Townshend Audio has announced a new generation of “Seismic Isolation” devices which the company say will dramatically improve sound quality of all high-end audio systems. There is a range of equipment all centred on the Townshend Seismic Load Cell, an alloy steel compression spring covered with a synthetic rubber jacket and with two end plates […]
Oliver at Epiphany Acoustics called us to tell us about a number of new products they have added to their ever growing catalogue of hifi components and accessories. The Solaris II Collection contains three cables and interconnects: a mini jack to mini jack interconnect, a mini jack to stereo RCA interconnect and a mini jack […]
This looked like a nifty bit of kit for those wanting to have music with them wherever they are in the house. It will play music directly from your laptop, tablet, smartphone or any other Bluetooth-enabled wireless device and doesn’t require any special wires or docks -it’s also a FM/DAB/DAB+ radio. You can operate the […]
Goldnote is an Italian High-End audio manufacturer based in Florence, Italy. They have announced their latest turntable, the Bellagio Conquest and at €48 000 it’s set to turn a few heads. The Bellagio is a high mass (165Kilos) floorstanding turntable with a 270mm platter spindle and a fully adjustable high torque motor. The spindle is […]
First revealed in May at High End, Munich, the new CodeX from Chord Electronics is the latest edition to the company’s Choral range and brings music streaming to the line-up for the first time. The CodeX features much of the technology implemented in the DSX1000 (£7,500), including the same front end and control processor. The […]
Continuing Dan’s foray into the world of headfi he’s been taking a look at the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Headphones which fall at the more budget end of the company’s portfolio. “They are a closed back and are an all plastic cased headphone, nicely sculpted and attractive none the less. They are tough and extremely […]
Mark at Origin Live has been in touch to tell us all about the company’s new website. Hifi Pig has had a good look through it and it’s very comprehensive indeed as well as feeling fresh, clean and easy to navigate. Not only do they include information regarding their own products but they’ve also added […]
Photographs from T.H.E Show in Newport Beach 2013. Thanks to Lucette at Nicoll PR for helping source the pictures of the show for Hifi Pig.
British manufacturer Ruark got in touch to give us a heads up about their new R7 which is set to become the company’s flagship product. It’s a bit of a departure from the usual hifi in that Ruark are branding the R7 as “The Radiogram Redefined”. Now those of you not young enough to remember […]
Anthony Sallis is the Technical Director at NuNu Distribution, UK Distributors for Audiophile Base support systems, Astin Trew electronics, Belles audio electronics, Creaktiv system enhancing products, Oracle Audio Technologies turntables and CD replay devices, Renaissance Amplification, SCS audio isolation concepts and TAD Labs. In Hifi PIg’s ongoing series of Behind the Brands interviews find out […]
Anthony Sallis is the Technical Director at NuNu Distribution, UK Distributors for Audiophile Base support systems, Astin Trew electronics, Belles audio electronics, Creaktiv system enhancing products, Oracle Audio Technologies turntables and CD replay devices, Renaissance Amplification, SCS audio isolation concepts and TAD Labs.
Ok, it’s a headphone amplifier but it’s also a DAC and a SPDIF to USB converter. Dan has been working overtime the last few weeks reviewing hifi kit for our readers and this is his latest. “Miniwatt is based in HongKong and for the past 5 years have been creating miniature high quality products such […]
Following feedback from a good number of our readers, Hifi Pig has revamped its review section of the site. We’ve done away with the cluncky click through images we previously had and moved towards a simple directory with the title of the item under review and a small photograph. You can now scan for the […]
From the historic town of Vicenza, Italy, a new top-of-the-range floorstanding speaker joins the Sonus faber Venere line –Sonus faber’s at more affordable price point. The new Venere 3.0 floorstander tops the Venere range and is a 2.5 way front-vented design with all drive units being Sonus faber designs. Driver compliment is a 29mm pre-coated […]
The latest integrated amplifier from the American self proclaimed “kings of valve-based audio” sports a smart new design and technology trickled down from the company’s Reference 75 power amp. It’s an integrated amplifier with an open chassis design and is intended to be a step up to the existing VSi60 integrated amplifier which will continue […]
Oriton is a UK company specialising in making products that minimise vibrations within hifi equipment. Here Hifi Pig checks out the company’s latest interconnects, the Diamond Red (£499) and the Symphony Orange (£799) “…I made contact with Mike Stone, a former MOD (Ministry of Defence) engineer who told me all about his love of music […]
Dan gets a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium Headphones to put through their paces and finds them to be well worth their £250 asking price. “These cans look beautiful and stylish to my eyes. They have an open-back, aluminium outer case to the ears and an aluminium hinge bracket which leads into the extension from […]
Our roving reporter Simon was at the 40th Celebrations of Naim Audio where they launched three new NAIT amplifiers: NAIT 5si, NAIT XS 2 and SUPERNAIT 2. They will be available from mid-July The NAIT amplifier, first launched in 1983, is one of hifi’s most instantly recognisable products and has achieved something of an iconic […]
Krell has announced the UK release of Foundation, the latest in a long line of A/V processors from the company. As well as all the AV functions you’d expect the 7.1-channel processor also features balanced audio outputs, automatic setup and room EQ. A slim new form factor allows placement in smaller equipment racks. In addition […]
High-end cable manufacturer Cardas Audio has introduced an In-Ear Monitor (IEM) – the EM5813 Ear Speakers. Cardas say that the new IEMs mirror the human cochlea, and tympanic membrane, and the shape of the copper plated brass body has been designed to “work in symphony with the human hearing system”. All the parts that make up […]
Cyrus Audio, has launched the new Stream Xa, a standalone uPnP network music player with internet radio. The new Stream Xa is a wired/wireless source component offering reproduction of digitally stored music files, a world of internet radio and audiophile-grade sound quality for digitally connected devices. Based upon Cyrus’s established StreamX2 platform, the new Stream […]
Electrocompaniet have announced the launch of their new media streaming device, the ECM-2. The ECM-2 has a straightforward and intuitive interface, can be controlled by a tablet, a smartphone or the attached display and will play music, movies, pictures and television programs from its built in 1Tb hard drive, USB disks… or it can of […]
The original Duette was Wilson Audio’s first Special Applications Engineering™ product. It was designed to offer the timbrel neutrality, dynamic contrast, soundstage depth and transparency of Wilson floorstanding loudspeakers—but do so in environments that are hostile to all of those qualities, such as against walls or in bookshelves. It was given a dual personality so […]
Kent (UK) based Crystal Acoustics is launching the Blu-DAC, a Bluetooth receiver/DAC combination that offers a system solution allowing you to wirelessly stream music from your tablet or smartphone to any existing music system. BluDAC is a plug and play solution that lets you connect it into your amplifier or receiver via either analogue stereo […]
