First there was the Arabesque Glass Master, a floorstanding speaker with an all-glass cabinet. Then came the Arabesque Mini, a smaller standmount speaker that retained the original Arabesque’s distinctive shape. Now, Crystal Cable has announced the Arabesque Minissimo, a new compact speaker sporting innovative design and a vibrant range of colours. The idea behind the Minissimo is […]
Elipson has now included Bluetooth with APTX coding to its Music Centre so you can now stream music to the MC from any Bluetooth enabled device including smartphones, tablets, PCs, MACs etc. Elipson’s Music Centre Bluetooth includes a DAB/DAB+/RDS FM radio, CD player, touch sensitive control panel, luminosity sensor and remote control. The wired connectivity […]
WyWires say they are looking forward to their annual trip to Denver, as WyWires’ Red Series headphone cables will make their Denver debut at CanJam, the biggest headphone event in the North America. “Since launching WyWires’ Red Series headphone cables this year, we’ve had a blast getting friendly with some of the most innovative companies in this space. We […]
Mass Fidelity is a community of audiophiles, designers and engineers based in Toronto, Canada connected in a mission to bring the world high fidelity sound in the most convenient way possible. “Simplicity in design and dexterity in function make Mass Fidelity products unlike anything else you have ever seen or heard. Beautiful, thoughtfully created conduits for the […]
IAG UK, the British arm of International Audio Group got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us they are pleased to announce their appointment as UK distributor of the Luxman brand with immediate effect. Formed in Japan in 1925 – the same year that Japanese radio broadcasts began – Luxman is one of the world’s oldest audio […]
Cary Audio will be at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) in the Marriott Towers Room 8025 from October 10th-12thin Denver, Colorado with the following kit. The eagerly awaited DMC-600, which will be shipping later this year. The DMC-600 is a digital music center incorporating a CD transport and a wide array of digital inputs, […]
Astell&Kern has announced an exclusive collaboration with Blue Note to mark the 75th anniversary of the legendary jazz label. Astell&Kern has produced a limited edition of its flagship AK240 high-resolution music player; the AK240 Blue Note 75 is pre-loaded with 75 classic Blue Note albums, all in studio master quality audio (24bit/96kHz and 24bit/192kHz). This […]
Thompson Twins were another band from the early to mid 80s that pretty much completely passed me by. Of course I know some of their tunes by name like We Are Detective, Doctor! Doctor! and Hold Me Now, but as the interview with Tom Bailey on the sleeve notes says “ music was more tribal […]
Goblin are an Italian progressive rock band that are perhaps best known for their work on film soundtracks, though I have to confess they are a new name to me. Beyond The Darkness is an anthology of the second half of the career of the band and spans the dates 1977 – 2001 where a […]
In 2011 Chicago resident Sarah Marie Young won the Shure Montreux Vocal competition judged by Quincy Jones and used the prize, a week at the Balik farm Studio in Switzerland, to record her first album of original material, but now she’s signed to Dutch label SnipRecords and has just released her new album Little Candy […]
DEQX Pty Ltd, manufacturers of preamp processors providing speaker calibration, crossover and room compensation got in touch with us to tell us it is looking forward to exhibiting at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in the Marriott Tech Center, room 525. New product Introductions include the PreMate+™ and HDP-5™, both featuring a 4.3” 24-bit LCD […]
Atlas Cables has announced the launch of its new loudspeaker floor spike isolation series – the Atlas McCallum Isolators. Machined from solid blocks of African Blackwood, the Atlas McCallum Isolators “greatly reduce the mechanical vibration that exists between a speaker cabinet/stand and the room” says the just in press release. Two variants are available – […]
Distributor of home entertainment solutions, The Multi-Room Company, has announced the addition of the Earthquake brand of subwoofers to its portfolio. Engineered by audiophiles for audiophiles, Earthquake subwoofers are crafted to “reproduce the low frequencies with absolute precision, power and authority”. The compact but powerful subwoofers are designed to bring the home cinema experience to life, or add the important low frequency information to […]
Chord Electronics’ Hugo, “the DAC/headphone amplifier that has redefined the genre”, is now available in a brand new finish: Satin Black. The new Satin Black version joins the silver model, which has been available since Hugo’s January launch, giving greater flexibility for system-matching and integration into existing Chord Electronics systems. The finish is achieved using […]
The Chord Company will be showing a variety of cables during dealer events throughout October. The three events, spread across the UK, will give attendees the chance to hear a number of cables in systems using Naim Audio, Arcam and Dynaudio equipment. Forthcoming dealer events featuring The Chord Company cables include: Saturday 4th October Norman […]
Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TAD Labs) has released their new CE1 speaker which sits in their Evolution Series. Designed and developed entirely in-house, the CE1 inherits the technology from the R1 (Reference Series). Andrew Jones, Director and Chief Engineer for TAD said “TAD’s philosophy has always encompassed the belief that audiences should be able […]
“Music First Audio’s new Reference MM Phono Stage is a high end, premium priced valve phono pre-amplifier” says the company’s press release that has just this minute landed on the Hifi Pig desk. The phonostage is the result of years of development and combines vacuum tube and solid state circuit topology “to bring the beauty […]
Sygnifi, known for its Cocktail Audio CD-ripper/streaming devices, is launching the NOVAFiDELITY brand. The high-tech name marks a new era for the Sevenoaks, Kent based company, as it launches the first of its second generation products, the NOVAFiDELITY X12. Comments Peter Cooke, MD at Sygnifi, “We have enjoyed tremendous success with the original Cocktail Audio […]
Cabasse is introducing the MT32 range of loudspeakers which they say will bring “high-end technologies and contemporary finishes to its entry level products, providing the benefits of its 64 years experience to all customers, regardless of budget”. Four models have been developed, for use in two-channel or multi-channel systems: the Jersey floorstander, Antigua stand-mount model, […]
Simple Audio and Qobuz are offering Simple Audio customers a free three months Qobuz HiFi subscription, worth nearly £60, with every Roomplayer+ or Roomplayer + with Amp purchased from 01 October 2014 to 31 March 2015. Qobuz has more than 18 million tracks available for streaming and downloading in True CD quality, as well as […]
I must confess that I missed out on the first wave of punk, but I do distinctly remember seeing a copy of the Sniffin’ Glue fanzine, for which Alternative TVs Mark P was the founding editor, brought into school by one of the cool kids. I also had a couple of Sex Pistol records. Mark […]
15 Audio have got in touch with us to let us know that on the 4th October they will be opening a new store in Tunbridge Wells. This is the company’s first high street shop in addition to its listening rooms in nearby Ticehurst. Opening is at 10 am on the 4th October and you […]
KEF Announces Week of Exciting International CelebrationFollowing on from the success of last years ‘National KEF Week’, 2014 sees KEF continuing the successful celebratory campaign, not just in the UK but internationally – into all major KEF markets worldwide – with International KEF Week. Taking place over the anniversary week of KEF’s founding in 1961, […]
The good people at iFi got in touch with the Hifi Pig office to tell us all about a new concept that they are quite rightly very excited about. The iClub will give invited members the opportunity to participate in the product design phase of the company’s products, Beta testing for upcoming products, regular iCLUB […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched a new media streamer – the MB100 Media Bridge. The new streamer takes full advantage of the latest McIntosh technologies and gives users access to web-based music plus digital files from its 1TB hard drive. The MB100 has four USB inputs, plus an eSata port for the direct connection of external […]
Hifi Pig recently reviewed the really addictive Jazz album The Turn by Jerome Sabbagh which we downloaded from HIGHRESAUDIO. You gotta hear the guitar on some of the tracks…I say “you’d be forgiven that you weren’t listening to one of the great rock guitarists helping the jazzsters out whilst his band were off the road.” […]
Soundsmith Corporation has announced five new phono cartridges designed for moderate gain preamplifiers. Peter Lederman, the designer of these new cartridges has made them to perform with preamps that use a 48dB to 54dB gain. The designs are based on Peter’s previous Moving Iron designs Hyperion, Sussurro (pictured), Paua, The Voice and Aida with them […]
Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC has announced the Jens Phono stage pre-amplifiers, which they say is “certain to set a new standard for Phono stage Preamplifiers”. Prices at $15,449, the Jens Phono stage preamplifier. Built specifically for Low Output Moving Coil Cartridges the Jens Phono Preamp allows for load setting from 25 Ohms to […]
