Every music-based forum, including Discogs, is filled with posts from people wanting advice about buying their first turntable, upgrading their existing one, or putting together a complete system. It can be daunting, especially these days. When brick-and-mortar stereo shops were a normal part of the landscape, you could spend time actually listening to components and […]
MasterSounds has been supporting Discogs’ Crate Diggers events since the very first time the record fair and after-party took place in Portland in 2014. Now with the global record fair making its London debut, there’s never been a better time to learn more about the UK-based producer of top quality gear for audiophiles and DJs alike. If you’re […]
Seed is one of the latest bits of turntable eye candy we’ve seen surface on Kickstarter. It claims to be the world’s first all-in-one turntable system, with excellent sound quality, 70W output and streaming capability. Seed has been in planning and development for the past two years by Taiwanese company, HYM with an experienced team of designers […]
Music and DIY ethos have always had a pretty close relationship. We’ve seen people make their own vinyl records through lathe cuts, or laser printing, but a DIY turntable kit is a fairly unique concept. Spinbox is a revolutionary flatpack turntable that includes all the components to put together yourself, including an amp and a couple of speakers. It’s powered by […]
As if you needed to hear it again – vinyl is kind of a big deal at the moment. It doesn’t come as much surprise that turntable sales are also up. Way up. One of the biggest manufacturers of quality turntables in the world, Czech Republic’s SEV Litovel, reported turntable production numbers reaching almost 125,000 in […]
