Titan Audio Nyx High Current Power Cable
Costing from £100 for a 1m length, the Titan Audio Nyx power cables could be a great starting point for people looking to upgrade from supplied cables. Alan McIntosh plumbs them into his system for a listen.
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Leema Hydra II Anniversary Edition Amplifier
Made in Wales the Leema Hydra II Anniversary Edition power amplifier is an updated and upgraded version of the company’s popular power amp. Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl.
TEAC Announces New Integrated
TEAC has announced the AX-505 stereo integrated amplifier that delivers 115W + 115W of output power but occupies just an A4-size footprint.
Klipsch RP-600M Loudspeakers
Klipsch is an American brand operating since 1946 and probably best known in audiophile circles for their Klipschorn, La Scala and Heresy loudspeakers. However, they also make more conventional loudspeakers and here Adam Billingham puts a pair of their £625 RP-600M stand-mounters through their paces.
Nime Audio Design Mya Loudspeakers
Made in Italy and with an unusual aesthetic, the Mya speakers from Nime Audio certainly look the high-end part, but what do they sound like. Stuart Smith cocks an ear to these €12500 beauties.
Triangle AIO 3 Connected Loudspeaker System
Multiroom speakers are all the rage these days. It seems that every brand has their own “All In One” system capable of wifi streaming and Bluetooth connectivity. Triangle is a well-known French speaker brand known for their superb build quality and has been around for over 35 years and has now decided to throw their […]
Tellurium Q Silver and Silver Diamond Mains Cables
Tellurium Q Silver and Silver Diamond mains cables are both are new additions to the Queen’s Award For Enterprise winning company’s product range. The Silver is their entry-level Silver power cable and the Silver Diamond is the top level of their Silver range. They cost £1200 for 1.5m of the Silver and £2200 for the same […]
Axpona 2019 Photographs from The Show
Axpona 2019 took place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Schaumburg last weekend and Hifi Pig’s Ron Gruber was there for one of the days. Here we see a selection of photographs from the “biggest audio show in North America”.
Interview With Ricardo Franassovici Of Absolute Sounds.
Hifi Pig chats with Ricardo Franassovici, the founder and managing director of UK high-end distributor Absolute Sounds about what inspired him to launch the company, what high-end means to him and where he sees the future of high-end audio going.
Interview With Ricardo Franassovici Of Absolute Sounds
Hifi Pig chats with Ricardo Franassovici, the founder and managing director of UK high-end distributor Absolute Sounds about what inspired him to launch the company, what high-end means to him and where he sees the future of high-end audio going.
Audiozen Build a Mono Amp Using Silicon Carbide Mosfets
Tubes, transistors, mosfets: discussions between audiophiles have long been about the question of what the best device to be interposed between preamplifier and loudspeakers is. Today semiconductor technology offers us equally valid alternatives, and the best option in the opinion of Italian brand Audiozen is the development of silicon carbide mosfets.
T + A Solitaire CWT 1000-40 Anniversary Edition Loudspeakers
To mark its fortieth anniversary, the German HiFi brand T+ A has announced the launch of their Solitaire CWT 1000-40 loudspeakers.
Mitchell & Johnson 800 Series Pre and Power Amplifiers
Mitchell & Johnson may not be a name you are familiar with, though you may well have come across their relatively budget-priced headphones. However, they also make a small range of electronics built here in the UK. Alan McIntosh has a listen to the brand’s 800 series pre (with on-board DAC and MM/MC phono-stage) and […]
EAT C Sharp Turntable, E-Glo S Phono-stage and LPS Power Supply
Janine Elliot has previously reviewed the EAT C Sharp turntable, but now it’s available in a supercharged package with its own phonostage and power supply. The combo is £6494 in the UK, but is it worth the extra lolly?
The Road To High End Munich
Hifi Pig have been going to the High-End show in Munich now for six years. The first couple of years we attended was a bit of an adventure as we took the overnight train from Paris – even getting to Gare l’Est Paris from rural Brittany is a bit of a hike and if you […]
Monrio MC201 Integrated Amplifier With USB DAC
I was really pleased to receive a call from Italian brand Monrio a few months ago asking if we’d be interested in reviewing one of their amplifiers as I’d owned one of their preamplifiers many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Here we take a listen to the company’s MC 201 integrated amp with onboard […]
DIMD PP10 Integrated Valve Amplifier
John Scott is introduced to the DIMD PP10 and falls a little in love with a Latvian beauty.
Tellurium Q Ultra Black II Speaker Cable
Tellurium Q Ultra Black II Speaker Cable is the latest incarnation of this British company’s Ultra Black cable and costs £310 per metre. Ian Ringstead plumbs it into his system for Hifi Pig.
Airpulse A300 Active Speakers
At a penny shy of £1000 the Airpulse A300 are an active loudspeaker with onboard amps and DAC. Alan McIntosh puts them through their paces.
Bristol Hifi Show Nord Amplifier Winner
We announced this on our newsletter a couple of weeks ago but now the winner of the Nord amplifier we had to give away at the recent Bristol Hifi Show has taken a snap for us.
Bryston To Unveil Middle T-REX Active Speakers Powered By Brand New 21B3 Amplifiers
Bryston will be unveiling the Middle T-REX active loudspeaker system powered by the brand new 21B3 amplifiers during the Montreal Audio Fest, March 22-24 at the Hotel Bonaventure Montreal.
Tech Das Airforce Zero Launched In Tokyo
Japanese uber-turntable manufacturer has unveiled the Air Force Zero in Tokyo last Saturday 16th. In the UK it will be distributed by Absolute Sounds. Take a look at the spec’ we have so far and a couple of pics. The Air Force Zero promises to be bigger, better and more expensive than anything that the […]
Black Cat Coppertone Speaker Cable And RCAs
David Robson takes a listen to Black Cat’s Coppertone speaker cables and matching RCAs costing £276 for a three metre pair and £159 for a one metre pair respectively. Will David be the Cat that got the cream from this relatively budget offering?
Electricbeach Blackwoods Loudspeakers
Costing £1000 the Blackwoods are the latest loudspeaker from Electricbeach and use an interesting driver layout. Ian Ringstead takes a listen.
Burson Bang Amplifier
Coming from a land down-under (depending on where in the world you reside), Burson makes a wide range of relatively affordable products. Here Janine Elliot takes a listen to their tiny Bang amplifier. Does it offer good bang for its $499 (£599) bucks?
McIntosh Products Receive Roon Tested Designation
McIntosh announces that 11 of its products have received Roon Tested designation.
Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL X
Think electrostatic hybrid loudspeakers and a handful of names will come to mind, and likely top of that list will be Martin Logan. Here Janine Elliot takes their ElectroMotion ESL X costing £4998 for a spin.
Paul Carrack- The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
I can still remember the first time I saw Paul Carrack. It was on Top Of The Pops way back in 1974 singing How Long with his band Ace. It was their only hit but it has become something of a radio classic, the type of song that makes you stop whatever you’re doing and […]
