Author: HifiPig
Audio World ’14 Brighton
Chester Group will be holding their first Brighton Hifi show on 29th and 30th March at the Holiday Inn in the city. All the action will take place in the hotel’s suites and meeting rooms and it promises to be a lively affair whether you’re looking for a high-end system or something a little more […]
KEF Helping Raise Money For Childline
British loudspeaker manufacturer KEF is to take part in the fourth Childline Rocks/Sons of Royalty annual fundraising Harley Davidson motorcycle and car ride, in support of Childline, part of the NSPCC. KEF has pledged its support and its intention to raise funds for this event, which aims to help stop cruelty to children. To that […]
The Digital Music Box Launch Powered USB
New company The Digital Music Box founded by Chris Coakes have announced their first USB cables. A little about Chris Coakes – Chris has more than 35 years’ experience in the high-end audio industry, having built a career in retail, installation and more recently the design and implementation of networked hi-fi systems. He has developed […]
New Headphones from Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica have introduced a limited edition of their ATH-A900X headphones with several enhancements over the original. The ATH-A900XLTD headphones boast a ‘closed back’ design with a Double Air Damping System which “means accurate, deep bass so you can hear the true detail and atmosphere within a live or studio recording from CD, vinyl or the […]
New Power Cables from IsoTek
IsoTek contacted Hifi Pig to let us know that the company has upgraded their Optimum power cable. The Optimum is the third of IsoTek’s power cables to be upgraded to the new advanced EVO3 (Evolution 3) version, and is positioned at the top of the range. The new EVO3 Optimum is said to deliver radical […]
Music at High End Munich 2014
High-End Munich isn’t just about the hifi and the 2014 show aims to offer a great diversion from the main fair. The accompanying musical programme during the high End trade fair has, over the course of the last few years, become an integral part of the event itself, ensuring that visitors enjoy a melodious and […]
Music at High End Munich 2014
High-End Munich isn’t just about the hifi and the 2014 show aims to offer a great diversion from the main fair. The accompanying musical programme during the high End trade fair has, over the course of the last few years, become an integral part of the event itself, ensuring that visitors enjoy a melodious and […]
Neil Young’s Pono Latest News
Hifi Pig has been keen on keeping readers abreast of the news regarding Neil Young’s Pono and it seems like we are about to see some action on this long overdue project. To be honest we at Hifi Pig thought that Pono was never likely to see the light of day but it seems like […]
Slowly Rolling Camera – Slowly Rolling Camera
Slowly Rolling Camera is a British four piece band made up of Dionne Bennett (lyrics and vocals), Deri Roberts (sound design, electronics, trombone, additional saxophone and production), Elliot Bennett (drums and drum programming) and Dave Stapleton who is the composer as well as playing keys. There’s a whole host of other contributing musicians on the […]
New Installation Loudpeakers from KEF
KEF has announced that its new Ci200RR-THX Custom Installation loudspeaker is available to order from consumers and installers. Ci200RR-THX is an in-ceiling speaker certified to THX ULTRA2 standard. A thorough understanding of the film-making process and surround sound is at the very heart of every THX certified 2.1, 5.1 and 7.1 speaker system and the […]
Krell Launches iBias High-Efficiency Class A Amplifiers
Krell has announced what it is saying is the most revolutionary design change in its 33-year history: iBias™, a patent-pending new technology that uses the Class A circuitry yet consumes far less energy than a traditional Class A amplifier does. “Because iBias technology eliminates crossover distortion, it allows the low-level details, subtleties and spatiality of […]
Cyrus Audio Announce Stream X Signature
Cyrus Audio announces a new music streaming component to join its premium Signature Series range for 2014. Cyrus announces the Stream X Signature; a music streamer which Technical Director Peter Bartlett claims provides “unparalleled sonic performance”. “Combining compatibility with high resolution audio formats and the most advanced audio engineering, Stream X Signature is intended to […]
McIntosh Launch MA8000 Integrated Amplifier
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the MA8000, a new 300-watt integrated amplifier complete with a five-input DAC for digitally connected devices, a headphone output, and for vinyl lovers, a fully adjustable dedicated MM and MC phono stage. Intended as an audiophile system ‘hub’, the new MA8000 offers D/A decoding at up to 32-bit/192kHz for up to […]
Scalford Hifi Show 2014
Spring is in the air! – well, at least it seems to be thinking about it after a mild but horribly wet winter here in the UK. So it’s time for the annual enthusiast’s show at Scalford Hall in the depths of the Leicestershire countryside in the UK, this being the Show’s 6th successive year.