XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 Show Report Part 2
Welcome to Stuart Smith’s second show report from the recent XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 held in the Netherlands.
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XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 Show Report Part 1
The XFI Premium Audio Show 2019 took place in the Netherlands last weekend and of course, Hifi Pig was there to bring you loads of pictures and comments from the show. Here is Stuart Smith’s first report from a superbly well organised and very well attended event.
The Audio Show Leamington Spa 2019
Stephen Crowe attends The Audio Show that took place over the weekend at Leamington Spa
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Part 4
The final report from this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest from Stuart at Hifi Pig.
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 Part 3
More coverage from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019…
Headfi and Static Stands At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
A quick scoot around the static stands and headfi room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 Part 2
The Friday of Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was to be the first day proper with real and paying punters turning up in very encouraging numbers. The general feedback from exhibitors seemed to be that they were happy with both the quantity and the quality of visitors. I suppose one of the features of the current […]
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 – DAY 1
Stuart from Hifi Pig and his first report from the incredible Rocky Mountain Audio Show 2019 at the Rockies Gaylord hotel and conference centre (“center” if you are American). Here Stuart looks at an overview of the show, its facilities and a handful of the rooms he spotted on the Press day for RMAF.
New MQA Partners Announced
MQA will be revealing new partners, additional products and more MQA music at two major North American shows.
Sonus faber Announce Olympica Nova – With UK Pricing
Sonus faber is announcing the launch of their new Olympica Nova speaker collection at the 16th Annual Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF) today and they will be available in the UK with distribution by Absolute Sounds.
Stereolab LLC and Concert Fidelity
Concert Fidelity of Karuizawa, Japan and Stereolab, LLC have come to an agreement to make Stereolab the global sales and marketing arm for Concert Fidelity’s hand-crafted line of tube electronics.
New Walkman’s From Sony
As the iconic Walkman celebrates its 40th anniversary, Sony has added streaming capability to the newest models of its audio player: the NW-ZX500 and NW-A100 series.
POW Audio Partner With Westcoast Group in UK
POW Audio has today announced a partnership with UK distributor Westcoast Group. The agreement involves the distribution of POW Audio’s POW Mo portable Bluetooth speaker.
New Wireless Ine Ears From Audio-Technica
At IFA 2019 Audio-Technica is introducing its ATH-CKS5TW and its ATH-CK3TW wireless in-ear headphones.
Definitive To Represent Kuzma In UK
Kevin and Lynn at Definitive Audio say they are absolutely delighted to be representing Kuzma in the UK as of 1st September 2019.
New From PrimaLuna
Dutch firm PrimaLuna was founded in 2003 and have steadily released new products ever since with multiple product levels including ProLogue Original, ProLogue Classic, ProLogue Premium, DiaLogue and DiaLogue Premium.
Eclipse and Richer Sounds News
Eclipse partners with Richer Sounds Reading to offer permanent-demonstration loudspeakers.
Russell K Red 150SE Loudspeakers
Dan Worth takes delivery of the latest offering from Russell Kaufman’s British based company Russell K in the form of the SE version of his RED 150 floorstanding speakers costing £6000 – £6500 depending on finish.
Mellow Acoustics FrontRo Loudspeakers
Mellow Acoustics FrontRo is a £7500 loudspeaker of small proportions that employs a novel electrostatic panel for high and mids and a conventional driver for bass frequencies. Janine Elliot plugs them in and takes a listen for Hifi Pig.
Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC Noise-Cancelling Headphones
Harry Smith, Hifi Pig’s very own Millennial Scribbler takes delivery of a pair of Beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC noise-cancelling headphones, shuts the world outside off and gives us his thoughts on this £359 pair of cans.
Tellurium Q Ultra Black II XLR Interconnects
Tellurium Q launched their very first cables ten years ago this month and so what better time for Janine Elliot to test out the second iteration of this UK based company’s Ultra Black interconnects, the Ultra Black II costing £558 a pair in XLR format.
North West Audio Show 2020 Free Tickets
You can now reserve your FREE tickets for the North West Audio Show 2020.
iFi xCan and xDSD Shootout
iFi’s xCan at £299 offers a portable headphone amp with Bluetooth connectivity, whereas their £399 xDSD focuses on DAC duties with a headphone amp, Bluetooth and lots of digital inputs. Janine Elliot puts them head to head for this in-depth review.
Russound MBX-Amp Streaming Amplifier
Hifi Pig’s Millennial Scribbler Harry Smith takes a look at American brand Russound’s MBX-Amp, a one-box streamer and amplifier costing £599 in the UK.
SMSL Announce Launch Date Of M500 DAC
Chinese brand SMSL has announced August 20th as the release date for their new M500 DAC, though the price is yet to be confirmed.