Author: HifiPig

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NuPrime Audio DAC-10H and ST-10 Power amplifier

NuPrime Audio has announced the release of NuPrime DAC-10H, a DAC & Headphone Amplifier (MSRP$1,795) and NuPrime ST-10, a Reference LE class power amplifier (MSRP$1595). The DAC-10H offers PCM 384K & DSD256 decoding with a high-power balanced headphone amplifier. This DAC with dual headphones outputs has 6 gain settings. The DAC-10H’s balanced headphone amplifier is […]

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High-End Munich 2015 – The Countdown Begins

119 Days To Go ! From 14th to 17th May, Munich is the meeting place once again for all those interested in getting up to speed with the latest consumer electronics.  The first day of the exhibition (the public holiday of Ascension Day) is exclusively reserved for trade visitors from all over the world who […]

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Monitor Audio Signature Gold Returns

Monitor Audio’s enduring Gold Series speaker line has been refined with significant design upgrades says the company’s latest press release. The new line is dubbed simply ‘Gold’ to reflect the purity of the latest addition to a decade-long lineage. While it duplicates the form-factor of the Gold GX range it replaces, the new eight-strong line-up […]

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PMC Announce Winners of Their UK Retail Awards

PMC (Professional Monitor Company), has announced the winners of its 2014 UK Retailer Awards. These awards publically congratulate those retailers that PMC feel have made a significant effort throughout the course of the calendar year, both with PMC products and with their businesses in general. Retailer of the Year: Fanthorpes HiFi “Located within the Georgian Hepworth’s […]

Album Reviews

Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori

You may very well not have heard of this band let alone seen or heard their 1971 album Satori. I feel obliged to put that situation to right because hand on heart this is one of those stellar overlooked gems that ought to be in every rock music collection. The band formed in Japan in […]

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Sleaford Mods – Divide and Exit

Released in April 2014 by two seasoned lads from Nottingham, Divide and Exit, as the title alone suggests, is akin to musical Marmite – love it or hate it – this will divide the audio marketplace. It is not something you play when Great aunt Maud or the Vicar call around for tea. On the […]

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McIntosh’s New Digital Preamplifier

McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new D150 digital preamp — a flexible DSD- and DXD-compatible digital preamp.  The new D150 has been designed to offer flexibility when adding digital source components to an audio system and supports many of the latest digital audio formats. With its five digital inputs (2x coaxial, 2x optical and 1x […]

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See Pass Labs INT-60 and INT-250 Integrated Amps at CES 2015

Pass Laboratories, Inc. introduces two integrated amplifiers, the INT-60 and INT-250, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015. The INT-60 features the same power supply and output stages, along with the iconic glowing meter, as found on Pass Labs’ Point 8 amplifiers. The new model features Direct Access buttons for the four inputs on the faceplate, […]

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Phillips Fidelio Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

The Philips Fidelio NC1L on-ear headphones are the first ever Active Noise Cancelling headphones to go battery-free with a direct digital connection to your iOS device via the Lightning™ connector. 24-bit Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC), amplification and noise cancellation take place in the headphones themselves. “The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise […]

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Physical Emotions’ Turntable

German manufacturer Physical Emotions got in touch with Hifi Pig to give us a little information about what appears to be an absolutely stunning looking turntable. Main features of the turntable are as follows: Horizontally and vertically operating air bearing with accuracy of concentricity of 0,1µm. Additional axis with adjustable pressure to transfer resonances produced […]

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Aurender at CES 2015

Aurender got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us that they will be in Venetian Suites 30-133 and 30-134 at this year’s CES. Given the popularity of audiophiles and music lovers using NAS storage devices for storing their music files, Aurender have introduced the N100 Caching Network Music Server/Player. The company say it optimizes […]

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New from WOOX Innovations at CES 2015

At the company’s first CES under the Gibson Brands umbrella, WOOX innovations will be introducing a host of new Philips Audio products with a focus on a wider range of Fidelio AV sound solutions including the company’s first ‘high end’ soundstage. There will also be a wider range of Fidelio headphones, new sports headphones and […]

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Cambridge Audio Azur 851N debut at CES 2015

Cambridge Audio has announced the introduction of a new flagship network music player – the Azur 851N – expanding the range of hi-fi separates in the Azur 851 Series to six products. Capable of playing all popular formats up to 24-bit/192kHz studio master quality files, the 851N then intelligently upsamples all incoming audio to 24-bit/384kHz. […]

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Cambridge Audio Launch CX Range At CES 2015

Cambridge Audio’s totally new CX series is set to “revolutionise entertainment in the digital age”. The CX series is a range of hi-fi and home theatre components offering a unique combination of “class-leading sound”, advanced networking capabilities, large colour displays and “exceptional build quality and design”. The CX series comprises six new products: CXN network […]

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Vostok Announce Music Bouquet and Audio Capsule at CES 2015

Audio Capsule, the Hi-Res Audiophile grade player and Home Multi-room server made by Voxtok, is officially launched during the CES 2015 in Las Vegas. This product has been named with a CES Innovation Award Honoree in the High Performance Home Audio/Video category. They will be in Eureka Park Booth 75605. This piece of technology incorporates Voxtok Music, […]

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Burson Audio Debuts Conductor Virtuoso at CES 2015

Burson Audio, manufacturer of USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifiers, Headphone Amplifiers and stereo amplifiers, introduces the new Conductor Virtuoso at this year’s CES in Venetian suite 31-322. The new Virtuoso supersedes all previous Conductor models. The Conductor Virtuoso The Conductor Virtuoso is a “highly-engineered yet modestly-priced component” with up to 4 watts of power to drive any […]

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Audio Suspension Brunel Speaker Stands

Hand-made in Sussex, and designed in conjunction with graduates of Imperial University and the Royal College of Art, Audio Suspensions Brunel Speaker Stands are the latest design in their search for the ultimate combination of aesthetic beauty and audio clarity. The stands are made from the same 20mm acrylic as used on the ASU-100 turntable […]

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Chord Announce Two New Products – Hugo TT and 2Qute

Chord Electronics has chosen International CES 2015 for the world debut of both the new 2Qute, a compact DAC (£995) and the Hugo TT, a new ‘desktop’ Hugo with improved connectivity and performance, plus remote control, an alphanumeric LED display and a USB-B digital input (£2,995) 2Qute The new 2Qute takes the technology from Hugo […]

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New From Audeze

Audeze has announced two new products today at CES, the EL-8 Planar Magnetic Headphone in open-back and closed-back versions plus the Deckard Headphone Amp/DAC . The EL-8 With industrial design by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, the EL-8 headphones, both open and closed-back models, is “exclusive, elegant, ergonomic, flexible and portable without compromising sound quality”. The EL-8 […]

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New StreamAMP From Cabasse

New from Cabasse is the StreamAMP, a compact four-channel amplifier with all the music streaming capabilities and ‘connect and play’ approach of the Cabasse Stream products. StreamAMP brings “style and performance to the home” with the ability to connect to all the user’s digitally stored music, access thousands of internet radio stations and stream Spotify […]

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More High-End Audio at CES 2015

Absolute Sounds, the UK high-end distributor has been in touch to tell us about some of the products they deal with and their presence at CES 2015. Those fortunate enough to be attending the show in Las Vegas this week will find a host of exciting new creations, from the ultimate in analogue technology to […]

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Eclipse At CES

ECLIPSE will be demonstrating its flagship high-performance TD series loudspeaker at CES 2015 — the first time it has been demonstrated in the United States. The ECLIPSE room (Venetian Tower Suite 31 – 215), will host various demonstrations throughout the event including ECLIPSE’s flagship loudspeaker system, the TD712zMK2 (£6,500 pr), plus the matching subwoofer: TD725SWMK2 […]

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New Centre Channel Speaker From Bryston

Bryston has announced today the introduction of the AC1 Micro centre channel loudspeaker in order to provide home theater enthusiasts with a high- resolution center speaker option in a compact form factor. The design objective of the AC1 Micro was to deliver big sound from a smaller, décor-friendly enclosure. The AC1 Micro is said to […]

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New Record Cleaning Machine From Keith Monks Launched at CES 2015

Keith Monks Audio celebrates the 45th anniversary of their first Record Cleaning Machines with the launch of the new discOvery mini One Sapphire at International CES, Venetian Hotel Suite 29-139. The discOvery mini One Sapphire is a limited edition of 45 production units worldwide. Keith Monks discOveryOne machines bring the original record cleaning technique developed […]