Vinyl

Danish company Vitus Audio has introduced a phono preamp with an external power supply unit Vitus Audio MP-P201 Mk.III, which is distinguished by an extremely low noise level. The working frequency range of the new product is many times wider than that of any pickup head, so Vitus Audio MP-P201 Mk.III will never become a bottleneck in a stereo system.

The HSE Swiss Reference line 7 (RL-7) phono preamplifier is the little brother of the award-winning HSE Masterline 7. The new device combines the functionality of a phono preamplifier and a preamplifier with an adjustable headphone output and a master volume control.

The latest EMT 928 II rethinks the legendary manufacturer's approach to designing vinyl players. The model is enclosed in a massive case, turned from aluminum alloy and resting on four anti-vibration supports. The main feature of the EMT 928 II is battery power from an independent battery, which allows you to completely eliminate the influence of network interference.

For its 140th anniversary, the company decided to release a special version of the Thorens TD 124 DD model. The main noticeable improvement was the appearance of a two-layer disc, in which a five-millimeter layer of pure copper was added to a solid aluminum base. This solution not only made the disc more massive, but also allowed it to better combat vibrations - resonances of layers made of two different metals are mutually damped.

A very interesting turntable - the Well Tempered Lab AMADEUS 254 GT model uses dual multilayer plywood plinth encapsulated in aluminum and a squash ball isolation system between the top and bottom plinth layers. Equipped with a 10.5” Symmetrex LTD tonearm, the player is equipped with a belt drive (12V DC motor) with a proprietary unique bearing and polyester thread belt for vanishingly low wow and flutter

The MoFi MasterDeck turntable has a belt drive and supports three rotation speeds - 78, 33.3 and 45 rpm, smooth speed adjustment is available, the exact indicators of which are shown on the display. The drive uses a DC motor enclosed in an insulated casing. The MoFi MasterDeck has a 10-inch dual-support tonearm with a removable shell, allowing adjustment of azimuth, vertical tracking angle, overhang and anti-skating. Internal wiring is made with a cable from Cardas Audio.

The Grimm Audio PW1 phono preamplifier was first shown at High End Munich 2024 and Dutch Audio Event 2024, and is now available for purchase. Grimm Audio is best known for its digital components, but the PW1 is a fully analog device and, according to the developers, is “the perfect companion for the MU2, LS1 or any other audio system of your choice.”

The state of the art reference turntable offers speed accuracy to 1 part per 1,000 and uses a specifically tuned platform eliminates the transfer of floor or stand vibration.

Austrian company Pro-Ject presented the largest model of the Pro-Ject Debut series of vinyl turntables, Pro-Ject Debut PRO S Balanced. The new product is equipped with a balanced output, which allows it to be used for connection to current Pro-Ject phono preamplifiers. The new player will replace the popular Pro-Ject Debut PRO model in the company's product range.

A real gem among cartridges, Homogenix Gold MC-model uses the body made from fir wood dating back to 1512 and offers excellent channel separation - more than 30dB.

Connected-Fidelity TT Hub offers interesting solution - the plinth is made of bamboo plywood and the massive support platter is made of acrylic and has a self-lubricating bearing design made of bronze and sapphire, enclosed in an aluminum casing.

Dual monaural twin-chassis High End class phonostage - the latest introduction to CH Precision flagship 10 Series.

Low output moving coil cartridge with multi Alnico magnets and the Flux damper offers clear and detailed sound.

Stable Balance unipivot reference-class tonearm - an upgraded version of the highly-rated Phantom II.

With total moment of inertia 3,506 kg / cm2 and Wow & Flutter below 0.03% TechDAS Air Force III Premium S offers extraordinary sound.

The EAT E-Glo 2 phono preamplifier is equipped with four ECC83 tubes and two ECC88 tubes. According to the manufacturer, the user can experiment with different compatible tubes, achieving a sound that matches his tastes to the maximum extent. The EAT E-Glo 2 phono preamplifier has a fully balanced input stage with a Lundahl LL1932 step-up transformer for the MC input. The transformer provides a gain of 45 dB, sufficient for working with moving coil (MC) heads. The equalization stage here is completely passive.

The Rega Planar 3 RS Edition is made using a special high-pressure laminate (HPL), which is usually used in the senior models of Rega players - Planar 6, Planar 8 and Planar 10. The rigidity of the structure with this approach is significantly improved - as a result, the sound quality has also increased.

The Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl is made in a fully balanced circuit with discrete components. It uses a printed circuit board three times larger, on which there are placed twice as many discrete components. The amplification path now has a three-stage design, offering more gain with significantly less noise. The phonopreamplifier level now varies from 40 to 69 dB, which is suitable for a variety of cartridges, providing the necessary flexibility even when mating with complex cartridges.

Kondo Audio Note Japan has introduced the new GE-7i vacuum tube phono preamplifier. The manufacturer emphasizes that the new product is neither a simplified version of the GE-10 model, nor an improved version of the GE-1 phono preamplifier, but offers its own new solution in the field of ultimate correction of the signal from a vinyl record. In the NF type equalization circuit, the SRPP input stage is implemented on the ECC803S tube.

When developing Michell Orbe SE, the goal was to achieve the sound quality of the company’s senior turntable, Michell Orbe, but in a smaller package (150x490x375 mm). This is how the Spider Edition solution appeared – devoid of a large base and a dust cover (you have to buy it separately). Michell Orbe SE uses a system with two layers of isolation and a 60mm thick vibration damping Polymer platter. The drive system is belt, supports speeds of 33 1/3, 45 revolutions, high performance DC motor with dedicated “Never-Connected circut” power supply is used. The turntable weighs 13.5 kg. The turntable looks increbidly.