ASTELL&KERN A&ULTIMA SP2000T DAP WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING QUAD DAC AND TRIPLE AMP SYSTEM The brand new Astell&Kern A&ultima SP2000T Digital Audio Player features a new triple-amp system to customise the listening experience, including Astell&Kern’s first tube amplifier.
KEF EXPANDS ARCHITECTURAL SPEAKER RANGE WITH A DISCREET NEW IN-WALL/IN-CEILING MODEL KEF CI160ES KEF has extended its Architectural Speaker range with the new KEF Ci160ES (E=E Series, S=Square) in-wall/in-ceiling speaker.
BURMESTER BC150 LOUDSPEAKERs AND BURMESTER 217 TURNTABLE ANNOUNCED High End German brand Burmester Audioysteme GmbH has launched two new products, the Burmester BC150 loudspeakers and the Burmester 217 turntable.
FIDELITY IMPORTS DISTRIBUTING GOLDRING CARTRIDGES AND VINYL PRODUCTS IN THE USA Armour Home Electronics has appointed Fidelity Imports as the exclusive US distributor of its phono cartridge and record care brand, Goldring.
RUSS ANDREWS RANS-1 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW In this review, Chris Baillie takes a look at the Russ Andrews RANS-1 costing £956.50 without mains cable or £989.00 with 1m Russ Andrews’ yellO.
SERHAN SWIFT MU2 MK II LOUDSPEAKERS RELEASED Way back before the Covid 19 pandemic put an end to our global travels, HiFi Pig visited Serhan Swift in Australia and had a listen to the Serhan + Swift Brigadier Mu.2 Loudspeakers.
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MERASON FRÉROT DAC REVIEW The Merason Frérot DAC costing £995 isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Switzerland. We’re more likely to think cheese, chocolate and clocks. John Scott spends some time with it to see if audiophile-quality DACs can be added to that list.
AUDEZE CRBN ELECTROSTATIC HEADPHONES RELEASED Audeze has introduces the Audeze CRBN electrostatic headphones (pronounced “carbon”). The open-back, on-ear headphones weigh 300g thanks to their minimal design featuring lightweight but strong materials such as carbon fibre.
JBL L52 CLASSIC BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKERS JBL has launched the smallest member of the Classic Series, the new JBL L52 Classic bookshelf loudspeaker.
FOCAL POWERED BY NAIM SEVENOAKS STORE OPENS VerVent Audio Group has launched Focal Powered by Naim, Sevenoaks – the first UK location in their growing global network of destination stores.
TIVOLI AUDIO MUSIC SYSTEM HOME GENERATION 2 REVIEW The Tivoli Audio Music System Home Generation 2 is the updated version of Tivoli’s flagship wireless smart music system. The Gen 2 models now have added Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2 for wireless convenience.
DS AUDIO DS003 OPTICAL CARTRIDGE NOW IN THE UK The new DS Audio DS003 optical cartridge, announced in May, is now available in the UK.
THE AUDIO VIDEO SHOW WARSAW 2021 CANCELLED, NEW DATES RELEASED FOR 2022 The Warsaw HiFi Show, or Audio Video Show Warsaw has been cancelled for 2021.
ESSE QUADRO STRATIS S1 LOUDSPEAKERS LAUNCHED Esse Quadro is a young HiFi brand, founded in Trieste, Italy in 2015 by Salvatore Spatafora.
KINERA FREYA IEM REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to Chinese brand Kinera’s Freya IEMS costing £219.