California based Channel Island Audio have announced that they have been selected to to design and custom build the amplifiers for Von Schweikert Audio’s flagship VR-11 MK 2 and VR-9 MK 2 loudspeakers. The VR‑11 loudspeaker will make its debut appearance at the MOD DAC 2012 Show in the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore […]
Trinnov Audio unveils its first home theatre processor with 32 individual channels. Trinnov Magnitude 32 features Trinnov Optimizer technology, providing digital room correction and unique Image Remapping that adapts the original media soundscape to the actual loudspeaker placements. Magnitude 32 handles any home theatre project from “classic” 7.1 to installations with multiple subwoofers, individually driven surrounds […]
Austrian manufacturer Pro-Ject Audio have announced that they have received “Best Product 2012 – 2013 ‘Turntable’” EISA award for their Debut Carbon turntable. The Debut Carbon combines traditional technologies with modern materials and modern design at a low price. It is available in different colours and various equipment levels from € 299.00. The USB Phono […]
Reference Fidelity Components, the UK cable manufacturer that is rapidly gaining something of a reputation for quality interconnects and loudspeaker cables and who has just received a 5 star review in the UK hi-fi press, has announced the re-launch of two of their products in the company’s reference range of interconnects. The Reference Pluto interconnect […]
It has been formally announced that KEF’s LS50 loudspeaker, the company’s flagship 50th anniversary mini monitor, has been honoured with the prestigious European Loudspeaker of the Year Award at the 2012-2013 EISA Awards. EISA stands for the European Imaging and Sound Association, and has been holding its annual Awards for more than 30 years. EISA […]
Meridian Audio has announced that its Media Core 200 Digital Media System now offers extra storage capacity and improved audio performance. In combination with Meridian’s Core Control App for iPad the Media Core 200 forms a complete, digital media system with sufficient capacity to store entire music collections. Media Core 200 is a compact and […]
dCS, the British digital audio component manufacturer, has announced the Vivaldi digital playback system. Vivaldi is a four box digital system which represents the “pinnacle of their ‘no compromise’ approach to product design” and which the company claims sets a new standard for the future of digital audio playback. Comprising separate Digital to Digital Upsampler, […]
Naim launches their new flagship loudspeaker today at the Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show. The Ovator S-800 will join the S-600 and the s-400 in the range. The S-800 is said to draw on five years of research into the company’s “Balanced Mode Radiator” (BMR) and introduces a specially developed flat panel bass driver […]
Roksan have recently launched the Oxygene series of hifi components which the company claims to be totally unique amongst top-end audio. The Oxygene series is being heralded as a truly breakthrough product by Roksan. The Oxygene range boasts “understated and elegant aesthetics” matched with “simplistic user-friendliness to result in a unique and striking design”. Cast […]
RJC Audio is a new manufacturer based in the North West of England and whose tagline declares “Designed in the UK…Crafted in Cumbria” – Hifi Pig likes this. The philosophy behind company’s launch product is taken directly from a quote by Bertrand Russel – “It is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy […]
The HH-1 headphone amplifier from Cary Audio is a hybrid design featuring a valve input stage feeding a single-ended MOSFET output stage. The HH-1 operates in class A mode at all levels and Cary say MOSFETs were chosen as they have sonic characteristics very similar to valves.The Cary HH-1 features a pair of RCA input […]
California based NuForce have introduced a direct-digital integrated amplifier that they claim marks a new juncture in digital sound. The new design converts the digital audio signal into analogue form at the last possible stage—the PWM amplifier output. “The DDA-100’s low distortion and noise floor remain in the digital domain from beginning to end, to […]
CA Electronics the Dutch company that manufactures the AP-10 Loudspeaker, the HA-10 Loudspeaker and a range of ceramic isolation cones has introduced the CA Ceramic Cable Elevators. The company’s press release had the following to say about the cable elevators “…have a modern and sleek design, and offer great performance. Made out of special Ceramic […]
Quad has added a couple of floorstanding loudspeakers to their Classic L range of speakers. The two new models are the L 23L and the 25l and both use Kevlar drivers and a downward firing bass radiator. The 23L is 92.5cm high with a 2.5cm fabric dome tweeter and 12.5cm drivers for mids and bass. […]
Not Hifi in its strictest sense but interesting news none the less, KEF has announced details of the latest additions to its Custom Installation loudspeaker range. The all-British designed new models are the CS and QS SQUARE and the CL and QL RECTANGLE loudspeakers. Models QS and QL feature KEF’s Uni-Q driver array, while the […]
Building on the past performance of its C 545BEE, NAD announces the release of the new C 546BEE CD Player. Supporting a wide range of program material including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, the C 546BEE will play encoded MP3 and WMA music in their natural, intended form. In addition to supporting all of today’s latest optical […]
CA Electronics, the Dutch manufacturer of the renowned AP-10 loudspeakers and an innovative range of ceramic isolation products has announced the release of the HE-10 loudspeaker system. The HE-10 is a small and sleek looking loudspeaker ideally suited to smaller rooms, audio visual duties or as a state of the art desktop system when connected […]
Computers Unlimited is bringing Focal’s Bird range to Britain for the first time. The “stylish, flexible” systems from the French audio manufacturer have already won praise for their design and performance from reviewers and customers in France, the US and beyond. Bird is three 2.1 systems based around Power Bird, a central unit featuring 2x35W […]
The Clarity Alliance has launched as the new trade association for the UK’s hi-fi and home cinema industry, with the primary purpose of promoting the benefits of quality home entertainment to new consumers. The launch of Clarity came about as a result of the Project Grass initiative, which was set up by retail association, BADA, […]
Polk Audio the Baltimore based hifi loudspeaker manufacturer is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a plan to reinvigorate the brand’s presence with a new logo and a newly designed website. Ben Newhall, Polk Audio’s Senior VP of Sales and Marketing said “As we take stock of where we are as a company, we are quite […]
Krell Industries have announced the Phantom III, the first Krell preamplifier to include either an optional digital input module or a headphone output. The digital module features AES/EBU, coaxial, and optical digital inputs for use with streaming devices or other digital sources. The Phantom preamplifier is a dual monaural design with the left and right […]
NAD has announced two new products targeted at both the home and the custom install market, the T787 and T777 AV Receivers. The T787 and T777 are both 7-channel amplifiers that are power output rated at 4 ohms with all channels driven across the full 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range. The T787 is rated at […]
Naim have added the NAC-N 172 XS network connected streaming preamplifier to its range. Naim claim the unit is the “ideal proposition for those wanting to take their fist steps into the world of high-end streaming” and all you need to add is a power amplifier and loudspeakers to complete the package. The NAC-N 172 […]
Epiphany Acoustics have announced the arrival of a new USB DAC to their product range. The E-DAC, is a £99.99, 24 bit DAC suited for high end computer audio. The E-DAC is a stand alone USB digital-to-analogue converter which comes in a small brushed aluminium enclosure smaller than a credit card where the output is […]
Name. Martin van Rooyen Company. Perreaux Industries Ltd Position in company. El Kabong What was your very first hifi? Pioneer 20w receiver, speaker and turntable package….I was ecstatic. What was the first live music event you attended? Fleetwood Mac, Western Springs New Zealand 1977
