Zontek Art-Deco Phonostage
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the distinctly art-deco looking (and named) phono-preamplifier from Zontek in Poland costing €8990 and having three inputs, allowing for three arms on your turntable.
Author: HifiPig
Yes – The Yes Album
John Scott delves into his collection and pulls out The Yes Album, the bands third album. “The Yes Album was not their biggest selling album and it may not be their best – quite often though, I think it is – but it represents a time when they were still defining their style and before […]
New DAC From Bryston
Bryston has announced today the introduction of the BDA-3 digital to analogue converter (DAC), the company’s highest resolution DAC to date. Target MSRP for the BDA-3 is $3495 USD with a delivery date to authorised dealers of November 1st, 2015. The Bryston BDA-3 is different from prior Bryston DAC’s in that it adds DSD playback. The […]
Video About Townshend’s Seismic Platforms
Hifi Pig saw this dem’ at Munich and were really impressed with the measured bump. However our video was terrible and this new corporate video from Townshend is much clearer at explaining dem and what it is supposed to do to kit. Obviously we can’t comment on whether the claimed improvements in sound quality are […]
Gold Note Galileo Audio Rack
The first Gold Note Audio Rack is called GALILEO in honour to the Florentine genius born in the middle of 1500, probably the most illuminated physician, mathematician, astronomer and engineer of the 2° Millennium. GALILEO Rack design combines several different details derived from Gold Note turntables, the Bellagio Conquest and the Mediterraneo and designed to […]
Oh My God He Killed Kenny (Rodgers)
Dave Robson runs the Facebook group “Audiophiles UK. Hi-Fi and Music” and here talks Hifi Pig through his musical and Hifi journey.
Andy Bell – Variance, The Torsten The Bareback Saint Remixes (Strike Force Entertainment)
In 2014 Andy Bell, for it is he of Erasure fame, made an unexpected, and some would say brave career move when he launched his electro-acoustic cabaret show ‘Torsten The Bareback Saint’. Before Bell started to write the next installation of his cabaret (Torsten The Beautiful Libertine) he and songwriters Barney Ashton-Bullock and Christopher Frost […]
Entotem Plato
The Entotem Plato is an all in one audio video player that will rip and tag not only your CDs but also your vinyl collection. Ian Ringstead takes a listen.
On SPEC With NuNu
In the belief that “ the joy of music is only found in ‘Real-Sound’”, SPEC have been developing and marketing high-end audio products with the wish of “communicating and sharing the sensations and also the excitement of their “Real-Sound” music with their customers”. Established on 6 January 2010 they are based in Tokyo with Syuzou […]
BeoLab 90 Loudspeaker
B &O are saying they like to think of the BeoLab 90 “as the future of sound”. The BeoLab 90 celebrates 90years of the company and will cost a whopping £54 000 if reports are correct. They have an eye-watering 8200 watts per speaker (supplied by 14 channels of ICEpower amps….plus another 4 Class D amps) […]
Philips BM5 Wireless Speaker
Now on sale in the UK – Gibson Innovations presents the Philips BM5, the first product on the new Izzy multi-room platform. Izzy combines the easy connection of Bluetooth with the robust networking and audio quality of Wi-Fi all at the push of a single button. Just connect to one speaker via Bluetooth, and Izzylink […]
Penetration – Resolution (Polestar)
Punkers of a certain age will be well aware of Penetration (for it is they) and their classic debut single “Don’t Dictate”. The band hail from the North East of England and played with most of the big names of the heyday of punk and so it is with a good deal of relish that […]
Bryston Introduce Model T Cinema In-Wall Loudspeakers
Bryston has announced today the introduction of the Model T Cinema reference home theatre in-wall loudspeaker. By leveraging key design cues from the flagship Model T floor-standing loudspeaker, Bryston has developed what they are saying is a “highly capable architectural speaker system for dedicated home theatre rooms”. In order to achieve the desired performance goals from […]
Wyred4Sound Remedy (Digital Reclocker)
Dan Worth checks out the $399 Remedy “digital reclocker” from Wyred4Sound.
Steve Hillage – Madison Square Garden 1977 (Cleopatra)
Having recorded his first solo album Fish Rising while still a member of Gong, Steve Hillage wasted little time in recording a follow up after his departure from the band in 1976. Decamping with partner Miquette Giraudy to Todd Rundgren’s studio near Woodstock in New York State, the resulting album, L, was something of a […]
New Optoma In-Ear Headphones
Optoma has expanded its range of in-ear headphones with its NuForce BE6 – a wireless model. The BE6 “is the only Bluetooth® in-ear headphones to be fully crafted from aluminium”, and they feature Bluetooth with aptX® and AAC compatibility. The BE6 earphones can play music and take phone calls continuously for up to six hours and are equipped with […]