Ziro Audio Disclosure Power Cord
Ziro is headed up by Adam Fairless but he’s not letting on what’s inside the little black box on his Disclosure power cable. Dominic Marsh and Dan Worth attempt unravel the mystery of this £900 power chord.
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Audiovector QR1 Standmount Loudspeakers
Audiovector are based in Denmark and produce a wide range of loudspeakers? Here Dominic March takes a listen to their £750 QR1 standmount with ribbon tweeter.
Hifi Pig Visit APURNA And Take A Look At Their €200 000 Amplifiers
When we were asked to take the trip down Valence in the South East of France to visit APURNATM we naturally jumped at the chance. Not only is this an absolutely beautiful part of the world, situated as it is on the left bank of the Rhone and surrounded the Massif Central and the Ardèche hills to […]
Vinyl Sales Expected To Plummet Post Brexit
France and Germany have by far the most vinyl pressing plants in Europe. Between them they have, at last count, thirteen compared to the UK’s two. Hifi Pig has learned that following the triggering of “Article Fifty” by Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, all exports of vinyl from these two countries, and others that […]
RDacoustic Evolution Loudspeakers
RDacoustic are based in the Czech Republic and we first came across the mat High End Munich where their Evolution loudspeakers were being powered by KR Audio amplifiers being fed by a 440 Audio turntable…all Czech brands. The Evolution loudspeakers are a single driver design using a backloaded horn and cost from €9990.
Are Our Super Connected Lives Making Us Lazy?
Tech’ Paranoia takes over at Hifi Pig Towers and Linette Smith thinks ‘The Three Laws” are optional extras in the robots’ optical sensors.
Aequo Audio Ensis Loudspeakers
The €24000 Aequo Audio Ensis hails from The Netherlands and has an innovative and interesting design. Stuart and Linette Smith take delivery of a pair and naturally throw some Dutch techno at them.
Police Interview a British Icon
Janine Elliot continues her fascinating RetroBites series, this time focusing on reel to reel and cassette tapes and in particular the British brands NEAL and Ferrograph.
Russell K Red 50 Loudspeakers
Dan Worth takes a listen to the Russell K Red 50 standmount loudspeakers costing from £975.
Get It Inner – James Fleming Addresses The Love Generation
James Fleming has opinions and uses “language” and today addresses the “Love Generation”. You have been warned!
Larks Tongues In Aspic – King Crimson
John Scott marks the passing of bassist and vocalist John Wetton by revisiting the 1973 King Crimson classic.
Atlas Cables Introduce EOS Modular 4.0 Power Distribution Unit
Atlas Cables has announced the launch of the 6-way EOS Modular 4.0 power distribution unit. The EOS Modular 4.0’s power output sockets can be individually specified by the customer to be filtered or unfiltered according to users’ needs.
Stylus Show Manchester 2017
Ian Ringstead visits the Stylus Show in Manchester.
One Eyed Wayne – Attack Of The Luxury Flats
From the first few lines of the opening anti-gentrification title track it was clear I was going to love this record and it just gets better the more you listen to it. My first time round was in the car and it was played three times in a row. I know little about the band, […]
We Are Not Alone!
James Fleming gets hit by a glitter-coated brick and finds he is not alone!
Stemfoort SF-200 Passive Line Amplifier
Stemfoort may not be a name that immediately trips off the tongue when speaking about amplifiers, but the companies heritage goes back to the mid eighties and they are owned by J.E.Sugden, who many will know for their Class A amplifiers. Lionel Payne takes a listen to their SF-200 Passive Line Amplifier costing £2135 for […]