Author: HifiPig

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Icon Audio Release World’s First KT150 Amplifiers

In 1958 GEC introduced the KT88, designed specifically as a hi-fi valve and intended to be the best.  For 52 years it reigned until Tung Sol released the bigger and better KT120: developed from the same design but with more power to drive the more demanding modern loudspeakers. Now Tung Sol is announcing the arrival […]

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XETAC DAC

Continuing a trend for smaller hifi, the cabinet of the XETAC DAC is based on the footprint of the Mac Mini and is made from a solid 1” (25mm) thick Aluminium plate by CNC machines in Germany. It uses small SMD components, also used in smartphones, allowing more than 200 precision mounted components to be […]

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New Speaker Cables from Triode Wire Labs

Pete Grzybowski, President & Owner of Triode Wire Labs, a small boutique company specializing in audiophile power cords & speaker cables in the US contacted us about Triode Wire Labs’ new line of speaker cables and the launch of their updated website. The speaker cables will be making their global debut July 26-28 at the Washington, […]

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Mains Distribution Blocks From Merlin

The Merlin Tarantula (Pictured) is a six-way RF and EM filtered mains distribution block wired with very low resistance 1.5mm2 high purity copper wire.  Star-wiring ensures each socket has an identical path providing each connected component a “cleaner and more stable supply”. The IEC input socket allows the mains inlet lead to be easily upgraded.The […]

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Exposure Launch New Phonostage

Exposure Electronics have announced the release of the 3010s2 phonostage. This all-new phonostage features a  dual regulated power supply with regulation optimized for the different sections of the circuit.  The input stage is based around interchangeable circuit boards, each being specifically tailored for either MM or MC cartridges to provide “uncompromised performance with both types […]

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Behind the Brands with Damon Coffman of Coffman Labs

As a classical violinist and physicist Damon Coffman founded Coffman Labs with one goal: creating products that reproduce the natural sound experienced during live performances. Coffman Labs builds all-analogue, vacuum tube-based products including the G1-A phono/line preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. All Coffman Labs’ products are hand-crafted in Oregon, USA using point-to-point wiring and […]

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Damon Coffman of Coffman Labs

As a classical violinist and physicist Damon Coffman founded Coffman Labs with one goal: creating products that reproduce the natural sound experienced during live performances. Coffman Labs builds all-analogue, vacuum tube-based products including the G1-A phono/line preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. All Coffman Labs’ products are hand-crafted in Oregon, USA using point-to-point wiring and […]

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New Products from Pro-Ject Audio Systems.

Henley Designs contacted us to tell us about a new release from Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio Systems – The Head Box DS. Designed with headphone audiophiles in mind, the Head Box DS is essentially a multi-source headphone amplifier. However, where it advances on from its predecessor, the Head Box S/E, is with the inclusion […]

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Naim at 40 and Champagne and Canapés at the Ivy

Hifi Pig is pleased to announce the launch of the new Hifi Social section of the site. Our roving reporter Simon Wilce will be attending events and launches and then letting you know how he got on. We hope it will be a light hearted and informative read for you and in the first two […]

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Champagne and Canapés at the Ivy

When PR agency Little Red Rooster invited Hifi Pig’s roving reporter Simon Wilce to the Ivy with the promise of champagne, canapés and a sneaky peak at a few bits of hifi we jumped at the opportunity.

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Naim at 40

40 years ago, in the dim and distant 1980s, Julian Verker, the founder of NAIM but now sadly not with us, launched the company’s NAIT amplifier with the slightly tongue in cheek advertising strap-line “Mr Verker makes exceedingly good NAITS” along with a somewhat cheesy picture of himself holding out a plate of confections in […]

Album Reviews

Megadeth – Super Collider

Wanna know something?  Whenever I write an album review I make sure to never read any other reviews beforehand lest my objectivity be irrevocably tainted.  Of course my approach was no different regarding this album. Well…I may not have read any reviews, but unfortunately it’s been  impossible to avoid noticing the vitriolic public backlash against […]

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Bowers & Wilkins Launch Flagship CM10

Bowers & Wilkins has announced the CM10, the new flagship loudspeaker of the CM Series, will be available in US from August. CM10 is the first model in the CM Series to feature the tweeter-on-top configuration, a hallmark of the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond. The tweeter dome contained within the distinctive housing is […]

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London Audio Society

The London Audio Society will be holding its inaugural meeting Wednesday, July 24th from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at Swiss Cottage Sound and VIdeo. The topic of the meeting will be DACs and how they differ across manufacturers and price points. The evening will feature a double-blind listening knockout tournament where the attendees get […]

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Rinz Sound Loudspeakers – A Glass Act!

Some of our UK readers may have seen the Rinz Sound loudspeakers on the recent Channel 4 “Four Rooms”. In a nutshell Rinz Sounds design and manufacture ultra-contemporary Hifi  loudspeakers made out of recycled glass and are the first company ever to do so. Arina Sprinz is the designer of the loudspeakers and she is a […]

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Tesseract – Altered State

Heavy progressive music is in an interesting state of flux circa 2013.  There are certainly some amazing and inspired bands kicking about, but conversely there is a disturbing number of pale imitators flooding the market with their own sub-par take on djent/prog-metalcore/mathcore… or whatever  moniker will next be self applied by some mediocre & generic […]