EMMESpeakers contacted Hifi Pig to inform us that it’s started the production of its new flagship loudspeaker: The Galileo. Developed from the concept of the companies Da Vinci loudspeaker (and its success in terms of sales) The Galileo is said to represent a “massive evolution” from its predecessor and when looking to design their new […]
ExaSound Audio Design has unveiled the latest of its digital to analogue converters – the e22 DAC. This new DAC is the third generation DSD256 DAC offering DSD 256+ mode at a sampling rate of 12.288 MHz. Onboard there’s an in-house asynchronous USB interface with error correction, proprietary computer drivers and “Galvanic” ground isolation. Over […]
British company Heretic Audio emailed Hifi Pig to tell us about their new Huron 3 loudspeaker which is available now. It looks and interesting design being highly efficient (95db) and with an impedence of over 7.5 Ohms which should provide an easy load for most amplifiers out there (7W minimum is suggested). Huron 3 […]
With just 90 days to go the countdown to Munich High-End 2014 has started and needless to say Hifi Pig will be there to bring you all the news and pictures of the show in a series of articles on the site as well as in the Hifi Pig Magazine. News about the what is […]
Fujitsu Ten Eclipse contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their TD-M1 Airplay active wireless speaker system which they say can be used as a hifi, desktop monitor or for when watching the television. The system has been built with a philosophy of “Better in, Better out” and is set up to take advantage of […]
Meridian get on the road in 2014 with a series of events to Celebrate 25 years of Digital Loudspeaker Innovation, with the Introduction of Special Edition Loudspeakers. Events kick off on February 14th with a two-day dedicated Meridian open-day at the newly opened Meridian West London Boutique in Chelsea. Meridian is connecting with its retail […]
The new Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series is said to dramatically improve on the existing range’s combination of value and audio performance with every element of its design having being improved in the six new models. The new 600 Series utilises Bowers & Wilkins engineering solutions from other ranges – Double Dome Tweeters derived from […]
British audio company, Ferguson Hill, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the development of a new speaker product, the Ferguson Hill Clear Speaker System. Created for music and TV sound, the system builds upon Ferguson Hill’s trademark horn-loaded loudspeaker technology. Elliptical horn satellite speakers combine with spherical bass speakers, all fashioned from crystal-clear […]
Audiophile plugs are a bit of a necessity for those audio enthusiasts looking to use mains cable thicker than the standard cable but what’s available on the market? New to the UK, MS HD Power large gauge audiophile UK plugs could be the answer to many peoples’ prayers. Here Dan fits and listens to one […]
Well, given their unusual looks and less than conventional way about producing music the Leedh E2 loudspeakers were always going to divide opinion. However the proof of the pudding is in the…er listening so we got hold of a pair and put them through their paces. “The Leedh E2 loudspeaker from Laboratoire Etudes et Developpements […]
Wharfedale have announced their new Vista 100 Soundbar which the company says offers a compact alternative to the traditional 5.1 surround sound loudspeaker array and is ideal for rooms where floor space is at a premium. Measuring less than one meter in width, and equipped for table or wall mounting, the Vista 100 plugs straight […]
Hot on the heels of the success of the Reference CD9 Audio Research have announced the solid-state CD6 CD-DAC. The new CD-DAC combines a compact disc player with a digital-to-analogue converter in one compact chassis. The CD6 is so much more than the 5-1/2 year old CD5 that it replaces, both sonically and technologically say […]
Guildford Audio got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us all about their very own annual hifi show. Guildford Audio in association with Absolute Sounds will again be running their yearly Hi-Fi Show in Reading so make a note in your diary for 15 & 16 February. On the Saturday (15th) the show will […]
KEF has announced the addition of a further five new custom installation speakers to further strengthen the company’s Ci Range which will be on show and available for demonstration at this year’s *Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam from February 4th – February 6th. The all-new tall rectangular range is designed and specifically engineered […]
Iso Tek has unveiled its successor to the award-winning GII Sigmas: the EVO3 Sigmas. Like the GII Sigmas, the new EVO3 version is a six-way mains conditioning unit. The EVO3 Sigmas’ two high-current outlets feature IsoTek’s Direct-Coupled© technology, which provides high-current low impedance filtering whilst its four medium-current outlets feature an increased 10A capacity. This, […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched a new CD/SACD player, the MCD550. The new player has been designed to offer exemplary playback of both CD and SACD discs and “transform the audio quality of digitally connected devices”, thanks to its three-input internal DAC. At the MCD550’s heart lies an eight-channel, 32-bit/192kHz PCM/DSD digital to analogue converter that […]