TIDAL today announced the launch and availability of its service in five new European countries, namely Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. “All these markets, as the rest of the world, are seeing a strong increase in music streaming subscription, as well as a high interest for high quality audio,” said TIDAL CEO Andy Chen. ”With […]
The board of Mitchell and Johnson, British audio manufacturing brand, has announced that Haydn Abbott has been appointed to the position of non-executive chairman of the company, with immediate effect. Abbott is the former managing director of Sony UK, with responsibility for all product sectors within consumer and non-consumer electronics, and vice president of Sony […]
After a brief hiatus at the end of 2014 allowing us to put the Yearbook together, Hifi PIg’s hifi reviews are coming thick and fast. So far this year we have had Simply Audio Cadenza Interconnect, Speaker Cable and Jumper Links, Diesis Aura Loudspeakers , Russ Andrews Balanced Mains Unit 1000, Vinyl Passion Dustbuster and today saw the publication of the […]
The new 3010S2-D from Exposure is the fourth incarnation of their top integrated amp. Like its predecessor, the new 3010S2-D comes with six line level inputs. However, one of these is now a direct AV input to enable integration within a surround sound system. There is now also the possibility to fit an optional MM […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to once again be named as the exclusive media partners for the 2015 North West Audio Show. Last years inaugural event was a huge success and enjoyed immensely by exhibitors and attendees alike. The 2015 North West Audio Show promises to be bigger and better than last years even and already […]
British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC (Professional Monitor Company) is giving customers the chance to experience its twotwo™ reference monitor series in the perfect surroundings thanks to the opening of its dedicated Reference Monitor Centres. Based in key specialist HiFi retailers throughout the UK, the Reference Monitor Centres will offer customers the very highest standards in product knowledge, demonstration facilities and […]
Denon® announces that its HEOS wireless multi-room sound systems will soon be Google Cast Ready. With Google Cast in place, HEOS users will be able to stream Google Cast Ready content directly to their HEOS devices. “Google and Denon both strive to provide consumers with the best that technology has to offer, leading innovation where […]
NuPrime Audio has announced the release of NuPrime DAC-10H, a DAC & Headphone Amplifier (MSRP$1,795) and NuPrime ST-10, a Reference LE class power amplifier (MSRP$1595). The DAC-10H offers PCM 384K & DSD256 decoding with a high-power balanced headphone amplifier. This DAC with dual headphones outputs has 6 gain settings. The DAC-10H’s balanced headphone amplifier is […]
119 Days To Go ! From 14th to 17th May, Munich is the meeting place once again for all those interested in getting up to speed with the latest consumer electronics. The first day of the exhibition (the public holiday of Ascension Day) is exclusively reserved for trade visitors from all over the world who […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce that it will be an official media partner with the SIAV (Shanghai International High-End, Hifi Show which will take place in Shanghai, China on the 24th to 26th April 2015. The venue for SIAV is the Shanghai International Convention Centre at 2727 Avenue Pudong in Shanghai, China. This is […]
Monitor Audio’s enduring Gold Series speaker line has been refined with significant design upgrades says the company’s latest press release. The new line is dubbed simply ‘Gold’ to reflect the purity of the latest addition to a decade-long lineage. While it duplicates the form-factor of the Gold GX range it replaces, the new eight-strong line-up […]
PMC (Professional Monitor Company), has announced the winners of its 2014 UK Retailer Awards. These awards publically congratulate those retailers that PMC feel have made a significant effort throughout the course of the calendar year, both with PMC products and with their businesses in general. Retailer of the Year: Fanthorpes HiFi “Located within the Georgian Hepworth’s […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new D150 digital preamp — a flexible DSD- and DXD-compatible digital preamp. The new D150 has been designed to offer flexibility when adding digital source components to an audio system and supports many of the latest digital audio formats. With its five digital inputs (2x coaxial, 2x optical and 1x […]
Pass Laboratories, Inc. introduces two integrated amplifiers, the INT-60 and INT-250, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015. The INT-60 features the same power supply and output stages, along with the iconic glowing meter, as found on Pass Labs’ Point 8 amplifiers. The new model features Direct Access buttons for the four inputs on the faceplate, […]
The Philips Fidelio NC1L on-ear headphones are the first ever Active Noise Cancelling headphones to go battery-free with a direct digital connection to your iOS device via the Lightning™ connector. 24-bit Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC), amplification and noise cancellation take place in the headphones themselves. “The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise […]
German manufacturer Physical Emotions got in touch with Hifi Pig to give us a little information about what appears to be an absolutely stunning looking turntable. Main features of the turntable are as follows: Horizontally and vertically operating air bearing with accuracy of concentricity of 0,1µm. Additional axis with adjustable pressure to transfer resonances produced […]
Aurender got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us that they will be in Venetian Suites 30-133 and 30-134 at this year’s CES. Given the popularity of audiophiles and music lovers using NAS storage devices for storing their music files, Aurender have introduced the N100 Caching Network Music Server/Player. The company say it optimizes […]
At the company’s first CES under the Gibson Brands umbrella, WOOX innovations will be introducing a host of new Philips Audio products with a focus on a wider range of Fidelio AV sound solutions including the company’s first ‘high end’ soundstage. There will also be a wider range of Fidelio headphones, new sports headphones and […]
Cambridge Audio has announced the introduction of a new flagship network music player – the Azur 851N – expanding the range of hi-fi separates in the Azur 851 Series to six products. Capable of playing all popular formats up to 24-bit/192kHz studio master quality files, the 851N then intelligently upsamples all incoming audio to 24-bit/384kHz. […]
Cambridge Audio’s totally new CX series is set to “revolutionise entertainment in the digital age”. The CX series is a range of hi-fi and home theatre components offering a unique combination of “class-leading sound”, advanced networking capabilities, large colour displays and “exceptional build quality and design”. The CX series comprises six new products: CXN network […]
Audio Capsule, the Hi-Res Audiophile grade player and Home Multi-room server made by Voxtok, is officially launched during the CES 2015 in Las Vegas. This product has been named with a CES Innovation Award Honoree in the High Performance Home Audio/Video category. They will be in Eureka Park Booth 75605. This piece of technology incorporates Voxtok Music, […]
Naim has revealed its new Super Lumina range of interconnects and speaker cables, developed in parallel with Statement, its flagship amplification system. The brief was simple say Naim, “Design a range of cables that would complement and allow the maximum performance of Statement as well as Naim 500 Series and Classic products. Starting with a […]
Burson Audio, manufacturer of USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifiers, Headphone Amplifiers and stereo amplifiers, introduces the new Conductor Virtuoso at this year’s CES in Venetian suite 31-322. The new Virtuoso supersedes all previous Conductor models. The Conductor Virtuoso The Conductor Virtuoso is a “highly-engineered yet modestly-priced component” with up to 4 watts of power to drive any […]
Hand-made in Sussex, and designed in conjunction with graduates of Imperial University and the Royal College of Art, Audio Suspensions Brunel Speaker Stands are the latest design in their search for the ultimate combination of aesthetic beauty and audio clarity. The stands are made from the same 20mm acrylic as used on the ASU-100 turntable […]
Chord Electronics has chosen International CES 2015 for the world debut of both the new 2Qute, a compact DAC (£995) and the Hugo TT, a new ‘desktop’ Hugo with improved connectivity and performance, plus remote control, an alphanumeric LED display and a USB-B digital input (£2,995) 2Qute The new 2Qute takes the technology from Hugo […]
Audeze has announced two new products today at CES, the EL-8 Planar Magnetic Headphone in open-back and closed-back versions plus the Deckard Headphone Amp/DAC . The EL-8 With industrial design by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, the EL-8 headphones, both open and closed-back models, is “exclusive, elegant, ergonomic, flexible and portable without compromising sound quality”. The EL-8 […]
New from Cabasse is the StreamAMP, a compact four-channel amplifier with all the music streaming capabilities and ‘connect and play’ approach of the Cabasse Stream products. StreamAMP brings “style and performance to the home” with the ability to connect to all the user’s digitally stored music, access thousands of internet radio stations and stream Spotify […]
Absolute Sounds, the UK high-end distributor has been in touch to tell us about some of the products they deal with and their presence at CES 2015. Those fortunate enough to be attending the show in Las Vegas this week will find a host of exciting new creations, from the ultimate in analogue technology to […]
