The Glow Amp Two is a push/pull stereo tube amplifier producing 15 watts per channel, featuring EL84 power tubes. Like the Glow Amp One, it is assembled by hand, utilizing the point-to-point method. Glow Audio say the amp has a “classic sound, has the punch of a good push/pull amp, without the graininess that is […]
Krell Industries announce Foundation, the latest in a long line of A/V processors from the company. Featuring the latest digital connectivity, the Foundation also maintains Krell’s standards for analogue audio reproduction. From decoding the latest lossless audio formats, extensive digital switching, 3DTV pass-through, etc the Foundation is certainly well equipped. The 7.1-channel processor also features […]
KEF has become provider of custom loudspeakers to Princess Yachts and their Ci160TR loudspeakers will be featured in the boat company’s motor-yachts of 60ft and above. The yachts have exquisite interior spaces akin to luxury loft apartments, and the KEF Ci160TR fits “perfectly between the extremely narrow bulkhead spaces”. With a depth of just 30mm, […]
The fourth and final set of photographs from CES 2013 can be viewed here. Lots of pics of seriously high-end audio and hifi for your viewing pleasure. Do enjoy!
Hifi Pig would like to say a massive thank you to the Part Time Audiophile for allowing us to use these photographs. Part 1 here Part 2 here Part 3 here
A year ago Kudos launched the Super 10, a development of the Cardea series stand-mount loudspeakers and now, a year later, Kudos has applied the same concept to their Cardea series 2-way floor-standing loudspeakers to produce the Super 20. The Super 20 combines the Kudos Crescendo K2 tweeter from Kudos’ flagship Titan T88 loudspeaker together […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce the latest addition to the ever growing content of the website. As part of the team’s ongoing desire to bring you the latest news and reviews we have today launched the “Behind The Brand” series of interviews. In this series of interviews we will be looking at how the […]
Tufan Hashemi is Managing Director of Roksan Audio, the company that brought the audiophile community the Xerxes turntable in the mid 1980. The company still produces a version of the Xerxes turntable (The Xerxes .20 Plus) as well as a host of other products including amplifiers, cartridges, tonearms, CD Players, loudspeakers and a tuner. The […]
The Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge connects nearly all forms of digital media to a centralized unit with “exceptional digital to-analogue processing”, the same vacuum tube analogue stage and power supply as the Reference 5 SE, and an intuitive, easy to use display interface. The Reference DAC builds on the sonic performance of the DAC8, […]
Part 3 of the CES photographs series is now uploaded with photographs of high-end audio and hifi from Cary, VAC, Devore Fidelity, MBL, Acoustic Plan, Dynaudio, Moon Audio. Copland, Yamamoto Sound Craft and many more high end brands. Make sure you also check out parts 1 and 2 for lots more photographs of High-end hifi […]
Hifi Pig would like to say a massive thank you to the Part Time Audiophile for allowing us to use these photographs. Part 1 here Part 2 here Part 4 here
Parts 1 and 2 of the CES Show Coverage. Parts 3 and 4 will follow tomorrow. Absolutely loads and loads of great photographs of High-end audio and Hifi exhibited at the CES 2013 show for you to drool over.
Hifi Pig would like to say a massive thank you to the Part Time Audiophile for allowing us to use these photographs. Part 1 is here
Hifi Pig would like to say a massive thank you to the Part Time Audiophile for allowing us to use these photographs. Part 2 is here
Musical Fidelity have announced the release of the M1 SDAC. The new box of tricks is a DAC (and ADC), preamplifier, headphone amp and apt-X.Bluetooth receiver and will retail in the UK for £799. The M1 SDAC looks to be well catered for with connectivity having 2 Coax inputs, a AES/EBU balanced input and a […]
Audio Pro, the specialist loudspeaker company from Sweden has announced the latest addition to its wireless multi-room audio range – Allroom Air One, a single stereo speaker that combines Apple Airplay and DNLA compatibility with modern leather-covered Scandinavian style. Additionally, Audio Pro’s ‘Direct Link’ feature allows for users without a wireless network to stream direct […]
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Mark Levinson brand the № 52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier has been announced. The № 52 is an all-analogue, true dual-monaural design with a two-chassis configuration that separates the analogue audio circuitry from the control section to maintain the “purest signal paths possible”. It provides a comprehensive complement of inputs […]
Harman’s JBL announce the introduction of its S3900 loudspeaker, a three-way floorstanding tower that utilises professional-grade drivers and components in a dual 10-inch-woofer design. “We designed the S3900 to be slimmer and easier to fit into a wider range of rooms, yet still deliver high-quality music and theater reproduction,” said Jim Garrett, Director of Marketing […]
Cambridge Audio have announced the launch of their latest universal disc player – it spins pretty much every disc format out there including Blu-ray, DVD, CD, SACD etc. The new Cambridge Audio disc spinner also plays just about any digital file, and can access network streaming services too. The 752BD can access drives, laptops and […]
Timestep are not your average hi-fi manufacturer, they are also internationally renowned designers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art weather satellite systems of all things and now Timestep have announced the launch of the new T-01MC moving coil phono stage. The T-01MC is a minimalist design, avoiding any unnecessary switching that would “introduce extra contacts and therefore […]
Hi-Fi distributor Sound Fowndations has announced the addition of the CANOR TP134 valve amplifier to its portfolio of high quality audio components. The CANOR TP134 is a high quality stereo integrated amplifier that uses EL34 output valves to generate 35 watts per channel operating in pure class A up to 10 watts per channel. The […]
Hifi Pig reported on the Yamamoto YDA-02 DAC way back in March of 2012 and now the company has announced a headphone amplifier to add their range of high end audio kit. The Yamamoto HA-03 uses two of the C3M valve from Siemens and a very simple circuit design to deliver upto 1.4 watts per […]
KEF has announced the introduction of the X300A, an active design primarily conceived to partner a PC or Mac desktop or laptop computer with inbuilt amps and DAC. Connection is via a 96kHz/24 bit USB digital input. Unlike many typical active computer speakers, which have a single class D ‘digital’ amp on each channel, the […]
hORNS, the Polish loudspeaker manufacturer whose Mummy loudspeakers we reviewed recently, have expanded the finish of their SEOS FP- 10 from 8 standard and RAAL colors into some lovely looking veneered finishes, G Point-Audio, the company’s UK distributor, tells us . Pretty much any wood is available on request and a handful of standard finishes […]
Photographs from T.H.E Show in Las Vegas 2013. Many thanks to Lucette at Nicoll Pr for all her hard work in sourcing these photographs for Hifi Pig. You can also see pics from the T.H.E Newport Beach 2012 here.
Hifi Pig has only just heard the news of this nifty looking bit of free kit but will be putting it through its paces over the coming weeks.. Audiophile Linux is an operating system created for quality audio reproduction alone. It’s created by audiophiles for audiophiles and it’s absolutely free offering a latency of less […]
