Spectral Mornings Various (cherry-red)
We don’t often review singles here at Hifi Pig but this one is for a good cause and so it’s going in the news section too to give it maximum exposure.
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Turntables at Munich High End 2015
There was no shortage of analogue kit at this year’s High End in Munich with some being readily accessible to the man in the street and with others commanding footballer or lottery winner prices. Whatever, everyone loves to ogle at a great turntable and there were plenty to gawp at at this year’s High End. […]
Munich High End 2015 – Bird’s Eye View Part The Intro
2015 : The year High End Munich turned Pink ! So, Stuart has filled you in on our adventures on the way to Munich. We found ourselves at our hotel on Schillerstrasse, just a few minutes walk from the main train station. At first glance this area is what might be described as ‘a bit dodgy’ ……there […]
Portable Audio – The Game Changer?
For the last 10 days Hifi Pig’s Linette and Stuart have been fortunate enough to have been privy to what its makers are claiming to be the “game changer” in portable personal audio technology. Whilst we have not been permitted to perform an all out review of the item in question we have managed to […]
Belle and Sebastian – Girls In Peacetime Want to Dance (Matador)
Few bands bifurcate opinion as vociferously as Belle and Sebastian. Many people simply can’t see past the image of them fostered in their early publicity shots and sleeve notes: Duffel coat donning, butterfly net wielding perma-students gathered in a gang like some Vimto version of Dexys Midnight Runners. Building that band brand was a calculated […]
Naim Use CES 2015 To Announce Lumina Range Of Interconnects and Speaker Cables
Naim has revealed its new Super Lumina range of interconnects and speaker cables, developed in parallel with Statement, its flagship amplification system. The brief was simple say Naim, “Design a range of cables that would complement and allow the maximum performance of Statement as well as Naim 500 Series and Classic products. Starting with a […]
Mike New Precision Bearing for Technics SL1200 | 1210
Advertising Promotion To realize the full potential of the “Techy” this bearing is essential. Precision manufactured not a modified stock bearing, easy to fit with full installation instructions. Only £445 delivered in the UK from MCRU stock and supplied with a “Free” set of Techniboots isolation feet which fit over the stock Techy feet, worth […]
Audeze LCD-X Headphones
Advertising Promotion If you want reference-quality headphones that take you closer to the music, Audeze’s LCD-X have to be heard. Audeze’s Award winning headphones are based on planar magnetic technology, which offers numerous benefits over traditional headphone design – see our tech boxout below for more details! The LCD-X is an extremely efficient headphone that extracts […]
The Bellagio Conquest Black King Turntable
The press release that has just landed on our desktop here at Hifi Pig says that “The Bellagio Conquest Black King is the limited edition, ultimate evolution of the best turntable ever designed by Gold Note featuring some great innovations adding the unique technical details of the Bellagio Conquest introduced during the end of 2013”. […]
New Multi-Channel Amplifier From Parasound
Parasound has announced the launch of their new ZoneMaster Model 1250, a universal amplifier which can simultaneously power a home theatre surround system and additional zones with independent sources. The ZoneMaster 12-channel power amplifier has connections for 24 speakers combined with 2-ohm stability, allowing the use of two speakers per channel. It’s rated at 12×50 […]
Roksan K3 Hits UK Shops
Henley Designs Ltd. got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us they are delighted to announce the launch of Roksan Audio’s newest series of hi-fi electronics. The K3 Integrated Amplifier and K3 CD Player from Roksan Audio have been designed and built with style, performance and function in mind. Combining visual elegance with audiophile […]
Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) 2014
The annual Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show, or TAVES, took place in Downtown Toronto from October 31st to November 2nd and whilst Hifi Pig couldn’t be there for the show we have sourced a nice selection of images from the show from our good friend Knut Skogrand from Skogrand Cables in Norway. Many thanks to Knut […]