REL Acoustics S/510 Subwoofer
REL Acoustics S/510 Subwoofer is the latest in their current line up and interestingly is stackable. Dan Worth dials the S/510 into his system to hear what this £1799 subwoofer can do.
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Hegel H190 Integrated Amplifier/DAC
Hegel is a name that many will know well with this Norwegian company being very well established and much loved. Here Alan McIntosh tries out their H190 Amplifier with onboard DAC costing £3200 and distributed in the UK by Auden Distribution.
Martin Logan Motion 40i Loudspeakers
American brand Martin Logan are famed for their electrostatic and hybrid designs but the Motion 40i use a Folded Motion tweeter allied to more conventional drive units. Ian Ringstead tries out this interesting speaker costing £1995 and distributed in the UK by PMC Distribution.
Interview – Dan D’Agostino
Dan D’Agostino needs little or no introduction being the legend that he is on the high-end audio scene. Dan D’Agostino was the founder and chief engineer of Krell Industries through 2009 and he is perhaps the audio industry’s most passionate promoter of high-quality, high-powered amplification. His current brand, Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, is unmistakable […]
VIDEO REVIEW – Technics 1200 G Turntable
Our first video review of 2020 with many more to come. This is my overview and thoughts of the Technics 1200 G Turntable costing £3000 in the UK. You can read the full written review of the Technics 1200 G turntable here
The Hifi Pig Outstanding Products Of 2019
At Hifi Pig we only give out our Outstanding Product Award to those Hifi items that come in for review and have that certain something over and above the competition. In 2019 we gave away just ten of the awards and here you can see them all and revisit the reviews.
Audiovector R3 Arreté Loudspeakers
Audiovector is a Danish based loudspeaker manufacturer and we’ve been following them for some time as at many shows they seem to be used in lots of rooms and we’ve always enjoyed their sound, but obviously, it being show conditions we’ve not been in a position to review them in this system, so when we […]
CAAS Audio Elysian EPre II Pre-amplifier and Elysian 100 MonoBlocs
I’ve been wanting to get a hold of CAAS kit for a good while now as the company are based in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, and being a Yorkshireman born and bred myself my interest was piqued, so when Bill at Auden Distribution in the UK got in touch and offered them for review I […]
AVID HIFI INGENIUM PLUG&PLAY Turntable
AVID HIFI is well known and respected for their high-end turntables, loudspeakers and electronics, but their INGENIUM PLUG&PLAY turntable is just £1250 (with the option of an upgraded platter at £350) and is, as its name suggests, Plug and Play, coming as it does with arm and cartridge ready to go. Janine Elliot plugs it […]
Gold Note DS10 Streamer/DAC/Pre-amplifier/Headphone Amp
Fresh out of Florence, Gold Note’s new Streamer/DAC aims to bring versatility and sophistication to your digital setup. John Scott sets out to see if it succeeds in this, the first English language review of this product.
Merrill Audio Element 114 Power Amplifier
Stuart Smith takes a listen to the $15 000 Element 114 Class D power amplifier from Merrill Audio.
Audio Video Show Warsaw 2019 – The Big Report
There is something very special about the Audio Video Show Warsaw and that is self-evident in the sheer numbers of people that turn up for the event every year. We’re not talking about a couple of thousand of over fifty men (I’m in this category) bumbling around a series of rooms stroking chins and telling […]
Copenhagen High-End Show 2019 Show Report 2
Hifi Pig writer Ian Ringstead gives his views on the recent Copenhagen High-End Show 2019.
Chord Company Epic and EpicX Cable Loom
Ken Stokes takes delivery of the Chord CompanyEpic and EpicX cables and puts them through their paces.
Hawkwind – All Aboard The Skylark
The space rock group Hawkwind are back with another album called All Aboard the Skylark. Benjamin Tapper takes a listen to this old, but new to him band.
Copenhagen High-End Audio Show 2019
Believe me, big doesn’t always have to be best. Whilst the Copenhagen High-End Show is petite compared with a number of the biggies out there, it still is one of my favourites and none the less entertaining, full of Scandinavian hospitality even if the Autumn weather is less than welcoming. The show is full of […]
Technics 1200 G Turntable
The Technics 1200 series of turntables need no introduction given their now legendary status, but the Japanese company’s latest incarnation going by the name 1200 G is a whole new ball game. Stuart Smith gives this £3000 record player a spin.
Dense Adapt Reference DAC
Kiran Ram takes a listen to the diminutive Adapt portable DAC from Dense and costing $209.99.
UK HiFi Show Live 2019, Ascot Show Report
Hifi Pig’s roving reporter Steve Crowe visits the UK Hifi Show Live and tells us what he made of the first Hifi Show to be held at Ascot.
UK Hifi Show Live 2019 Video
A preview of Hifi Pig’s coverage from UK Hifi Show Live with lots more to follow very shortly.
Paris Audio Video Show 2019
Hifi Pig attended the Paris Audio Video Show this weekend in Paris, read the report and enjoy the photographs of some great audio gear.
Auralic Aries G1 Wireless Streaming Transport
Auralic’s Aries G1 Wireless Streaming Transport costs £1899 in the UK and is, surprisingly enough, a wireless (and wired) streamer, Stuart Smith puts it into the Hifi Pig mid-priced reference system and gives it a listen.
Audion Silver Night Anniversary 300B PSE Amplifiers
Audion has a long history in producing well-received valve-based amplifiers. Here Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Silver Night Anniversary 300B Parallel Single Ended monoblocs costing £5750.
Esprit Audio Bêta Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Esprit Audio has been handmaking audio cables in France for over 23 years but they are little known outside their home country. Could all this be about to change? Janine Elliot takes a listen to their Beta speaker cables and interconnects.
Sonic Voice Turntable Mats
A new range of platter mats from Sonic Voice and with UK Distribution by HiFi System Components Ltd. has arrived so Janine Elliot takes a listen.
XFi Audio Show 2019 Show Reports
Last weekend Hifi Pig’s Linette and Stuart Smith had the great pleasure to attend for the first time the XFi Premium Audio Show that was held in the wonderful surroundings of the NH Conference Center Koningshof, Veldhoven, near Eindhoven in The Netherlands.
XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 Show Report Part 4
The fourth and final report from the fantastic XFI Hifi show in the Netherlands. If you would prefer to read the coverage in order then please click on the links below. XFi 2019 Show Report Part 1 XFi 2019 Show Report Part 2 XFi 2019 Show Report Part 3 Bird’s Eye View Of The XFi […]
XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 Show Report Part 3
Hifi Pig’s third show report from the XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 in the Netherlands.
