If your music system includes a turntable, a phono preamp is a must-have component in the product chain. Also called a phono stage, it is essential for the playback of vinyl records. A phono stage is ...

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We love vinyl. Convenient it is not, nor is it cheap. It's not all that accessible either. But there's just something about digging through second-hand record crates, stacking your discoveries when ...

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What’s old is new again, particularly when it comes to music. In 2020, vinyl record sales surpassed CD sales for the first time since the 1980s, totaling $232 million of revenue in the U.S. — and 62 ...