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Hey Guys Pretty good news for the audiophiles who likes in ear monitors. Audio Geek is an online community who organizes review tours of high end iem's around the world. I am the organizer of the South African review tour. I work with the various companies to get the review units to us. I...

Retro Labs proudly presents the 1313 Moving Magnet Phonostage A phono preamplifier, also known as a phono stage, is an audio component that amplifies the signal from your turntable to a level that allows you to connect it to your sound system the same way you would with any other audio...

Ortofon headshells are an elegant and high quality solution for S-shaped tonearms Ortofon headshells comprise of the highest quality materials and add unique distinction to your turntable. SH-4 Headshells Ortofon SH-4 headshells are high-quality, solid headshells for variety of...

The SPU was launched back in 1958 in response to the demand for cartridges to reproduce the new stereo records. The term ?SPU? stands for ?stereo pick-up? as phono cartridges were called ?pickups? in the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. Robert Gudmandsen, one of Ortofon?s then leading engineers, took a...

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For more than 50 years, Ortofon has been designing and manufacturing Moving Magnet cartridges. Along with our well-regarded Moving Coil cartridges, Moving Magnet models have established a good reputation among music lovers and Hi-Fi enthusiasts the world over. Optimal fit and sound...

The Story about Cadenza Cadenza (from Italian: meaning cadence) refers to a portion of a concerto in which the orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone in free time, without a strict, regular pulse. A cadenza can be written or improvised. It?s usually the most elaborate and...

The MC Anna & MC Anna Diamond Moving Coil Cartridges The Ortofon Exclusives series of our highestperforming Moving Coil cartridges has now been expanded to include a new premier model: the MC Anna Diamond. As its name suggests, the MC Anna Diamond uses a solid Diamond cantilever that in...

The Quintet story The Quintet Story Nothing demonstrates Ortofon's long-standing resilience more than its commitment to the refinement of analogue sound quality and its continued development of new cartridge models.  Since 1948 Ortofon has introduced about 100 different Moving Coil models. We...

Exclusive jubilee model Long-time partners Ortofon and Pro-Ject together introduce an exclusive Ortofon Century Turntable. This newly released turntable comes in an elegant piano black chassis. Together with the silver aluminium sub-chassis, this results in stunning aesthetics. Built on The...

THE STORY BEHIND THE 2M SERIES The 2M Series was developed in conjunction with the Danish designer Moeller Jensen Design. Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record?s surface, the 2M?s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and...

Hey Guys Firstly thank you very much for the big honor to be listed on this forum as a commercial member. Introductions first. My journey into audio started when I was 13 years old and got my own system. Before that I used to listen on my parents system and always cranked it when they were not...

Hey guys- Just thought to share my latest project with you guys. Rescued this Trio P-1200 from a local pawnshop. It was in terriblle shape. http://s25.postimg.org/r0ghg14of/image.jpg The crappy cellphone pics really does not do this beautiful machine...

This a Pioneer PL-200 I got for free after the owner couldn't get it to work and wanted to chuck it in the rubbish. My first impressions were that this poor turntable must have been left in a garage for many years as it was very filthy so I decided to give it a deep clean first. When I...

For some reason I never liked receivers. I always preferred a separate tuner with my amplifiers. Couple of weeks ago I saw a very nice Technics receiver one of my friends bought and decided to get in on the hype. Got this Kenwood KS-3000 Off Olx. was in rough shape but luckily I know Japanese...

I have to check my sansui collection and see if I have one of these "tape amplifiers". :giggle:

Mods please correct me if I am not allowed to post a post of this nature but I really think that all the vinyl guys on Avf can benefit from this vinyl dealer- no affiliation whatsoever. Found him on the internet and started buying lp's from him. Now I buy a lot from all over and so far I got...

Couldn't wait to return home after work and find these. Bought them off a fellow forum member and they got delivered today. That D3 looks amazing.

We should actually make a sticky with a list of all the supplies and suppliers regarding vinyl. I am looking for an anti static gun and all I can find is industrial stuff for use in factories. They go for $99 abroad so how much would they be here?