Month: January 2014
Ortofon Quintet Moving Coil Cartridges
UK Distribution company Henley designs contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about the new Quintet Series of Moving Coil (MC) phono pick-up cartridges from Ortofon. The all-new range of cartridges includes 5 models to offer a range that ties in nicely with Ortofon’s existing Cadenza Series of premium MC cartridges, and their 2M range of […]
TSAE Appoints NuNu Distribution in UK and US
Thomas at TSAE, whose Evince loudspeakers we reviewed, got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us that NuNu Distribution has been appointed the official UK and US distributor for their products. Anthony Sallis at Nu Nu Distribution said “At NuNu we are admirers of the different and the bold innovators in musical reproduction. Thomas […]
Denon Announce DA-300USB DAC
Denon has announced its first standalone USB Digital to Analogue Converter, the new £329 DA-300USB DAC which boasts the same Advanced AL32 Processing and 32-bit, 192kHz digital to analogue conversion technologies of Denon’s flagship CD/SACD players. It is scheduled to hit stores in February 2014. The DAC can be connected via USB-B or the additional […]
Hifi Review – Simple Audio “GO” Bluetooth Speaker
When this diminutive Bluetooth loudspeaker arrived just before Christmas we thought that the best person to review it would be our sixteen year old son Harry as he’s potentially the target market and he’s the one with Bluetooth enabled kit. “The sound quality is very good, the bass is surprisingly rich and the high notes […]
Leon Haywood – Naturally (Expanded Edition)
Like me, the name Leon Haywood may well be a new one to you but don’t let that stop you from reading further because this one is a bit of a hidden gem. Haywood is best known for his crossover hit “I Want’a Do Something Freaky To You” from 1975 which has been sampled by […]
Charo – Cuchi – Cuchi
Charo, or Maria del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza as her parents would have known her, is a Spanish-American singer, actress, comedienne and flamenco guitarist well known back in the day for her somewhat flamboyant style and her catchphrase “Cuchi-Cuchi” (‘Cuchi’ is a Spanish slang term for a woman’s genitals. However, Spanish speaking countries […]
Loleatta Holloway – Queen of the Night (Expanded Edition)
Even if you’ve been living under a rock for the last 35 years or so you must have heard either some of Loleatta Holloway’s disco charged tunes or at the very least one of the many tunes that sample her …”Love Sensation” anyone? “Queen of the Night” was first released in ’78 on Gold Mind/Salsoul […]
ARCAM Announce the FMJ A49 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
British manufacturer Arcam of Cambridge, used CES to unveil the new FMJ A49, a 200 Watts per channel stereo integrated amplifier, hand-crafted at the company facility in Rochester New York. Arcam say this is the best and most powerful amplifier they have ever made with its 200 watts per channel Class G constant power into […]
Monitor Audio A100 Network Amplifier
The Airplay™ enabled A100 is a network-ready, 50w Class A/B amplifier that combines wireless streaming technologies with audio system design to bridge the divide between a world of digital music and your hi-fi speakers so that it will play your music wherever you store it – on computer, smartphone, NAS drive or the cloud, or […]
Eam Lab HA 360.2 Amplifier
Italian high-end manufacturer Eam Lab built contacted Hifi Pig to tell us a little about their HA 360.2 amplifier. The Eam Lab 360.2, say the company, is an amplifier that “we have enclosed all the know-how gained in recent years and we were able to produce an extremely reliable amplifier with an exceptional price”. […]
Arcam miniBlink
Arcam got in touch to tell Hifi Pig about their new affordable Bluetooth micro-DAC, the miniBlink. Basically it allows music streaming for Android, Apple, PC, Mac, iPad, Tablet, Phone etc and builds on the reputation of the company’s rBlink. The miniBlink is the first in the new Arcam “mini” range of digital micro-components at affordable prices for […]
Clones Audio Announce New Monoblocks
Clones Audio, whose 25i amp we reviewed in April 2013, contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about there latest mono power amplifier, the 55pm. The Clones Audio 55pm comes with a separate casing and power supply which they say “provides cleaner imaging and more extension on both ends of the audio spectrum as your speakers […]
HiFiMan HM-700 Portable Audio Player
HiFiMan launched their smallest, lightest and cheapest portable audio player. The HM-700 features a balanced output which HiFiMan say will deliver a wide and lifelike soundstage and comes with a balanced version of the company’s RE-400 in ear monitors. The new player will play most of the most well known formats and it has 32GB […]
New Black Pearls CD Player Announced
Black Pearls whose integrated amplifier Hifi Pig reviewed last year have announced the introduction of their first CD player, the Virgo. Virgo is a top loader CD player equipped with a USB audio interface. It features the Philips CD PRO 2 module, two PCM1794A in dual-mono configuration to convert the digital signal to analogue and […]