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Acoustica Retail Showcase

Acoustica, the Chester (UK) based Hifi retailer has contacted Hifi Pig to let us know about their upcoming show on Saturday 16 March & Sunday 17 march 2013 where they’ll be taking over the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel a stone’s throw from their premises. Brands exhibiting  will be Naim, B&W, Classé, Arcam, SIM2 Projectors, Audiovector […]

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Behind the Brands with Thomas Scherer of TSAE

Here we have our latest Behind the Brands interview, this one with Thomas Scherer of TSAE who make the interesting and innovative looking transmission line loudspeaker the Evince which we mentioned way back in April of last year. Thomas Scherer of TSAE answers our questions and we find what makes the MD and creative force […]

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Thomas Scherer of TSAE

Thomas Scherer is the Managing Director and chief creative force behind the German loudspeaker manufacturer Thomas Scherer Audio Engineering. TSAE make just two loudspeakers at the moment, the striking and very contemporary looking transmission line Evince and the more conventional looking sealed box loudspeaker Elation.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013

With only three months to go, T.H.E. Show Newport, now in its third year, is predicting another successful event and is expecting to sell out of exhibit space early. Currently, occupancy levels are exceeding 2012 figures. Richard Beers, President of T.H.E. Shows Newport and Las Vegas, anticipates that 2013 will be another year of tremendous growth for […]

Album Reviews

Eels – Wonderful, Glorious

“Nobody listens to a whispering fool.  Are you listening?  I didn’t think so.  I’ve been quiet as a church house mouse.  Tiptoeing everywhere I go…”.  So goes the introductory lyric of opening track “Bombs Away”, and a poignant notion it is.  Eels have indeed been quiet for the last few years. Wonderful, Glorious is somewhat […]

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Walker Proscenium Black Diamond V Turntable

The Proscenium Black Diamond V follows on from Walker’s previous incarnation of the PBD turntable and features improvements to the air supply, record clamp and motor base assembly. In addition, a specially-treated, fine-grained crystalline material, that “reduces static build-up and cancels the effect of virtually all EMI, RFI and microwaves”, is employed at strategic locations in […]

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Behind the Brands with Peter Bartlett of Cyrus Audio

‘You must go back to the live music and know how it sounds, the touch of a cymbal, the draw on a violin string.’  There is the essence, the philosophy, of Peter Bartlett, designer of the Cyrus 30th Anniversary system, where he seeks to ‘wrap up 30 years of know how into one holistic system.’ Read […]

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Peter Bartlett of Cyrus Audio

‘You must go back to the live music and know how it sounds, the touch of a cymbal, the draw on a violin string.’  There is the essence, the philosophy, of Peter Bartlett, designer of the Cyrus 30th Anniversary system, where he seeks to ‘wrap up 30 years of know how into one holistic system.’ Here […]

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Headphone Jewellery from Monster

Monster today unveiled what they are calling the “crown jewel” of all headphones at Harrods of London –  “Diamond Tears Sally Sohn Edition Headphone”. To create these one-of-a-kind headphones Monster collaborated with Korean artist and jewellery designer Sally Sohn with the headphones being made from 18k gold encrusted with black diamonds totaling 5.56 carats. In […]

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The Hifi Show, Scalford 2013 Show Report by Jerry

Hifi Pig’s intrepid reviewer reports on The Hifi Show, Scalford 2013 and picks out a few of the hifi systems, some high end and some not so high end, that were on show at this years event. You can read his full report for  The Hifi Show, Scalford 2013 and lots more of his photographs […]

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Purity Audio Design PSE300B Amplifiers

Purity Audio Design of Endicott, New York, will officially debut their Series 2 Silver Statement linestage preamplifer along with their PSE300B Ultra mono bloc amplifiers (pictured) which in turn will be driving Daedalus Audio loudspeakers at Axpona 2013 in Chicago. The pair of monoblocs come with 4 Sophia Electric Princess 300B, 2 Sophia Electric Grade […]

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Latest Show Reports

The Hifi Show at Scalford photographs can be found here We also have a great report of the Bristol Sound and Vision Hifi Show with lots of really great photographs. For all the shows that Hifi Pig has covered please go to our Hifi Shows main page      

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Bristol Sound and Vision 2013

A great festival of technology that showcased many great British Hifi Brands including modern favourites such as Naim, Cyrus, Michell and Tannoy, and also the big boys including Pioneer and Yamaha with Sony’s 84 inch 4k TV attracting huge amounts of interest, the 4k is the resolution, not the price tag, which is more like […]