The board of Mitchell and Johnson, British audio manufacturing brand, has announced that Haydn Abbott has been appointed to the position of non-executive chairman of the company, with immediate effect. Abbott is the former managing director of Sony UK, with responsibility for all product sectors within consumer and non-consumer electronics, and vice president of Sony […]
After a brief hiatus at the end of 2014 allowing us to put the Yearbook together, Hifi PIg’s hifi reviews are coming thick and fast. So far this year we have had Simply Audio Cadenza Interconnect, Speaker Cable and Jumper Links, Diesis Aura Loudspeakers , Russ Andrews Balanced Mains Unit 1000, Vinyl Passion Dustbuster and today saw the publication of the […]
The new 3010S2-D from Exposure is the fourth incarnation of their top integrated amp. Like its predecessor, the new 3010S2-D comes with six line level inputs. However, one of these is now a direct AV input to enable integration within a surround sound system. There is now also the possibility to fit an optional MM […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to once again be named as the exclusive media partners for the 2015 North West Audio Show. Last years inaugural event was a huge success and enjoyed immensely by exhibitors and attendees alike. The 2015 North West Audio Show promises to be bigger and better than last years even and already […]
British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC (Professional Monitor Company) is giving customers the chance to experience its twotwo™ reference monitor series in the perfect surroundings thanks to the opening of its dedicated Reference Monitor Centres. Based in key specialist HiFi retailers throughout the UK, the Reference Monitor Centres will offer customers the very highest standards in product knowledge, demonstration facilities and […]
Denon® announces that its HEOS wireless multi-room sound systems will soon be Google Cast Ready. With Google Cast in place, HEOS users will be able to stream Google Cast Ready content directly to their HEOS devices. “Google and Denon both strive to provide consumers with the best that technology has to offer, leading innovation where […]
NuPrime Audio has announced the release of NuPrime DAC-10H, a DAC & Headphone Amplifier (MSRP$1,795) and NuPrime ST-10, a Reference LE class power amplifier (MSRP$1595). The DAC-10H offers PCM 384K & DSD256 decoding with a high-power balanced headphone amplifier. This DAC with dual headphones outputs has 6 gain settings. The DAC-10H’s balanced headphone amplifier is […]
119 Days To Go ! From 14th to 17th May, Munich is the meeting place once again for all those interested in getting up to speed with the latest consumer electronics. The first day of the exhibition (the public holiday of Ascension Day) is exclusively reserved for trade visitors from all over the world who […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce that it will be an official media partner with the SIAV (Shanghai International High-End, Hifi Show which will take place in Shanghai, China on the 24th to 26th April 2015. The venue for SIAV is the Shanghai International Convention Centre at 2727 Avenue Pudong in Shanghai, China. This is […]
Monitor Audio’s enduring Gold Series speaker line has been refined with significant design upgrades says the company’s latest press release. The new line is dubbed simply ‘Gold’ to reflect the purity of the latest addition to a decade-long lineage. While it duplicates the form-factor of the Gold GX range it replaces, the new eight-strong line-up […]
PMC (Professional Monitor Company), has announced the winners of its 2014 UK Retailer Awards. These awards publically congratulate those retailers that PMC feel have made a significant effort throughout the course of the calendar year, both with PMC products and with their businesses in general. Retailer of the Year: Fanthorpes HiFi “Located within the Georgian Hepworth’s […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new D150 digital preamp — a flexible DSD- and DXD-compatible digital preamp. The new D150 has been designed to offer flexibility when adding digital source components to an audio system and supports many of the latest digital audio formats. With its five digital inputs (2x coaxial, 2x optical and 1x […]
Pass Laboratories, Inc. introduces two integrated amplifiers, the INT-60 and INT-250, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015. The INT-60 features the same power supply and output stages, along with the iconic glowing meter, as found on Pass Labs’ Point 8 amplifiers. The new model features Direct Access buttons for the four inputs on the faceplate, […]
The Philips Fidelio NC1L on-ear headphones are the first ever Active Noise Cancelling headphones to go battery-free with a direct digital connection to your iOS device via the Lightning™ connector. 24-bit Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC), amplification and noise cancellation take place in the headphones themselves. “The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise […]
German manufacturer Physical Emotions got in touch with Hifi Pig to give us a little information about what appears to be an absolutely stunning looking turntable. Main features of the turntable are as follows: Horizontally and vertically operating air bearing with accuracy of concentricity of 0,1µm. Additional axis with adjustable pressure to transfer resonances produced […]
Aurender got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us that they will be in Venetian Suites 30-133 and 30-134 at this year’s CES. Given the popularity of audiophiles and music lovers using NAS storage devices for storing their music files, Aurender have introduced the N100 Caching Network Music Server/Player. The company say it optimizes […]