Blackbird MC Phono Cartridge
- Written by Jim Clements
- Published on 19 December 2011
Noted Austrian audiophile, Heinz Lichtenegger, founded Pro-ject Audio Systems in the 1990's as a way...
