We at Hifi Pig thought this KickStarter project for AirBulb looked really interesting and worth a mention in the Hifi Pig News section despite it not being exactly audiophile. So basically AirBulb is an LED light bulb that has a wireless speaker built in and has Bluetooth so you can beam your music to it […]
Simple Audio, whose little Bluetooth “Go” speaker Hifi Pig reviewed, has officially released Roomplayer+, its new Roomplayer with synchronised music playback, direct NAS support, support for 24/192 uncompressed formats and a host of other new features. The new Roomplayer+ is designed by a group of designers and engineers (originally from Linn Products) who are focussed […]
Music has been an important part of Peter’s life. While he was growing up, his parents always had opera or classical music playing and both his school and his college had world-class choirs. He entered his teens just as new wave was making music interesting again (!) and he was lucky enough to hear/see all […]
KEF has announced that the two-metre high loudspeaker Muon, has undergone a further technical advancement and existing Muon owners who want to take up this enhancement will have a senior KEF engineer flown out to them to undertake the update on site in their listening room. “It was with the development of another iconic flagship […]
“Geek Out asynchronous USB 2.0 DAC and Class A headphone amplifier brings $100,000 audio experience to your pocket” say the company’s press release. We’ve heard a lot about Geek from our readers and friends across the water and so pleased it’s coming to European shores. Geek is a new brand from the people, LH Labs, […]
The DAC Box DS from Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio is a feature-filled Digital/Analogue converter with multiple filters, an informative screen and three high-quality connection options. Now, thanks to a free upgrade from Pro-Ject, the DAC Box DS is also capable of handling the increasingly popular DSD (Direct Stream Digital) file formats. DSD DSD is […]
Meridian Audio has announced the availability of three new Meridian DSP Digital Active Loudspeakers – Special Edition DSP8000 SE, DSP7200 SE and DSP5200 SE. 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Meridian’s first digital loudspeaker – in fact the first digital loudspeaker in the world – the D600, in 1989. Honouring the 25th […]
Hifi Pig recently introduced a new level of award over and above the Recommended award along with a new points system for reviews. We’ve kept it as simple as possible but we strongly believe that a second independent review of a product that achieves an overall score of 8.5 or above in its first review […]
Skogrand are a Norwegian company that manufacture speaker cables and interconnects from their headquarters near the town of Lillehammer. Danny Worth got to grips with the company’s Centaurus A speaker cables and interconnects. Knut, the owner of the company said this by way of introduction “I am originally – and at the core of my […]
The organisers of the 15 Audio Brighton Hifi show got in touch to ask us to remind Hifi Pig readers that this event will be a free event and will take place over 2 days at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel which is right on the seafront (That will be the one in the pic […]
Colarado based 3beez contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their new Wax Box 2 music management system for storing , cataloguing and playing music files. “We have had a great response to the Wax Box 1 in the year since its introduction, but many audiophiles told us they wanted higher storage capacity” said 3beez […]
Russ Andrews is upgrading its range of PowerKord mains cables with the new WattGate EVO Evolution range of IEC plugs which they say bring benefits of “enhanced connection to the mains and the resultant improvement in performance”. For a limited time the PowerKords with WattGate EVO plugs will be available at no additional charge. Three […]
Last year at Munich High End we came across and reported on the unusual looking and definitely quirky (to say the least) Vario brand of loudspeakers. They’re all designed to look like faces in a cartoonish kind of way but they will appeal to many and certainly set them selves apart from the usual boxed […]
Mark Levinson’s 40th Anniversary No.52 Reference Dual-Monaural Preamplifier is said to be the company’s most accomplished preamplifier to date, blending “sublime levels of build quality and performance with exceptional versatility, ease-of-use and appearance” and is now avaialble in the UK through Karma – AV. The Mark Levinson No.52 is an all-analogue dual-monaural design arranged in […]
Mains cables R US contacted to tell Hifi Pig that they will shortly have available what they are describing as a “game changing design” of stereo interconnect cable with loudspeaker and mains arriving in good time. The new cable is a “totally new and unique patented design of cable which will “completely re-define what’s possible […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce that they will be supporting the latest high-end hi-fi show to hit the UK as its exclusive media partner. Cranage Hall Audio Show 2014 promises to be a fantastic day out for all audiophiles and those who just love great music reproduced at its very best. All the exhibitors […]
The interest in the High End 2014 in Munich has been unprecedented: “Every day we are receiving new applications from exhibitors worldwide working in all areas of the industry”, said Managing Director Branko Glisovic. Due to the high demand – 434 exhibitors have already registered – all of hall 2 will now be used as […]
Arcam’s new SongBook App offers full UPnP support to the new Arcam airDAC and updates the UPnP streaming for eight of the company’s components which feature Arcam’s advanced network streaming player. Basically this will allow you to control streaming music from a Mac, PC or NAS drive directly from your iPhone/Touch or iPad. The […]
WyWires, manufacturer of custom audio connection solutions, has announced their new Red Series premium headphone cables which they say are “designed to liberate audio signals from the adverse characteristics of stock conduit”. The Red Series extends WyWires design principles into the high-performance headphone market and focuses on “maximum conductivity and low dielectric constant yields significant […]
Greg at G Point Audio, who distributes Eryk S in the UK, got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about the new amp from the company, The Superior. As can be expected The Superior amp is designed to fit with the Superioro loudspeakers that Eryk S produce. It fits just below the top […]
The Brunoco Diva is a small and inexpensive digital amplifier/DAC from Canada that hifi Pig thought looked very interesting indeed and so when one was offered for review we thought we’d jump at the opportunity. “There is an equaliser built into the device – not the usual rock, dance, acoustic type, it’s way more subtle […]
Chester Group will be holding their first Brighton Hifi show on 29th and 30th March at the Holiday Inn in the city. All the action will take place in the hotel’s suites and meeting rooms and it promises to be a lively affair whether you’re looking for a high-end system or something a little more […]
British loudspeaker manufacturer KEF is to take part in the fourth Childline Rocks/Sons of Royalty annual fundraising Harley Davidson motorcycle and car ride, in support of Childline, part of the NSPCC. KEF has pledged its support and its intention to raise funds for this event, which aims to help stop cruelty to children. To that […]
New company The Digital Music Box founded by Chris Coakes have announced their first USB cables. A little about Chris Coakes – Chris has more than 35 years’ experience in the high-end audio industry, having built a career in retail, installation and more recently the design and implementation of networked hi-fi systems. He has developed […]
Audio-Technica have introduced a limited edition of their ATH-A900X headphones with several enhancements over the original. The ATH-A900XLTD headphones boast a ‘closed back’ design with a Double Air Damping System which “means accurate, deep bass so you can hear the true detail and atmosphere within a live or studio recording from CD, vinyl or the […]
IsoTek contacted Hifi Pig to let us know that the company has upgraded their Optimum power cable. The Optimum is the third of IsoTek’s power cables to be upgraded to the new advanced EVO3 (Evolution 3) version, and is positioned at the top of the range. The new EVO3 Optimum is said to deliver radical […]
High-End Munich isn’t just about the hifi and the 2014 show aims to offer a great diversion from the main fair. The accompanying musical programme during the high End trade fair has, over the course of the last few years, become an integral part of the event itself, ensuring that visitors enjoy a melodious and […]
Hifi Pig has been keen on keeping readers abreast of the news regarding Neil Young’s Pono and it seems like we are about to see some action on this long overdue project. To be honest we at Hifi Pig thought that Pono was never likely to see the light of day but it seems like […]
