Aaron “The Chrome One” Integrated Amplifier
Dominic Marsh takes this €4790, chrome plated integrated amplifier from German manufacturer High End GmbH for a whirl to see if its sonic attributes live up to the amps good looks.
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Oppo F1 smartphone review
The Oppo F1 smartphone was brought to a gathering of Oppo fans aboard a boat on the Thames. Whilst the F Series phones are aimed at the mid-range market, this new smartphone may well have ideas above its station, but manages to keep the price remarkably affordable. Oppo has created quite a name for itself […]
Sennheiser Orpheus
Janine Elliot continues her series of articles for Hifi Pig highlighting classic hifi from yesteryear. This month, given that Sennheiser have recently announced a new $55 000 Orpheus, she turns her attention to the original Sennheiser Orpheus, first released in 1991.
Hifi Pig And GadgetyNews Join Forces.
Today well known Hifi and gadget websites Hifi Pig and GadgetyNews have forged a strategic alliance which will see them join forces to collaborate on a number of projects that will grow both sites’ appeal and readership. Hifi Pig will continue to focus specifically on Hifi news, Hifi reviews and show reports etc., whilst GadgetyNews […]
Lefson C-Mod “Coupling Capacitors”
French company Lefson have been in touch with us to tell us about their C-MOD products which Lefson says acts exactly like a coupling capacitor, but give better audio results. All are designed and assembled in their workshop in Northern France and available in three varieties: – C-MOD : for small audio signals (Instr, Mic/Line), low voltage […]
The Haute Fidélite Hifi Show Paris 21-22 November 2015
It was with a good deal of trepidation that we embarked on this year’s trip to the Haute Fidélité show in Paris and not without good reason. As I’m sure all readers will be aware the weekend prior to the event Paris had been hit by a terrorist attack that left hundreds of people killed […]
VPI Prime Turntable
The American built VPI Prime turntable has a novel 3D printed arm included in the £3750 asking price. Janine Elliot takes a few discs for a spin.
Focal Factory Visit – Focal
Stuart and Linette Smith of Hifi Pig visited the factory of Focal, the well known French loudspeaker manufacturer, in Saint Etienne near Lyon. Read the history of the company and full details of our visit.
Sonance’s DSP Amplifiers Receive CEDIA Award
The new line of Sonance DSP amplifiers have been engineered with time saving presets and, say Sonace, deliver ‘amazing sonic performance with high-resolution audio’. They have received CEDIA’s 2015 Best New Product Award. DSP is widely used in home theatres and media rooms to accurately correct for a room’s acoustic characteristics. However, when it comes […]
Metaxas Solitaire 2016 To Première At High End Munich
After 40 years of creating audio equipment, the last thing that artist-designer Kostas Metaxas wanted to produce was “another box with transistors on a heatsink”. He was apparently inspired by ‘the most spectacular architecture, design and sculpture’ he had experienced and ‘wanted to bring that emotional intensity, daring and seductive beauty to an audio amplifier.’ […]
Sonus faber Il Cremonese Available From November
Sonus faber has introduced Il Cremonese, the latest creation from the Italian high end loudspeaker manufacturer which will join the Homage Collection in the Sonus faber catalogue. As the newest member of the Homage Collection, Il Cremonese shares many features of both form and function. A three-and-a-half way, floorstanding loudspeaker, Il Cremonese is the result […]
Squarepusher Live Date
Following the massive success of his mind-bending gig at the Barbican in March, which sold out two months in advance, Squarepusher will be keeping the pressure on by performing his biggest gig to date at the Troxy in East London on the 24th of October. The gig will feature two sets from Squarepusher, including his revolutionary […]
Merging Technologies Announce European And Australasian Distribution
Following on from the recent news of their appointment of distribution for their new NADAC (Network Attached DAC) in the USA earlier this week, Merging Technologies of Switzerland have announced their European and Australasian distributors. Digital Audio Service are handling Germany and Austria, eMerging the UK, Merging Denmark takes Scandinavia, the Benelux region is taken […]
Ministry of Sound Launches the Audio M speaker
Ministry of Sound today launches the new Audio M Wireless Speaker, a new audio device aimed at satisfying the many needs of today’s consumer of music and contemporary audio. The new speaker comes in two versions: the Audio M (£149.99) a Bluetooth version offering apt-X Bluetooth, a True Wireless Stereo mode (in which you can […]
Whitestone Kickstarter Launching Soon
Whitestone is the first platform for interactive music experiences. A place to create, collect, and truly experience music online. Whitestone has been created by a group of artists, designers and programmers with a vision to bring album art to the internet, using the medium to create special interactive editions of albums and videos. Streaming is […]
