QUAD ESL2912X: FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Quad’s latest update to a lineup that stretches back some 68 years is definitely pitched as being a refinement and iteration on the previous ESL2912, rather than a profound reinvention of the electrostatic. It’s also an increasingly rare beast – a full-range electrostatic panel, with no reinforcement from traditional drivers, […]
DM CONNECT CLARA USB-A to USB-B REVIEW Michael Fairbairn takes a look and listens to the DM Connect Clara USB cable costing £498. Having previously spent time with DM Connect’s impressive NASA N1 CAT8 Ethernet cable, I was keen to see whether the company’s approach to cable design would translate just as successfully to USB. […]
WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 12.1i LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Debbioe Griffin takes a listen to the latest offering from Wharfedale and their legendary Diamond range of loudspeakers. I was very excited to receive the new Wharfedale Diamond 12.1i for review after having spent many years as a fan of their Evo range and having owned several iterations of Evos […]
Given lastnight/this morning’s incredible football match against France and England, I considered writing something about that, but the connection to HiFi just wouldn’t come, and I’d already written much of the following, anyway. I was having a look at Facebook the other day when I came across a post we’d shared on the HiFi PiG […]
HIFIMAN HE600 HEADPHONES REVIEW Oscar Stewart rocks out with the HE600 headphones from HiFiMAN, costing £719.
AVID INGENIUM SE TURNTABLE REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the new AVID HIFI Ingenium SE Turntable, which costs from £2,595.00.
ZMF AEGIS HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Oscar Stewart takes a listen to the £2680 ZMF Aeigis Headphone amplifier.
PYLON AUDIO JADE 20 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Pylon Audio is a Polish loudspeaker manufacturer, and in this review, Janine Elliot takes a listen to their Jade 20 model costing £3745.
Regular readers will probably have noticed that Sunday Thoughts has been conspicuous by its absence over the past couple of weeks. One week was because nothing had come to mind that I thought was worth writing about. I could have sat down and bashed out a piece for the sake of it, but that has […]
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 […]
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.
The nearest record shop to where we live is a good forty-minute drive away. As a result, I buy most of my music online these days, which, as an ageing vinylista, feels a bit wrong. After writing this, I’ll go outside and give myself a sound talking to.
SINE MC40 MAINS CONDITIONER REVIEW Stuart takes a look (and listen) to the SINE MC40 Mains Conditioner.
In a few days, we will be heading off to Vienna for the High End show that will be held away from its long-time home at the MOC in Munich. Preparations are underway at HiFi PiG Towers, and we’ve been working out which of the team will visit which halls and which booths, as well […]
DIPTYQUE DP115S LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the latest DP115 loudspeaker from French manufacturer Diptyque.
ADMD AUDIO LINE DAC (RCA) REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the 12 990 Euro Audio Line DAC from ADMD