Musica Bella Audio is a line of affordable vacuum tube audio products produced by Response Audio NY that is sold direct and available world wide. Response Audio has been producing custom designed tube products since 1998 and released the Musica Bella line in 2007. The pictured product here is the sub-$1,000 LeAnna EV (Econo Version) […]
Marantz who is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2013, has announced two new wireless music systems born from its Melody series – the £499 Melody Media (M-CR610) and £399 Melody Stream (M-CR510). They will be available across Europe in either black or black/white from September onwards. Both units can be connected to a home Wi-Fi […]
Meridian Audio has announced its streaming systems are fully compatible, from 5th August, with selected products from QNAP a leading NAS (network attached storage). Now a music collection can grow almost without limit– with the security of automatic backup and RAID protection against hard-disk failure. At the same time, Meridian is offering a plugin for […]
In 1958 GEC introduced the KT88, designed specifically as a hi-fi valve and intended to be the best. For 52 years it reigned until Tung Sol released the bigger and better KT120: developed from the same design but with more power to drive the more demanding modern loudspeakers. Now Tung Sol is announcing the arrival […]
Continuing a trend for smaller hifi, the cabinet of the XETAC DAC is based on the footprint of the Mac Mini and is made from a solid 1” (25mm) thick Aluminium plate by CNC machines in Germany. It uses small SMD components, also used in smartphones, allowing more than 200 precision mounted components to be […]
Pete Grzybowski, President & Owner of Triode Wire Labs, a small boutique company specializing in audiophile power cords & speaker cables in the US contacted us about Triode Wire Labs’ new line of speaker cables and the launch of their updated website. The speaker cables will be making their global debut July 26-28 at the Washington, […]
The Merlin Tarantula (Pictured) is a six-way RF and EM filtered mains distribution block wired with very low resistance 1.5mm2 high purity copper wire. Star-wiring ensures each socket has an identical path providing each connected component a “cleaner and more stable supply”. The IEC input socket allows the mains inlet lead to be easily upgraded.The […]
Exposure Electronics have announced the release of the 3010s2 phonostage. This all-new phonostage features a dual regulated power supply with regulation optimized for the different sections of the circuit. The input stage is based around interchangeable circuit boards, each being specifically tailored for either MM or MC cartridges to provide “uncompromised performance with both types […]
As a classical violinist and physicist Damon Coffman founded Coffman Labs with one goal: creating products that reproduce the natural sound experienced during live performances. Coffman Labs builds all-analogue, vacuum tube-based products including the G1-A phono/line preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. All Coffman Labs’ products are hand-crafted in Oregon, USA using point-to-point wiring and […]
As a classical violinist and physicist Damon Coffman founded Coffman Labs with one goal: creating products that reproduce the natural sound experienced during live performances. Coffman Labs builds all-analogue, vacuum tube-based products including the G1-A phono/line preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. All Coffman Labs’ products are hand-crafted in Oregon, USA using point-to-point wiring and […]
Henley Designs contacted us to tell us about a new release from Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio Systems – The Head Box DS. Designed with headphone audiophiles in mind, the Head Box DS is essentially a multi-source headphone amplifier. However, where it advances on from its predecessor, the Head Box S/E, is with the inclusion […]
Hifi Pig is pleased to announce the launch of the new Hifi Social section of the site. Our roving reporter Simon Wilce will be attending events and launches and then letting you know how he got on. We hope it will be a light hearted and informative read for you and in the first two […]
When PR agency Little Red Rooster invited Hifi Pig’s roving reporter Simon Wilce to the Ivy with the promise of champagne, canapés and a sneaky peak at a few bits of hifi we jumped at the opportunity.
40 years ago, in the dim and distant 1980s, Julian Verker, the founder of NAIM but now sadly not with us, launched the company’s NAIT amplifier with the slightly tongue in cheek advertising strap-line “Mr Verker makes exceedingly good NAITS” along with a somewhat cheesy picture of himself holding out a plate of confections in […]
Wanna know something? Whenever I write an album review I make sure to never read any other reviews beforehand lest my objectivity be irrevocably tainted. Of course my approach was no different regarding this album. Well…I may not have read any reviews, but unfortunately it’s been impossible to avoid noticing the vitriolic public backlash against […]
Bowers & Wilkins has announced the CM10, the new flagship loudspeaker of the CM Series, will be available in US from August. CM10 is the first model in the CM Series to feature the tweeter-on-top configuration, a hallmark of the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond. The tweeter dome contained within the distinctive housing is […]
The London Audio Society will be holding its inaugural meeting Wednesday, July 24th from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at Swiss Cottage Sound and VIdeo. The topic of the meeting will be DACs and how they differ across manufacturers and price points. The evening will feature a double-blind listening knockout tournament where the attendees get […]
Some of our UK readers may have seen the Rinz Sound loudspeakers on the recent Channel 4 “Four Rooms”. In a nutshell Rinz Sounds design and manufacture ultra-contemporary Hifi loudspeakers made out of recycled glass and are the first company ever to do so. Arina Sprinz is the designer of the loudspeakers and she is a […]
Heavy progressive music is in an interesting state of flux circa 2013. There are certainly some amazing and inspired bands kicking about, but conversely there is a disturbing number of pale imitators flooding the market with their own sub-par take on djent/prog-metalcore/mathcore… or whatever moniker will next be self applied by some mediocre & generic […]
Rogue Audio who we met at the Munich High End show has announced they have begun shipping the new ST-100 tube power amplifier. With circuitry adapted from their M-180 monoblocs the ST-100 will be rated at 100WPC and offer both RCA and balanced inputs. The ST-100 from Rogue audio will feature custom wound transformers coupled […]
We’ve been following Coffman Labs for sometime now and have reported on their new products when they’ve become available. Coffman are a small company based in US and who make just two products, the G1-A preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. Coffman contacted Hifi Pig to let us know all about a special offer they’re […]
UK AV cable manufacturer The Chord Company has launched newly upgraded versions its entry-level interconnect cables. The redesign to the Crimson (from £49), Cobra (£84) and Chameleon (£120), brings big improvements in detail, dynamics, vitality and rhythm across the range the company claim. Improvements include advanced shielding and a completely new plug, which takes design […]
In another World exclusive review Hifi Pig’s Dan takes a look at the new £1750 DAC X Signature from UK based Cyrus Audio. “The DAC X Signature is a twin 32-bit stereo DAC, designed in dual-mono configuration where the operational elements of the system, such as the digital control signals, are optically isolated from the […]
The Unilet Sound & Vision PMC Open Day on Saturday 13th July will be the first opportunity in the UK to experience new fact.12 loudspeakers from PMC. Tom Barron, UK consumer sales manager for PMC, will bring the fact.12s to Unilet’s New Malden storewhere Tom’s demonstrations and talks about the development of the new fact series flagship model are sure to attract […]
CA-Electronics whose ceramic feet and loudspeakers we reviewed sometime ago have announced that they have appointed Dutch based Audio Distribution Europe as their distributors. Rogier van Hoof, owner of CA-Electronics, sees a change in the way audio products are distributed “There is a need for coordinated European distribution/price strategy and a more direct contact to […]
In a world first review of the new X200 Signature Monoblocs Dan puts the amplifiers through their paces and sees what makes them tick. “The Signature Series will represent Cyrus’s flagship product line up and comprises upgraded versions of the X Series components: DAC X Signature (DAC); DAC XP Signature (DAC/preamp) and the Mono X […]
