THE BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2023 REPORT HiFi PiG’s Lin and Stu report from the much-welcomed return of the Bristol HiFi Show, join them as they have a look at and listen to a huge array of the finest HiFi at this hugely popular and busy UK HiFi Show.
AN INTRODUCTION TO GIK ACOUSTICS AT THE BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2023 HiFi PiG caught up with Lukas Rimbach of GIK Acoustics at the recent Bristol HiFi Show where he introduces their range of acoustic treatment products. HIFI PIG ADVERTISING PROMOTION
NEAT ELITE CLASSIC LOUDSPEAKERS AT THE BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2023 Bob Surgeoner of NEAT Acoustics introduces the British brand’s latest loudspeakers, the Elite Classics, from the Bristol HiFi Show. HIFI PIG ADVERTISING PROMOTION
JOHN COLTRANE BLUE TRAIN REEL TO REEL REVIEW In this reel-to-reel review, Alan McIntosh takes a listen to John Coltrane’s Blue Train at 15IPS on a 10.5” 2-track reel with CCIR EQ on Hemiolia Records.
CLARITY AWARDS AT BRISTOL HiFi SHOW 2023 The Clarity Alliance presented the ninth annual ‘Best of Show’ awards at The Bristol Show on 24 February and announced the winners of nine awards for exhibitors and the wider industry.
THE CHORD COMPANY POWERHAUS M6 MAINS DISTRIBUTION BLOCK REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to The Chord Company PowerHAUS M6 Mains Distribution Block
PSB PASSIF 50 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Dan Worth takes a listen to the PSB Passif 50, a £2500 loudspeaker that has more than a hint of nostalgia in its design.
MÉTRONOME LE PLAYER 4 AND LE DAC 2 REVIEW We take a listen to French brand Metronome’s latest CD/streamer and DAC combination.
THE LONDON ASTROBEAT ORCHESTRA LIVE AT SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH The London Astrobeat Orchestra made a triumphant return to Summerhall tonight, packing out The Dissection Room and dazzling the audience with their West African take on the Talking Heads songbook. John Scott was there for HiFi PiG.
SONUS fABER HOMAGE NEW GENERATION LOUDSPEAKERS LAUNCH In her first assignment for HiFi PiG, Sara Valle-Martinez pops along to the Mayfair premises of KJ West One for the launch of Sonus faber’s Homage New Generation.
ISE 2023 HIFI PIG REPORT ISE Barcelona 2023, or to give it its full title Integrated Systems Europe 2023, is an annual event where “the global AV community once again descends on Barcelona for four days of exhibits, education sessions, meetings and events…”.
THE MUSICAL BOX, THE USHER HALL, EDINBURGH Genesis “tribute” act The Musical Box plays at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, and John Scott is there to take in the experience.
BUZZCOCKS/FROM THE JAM LIVE AT THE QUEENS HALL EDINBURGH John Scott relives a part of his youth and pops off to see Buzzcocks/From The Jam at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh.
KULA SHAKER LIVE AT THE LIQUID ROOMS, EDINBURGH You may well remember Kula Shaker from the Britpop explosion of the mid-nineties. John Scott goes to see them at The Liquid Room in Edinburgh
STAX SR-X9000 EARSPEAKER REVIEW John Scott spends some quality time with the flagship SR-X9000 earspeakers from STAX.
JAMO STUDIO7 15B LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Jamo’s Studio7 15B is a compact little two-way affair that costs £449. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
Here’s the latest video in our “Shorts Reviews”. It’s a review of the JADIS I-300 integrated amplifier, the full written review of which can be found here.
JADIS I300 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Jadis I300 is a 300B integrated amplifier with the power tubes in a push-pull configuration. Stu takes a listen.
TONY FOX SALES LIVE DATES Tony Fox Sales: Bowie and Iggy Pop icon celebrates 45 years of Lust For Life – live dates in UK, Ireland and Japan.
THOMAS TRUAX NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR DATES American singer-songwriter and inventor THOMAS TRUAX has announced the release of his new album ‘Dream Catching Songs’, set for release in January 2023.
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR THE MUSICAL BOX’ THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY SHOWS Re-crafting the sounds of Genesis for a new generation, THE MUSICAL BOX has announced rescheduled dates for their highly-awaited tour ‘THE MUSICAL BOX – THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY’, set to take place February 2023.
CLARE TEAL – A TRIBUTE TO ELLA FITZGERALD REEL-TO-REEL Clare Teal performs a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald (Chasing the Dragon), ¼”, 15ips, CCIR and Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
HIFI PIG’S STU AND LIN VISIT AUDIO GROUP DENMARK HiFi PiG put on their big coats and fly up North to visit Audio Group Denmark, the home of Danish HiFi brands Aavik, Ansuz and Børresen, for a couple of eye-opening days in Aalborg.
Launching our new quickie video review series we have a four-minute (or so) review of the French brand Revival Audio’s Atalante 5 loudspeakers. The full written review can be found here. I’ll go into more detail as to why we are keeping these videos short and sweet in a future video or article.
REVIVAL AUDIO ATALANTE 5 LOUDSPEAKERS Revival Audio is a relatively new french company with two products to their name; the Atalante 3 and the much larger Atalante 5 that we have here. They cost €4490/£4490 plus £399 for the stands.
We thought it would be an interesting experiment to have a general “chat” about audiophiles, music, and home-audio with the Open Ai Chatbot. All the responses are reproduced in full. All images are created with NightCafeStudio.
HiFi Pig chats with Paul Tiernan (left) of NVA (Nene Valley Audio).
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