Classé has announced the availability of a new series of components called Sigma, featuring a 7.1 channel Surround Sound Preamp/Processor, called Sigma SSP and two amplifiers, the AMP2 and AMP5, rated at 2x200W and 5x200W into 8 ohms respectively. “High-end is about passion, discovery, experience and technical exploration. It’s not just who can make the […]
Naim have announced that its new wireless music system, mu-so will feature Spotify connectivity so that as well as the long list of music streaming features it sports Spotify premium subscribers the ability to stream to the mu-so via the Spotify app on a mobile device. To preserve battery life of the mobile device mu-so […]
Hifi Pig readers will know Magneplanar speakers for being slender flat-panel designs which, unlike most standard cabinet speakers, don’t rely on conventional cone and dome drivers. Instead, their sound-producing elements are proprietary thin film drivers: in this case, ‘true’ and ‘quasi’ ribbons. The new MG 3.7i replaces the MG 3.7 and MG 3.6 and is […]
Flexson, specialist in accessories for SONOS, has launched VinylPlay – a turntable for the digital music age. With vinyl sales growing as fast as music streaming, VinylPlay gives music fans a best-of-both-worlds solution: a record player that’s easy to use and can be simply integrated into a modern streaming system. Key features of VinylPlay – […]
KEF has announced the expansion of its R Series speaker range with the R50 Dolby Atmos enabled speaker module, which has been specifically designed to deliver multi-dimensional sound with Dolby Atmos. The R50 incorporates KEF’s full-range Uni-Q® driver array, featuring a 25mm (1-in.) aluminium vented-tweeter and ‘tangerine waveguide’, positioned at the acoustic centre of a […]
Bryston has announced the introduction of the BDP-1USB digital music player. The BDP-1USB is Bryston’s most affordable high-performance music player designed for those customers using one of many popular USB external DAC’s (Digital to Analog Converters) available on the market. The BDP-1USB can manage large music libraries of up to 30,000 tracks—from MP3 to high […]
WiMP HiFi, the award-winning Scandinavian music streaming service, today announced it will introduce TIDAL to the UK and the U.S. later this autumn. Unlike any other service currently on the market, TIDAL will offer high fidelity sound quality, high definition music videos and curated editorial by experienced music journalists. Music will be available in FLAC […]
Tame teen Harry Smith and somewhat more elderly Stuart take a listen to the Lehmann Audio Traveller Headphone Amplifier as part of Hifi PIg’s « Headphone Month »
Teen correspondent Harry Smith continues Hifi PIg’s « Headphone Month » with his thoughts on the HifiMan RE-400 In Ear Headphones
Dan Worth continues « Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig with the a review of the Epiphany Acoustics EHP-02Di Headphone Amplifier & USB DAC
Continuing « Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig here’s Linette and Stuart’s thoughts on the well thought of Oppo PM1 headphones.
French manufacturer Focal aren’t the fist name that comes to mind when you think about headphones but perhaps they should be given Harry and Linette’s opinion on their Spirit One S headphones costing just 179 EUR.
As you will be aware August has been Headphone Month at Hifi PIg, but given the sheer volume of products we have been sent, and the fact that stuff is still arriving today, we have decided to extend into September. During September you can expect to see lots of conventional hifi reviews but mixed up […]
« Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig continues with Janine Elliot’s review of the German AudioValve Verto and RKV Mk 3 headphone amplifiers costing £690 and £3262 respectively.
Hifi Pig’s « Headphone Month » continues with Stuart and Harry Smith’s thoughts on the little Tisbury CA-1 Headphone Amplifier that is made in the UK and costs £349
German hi-fi furniture brand Tabula Rasa is now available for direct purchase in the UK as well as across the EU. Every item in the brand’s range is constructed from solid hardwoods – oak and maple – which Tabula Rasa say have been carefully selected for their acoustic properties as well as their natural beauty, […]