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Vayta Anti-Vibration Platform Launches via Kickstarter

Vayta is a new all-British company and they got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about the launch of its first range of audio isolation platforms (Vayta dekk) via a Kickstarter campaign. The campaign will launch on 14th July with the dekk being designed for use under turntables, CD players, servers, Streamers, DACs […]

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Simple Audio Roomplayer+ Offer

Simple Audio has announced a two-month offer to customers giving them the opportunity to try music streaming in their home with the new Roomplayer+ for 30 days on a ’30 days to love me’ guarantee. Music streaming is on the rise as we are all aware and the Simple Audio Roomplayer+ is not only high-res […]

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Damson Headbones Kickstarter Campaign Smashes Target.

With a few days remaining the Damson Kickstarter campaign to launch the innovative Headbones wireless headphones has hit its initial funding target of £50,000. The Headbones uses the same IDT (Incisor Diffusion Technology) used in previous Damson models where vibrations are sent through the temporal bone and to to the inner ear so that you […]

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Devialet at Oxford Audio

Oxford Audio contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about a joint event they are holding with Devialet on Wednesday 16th July. Mathieu Pernot from Devialet will be in attendance at this launch day event – Mathieu is one of Devialet’s longest serving senior design engineers and one of the original design team. Also at the […]

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Chord Electronics QuteEX Available from July

Chord Electronics is refreshing its bijou Chordette range, replacing the QuteHD DAC with the QuteEX – a 384kHz PCM/DSD 128 device compatible with high-resolution DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) music files. The QuteEX is an upgraded version of Chord Electronics’ QuteHD and has been available alongside the QuteHD since the EX’s introduction in October, offering the […]

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iFi iDSD Octa Leap!

The guys at iFi contacted us to tell us about their iDSD Dac that goes “Where no DAC has gone before”. Their press release comments “With advanced technology not seen on Digital-Analogue-Converters at any price, iFi is bursting with pride to announce the micro iDSD. With Dual-Core Burr-Brown processors at the heart – it is […]

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Decent Audio Announced as Distributors for Transfiguration Cartridges in the UK

UK distributor Decent Audio is delighted to announce a new agreement with Japan-based Immutable Music to take over distribution of their cartridge brand, Transfiguration, in the UK. Hand crafted in Japan, Transfiguration’s moving coil (MC) cartridges have been variously described as the most important cartridge design since the invention of the moving coil, and the […]

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New from Epiphany Acoustics

Epiphany Acoustics have just got in touch with the Hifi Pig office to announce that production of their new EHP-O2Di headphone amplifier/DAC is well under way and will be available from Friday, 4th July for £179.99. The EHP-O2Di is an upgraded version of the current EHP-O2D. The innards remain the same with their award winning […]

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New UK and ROI Distribution for Trinnov

Anthem AV Solutions has announced it has secured an exclusive distribution deal with French company Trinnov Audio. For those that don’t know Trinnov creates audio calibration solutions used in TV, mastering and recording studios across the globe. Trinnov Audio has recently developed a high-end line to meet the specific needs of discerning consumers and these […]

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Crystal Acoustics WiDAC Audio Receiver

Crystal Acoustics has announced what looks like a nifty bit of kit with the launch of the WiDAC Wi-Fi Audio Receiver. Using both Airplay and DLNA transmission, the WiDAC offers consumers the chance to turn any existing audio system into one you can wirelessly stream to from your smartphone, tablet or computer using Wi-Fi connectivity. […]

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New Corporate Video From Triangle

We visited the offices of Triangle a couple of months ago in Bordeaux, France and had the opportunity not only to meet the guys behind the brand but also listen to their flagship loudspeakers. You’ll get to read our write up in this month’s magazine published 2nd July. One of the things that stood out […]

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Dynaudio Announces the Arrival of New Chief Technology Officer

Dynaudio have announced that their new Chief Technology Officer is the widely respected and world renowned audio engineer Jan Abildgaard Pedersen. Jan has had a long and accomplished career, having gained an M.SC.E.E. from Aalborg University in which his Master Thesis focussed on Advanced Acoustics and DSP, Jan was quickly recruited by Bang and Olufsen […]

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Lenco PlayLink

Lenco has announced the upcoming launch of PlayLink by Lenco, its range of multi-room audio systems. Through Lenco’s collaboration with Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, the PlayLink range benefits from the features of the Qualcomm® AllPlay™ smart media platform. The AllPlay smart audio module is integrated within each of the PlayLink […]

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Wyrd Schiit “Decrapifier” Now Shipping

The wonderfully creative folks at Schiit got in touch with Hifi Pig to let us know they’ve begun to ship on their Wyrd USB “Decrapifier.” This little device isolates your USB DAC from “dirty” computer USB power, replacing it with an ultra-clean linear supply with 2.5uV RMS noise regulation. It also repeats the USB packets, […]

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New from Denon

Denon announces the introduction of new 2014 Network AV Receivers. Born from last year’s X series models, the new AVR-X2100W and AVR-X1100W deliver the latest Denon surround sound technology plus great connectivity including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at an affordable price. At the same time, Denon developed a new Eco mode featuring a unique power consumption […]

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McIntosh Music

McIntosh Laboratory has launched McIntosh Music, a high-quality 24/7 audio stream “dedicated to bringing music aficionados the best tunes from across the decades” direct to their PC, tablet or phone. The service is freely available either as a direct stream from the McIntosh Music website, or via a free app for both Android and iOS […]

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June Offer From LessLoss

LessLoss, who are celebrating their 6th anniversary, have announced a very special offer for June where you are able to upgrade your DFPC Original and/or DFPC Signature power cables. Celebratory Offer #1: Upgrade your DFPC Original to the DFPC Signature. Send us your DFPC Original and we’ll credit you full value. Your DFPC Signature will […]

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CAD Introduce New USB Cable

British DAC specialist, Computer Audio Design, (winner of the Best Sounding Hi-Fi Room, Sound and Vision 2013 – the Bristol Show) has launched a new USB cable using patent-pending proprietary technology. “The new CAD Cable is a high-quality no-compromise USB cable specifically designed to maximise sound quality from USB-equipped music playback systems”. It has been […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – Systemdek

Systemdek will have a presence at the Cranage Hall Audio Show that takes place this Sunday 15th June. Their Precision turntable will be a world’s first and it will be fitted with a 12” Audio Origami and Funk FXR tone arm and there will be electronics in the form of McIntosh MA8000 amplifier, McIntosh MCD […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – Graham Slee

Graham Slee, the well loved UK manufacturer of phono-stages, DACS, Headphone amps, cables and the Proprius power amp will be demonstrating in the Grove suite of the Cranage Hall Audio Show where visitors will be have the opportunity to listen to their Road-Show demo rig that they used at their own-brand Aylesbury event. Thi will […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – MCRU

MCRU will be exhibiting in the McKenzie room at Cranage Hall, featuring the mains combo of IsoTek Genesis and Super Titan, a no compromise mains filtering/regeneration solution for audiophiles. MCRU will have a special offer on IsoTek’s EVO3 Premier Mains Lead as well as a free prize draw to win an IsoTek Polaris Mains Extension […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – RJC Audio

A number of Hush Signature Turntable Plinths will be on show in varying degrees of completion allowing prospective clients to gain a literal insight into this technically advanced plinth for Garrard turntables. “Quite possibly the best home a Garrard could ever wish for, come and see for yourselves” the company’s press release tells us. RJC […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – Viero Cables

Italian manufacturer Viero Cables contacted us to let us know that they are delighted to be taking part in the first Cranage Hall Audio Show on June 15th. This will be the first time UK audiophiles have had the opportunity to see and hear the all new EQUILIBRIO line from Viero and they will also […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – Audio Counsel

Audio Counsel will be demonstrating a full Audio Note system at the Cranage Hall Audio Show this coming weekend. For those readers that don’t know, Audio Note is a British company that manufacture music systems from source (both analogue and digital) to electronics to speakers and even cable. They have a simple level system integrated […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – SOUNDKAOS

Swiss loudspeaker manufacturer Soundkaos have been in touch with the Hifi Pig office to tell us all about the system they will be demonstrating at the Cranage Hall Audio Show on June 15th. This will be the first show in the UK for Soundkaos with their award winning Wave 40 speakers made entirely from solid […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – High End Cable

High End Cable contacted Hifi Pig to tell us that they will be at the Cranage Hall Audio Show (which we’re exclusive media partners for) and that they will be demonstrating an impressive array of kit. The Raidho X-1 stand mount / bookshelf speakers are a technological feed down from the hugely successful ‘C series’. […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – puresound

puresound contacted Hifi Pig to tell us that they are looking forward to the first Cranage Hall audio show and will be taking the opportunity to present a system based on items they sell and others they rate highly. The sources will include the STST Motus II direct drive turntable with Vertex 10” tonearm. Phono […]