WAYNE COYNE OF THE FLAMING LIPS IS FIRST ARTIST-APPROVED SOUND SPOKESPERSON FOR QOBUZ Wayne Coyne, leader of Grammy award-winning American rock music icons The Flaming Lips is partnering with music streaming and download platform Qobuz.
ZESTO AUDIO BIA 200 SELECT STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER LAUNCHED The American valve electronics brand, Zesto Audio, has announced the launch of their new Zesto Audio Bia 200 Select Stereo Power Amplifier.
QHW AUDIO THE VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW QHW Audio’s THE VINYL phonostage is made in Spain, accepts both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, and costs a very reasonable €760 plus shipping and relevant taxes. Stuart Smith finds out how it fares for HiFi Pig.
UK’S LARGEST SECOND HAND AND VINTAGE HIFI EVENT AUDIOJUMBLE HAS BEEN POSTPONED Audiojumble, UK’s largest second hand and vintage HiFi event, has postponed the Audiojumble February 2022 event.
YG ACOUSTICS PEAKS SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS RELEASED The new YG Acoustics Peaks Series includes five new speaker models plus a powered subwoofer.
CONNECTED-FIDELITY RF BLOCKER REVIEW Connected-Fidelity’s RF Blockers are small blocks that connect to your speaker binding posts and are intended to reduce RF noise in your system. Ken Stokes gives them a try for HiFi Pig.
WESTERN ELECTRIC 91E INTEGRATED 300B VALVE AMPLIFIER The Western Electric 91E Integrated Amplifier is now available to pre-order.
SIGBERG AUDIO SBS.1 LOUDSPEAKERS LAUNCHED BY THE NEW NORWEGIAN BRAND Sigberg Audio are a young Norwegian loudspeaker brand, founded in 2020.
GRYPHON APEX AND GRYPHON COMMANDER AMPLIFIERS AND PREAMPLIFIER RELEASED Gryphon Audio Designs, the High End Danish HiFi brand, has announced its new Gryphon Apex amplifiers and Gryphon Commander Preamplifier.
MARK LEVINSON NO 5909 WIRELESS HEADPHONES LAUNCHED AT CES 2022 Mark Levinson No 5909 Wireless Headphones are high-resolution and have Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation and the first portable offering from the brand.
DIRAC INTELLIGENT UPMIXING TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHED AT CES 2022 Dirac intelligent upmixing technology, for transforming stereo content into immersive, multichannel audio, has been launched as part of Dirac Virtuo for automotive audio, at CES 2022.
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO ALVA TT V2 AND ALVA ST WIRELESS TURNTABLES ANNOUNCED AT CES 2022 British brand Cambridge Audio has announced two new additions to its Alva turntable range at CES 2022, the Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 and Cambridge Audio Alva ST.
TAGA HARMONY PF-1000DC POWER FILTER LAUNCHED TAGA Harmony has launched a new version of its PF-1000 power filter with a DC blocker, the TAGA Harmony PD-1000DC Power Filter.
John Scott pops along to see Suede, the band The Melody Maker called the “Best new band of 1992”, at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
TECHNICS SA-C600 NETWORK CD RECEIVER AS PART OF THE NEW COMPACT PREMIUM C600 SERIES At CES 2022 Technics has announced the launch of the new compact Technics SA-C600 Network CD Receiver as part of the Premium C600 Series.
JBL 4305P STUDIO MONITOR POWERED BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ANNOUNCED AT CES 2022 The new JBL 4305P Studio Monitor Powered Bookshelf Loudspeaker System features High-resolution Streaming Audio and Prosumer Connectivity.