All items tagged with vinyl (91)

Numark Ships New NTX1000 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable

August 21, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Numark Ships New NTX1000 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable

Numark, a leading brand of DJ solutions, announced the immediate availability of its new NTX1000 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable. The company delivers an impressive new turntable perfectly suited to professional performance, with superior starting torque, 12” aluminum platter and rugged, precision tonearm. The NTX1000 is also an excellent choice for any vinyl enthusiasts looking for a reliable turntable at an affordable price.

AXPONA 2017 Returns To Chicago With Record Number of Exhibitors

March 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

AXPONA 2017 Returns To Chicago With Record Number of Exhibitors

AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) returns to the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, April 21-23, 2017, offering music enthusiasts, three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, presentations, design, and the very latest products and technology in the audio industry. Now in its eighth year, AXPONA is the defining high-end consumer audio show in the United States, with more than 450 companies confirmed to attend.

New VM-Type Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges from Audio-Technica

January 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New VM-Type Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges from Audio-Technica

Responding to the exponential growth in turntable sales, Audio-Technica introduced its VM-Type moving magnet phono cartridges, employing the company’s patented V-shaped Dual Magnet design along with a host of modern improvements. The nine models in the VM lineup include three different cartridge bodies and three different stylus shapes, to deliver optimized playback of all types of stereo, mono and 78 RPM records.

Audio-Technica Introduces Flagship AT-ART1000 Phono Cartridge

October 19, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Introduces Flagship AT-ART1000 Phono Cartridge

Audio-Technica announced the introduction of its new flagship phono cartridge, the AT-ART1000 Direct Power Stereo Moving Coil Cartridge. The AT-ART1000 is an innovative design that has been refined over the years to culminate in an exceptional hand crafted high-end cartridge. The ART1000’s Direct Power System places its dual moving coils directly on top of the stylus tip, enabling the cartridge to deliver extraordinary fidelity, musical detail and transient response.

Access Great Articles and Projects Available in audioXpress November 2016

October 11, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Access Great Articles and Projects Available in audioXpress November 2016

Get hands-on with audioXpress November 2016. Read about the experience of recording a jazz repertoire with a full orchestra… direct-to-disk. We review KEMET’s PEG124 Series of electrolytic capacitors and the Dirac Live room correction software. Bruce Brown details the restoration of a pair of Fairchild 275 tube amps. We interview Dennis Foley from Acoustic Fields and we provide backstage access to Parts Express.

Cartridge Alignment for DIYers

September 23, 2016 by Tom Yeago

Cartridge Alignment for DIYers

Setup tables are OK, and alignment protractors have their place. But there comes a time when a vinyl hound can’t quite abide them anymore. Maybe you’re working on an 80s-era direct drive table and find the factory setup is suspect or even way off. Maybe you’re an archivist setting up a spare unit for 45s or 78s. The fundamentals are easy, or rather, they are once you look at them from the proper perspective. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2011.

Reasonably-Priced Rega Planar 2 Turntable Now Available

July 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Reasonably-Priced Rega Planar 2 Turntable Now Available

The Rega Planar 2 Turntable is shipping now! The result of over two years of R&D, Rega engineers along with a skilled staff hand assembling, released the Planar 2 on the heels of the recently announced Planar 3, and anticipating the arrival of the even more affordable Planar 1. The renewed Planar 2 features a new tonearm, platter, 24V low noise motor, acrylic laminated plinth along with a newly designed central bearing, all designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from any vinyl collection.

VANA Brings European Audio Team (E.A.T.) C-Major Turntable to US Market

June 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

VANA Brings European Audio Team (E.A.T.) C-Major Turntable to US Market

Bridging the price gap between far more costly premium products and lesser performing budget models, the C-Major turntable from European Audio Team breaks new ground for vinyl enthusiasts. This new entry level offering from E.A.T. represents a completely new price point for the brand, satisfying those who would like to purchase turntables with greater performance and sophistication than that which is available in the budget sector, but with a price point below the widely-acclaimed C-Sharp – E.A.T.’s most successful turntable to date.

Fluance’s Affordable RT80/81 Turntables are now Available

June 7, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Fluance’s Affordable RT80/81 Turntables are now Available

Vinyl’s comeback is already a serious phenomenon. With new turntables available from the most established brands, many other manufacturers are now offering affordable solutions, targeting value-conscious consumers. Fluance, the direct-sales hi-fi brand from Niagara Falls, Ontario, announced the availability of its first turntables, the RT80 and RT81, combining traditional aesthetics with decent quality.

Bryston Believes Vinyl Is Serious Business and Introduces BLP-1 Turntable

June 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Believes Vinyl Is Serious Business and Introduces BLP-1 Turntable

With vinyl sales increasing year on year, indicating clearly that music enthusiasts want to connect with music purchases also with a physical object (and because many of those records come with a download voucher anyway…), hardware manufacturers have taken notice and a number of new turntables were announced in past months. Believing it is possible to do better with advanced materials and precision manufacturing, Bryston has announced the introduction of the BLP-1 turntable, ideal for discerning vinyl enthusiasts.

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