HANA SL MKII MC CARTRIDGE REVIEW Hana SL MKII MC Cartridge is the second iteration of the brand’s SL phono-cartridge and comes with a few improvements over the original including cryogenically treated parts, a new covering material to help dampen the cartridge, and a new cantelever. Stuart Smith takes a listen to this £650 low-output […]
RELIABLE UBERLIGHT FRAME QUICKIE REVIEW Reliable Uberlight Frame is a lamp that has been designed specifically to fit onto your HiFi rack and over your record player. It’s got variable brightness and temperature, lots of ways to fit to your rack, and even a rechargeable remote control. Is this lamp something you never knew you […]
BLUESOUND NODE 2024 STREAMER REVIEW Blusound Node 2024 streamer is the Canadian company’s latest £499 iteration of this well-known music streamer. As well as the BluOS app, you also get DIRAC room correction with the latest Node. Janine Elliot plumbs the Node into her hone network for HiFi PiG.
VIOLECTRIC PPA V790 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Violectric PPA V790 Phonostage is a well-featured phono preamplifier that offers a solution for those using Moving Magnet or Moving Coil cartridges, those looking for different EQ curves, and, with its multiple inputs, those with more than one tonearm. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
TOPPING A50 III HEADPHONE AMP AND D50 III DAC REVIEW Topping A50 III Headphone Amp and D50 III DAC review by Oscar Stewart for HiFi PiG. In this review, he will look at the latest of Topping’s A50 / D50 products, now in their third iteration, with a range of headphones. The A50 III comes […]
UNISON RESEARCH SIMPLY 845 AMPLIFIER REVIEW Unison Research Simply 845 is an £8500 integrated amplifier using the impressive-looking 845 tube and equally impressive woodwork. Will this Italian beauty be a feast for the ears as well as the eyes? Janine Elliot finds out for HiFi PiG.
NAD M66 BLUOS STREAMING DAC PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW Nad M66 Streaming DAC Preamplifier combines a DAC with a multi-room music streamer but also features Dirac Live Room Correction and Dirac Live Bass Control. It sports a 7″ touchscreen. looks very contemporary and costs £4499, 5990 Euros, or $5499.
AUDIOGRAIL ORCA LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Audiograil Orca loudspeakers are a fairly large standmount speaker that uses high-quality components and costs 7500 Euros. Stuart Smith listens to what looks (on paper at least) to be a very interesting product.
GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Gold Note PH-5 Phonostage is a sub-£1000 phonostage with an innovative touchscreen, cute styling, different equalisation curves, and is adaptable for various Moving Coil cartridges and Moving Magnet cartridges. Stuart takes a listen.
STORGAARD AND VESTSKOV FRIDA STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS REVIEW Storgaard and Vestskov Frida standmount speakers are beautiful looking 15 500 Euros loudspeakers from a Danish brand that will be new to many readers. Always on the lookout for new and interesting brands, Stuart had them at HiFi PiG Towers for an extended period to give them a […]
AUDIOLAB 9000P POWER AMPLIFIER AND 9000Q PRE-AMPLIFIER The Audiolab 9000P power-amp and 9000Q pre-amplifier expands Audiolab’s flagship 9000 range, HiFi PiG’s Janine Elliot tests these new components to see how they perform.
TEAM HiFi PiG BRINGS YOU OUR PICK OF 2024 AWARDS HiFi PiG brings you a roundup of what our review team considered the pick of what they have heard and reviewed in their own systems. There’s everything from budget audio kit to high-end gear, loudspeakers, valve amplifiers, cables, streamers, headphones, headphone amplifiers, DACs, and more…and […]
DAN CLARK AUDIO NOIRE X HEADPHONES REVIEW Dan Clark Audio’s latest headphones are called Noire X and cost £1000. In this review for HiFi PiG, Oscar Stewart takes a listen.
QUAD 33/303 PREAMP AND POWER AMP REVIEW QUAD’s 33/303 is a classic British preamp and power amp combination from the late 1960s. In this review, Janine Elliot takes a look at the brand new incarnation of the QUAD 33 Preamp and 303 Power Amp that cost £1199 each.
DALI RUBIKORE 2 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW DALI RUBIKORE 2 loudspeakers are rear-ported standmounts hailing from Denmark and costing £2 299. In his review for HiFi PiG, Michael Fairbairn puts them through their paces.
OPHIDIAN FFION LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Ophidian Ffion Loudspeakers are relatively compact floorstanding speakers costing £8500 that combine an interestingly shaped cabinet with an equally interesting driver layout, with the 8″ sub driver housed in the cabinet base. Ian Ringstead takes a listen for HiFi PiG.