Day fifteen of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion has MCRU offering Hifi Pig readers and exclusive offer to purchase the IsoTek GII Nova bundled with a MCRU No. 5 mains power lead at a significant discount. “The IsoTek GII Nova has been around for a few years, it was originally manufactured for AV + Hi-Fi use […]
Day fourteen of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on the Audeze LCD-X Headphones. “If you want reference-quality headphones that take you closer to the music, Audeze’s LCD-X have to be heard. Audeze’s Award winning headphones are based on planar magnetic technology, which offers numerous benefits over traditional headphone design – see our tech boxout below […]
Day thirteen of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion highlights the Astell&Kern AK120 II. “Class-leading sound quality, unbeatable format support, streaming functionality, gorgeous look and feel – and now free high-res music when you buy. No wonder Astell&Kern is acclaimed to make the world’s best portable players! The gorgeous model under the spotlight here is the AK120 […]
Unilet Sound & Vision and its sister company Custom Cable has announced the launch of Headroom Show, the new consumer audio show dedicated to the finest portable audio and digital streaming products available. Held at Europe’s premier recording studio complex, Metropolis, in Chiswick, south west London, Headroom brings together over 35 of the world’s premium audio brands, giving visitors the […]
2 years after launching the original Magni and Modi (two of the most popular personal audio products, ever), Schiit are announcing Magni 2 and Modi 2…and their Uber partners! In total, four products encompass the second-gen Magni/Modi line: Magni 2. All-new discrete headphone amp with 1.2W RMS per channel and switchable high/low gain, together with a […]
Day twelve of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion asks Are You Dreaming Of A White Christmas with KEF. “KEF’s LS50 is one of the most widely-renowned and multi-award-winning loudspeakers of the 21st century so far. What’s more, this model is now available in a brand new high gloss, piano white edition! Featuring the very latest […]
Day eleven of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion introduces Mains Cables R Us. “Started 4 years ago (is that all!!) Mains Cables R Us began because it’s owner David Brook needed a mains extension block for his AV system and the subsequent purchase he received from ebay begged the question “can I do better myself […]
French manufacturer Métronome Technologie was founded in 1987 and the brand has developed since then to earn a global reputation for its digital audio players. The company designs and manufactures all their products in France at its workshop located in Roquemaure near Toulouse. From 6 to 9 January 2015, Métronome will attend CES as an exhibitor for […]
Burson Audio has announced the introduction of the new Conductor Virtuoso USB DAC, Headphone amplifier and Preamplifier that can be used to drive headphones of desktop systems. The new Virtuoso supersedes all previous Conductor models. Burson say that it has “significantly upgraded and refined previous generations of the Conductor. Besides big power, the Conductor Virtuoso includes […]
Henley Designs have announced a new distribution agreement with Unison Research for their range of electronics and loudspeakers. Managing Director of Henley Designs Ltd., Laurence Armstrong, said of the new relationship: “We’re thrilled to be working with Unison Research. They have a skilled and dedicated team of audio experts who perfectly complement the quality of […]
Schiit Audio has introduced Fulla, its new micro-sized DAC/headphone amp combo for use with virtually any computer. The USB-powered Fulla delivers up to 24/96 HD audio with a digital to analog converter, together with a headphone amp with up to 10x the power of a typical computer headphone output port. Priced at $79, the Fulla […]
Hifi Pig is putting its head above the festive parapet and backing John Otway in his bid to get a Christmas No. 1 in the UK. Two-hit wonder John Otway is hoping to make it a hat-trick by taking the number 1 UK single slot this Christmas with his single OK Father Christmas, which is a […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched its first-ever headphone. “The McIntosh-designed headphone driver in the new MHP1000 has been carefully engineered to complement any current or legacy McIntosh headphone amplifier, plus a wide range of third-party electronics” says the company’s press release, continuing “The MHP1000 has been voiced to deliver a smooth yet transparent, full-bodied, non- fatiguing […]
Day eight of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on Music First and their new Reference MM Phono Stage. “Music First Audio’s new Reference MM Phono Stage is a high end, premium priced valve phono pre-amplifier. The result of years of development, it combines vacuum tube and solid state circuit topology to bring the beauty […]
Dan of Dan George Communications got in touch to tell us the company has been appointed by Leema Acoustics to handle its UK PR. Leema was founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers, both of whom have a long history in pro and domestic audio. Following the success of their first product, the diminutive Xen loudspeaker […]
Day eight of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on Music First. “The Music First Audio passive preamplifier was conceived to position itself at the very heart of a true high-end hi-fi system. A preamplifier’s role is relatively simple, it provides for source selection (recordings and transmissions of all types) and enables the listener to […]
Day seven of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on Electromod and some of the products they sell such as Hi-fiMan, Schiit and Synergistic Research. “Electromod was started with excitement and enthusiasm for audio equipment which we still feel we have today. For this is one of the reasons we offer brands such as Hifi-Man, […]
Meridian Audio has announced Explorer2 a portable, compact and rugged USB including compatibility with MQA ‘Master Quality Authenticated’ lossless audio files. Building on the original Explorer – the Cambridgeshire-based company’s debut portable DAC – the new model features a significantly more powerful DSP capability than its predecessor, enabling Explorer2 to decode and render the MQA […]
Day six of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on HIGHRESAUDIO the online site where you can buy high resolution music files. “HIGHRESAUDIO is a high-resolution music download service offering a diverse catalog of music in Studio Master-Quality. HIGHRESAUDIO is the perfect companion for audiophiles, music lovers and digital audio systems and anywhere else that […]
Day Five of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on some gift ideas from the guys at Vinyl Passion and The Missing Link. “We have had a very busy and interesting year creating a new range of Turn Table upgrades, building relations with new dealers and distributors & launching our new website for all […]
Everybody loves vinyl, or so it would seem. Sales of vinyl records hit an 18-year high in the past 12 months with forecasts of more than 1.2 million discs sold by the end of 2014. Now Musical Fidelity has created the Merlin 1 system – “the first digital streaming system that has been designed from […]
Cary Audio’s new DMC-600 and DMC-600SE represent the company’s “best digital products yet”. These “Digital Music Centers” are designed for traditionalists as well as new-age music lovers so you can continue to enjoy your CD collection while exploring the virtues of high resolution & super high resolution Asynchronous USB computer audio. Both the DMC-600 and […]
Melco, the audiophile division of leading Japanese computer peripheral company Buffalo Technology, has announced the launch of its Digital Music Library range with its first two products – the N1A and N1Z. Featuring audiophile-grade components and construction combined with unique data transfer and protection software that requires no network setup, Melco Music Libraries (MML) are […]
Day Four of Hif Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on the Henry Audio 128 MkII Asyncronous USB portable DAC. “The purpose of the Henry Audio USB DAC 128 mkII is to show music lovers just how good modern, computer-stored audio can sound. If you care enough about your music to own a stereo kit, and want […]
The press release that has just landed on our desktop here at Hifi Pig says that “The Bellagio Conquest Black King is the limited edition, ultimate evolution of the best turntable ever designed by Gold Note featuring some great innovations adding the unique technical details of the Bellagio Conquest introduced during the end of 2013”. […]
Day Two of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion has Tellurium Q wishing Hifi Pig readers a Merry Christmas and highlighting some of the products for which they have been awarded “Product of the Year” in various publications. “All the staff at Tellurium Q would like to wish Hifi Pig readers, all our customers, dealers and distributors a happy […]
Primare has produced an aptX Bluetooth upgrade for their PRE60 preamplifier, NP30 network player and the MM30 equipped network streaming versions of the I32 integrated amplifier and PRE32 pre-amplifier. The Bluetooth Upgrade takes the form of a small internal circuit board and external antenna which installs easily, the threaded antenna input replacing the FM/DAB terminal […]
Day Two of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on Tellurium Q’s Blue range of Loudspeaker cables. “The Blue was specifically designed for dealers and customers to be able to terminate themselves if you choose to. It has been the entry level cable for a few years now and still getting awards for its performance. As […]
