CLASSIC AUDIO SPARTAN 10 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Classic Audio Spartan 10 is the first product from this UK-based headed up by Michael Fidler. Janine Elliot spins some discs through this £350 moving magnet only phonostage.
FLARE E-PROTOTYPE IEM REVIEW FLARE E-Prototype are an innovative design that fit right into your ear canal to reduce distortion created there. They cost £250 and are made in the UK. Janine Elliot inserts them and tells us what she thinks.
ELECTROCOMPANIET EC1 80D INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Electrocompaniet ECI 80D Integrated Amplifier is a £3000 amp that is well featured and looks rather splendid, Stuart Smith takes a listen.
NETWORK ACOUSTICS ENO STREAMING SYSTEM REVIEW The Network Acoustics ENO Streaming System is a small, passive filter box that is designed to fit between your network switch/router and your chosen streamer. Chris Baillie takes a listen.
TRIANGLE ANTAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW French brand Triangle celebrate their 40th anniversary with special editions of their Antal floorstanding loudspeakers costing €3000 (£3000). Stuart Smith takes a listen.
QHW AUDIO THE VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW QHW Audio’s THE VINYL phonostage is made in Spain, accepts both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, and costs a very reasonable €760 plus shipping and relevant taxes. Stuart Smith finds out how it fares for HiFi Pig.
CONNECTED-FIDELITY RF BLOCKER REVIEW Connected-Fidelity’s RF Blockers are small blocks that connect to your speaker binding posts and are intended to reduce RF noise in your system. Ken Stokes gives them a try for HiFi Pig.
John Scott pops along to see Suede, the band The Melody Maker called the “Best new band of 1992”, at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
YOUR FREE 23 PAGE INTRODUCTION TO SMALL ROOM ACOUSTICS AND ROOM TREATMENT. PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH GIK ACOUSTICS.
HiFi Highlights 2021 – HiFi we reviewed in 2021 that got our highest award.
TELLURIUM Q BLUE II CABLES REVIEW This review of the Tellurium Q Blue II cable range is a shorter and more to the point review than my normal offerings and is meant as an addition to the excellent and full review by Janine Elliot of the Tellurium Blue II cables.
DAVIS ACOUSTICS COURBET #8 REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Courbet No 8 loudspeakers from French manufacturer Davis Acoustics and which cost €5700.
CARE ORCHESTRA CELESTIAL DEEP BREATH EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW. Stuart Smith takes a listen to Italian brand Care Orchestra’s Deep Breath Evo loudspeakers costing €2250.
DUTCH AUDIO EVENT 2021 PHOTOGRAPHS The weekend of 30th and 31st October saw the Dutch Audio Event take place at NH Hotel and Conference Centre Koningshof in Veldhoven, Eindhoven. Hifi Pig are a media partner with the show and are pleased to bring you the official photographs from the event.
CHORD 2Yu REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to the Chord Electronics 2Yu network bridge costing £449 and designed to be used with the company’s 2Go.
ASTELL & KERN SE180 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to Astell & Kern SE180 Digital Audio Player costing around £1399.
ENGLISH ACOUSTICS 21C POWER AMPLIFIER Janine Elliot already listened and wrote about the pre-production model, and Stu and Lin bought a Pink Hifi Pig edition one on the back of that review. Here’s the review of the final production model by Janine with supplementary comments by Stuart.
PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 Words and photographs from this weekend’s Audio Video Show in Paris, France.
The Toronto AudioFest took place this weekend and whilst we don’t have a full show report, HiFi Pig is delighted to have been media partners with the event and is pleased to bring readers images taken at the show over the weekend. All photos are by Sergiy L. Yamborko and are used with permission.
WITCH HAT AUDIO MORGANA CABLES FOR NAIM REVIEW Dan Worth tries out a range of cables aimed specifically at users of Naim electronics.
SENDY AUDIO PEACOCK HEADPHONES REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the £1300 Sendy Peacock headphones.
UK AUDIO SHOW 2021 SHOW REPORT AND PHOTOS Ian Ringstead attended the recent UK Audio Show 2021 and here gives his thoughts on the show along with photographs taken at the event.
MUSICAL FIDELITY M3X VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Musical Fidelity is a well known and well-respected brand that is distributed in the UK. In this review, Stuart Smith takes a listen to their £1200 M3X Vinyl phonostage.
TOTALDAC D100 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW TotalDAC D100 Loudspeakers are big, boxy, and made in France, but how do they sound? Stuart Smith finds out.
John Scott gives his thoughts on the recent Steve Hackett gig in Edinburgh.
John Scott ventures out to see synth-pop darlings Erasure at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
HiFi Pig reader James Starbuck has kindly allowed us to use some of his images taken at this weekends UK Audio Show at The De Vere Staverton Estate near Daventry. Many of you will remember the show as The National Audio Show and it appears to have been a great success and we’ll have a […]
MELCO S100 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW Melco S100 is a network switch aimed at audiophiles that are serious about their streaming system and their network. Chris Baillie tries it out for HiFi Pig.