NuNu Distribution, the well known UK hifi distributor, will be exhibiting in four rooms at the Cranage Hall Audio Show on 15th June. They’ll be showing the Quadral speakers for the first time since the brand joined their portfolio. NuNu Distribution will be demonstrating in: Stephenson 3 – A full TAD system; for the first […]
Hifi Pig’s Danny Worth’s review of the Ophidian Solo standmount loudspeakers. “Midrange now took on a more natural rather than clean and neutral presentation with the valves injecting that magic that they do into vocals and instrument undertones which to my surprise matched the Solos perfectly. I was convinced that they would be a speaker […]
Atlas Cables has announced the latest addition to its mid-priced analogue interconnect Hyper range – the Hyper Integra. Hand-made at the Atlas Cables factory in Scotland, the new cable introduces Atlas’ in-house Integra RCA plugs to its Hyper range for the first time. The Cable The Atlas Hyper Integra is an unbalanced cable that consists […]
Dynaudio, whose products can be found in the likes of the Bugatti Veyron and BBC studios has unveiled what they are calling “the ultimate in elegant, luxury music systems”. In the form of an audiophile level, plug and play, wireless sound system. “The next generation Xeo offerings deliver the next revolution in wireless high end […]
Linette and Stuart take a listen to the very interesting Ra Loudspeakers from Jersey based company JoSound. “As regular Hifi Pig readers will know we listen to a lot of bass heavy music and playing as I write is Todd Terry’s Blackout from the Resolutions album and I can say with honesty and conviction that […]
Stewart’s review of the Clones Audio Pre and Power amplifiers. “First disc into the machine was Joni Mitchell, “Turbulent Indigo”, from the first bar of the music I knew this was a very good pair of power amplifiers with a sumptuous, tight bass and the almost liquid presentation of the mid range allied with crystalline […]
UK Loudspeaker manufacturer KEF has announced the launch of The Reference which is the company’s latest generation of their Reference loudspeakers. At the heart of The Reference is a new iteration of KEFS Uni-Q point source driver array. A 25mm vented aluminium dome tweeter is placed at the acoustic centre of a 125mm driver. We […]
Meridian has today announced the appointment of John Buchanan to the role of Chief Executive. John has been part of Meridian’s management team since 2007 and has worked globally across all areas of the company’s business. Bob Stuart, Chairman at Meridian, observed ‘John has proven himself to be a strong organisational leader in his role […]
Danish manufacturers Gamut have unveiled the latest editions of their flagship loudspeakers: the Revised Superior Series, along with a new distribution model for the UK market. Previewed at a number of audio shows in the latter part of 2013, the new Revised Superior (or RS) Series is available in all four models: the RS3, RS5, […]
Roksan Audio and Henley Designs Ltd. have announced the introduction of a series of packages that offer huge savings on Roksan’s K2 range of hi-fi separates. Having previously offered similar packages with the superseded Kandy range, this new offering reflects the various system options prospective K2 owners have. From June 2014, the following twin packs […]
Cary Audio contacted Hifi Pig with the news that they have introduced a new preamp to their range. The Cary Audio SL-100 dual mono solid state preamplifier combines low noise, low distortion and ease of use, making it an “excellent preamplifier choice for your home audio system” says Cary’s latest press release. It’s an all […]
Uk distributor Henley Designs Ltd., have recently taken steps to commit their time and resources to reputable brands that have a clear and fair global distribution and marketing strategy. With the retail environment in an ever-developing state of change, thanks to the rapid growth and relevance of online sales, it is now more important than […]
Doug Brady hi-fi will be exhibiting the new Super HL5-plus monitor from renowned British loudspeaker manufacturer Harbeth at the Cranage Hall Show Nr Knutsford in Cheshire on Sunday the 15th June This will be the first opportunity to hear the new model of the speaker in the north of England. Hifi Pig reviewed the previous […]
The Chord Company has made a minor name change to its Ethernet cable range. All existing Ethernet cables will be renamed ‘streaming cables’. The move has been implemented to recognise the cables’ primary intended usage. The following cables will be renamed ‘streaming’ instead of ‘Ethernet’: Chord C-stream streaming cable (£40, 0.75m) Chord Indigo Tuned ARAY […]
The Neutral Cable USB DH (Dual Head) is a USB cable with separated 5V power supply aimed at further improving USB DAC and USB/SPDIF converters performance using a dedicated power supply. This USB cable has the power conductors (5V and ground) completely separated from the data conductors and each group of conductors is terminated with […]
Hot on the heels of their ASU-100 wall mounted shelf which we reviewed some time ago, Audio Suspension, has launched 2 new supports for hi-fi equipment. Audio Suspension Modular Reference Rack Hand-made in Sussex, and designed in conjunction with graduates of Imperial University and the Royal College of Art, Audio Suspensions Modular Reference Rack is […]
The guys at Triangle, who we recently paid a visit to in Bordeaux, sent us details of their latest loudspeaker range, the ESPRIT EZ Series. Triangle say that the new EZ series is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of their Esprit range. They add that the Esprit Ez Series is a lively and dynamic […]
Pure Sound contacted Hifi Pig to announce the UK arrival of the Japanese made Aurorasound PREDA line level Control Amplifier. PREDA is a solid state preamplifier with analogue IN / OUT and employs an autoformer type volume control system. The transformer taps are switched using reed relays from UK manufacturer Pickering Interfaces and incorporates 54-steps. […]
Hifi Pig’s coverage of the High End Munich hifi show has started. You can read all about it by following the link or clicking on the image to the right. We’ve got loads of pictures to add over the next few days as well as what we thought about the show. Always popular is Linette’s […]
McIntosh Laboratory introduces three new products at High End, Munich, including luxury headphones and two compact amplifiers. The trio includes the new MHP1000 headphones, plus the MC152 and MC301 amplifiers. New: MPH1000 headphones “The new MHP1000 headphones have been designed to offer the legendary McIntosh sound quality from a portable product. They combine McIntosh’s famous […]
Hifi Pig are currently at the Munich High-End and will be bringing you all the news when we return …but we will be giving you daily updates and pictures throughout the event itself.
Chord Electronics’ all-British reference-level system and The Chord Company partner at High End, Munich The two ‘Chords’, Chord Electronics and The Chord Company, will be active at High End, Munich this year, showing some of their latest products, along with some newcomers. Chord Electronics will be taking its regular suite, Atrium 3, Room C122, and […]
Chord Electronics’ all-British reference-level system and The Chord Company partner at High End, Munich The two ‘Chords’, Chord Electronics and The Chord Company, will be active at High End, Munich this year, showing some of their latest products, along with some newcomers. Chord Electronics will be taking its regular suite, Atrium 3, Room C122, and […]
Tisbury Audio, whose little passive preamplifier we reviewed here, has today released its flagship headphone amplifier: the Challenge Amp 1. The new headphone preamplifier has been designed to drive audiophile headphones and the company’s press release says “it combines class-leading performance with beautiful industrial design at a highly competitive price”. The Challenge Amp 1 is hand […]
This year Swiss high-end manufacturer Weiss Engineering celebrate their 30th anniversary. Daniel Weiss contacted Hifi Pig and commented ”We took the opportunity and created the gold plated MAN301DAC-A, available in a limited edition, manufactured during 2014 exclusively”. The MAN301DAC-A uses a new DAC section: Based on the company’s discrete single ended output Operational Amplifier (the […]
The Directwave is a new UK based company formed 6 months ago, catering to the mid to high end audiophile market. Their first product ‘The Director’ analogue interconnect cable is currently available via the company’s UK dealer LW Audio who also uses The Directwave cables to demonstrate their Audio Music 833 class A amplifier. Iain […]
We met up with LAB 12 at last year’s High End Munich Show were pleased when they got in touch to tell us about their new amplifier, the Mighty. The Mighty is a Class A, Single Ended, 10 Watts per channel valve amplifier and continues the company’s aesthetic seen on their previous products.You can see […]
We met up with LAB 12 at last year’s High End Munich Show were pleased when they got in touch to tell us about their new amplifier, the Mighty. The Mighty is a Class A, Single Ended, 10 Watts per channel valve amplifier and continues the company’s aesthetic seen on their previous products.You can see […]
