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Meridian Announce Availability of New DSP Active Loudspeakers

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 […]

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Outstanding Product Award – RFC Pluto II Interconnects.

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 […]

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15 Audio Brighton Hifi Show – Free Entry

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 […]

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Wax Box 2 Announced

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 […]

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Russ Andrews Upgrades PowerKords with New WattGate IECs

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 […]

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New Varios at Munich High End 2014

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 […]

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UK Debut for Mark Levinson No 52 Preamplifier

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 […]

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Mains Cables R US Announces “Game Changing Design”

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 […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show 2014 – June 15th 2014

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 […]

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Interest in Munich High End High

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 […]

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Arcam SongBook App

  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 […]

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WyWires Introduces Red Series Headphone Cable

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 […]

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The Superior Amplifier from Eryk S

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 […]

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Hifi Review – Brunoco Diva Integrated Digital Amplifier

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 […]

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Audio World ’14 Brighton

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 […]