IAN RNGSTEAD’S REPORT FROM NWAS 2023 AT CRANAGE HALL
In our final report from June’s fantastic North West Audio Show 2023, Ian Ringstead tells us why the Cranage show is his favourite in the UK audio show calendar.
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VON GAYLORD AUDIO HARMONY TUBE PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Von Gaylord Audio Harmony Pre-amplifier costing £5000.
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The 304 page second issue of Not Boring by HiFi PiG is ready for you to download…and it’s great!
Elles Bailey live at The Caves, Edinburgh.
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A Day In Copenhagen, Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton Sextet, 15ips, 2 Track 14” tape from Horch House.
TELLURIUM Q STATEMENT 2 CABLES REVIEW
Tellurium Q is a British manufacturer of audio cables with a great reputation wherever we go in the world. In this review, Stuart will be taking a listen to their top-of-the-range Statement II (2) interconnects and loudspeaker cables.
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JAVA HiFi DOUBLE SHOT INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
Martin Bell is the owner of JAVA HiFi and if you venture over to their website the first page you come to boldly declares (well, actually it’s in a rather nice and fine font for the most part, but it is printed in upper case) “OUR AIM IS TO BRING MUSIC LOVERS CLOSER TO THE MUSIC THEY LOVE”.
iFi NEO STREAM REVIEW
iFi Audio has been around for a few years now starting out mostly focusing on headphones and portable audio, they recently stepped into the streamer world due to the increased popularity of high-fidelity streaming services and devices. Released last September, this might not be the newest device in their line-up but it is still a very interesting piece of kit to look at and here‘s why.
WEEKLY HiFi NEWS ROUND UP
VINIUS AUDIO TVC-05 MAGNETIC VOLUME CONTROL REVIEW
The Vinius Audio TVC-05 Special Edition is quite a specialized product in that it has just one input (XLR in this case), one output, and a volume knob. It’s taking the minimal approach to audio to the extreme, but how does it sound in the HiFi PiG reference system.
WEEKLY HiFi NEWS ROUND UP
The first-ever edition of our Weekly (ish) news roundup. This week’s episode is dominated by the upcoming North West Audio Show.
Shonen Live at Summerhill, Edinburgh
Unbelievably, this year marks Shonen Knife’s 40th anniversary and the trio of pop-punk poppets are in a celebratory mood. Even more so, as the tour has been previously pandemically postponed.
INNUOS PULSE REVIEW
Innuos Pulse is a streaming device that is the Portuguese company’s update and improvement to their much-lauded Pulse Mini. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
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Daddy Long Legs – The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Daddy Long Legs play R’n’B. Not the slinky, glitzy R’n’B of Rihanna or Usher. Daddy Long Legs play the dirty, raw R’n’B of Robert Gordon or Dr Feelgood. If you have come to The Voodoo Rooms tonight expecting the former, you may be in for a disappointment. If you’ve come for the latter, you are definitely in for a treat.
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Fun Lovin’ Criminals – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
John Scott packs his Scooby Snacks and heads into Edinburgh’s mean streets in search of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals.
THE HIFI PIG REFERENCE SYSTEM #1 – THE TURNTABLE
Following on from a post on social media, Stu is making a series of short (sub 3-minute) videos about the HiFi systems we use to review other audio products. In this first video, he takes a brief look at the Technics 1200G turntable.