The Mistral DT-307a is a hybrid amplifier and our man Dan puts it through its paces in this interesting review. “The 307a is a hybrid, it retails at £249, is a 25w per channel tube hybrid and, whilst Mistral were not really fans of MP3, they acknowledge the existence with an ipod / usb input […]
The Iridium power amplifier from Tellurium Q arrived a couple of months ago and has been a permanent feature on the Hifi Pig rack since then. “The Iridium by Tellurium Q is a single ended class A amplifier that gives out a not massive 18 Watts per channel into 8ohms (the same as my 300B […]
Musica Bella Audio is a line of affordable vacuum tube audio products produced by Response Audio NY that is sold direct and available world wide. Response Audio has been producing custom designed tube products since 1998 and released the Musica Bella line in 2007. The pictured product here is the sub-$1,000 LeAnna EV (Econo Version) […]
Marantz who is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2013, has announced two new wireless music systems born from its Melody series – the £499 Melody Media (M-CR610) and £399 Melody Stream (M-CR510). They will be available across Europe in either black or black/white from September onwards. Both units can be connected to a home Wi-Fi […]
Meridian Audio has announced its streaming systems are fully compatible, from 5th August, with selected products from QNAP a leading NAS (network attached storage). Now a music collection can grow almost without limit– with the security of automatic backup and RAID protection against hard-disk failure. At the same time, Meridian is offering a plugin for […]
In 1958 GEC introduced the KT88, designed specifically as a hi-fi valve and intended to be the best. For 52 years it reigned until Tung Sol released the bigger and better KT120: developed from the same design but with more power to drive the more demanding modern loudspeakers. Now Tung Sol is announcing the arrival […]
Continuing a trend for smaller hifi, the cabinet of the XETAC DAC is based on the footprint of the Mac Mini and is made from a solid 1” (25mm) thick Aluminium plate by CNC machines in Germany. It uses small SMD components, also used in smartphones, allowing more than 200 precision mounted components to be […]
Pete Grzybowski, President & Owner of Triode Wire Labs, a small boutique company specializing in audiophile power cords & speaker cables in the US contacted us about Triode Wire Labs’ new line of speaker cables and the launch of their updated website. The speaker cables will be making their global debut July 26-28 at the Washington, […]
The Merlin Tarantula (Pictured) is a six-way RF and EM filtered mains distribution block wired with very low resistance 1.5mm2 high purity copper wire. Star-wiring ensures each socket has an identical path providing each connected component a “cleaner and more stable supply”. The IEC input socket allows the mains inlet lead to be easily upgraded.The […]
Exposure Electronics have announced the release of the 3010s2 phonostage. This all-new phonostage features a dual regulated power supply with regulation optimized for the different sections of the circuit. The input stage is based around interchangeable circuit boards, each being specifically tailored for either MM or MC cartridges to provide “uncompromised performance with both types […]
As a classical violinist and physicist Damon Coffman founded Coffman Labs with one goal: creating products that reproduce the natural sound experienced during live performances. Coffman Labs builds all-analogue, vacuum tube-based products including the G1-A phono/line preamplifier and the H1-A headphone amplifier. All Coffman Labs’ products are hand-crafted in Oregon, USA using point-to-point wiring and […]
Henley Designs contacted us to tell us about a new release from Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio Systems – The Head Box DS. Designed with headphone audiophiles in mind, the Head Box DS is essentially a multi-source headphone amplifier. However, where it advances on from its predecessor, the Head Box S/E, is with the inclusion […]
Hifi Pig is pleased to announce the launch of the new Hifi Social section of the site. Our roving reporter Simon Wilce will be attending events and launches and then letting you know how he got on. We hope it will be a light hearted and informative read for you and in the first two […]
Bowers & Wilkins has announced the CM10, the new flagship loudspeaker of the CM Series, will be available in US from August. CM10 is the first model in the CM Series to feature the tweeter-on-top configuration, a hallmark of the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond. The tweeter dome contained within the distinctive housing is […]
The London Audio Society will be holding its inaugural meeting Wednesday, July 24th from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at Swiss Cottage Sound and VIdeo. The topic of the meeting will be DACs and how they differ across manufacturers and price points. The evening will feature a double-blind listening knockout tournament where the attendees get […]
Some of our UK readers may have seen the Rinz Sound loudspeakers on the recent Channel 4 “Four Rooms”. In a nutshell Rinz Sounds design and manufacture ultra-contemporary Hifi loudspeakers made out of recycled glass and are the first company ever to do so. Arina Sprinz is the designer of the loudspeakers and she is a […]