AVID HIFI ACCENT INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW AVID HIFI’s Accent integrated amplifier is £4500 and represents the British brand’s entry-level amplifier, but it still boasts an onboard version of the Pellar phonostage and a headphone amplifier too. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
CHORD ELECTRONICS BerTTi POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW BerTTi from Chord Electronics is a £4000 (all but a pound coin) 75 WPC power amplifier with a small form factor ideal for those looking for a more manageable HiFi setup. Chris Ballie takes a listen for HiFi PiG
MILTRA OTL-8XT HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Miltra OTL-8XT Headphone Amplifier is made in Poland, uses an interesting OTL (Output TransformerLess) design and costs €1300. Oscar Stewart warms it up for HiFi PiG.
AUDIOLAB 7000A INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER AND 7000CDT CD TRANSPORT REVIEW Audiolab and their 7000 series integrated amplifier and CD transport on paper look to represent excellent value for money at around £1600 for the pair, but how do they perform? Michael Fairbairn takes a listen for HiFi PiG
OSV HT 50 AMPLIFIER REVIEW The OSV HT 50 integrated amplifier comes from Poland, costs £6500 and is a hybrid valve and solid-state design. Janine takes a listen.
iFi AUDIO iCAN PHANTOM REVIEW ifi Audio iCAN Phantom is a £3749 and is touted by iFi as being the only headphone amplifier you will ever need. Oscar Stewart takes a listen to see if this is really the case.
CLOSER ACOUSTICS PROVOCATEUR 300B AMPLIFIER AND FORLANE WIDEBAND LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Closer Acoustics Provocateur 300B amplifier and Forlane loudspeakers are made in Poland and for many will represent the audio-nirvana that is SET amplification and wideband loudspeakers. HiFi PiG’s Stuart takes a listen to see if he still likes this particular slice of audiophile heaven.
NAD C 3050 AMPLIFIER REVIEW NAD Amplifiers have been well-known and well-loved for many years by audiophiles at every stage of their involvement in their HiFi journey. In this review. Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the wonderfully retro-looking NAD C 3050 amp.
VERA AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER P400/1000 REVIEW Vera Audio Power Amplifier P400/1000 is a Class D amplifier based around the Hypex NCore modules and coming in a bespoke case with some novel features such as a bespoke buffer stage and an interesting case design.
AURORASOUND HFSA-01 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW In this Aurorasound HFSA-01 integrated review, Janine Elliot takes a listen to this valve amplifier that uses the EL84 valve/tube and costs £3699 in the UK.
MUSICAL FIDELITY NU-VISTA 800.2 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Musical Fidelity release the latest iteration of their much loved Nu-Vista powerhouse integrated amplifier in the guise of the Nu-Vista 800.2. Janine Elliot takes a listen to the latest integrated amplifier for HiFi PiG.
TECHNICS SU-GX70 NETWORK AMPLIFIER REVIEW HiFi PiG’s Stuart takes a listen to the Technics SU-GX70 Network Amplifier.
VON GAYLORD AUDIO HARMONY TUBE PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Von Gaylord Audio Harmony Pre-amplifier costing £5000.
JAVA HiFi DOUBLE SHOT INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Martin Bell is the owner of JAVA HiFi and if you venture over to their website the first page you come to boldly declares (well, actually it’s in a rather nice and fine font for the most part, but it is printed in upper case) “OUR AIM IS […]
VINIUS AUDIO TVC-05 MAGNETIC VOLUME CONTROL REVIEW The Vinius Audio TVC-05 Special Edition is quite a specialized product in that it has just one input (XLR in this case), one output, and a volume knob. It’s taking the minimal approach to audio to the extreme, but how does it sound in the HiFi PiG reference […]
GRIMM AUDO LS1be , MU1, AND SB1 SYSTEM REVIEW A fully integrated system from Dutch brand Grimm Audio includes everything the serious music lover could want. What’s it all about and how does it sound?