Jazz funk is not a genre I’ve explored a great deal but this album suggests it may well be having a bit of a deeper delve… Idris Muhammad was born Leo Morris in New Orleans in 1939 and says that he’s a “natural drummer” whose gift came from the “Creator”. He made his recording debut […]
Croatian Cacija fled that war torn land in the early 90s to seek safety with his family in Frankfurt, Germany where aged just six he began professional music lessons and received a degree in classical piano from the city’s conservatoire. Cajica gained both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree at the Kunstuniversitat in Graz, Austria […]
The Pros and cons of buying off the internet. “I left the receipt for it lying around and she found it by chance, which was bad news!! Very bad news!!! The fact I had for years just bought and changed kit regularly without often mentioning the actual price I had paid for it couldn’t go […]
Croatian-based newcomer “Hana-Lab” has recently announced their new audio server plus Class D amp set in a stylish and unusual design. This versatile fanless audio server has integrated DAC which supports high-resolution playback (configurable with a 24/192 or 32/384 DAC) and a variety of streaming services (Spotify, Internet radio, UPNP/DLNA playback, Airplay, etc.). It plays […]
“What do you do if you covet Magnepan’s soaring loudspeakers but don’t have the largest of listening rooms?” asks the company’s latest press release and it seems they have just the solution with their new 0.7 (‘point seven’), a scaled down version of the brand’s acclaimed 1.7 model. The new 0.7 (‘point seven’) is a […]
GIK Acoustics, manufacturer and seller of acoustical absorption and diffusion products, is pleased to announce that GeneralManager David Shevyn will give two educational talks on the importance of room treatments at the National Audio Show in Whittlebury Hall this weekend. Mr. Shevyn will present a discussion on the importance of room treatments and the basics […]
The CD was a revelation in its day and I even recall one very animated presenter from Tomorrow’s Worldsmearing jam, or was it marmalade, over one of the discs, wiping it off and then playing the disc…But are they worth bothering with now?
French company Devialet have taken the audio world by storm since they launched and Stuart Smith now takes a listen to their £5590 Ensemble package.
ECLIPSE, the high-performance loudspeaker division within Fujitsu Ten, the multi- billion-dollar global technology giant, is to exhibit at The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest! ECLIPSE will be taking selected models from its legendary range of loudspeakers and subwoofers, to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015 (October 02nd – 04th 2015). Following the company’s successful participation at […]
Another new preamplifier from McIntosh has been announced on the company’s website, hot on the heals of the C1100 that we broke news of yesterday. “The C52 is the most advanced, single chassis solid state preamplifier we’ve ever made” the company say. For connecting analogue devices, it includes 3 balanced and 4 unbalanced fully assignable […]
Jordan Acoustics has launched a brand new tailor-made website which they say brings visitors the very best in high-performance audio from around the world. The fully searchable site offers a host of new features along with a fresh, modern design that perfectly complements Jordan Acoustics’ two luxurious outlets, Bournemouth and Glenrothes _ it’s certainly easy […]
Entotem got in touch to tell Hifi Pig readers what they will be up to at this year’s Whittlebury show with their Plato system which was first introduced earlier this year at the Sound and Vision Show in Bristol, winning the Clarity Alliance Innovation award. In May Entotem took the Plato system to the High […]
StrEamer Mini server for gapless playback of music via internet streaming and/or radio with integrated high precision volume control. Being connected to a home network system can be totally remote controlled by mobile phone or tablet. Technical data: Inputs: RJ45 for Ethernet connection and USB for external storage as USB-stick or HDD Output: USB high […]
A trio of clients from the Dan George Communications portfolio will be exhibiting and showing flagship products at the National Audio Show 2015, this weekend! Chord Electronics Chord Electronics’ new flagship DAVE DAC/preamp will be playing at the show this weekend! Chord are supporting two retail partners at the NAS: Fanthorpes, one of the UK’s […]
It seems that nearly all the new music I’ve been listening to lately has had a distinctly retro feel. None more so than Coming Home by Leon Bridges. Twenty six year old Bridges from Fort Worth, Texas had been working as a dishwasher but due to chance meeting with Austin Jenkins from psych-rock band White […]
While we are on the subject, if you guys really want us women to join in more on audiophile/hifi forums and groups, please, just put it away will you? I remember being at school in the 70s and the boys would be frequently shrieked at, by irate teachers, for having competitions to see who could […]