Author: HifiPig
Heretic Audio Huron 3 Loudspeaker
British company Heretic Audio emailed Hifi Pig to tell us about their new Huron 3 loudspeaker which is available now. It looks and interesting design being highly efficient (95db) and with an impedence of over 7.5 Ohms which should provide an easy load for most amplifiers out there (7W minimum is suggested). Huron 3 […]
Munich High-End 2014 – The Countdown Begins
With just 90 days to go the countdown to Munich High-End 2014 has started and needless to say Hifi Pig will be there to bring you all the news and pictures of the show in a series of articles on the site as well as in the Hifi Pig Magazine. News about the what is […]
Eclipse TD-M1 Airplay Wireless Speaker System
Fujitsu Ten Eclipse contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their TD-M1 Airplay active wireless speaker system which they say can be used as a hifi, desktop monitor or for when watching the television. The system has been built with a philosophy of “Better in, Better out” and is set up to take advantage of […]
OmenOpus – The Archives
OmenOpus are, it has to be said, a new band to me and they have a handful of albums and EPs on the Monty Maggot label that we’ll take a listen to over the next couple of months, but judging by what I’ve heard so far they certainly know where they’re going and what they’re […]
Meridian On the Road
Meridian get on the road in 2014 with a series of events to Celebrate 25 years of Digital Loudspeaker Innovation, with the Introduction of Special Edition Loudspeakers. Events kick off on February 14th with a two-day dedicated Meridian open-day at the newly opened Meridian West London Boutique in Chelsea. Meridian is connecting with its retail […]
Bowers and Wilkins 600 Series
The new Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series is said to dramatically improve on the existing range’s combination of value and audio performance with every element of its design having being improved in the six new models. The new 600 Series utilises Bowers & Wilkins engineering solutions from other ranges – Double Dome Tweeters derived from […]
David Crosby – Croz
Released at the end of January 2014 on Blue Castle Records (the label that Crosby founded with Graham Nash in 2011) and downloaded here in FLAC from HighResAudio, “Croz” is David Crosby’s first album of solo material in twenty years and contains eleven new and original tracks recorded at Crosby’s home studio. Croz will be […]
Ferguson Hill Launches Kickstarter Campaign
British audio company, Ferguson Hill, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the development of a new speaker product, the Ferguson Hill Clear Speaker System. Created for music and TV sound, the system builds upon Ferguson Hill’s trademark horn-loaded loudspeaker technology. Elliptical horn satellite speakers combine with spherical bass speakers, all fashioned from crystal-clear […]
Hifi Review – MS HD Power Large Gauge Audiophile UK Plug
Audiophile plugs are a bit of a necessity for those audio enthusiasts looking to use mains cable thicker than the standard cable but what’s available on the market? New to the UK, MS HD Power large gauge audiophile UK plugs could be the answer to many peoples’ prayers. Here Dan fits and listens to one […]
Anne Hytta – Draumsyn
Anne Hytta is a leading player of the Hardanger fiddle in her home country of Norway and here in Draumsyn performs her own music which is very much rooted in the traditions of this distinctive instrument. Here’s what her website says about the record “The music is both modern and old – new and original […]
Hifi Review – LEEDH E2 Loudspeakers
Well, given their unusual looks and less than conventional way about producing music the Leedh E2 loudspeakers were always going to divide opinion. However the proof of the pudding is in the…er listening so we got hold of a pair and put them through their paces. “The Leedh E2 loudspeaker from Laboratoire Etudes et Developpements […]
Wharefdale Enter the Soundbar Market
Wharfedale have announced their new Vista 100 Soundbar which the company says offers a compact alternative to the traditional 5.1 surround sound loudspeaker array and is ideal for rooms where floor space is at a premium. Measuring less than one meter in width, and equipped for table or wall mounting, the Vista 100 plugs straight […]
Audio Research CD6 CD-DAC Announced
Hot on the heels of the success of the Reference CD9 Audio Research have announced the solid-state CD6 CD-DAC. The new CD-DAC combines a compact disc player with a digital-to-analogue converter in one compact chassis. The CD6 is so much more than the 5-1/2 year old CD5 that it replaces, both sonically and technologically say […]
Various – Sweet and Salty Popcorn
Popcorn? When this CD turned up on the doorstep I was expecting bubblegum pop or some-such but what I actually heard when I pushed the play button was nothing of the sort. So what is Popcorn music? I’ll refer to the liner notes of “Sweet and Salty Popcorn” to explain. Popcorn is a “genre” (movement […]