Amazon is now having a sale on the Ortofon Blue moving magnet cartridge for $189, which is a great deal from it’s usual $239. A lot of turntables come with the Ortofon Red and the Blue is a recommended step up and this is a great price! https://amzn.to/3Frfx6j The 2M Blue features an improved engine, … read more ➜
Benefits of vinyl records and why someone would want to collect vinyl records. Vinyl records, also known as phonograph records or simply records, are a type of analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. (Please don’t call them “vinyls”.) Although they were once a popular format for … read more ➜
A turntable preamp, also known as a phono preamp or phono stage, is a device that amplifies the inherently weak electrical signal produced by a turntable’s cartridge to a level that is compatible with a standard audio amplifier or receiver. Turntables produce a very low-level signal, known as a phono signal, which is not strong … read more ➜
Here are 10 vintage turntables that may be of interest to the music lover who likes Mid-Century design. Thorens TD-124: This turntable, released in the 1950s, is known for its high-quality sound and reliable performance. It features a suspended chassis and a belt-driven motor, which helps to reduce vibrations and improve sound quality. If you … read more ➜
This is a rough translation of the DarkVoice headphone pre-amp Chinese ‘manual’. The instructions don’t really give you much information worth worrying about anyway. This mostly may help you with some of the specs. I even had a friend, who was born in China and speaks fluent Mandarin, read over the document that comes with … read more ➜