New Partnerships For MQA Announced At IFA
Music technology company, MQA, announces a breadth of partnership news at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
Author: HifiPig
Sennheiser Announces Three New Products At IFA 2017
Sennheiser got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about their new IEMS to be launched at IFA 2017.
New Full-Range Drivers From Cube Audio
New Polish company Cube Audio have introduced two new full-range drivers and associated loudspeakers.
Chasing the Dragon Reel to Reel Revival “Big Band Spectacular” Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Janine Elliot takes a listen to Mike Valentine’s Chasing the Dragon label’s Reel to Reel Revival “Big Band Spectacular” by the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Needless to say this is a reel to reel release.
Pylon Diamond Monitor Loudspeakers
Poland is getting a bit of a reputation in the Hifi world for producing products at great prices. Here Dominic Marsh checks out the Pylon Diamond Monitor loudspeakers costing €899.75 to €999.75.
What Music Means To Me
Michael Howell is Hifi Pig’s latest sometime contributor. In the first of his ‘semioccasional’ articles he tells us how he came to love music and what it means to him…there’s a few recommendations in here too.
Melodika BL40 Mk2 Loudspeakers
629 Euros for a nicely finished three way floorstanding pair of loudspeakers seems a very attractive proposition. Dominic Marsh finds out if the Melodika BL40 Mk2 Loudspeakers from Poland can cut the mustard.
Townshend Allegri+ Passive Preamplifier
In this world exclusive review Dan Worth and Dominic Marsh take a listen to the new Allegri+ passive preamplifier using autoformers from Townshend Audio and costing £2400.
Brook Audio – A New Hifi Shop For Yorkshire
In a world that is becoming ever more geared towards an online experience there are some people that are looking to take us back to a time when you could interact with real sales people and experience what you are looking to buy before actually handing over your hard earned. It’s refreshing then to see […]
Ecosse The Director SE Digital Coax
David Robson puts some zeros and ones through this Scottish company’s £80 The Director SE digital coax cable.
Tubular Brass/Mary Casio – St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert’s Parish Church has seen a few things in its time: infamous body snatchers Burke and Hare were regular visitors to its churchyard, the watchtower built to protect against them and other “resurrectionists” still stands; Sir Thomas De Quincy, author of Diary Of An Opium Eater, and John Napier, inventor of the logarithm, are […]
London Astrobeat Orchestra – The Dissection Room, Summerhall, Edinburgh
In 1980, the weekly music paper Melody Maker declared Talking Heads’ Remain In Light album to be its Album Of The Year, citing its innovative African rhythmic influences as a key part of the album’s appeal. Two years later in the summer of 1982, rival paper NME was featuring four-page articles about African bands such […]
Fraser Anderson – The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
It’s not easy being a support act. You have thirty minutes to make an impression. On a good night, ninety five percent of the people in the room won’t know who you are, will have never heard any of your songs and have probably only turned up early to secure a decent seat for the […]
Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable
Tellurium Q’s Black speaker cable instantly won fans around the world when it was launched, but now they’ve improved it. Ian Ringstead takes a listen to this £54 a metre loudspeaker cable.
Gold Note PH-10 Phono-Stage
The Gold Note PH-10 has a host of features including various equalisation curves, nine load impedances, facilities for MM and MC carts and a whole lot more to boot. Janine Elliot takes a listen to what on paper looks almost too good to be true for the £1315.20 asking price.
Formula Hifi
Linette talks about Formula One, Salami and piccalilli sandwiches, beer, pop and yes, Hifi.