It’s Father’s Day, which has got me thinking about my dad and music. Not HiFi, mind. Dad never really got the whole HiFi thing. He did get music, but the thought of spending the price of a half-decent second-hand car on a pair of loudspeakers horrified him. He had an uncanny ability to look at […]
RUSS ANDREWS USB PURIFIER AND CLASSIC POWERKORD TO DEBUT AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2026 Russ Andrews will use North West Audio Show 2026 to begin its 40th anniversary celebrations.
ATLANTIS LAB AT16, AT18, AT21 AND AT23 UK PREMIERE AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2026 Visitors to North West Audio Show 2026 will have the opportunity to hear the UK premiere of the Atlantis Lab AT16, AT18, AT21 and AT23 loudspeakers, presented by Bourne Audio in Room 144.
DAN CLARK AUDIO AEON CORE CLOSED-BACK HEADPHONES ANNOUNCED Dan Clark has announced the new Dan Clark Audio Aeon Core closed-back planar magnetic headphones, a model that replaces the Aeon 2 and becomes the latest entry point into the company’s headphone range.
ALL OUR REPORTS IN ONE PLACE PLUS TEAM HiFi PiG’S GOLDEN PIG AWARDS High End Vienna exceeded all expectations, the venue was bright, modern and airy, the exhibits were fantastic, we met industry friends and readers from around the world, and we saw and heard some amazing HiFi.
MICHAEL SNOOFLES AROUND HALL X3 AT HIGH END VIENNA 2026 HiFi PiG’S Michael takes a snoofle around Hall X3 at the Austria Center Vienna, plus includes some more notable stands from X2. Find out what he found there in the final instalment of our written High End Vienna 2026 Reports.
MORGAN ACOUSTICS 1012 MK2 AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2026 Morgan Acoustics will be exhibiting at North West Audio Show 2026, with its flagship Morgan Acoustics 1012 Mk2 loudspeakers forming the centrepiece of its demonstration system.
Ø AUDIO FRIGG 02 AND ICON 12 TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2026 Norwegian loudspeaker manufacturer Ø Audio will make its first UK appearance at the North West Audio Show 2026, with demonstrations taking place courtesy of Leeds retailer The Spinning Room HiFi.
HIGH END VIENNA 2026 START-UPS: THE NEW NAMES TO DISCOVER One of the highlights of every High End show is the Start-Up Area, where emerging companies get the chance to present their ideas alongside more established names.
AVID PULSUS II AND PELLAR II PHONO STAGES LAUNCHED AVID has announced the new AVID Pulsus II and Pellar II phono stages, replacing two long-standing models that have been part of the company’s range since 2010 and 2012 respectively.
KEF XIO HOME CINEMA AND CODA W VINYL BASED SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS AT NWAS 2026 KEF will return to the North West Audio Show 2026 with two demonstrations showcasing its latest approaches to home entertainment and music playback.
FOCAL DIVA ALTA UTOPIA NEW FLAGSHIP ACTIVE WIRELESS HIFI SPEAKER UNVEILED French HiFi brand Focal has announced the Focal Diva Alta Utopia, the latest addition to its active wireless HiFi speaker range.
JON REPORTS FROM HIFI DELUXE VIENNA 2026 One of the longest running ‘side-shows’ from Munich, HiFi Deluxe had followed the High End show to Vienna for the HiFi Deluxe Vienna 2026, held in the Arcotel Kaiserwasser, near the Austria Center.
THE SPANISH TEAM BEHIND MADRID’S ART & SOUND FEST BROUGHT THE SHOW TO AUSTRIA FOR THE VIENNA SOUND FEST 2026 HiFi PiG’s Jon was also tasked with exploring the various off-site shows, which took place independently of the High End Vienna show at the Austria Centre. Here he takes you around the extremely High-End Vienna […]
ETUDE TRI-LINEAR ARRAY ETLA LOUDSPEAKER INTRODUCES HIGH-SENSITIVITY FLOORSTANDING DESIGN The latest loudspeaker from British HiFi brand CML Music is the Etude Tri-Linear Array (ETLA), a compact floorstanding design created by Dr Christopher Mark Liauw. The Etude Tri-Linear Array ETLA Loudspeaker is due to have its world premiere at NWAS 2026 at Cranage Hall.
LOWTHER TO DEMONSTRATE VOIGT 4FT HORN SYSTEM AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2026 Visitors to the North West Audio Show 2026 will have the opportunity to hear a system built around one of the most significant designs in Lowther’s history, the Voigt 4ft Horn.