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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rogue Audio who we met at the Munich High End show has announced they have begun shipping the new ST-100 tube power amplifier. With circuitry adapted from their M-180 monoblocs the ST-100 will be rated at 100WPC and offer both RCA and balanced inputs. The ST-100 from Rogue audio will feature custom wound transformers coupled […]
We’ve been following Coffman Labs for sometime now and have reported on their new products when they’ve become available. Coffman are a small company based in US and who make just two products, the G1-A preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. Coffman contacted Hifi Pig to let us know all about a special offer they’re […]
UK AV cable manufacturer The Chord Company has launched newly upgraded versions its entry-level interconnect cables. The redesign to the Crimson (from £49), Cobra (£84) and Chameleon (£120), brings big improvements in detail, dynamics, vitality and rhythm across the range the company claim. Improvements include advanced shielding and a completely new plug, which takes design […]
In another World exclusive review Hifi Pig’s Dan takes a look at the new £1750 DAC X Signature from UK based Cyrus Audio. “The DAC X Signature is a twin 32-bit stereo DAC, designed in dual-mono configuration where the operational elements of the system, such as the digital control signals, are optically isolated from the […]