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 […]