Principia collection is the new entry level line offered by Sonus faber, who say that the collection is designed for “Those who are seeking a simple hifi solution but with a definite Italian touch at an affordable price – all without giving up on perfect music reproduction.” The inspiration behind this collection is Sonus faber’s […]
The Remton 383 Mk 2 Phonostage is made in Prague, uses a trio of ECC83s valves and costs a smidgen over £1000, Janine Elliot tries it in her system for Hifi Pig. “My initial awareness was of a surprisingly efficient output and quiet noise level allowing the music to come through both loud and clear […]
Amadeus importer Source Systems, Ltd. and Chicago retailer Audio Archon will debut the new Amadeus ‘Philharmonia’ Hifi loudspeakers, which were co-designed by world-renowned architect Jean Nouvel, at the Chicago AXPONA show, room 638 at the Westin O’Hare, April 15-17, 2016. The live demonstrations of the new speakers will be their very first listening event in North America. The Philharmonia speakers are shipping […]
Auralic North America Inc. and its parent company, Auralic Limited, is introducing the new Altair Streaming DAC. The company say that the Altair can act as an easy-to-use Home Music Center with more than 15 input sources including: Streaming Inputs: Network Shared Folder (NAS), USB drive, Internal music storage (optional), uPnP/DLNA media server, TIDAL and Qobuz streaming, Internet Radio, […]
TAGA Harmony today unveils a new addition to the TCW series in the Custom Installations category: TCW-500R v.4 in-ceiling speaker. This is the 4th upgraded edition of one of the most popular speaker in the series. TAGA Harmony TCW speaker utilizes A very stiff and strong injection-molded polymer chassis, which aim to minimize distortion, vibrations […]
Aequo Audio is a Dutch loudspeaker manufacturer situated in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The company, experienced in building high-end custom loudspeakers, is now releasing its first loudspeaker to be produced in series: the Ensis. The Ensis is a modest sized, full-range floor standing speaker shaped to resemble a music note. Read the full story here…… […]
Pioneer has announced support for MQA on their “XDP-100R” digital audio player. Announced at IFA in September 2015, the “XDP-100R” is the world’s first MQA enabled portable digital audio player*1 says the company’s latest press release. The free update will be available worldwide on April 12th via Google PlayTM. MQA captures and delivers master quality audio in […]
It’s been ten years since Avid Hifi launched the Acutus Reference was launched and now they have announced the Acutus Reference Mono SP turntable. Conrad mas of Avid said “We have re-designed the amplifier stage way beyond most audio amplifiers and enabled twin mono operation to power each motor coil. Not limiting performance to save […]
Nativ™ has unveiled its new high-resolution music system. At its heart is Nativ Vita™, a music player with a 11.6” touch-screen and simple access to “all music of the world”. It features built-in support for popular streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify and plays music from your smartphone, computer or NAS. Nativ Vita™ […]
New York based Grado introduce ‘iGe’ the latest addition to its line of In-Ear models. Incorporating many of the design features of the GR8e and GR10e models, the new iGe is a proprietary wide bandwidth, dynamic driver design. UK Brand manager Jack Fox stated: “At Grado learning never ends. Its company culture encourages experimentation and […]
Be the first in London to hear the new flagship loudspeaker from Kansas-based Martin Logan. On Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of April, KJ West One and Martin Logan’s UK distributor Absolute Sounds will be co-hosting a night dedicated to demonstrating Neolith from Martin Logan. We’ve heard the Neolith in the past and it is huge […]
Arcam, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, were the first company to launch an outboard DAC, way back in 1987. Previewed at Bristol Sound and Vision 2016, the Arcam irDAC II is now available at £495. Arcam say: “We’ve taken our hugely successful irDAC, updated it, improved it, added Bluetooth aptX streaming, an […]
Once again, the HIGH END show at Munich will feature, not only great hifi and audio equipment,but also a wide variety of interesting talks, presentations, demonstrations and workshops with high-profile speakers all about consumer electronics. Here is a small selection of the exciting topics to come: TECHNOLOGY STAGE – HALL 3, STAND K08 HQ-RADIO IN […]
Hifi Pig’s coverage of this year’s Sound and Vision – The Bristol Show with all the awards, comment and loads of photographs taken at the show. The e magazine has been kindly sponsored by Clarity Alliance. Download your free emagazine of the Sound and Vision – The Bristol Show here. Correction – Music First’s […]
The Chord Company has completely restructured its cable line-up, with new ranges, new additions and a simplified grouping system. The Chord Company’s product portfolio now comprises seven distinct ranges, from the entry-level C-series, to the flagship, ChordMusic cables. The new ranges make it easy to discern between price points and performance levels and offers consumers […]
It’s been almost four years since the original DragonFly (v1.0) launched and then a year and half later, DragonFly introduced the updated v1.2—for €149. Now, AudioQuest is to introduce two new DragonFlys that will work with Apple and Android™ phones! AudioQuest worked alongside Microchip Technology to develop a new high-performance, full-speed USB microcontroller (a DAC’s […]