Let’s start at the beginning – Max Richter is one of my favourite post-classical composers who you might say has literally been around the block. He currently records on the German classical label Deutsche Grammophon, but many of his earlier releases were via the imprint ‘130701’, an offshoot of the indie label FatCat Records, one-time […]
Gramofon makes it easy to stream music over the cloud to any audio system you own, from portables to hi-fi separates. Simply plug the little black box into your system via the supplied stereo RCA cable, connect it to your home Wi-Fi network and get streaming from any Wi-Fi-enabled device – smartphone, tablet, PC or […]
The C1100 preamplifier from McIntosh has, say the company, “high level inputs having the lowest noise of any McIntosh preamplifier ever produced”. It utilises a two-chassis design where the control and power sections are completely separate from the audio section. The C1100 is comprised of the C1100 controller and the C1100 vacuum tube preamplifier. Inside […]
As part of the Clarity Alliance, GIK Acoustics-Europe will exhibit at The National Audio Show held at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire from Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th September 2015. They will have several products on display including otheir new Evolution PolyFusor. Introduced in July, the GIK Acoustics is a curved panel that Evolution PolyFusor smoothly transitions from a low-frequency bass trap […]
Blumenhofer Acoustics got in touch to tell us about their new loudspeaker, the Genuin FS3MK2 This loudspeakers bears several new features: – Harmonic construction – 25cm (10″) (instead of 20cm 8″) paper woofer based on the company’s own development – easy time alignment system on top of the main cabinet matching the style of the […]
Hifi Pig readers, Father and Son duo David (Dad) and Rob (Son) Stevenson share a love of music and a passion for vinyl reproduction. Here they tell their story of what they believe to be the key factor in music reproduction and replay.
This is the second outing in about a year from Christopher J Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Sons Of The Silent Age) and Jason C Novak (Acumen Nation, DJ?, Acucrack, Czar) and can be summed up in one word (pretty much) BRUTAL !!!
30 year old Nikki Lane caused a bit of a fuss when she said she wanted to be the next First Lady of outlaw country. Some over-sensitive country fans misinterpreted this as her suggesting that she actually was the next First Lady. “On one of my first interviews, someone asked me who I would like […]
NEW – RETRO BITES WITH JANINE ELLIOT. This month Janine takes a look at the interesting Philips DCC900…Digital Compact Casette… Read the full story here.
Philips DCC900 The Hillman Imp was an amazing invention for 1963. This was the answer to the Mini, doing everything that Alec Issigonis’s baby could do, but adding some extra features that were revolutionary for the time; preceding hatchbacks this car had an opening back window to put in your shopping on the rear seat […]
When you see a box full of cassette tapes and a tape player at a boot sale going cheap, then if you are wise you will shake your head and walk on by, safe in the knowledge that you have managed to avoid having a scar on your left buttock like I have from handbrake […]
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT In the last couple of months Hifi Pig has seen a surge in readership and an increase in support from the audio industry. To this end we have made the decision to give all our readers the opportunity to enjoy the many benefits of Hifi Pig Extra’s content, but without the need to […]
Meridian Audio announces that its co-founder, Bob Stuart, is to receive the CEDIA 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. First awarded by CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) in 1992, previous recipients include some of the electronics industry’s most brilliant entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers, and leaders. A graduate of Imperial College London, Bob’s passion for music led him […]
Exclusively unveiled at IFA 2015, the global trade show for consumer electronics, the Pioneer “XDP-100R” Digital Audio Player becomes the industry’s first portable player to offer MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) support. Setting out to make its ‘best-ever audio player’, Pioneer equips the XDP-100R with support for up to 288GB storage (32GB internal + dual micro […]
“Arcam of Cambridge UK, make some of the world’s finest Home Cinema components at prices up to £5000 each. This level of skill and technology, is combined in the Solo’s aluminium enclosure to deliver quality and facilities previously only possible from large separate black boxes” says the company’s latest press release. The Solo Plus features six high-quality drivers […]