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.
DUTCH AUDIO EVENT 2021 IN EINDHOVEN THIS OCTOBER The Dutch Audio Event is a new name on the HiFi Show circuit, previously the XFi Show, it retains its excellent location in Veldhoven near Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
DENAFRIPS TERRA MASTER CLOCK GENERATOR RELEASED The Denafrips Terra Master Clock Generator is a Master Clock Generator designed for High-End Audio applications.
AUDIOCONLA HIFI SHOW ANNOUNCED, A NEW INTERNATIONAL HIFI SHOW IN LOS ANGELES USA The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society has announced the launch of AudioConLA, a new international high-end HiFi Show organised with Sarah Tremblay and Michel Plante, the duo behind Montreal Audiofest and Toronto Audiofest.
GUSTARD DAC X-16 MQA REVIEW The Gustard DAC-X16 MQA is an MQA capable digital to analogue convertor hailing from China and costing £459 $500. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
UK’S LARGEST SECOND HAND AND VINTAGE HIFI EVENT AUDIOJUMBLE IS BACK IN 2022 Great news for audiophiles as the UK’s largest second hand and vintage HiFi event, Audiojumble, is back in 2022.