REVIEW – Cyrus Audio OneHD Integrated Amp and DAC
The Cyrus OneHD is an integrated amp and DAC with a whole host of connectivity for what looks to be a very reasonable £999. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
Wharfedale’s New ‘Budget’ D300 Series Loudspeakers
In the early 1980s, Wharfedale made their first-ever Diamond loudspeakers which were marketed as an entry point to high-fidelity sound. Almost four decades on, Wharfedale has released their new “low-cost, high-performance” speaker range, the D300 Series.
Cyrus Audio OneHD Integrated Amp and DAC
The Cyrus OneHD is an integrated amp and DAC with a whole host of connectivity for what looks to be a very reasonable £999. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
Fyne Audio – f500 Standmount Speakers
With a fine heritage of experience behind them, Fyne are a new company based in Scotland. Here Alan McIntosh takes a listen to their £600 Standmount model f500.
Grimm Audio Sponsor Unifony Album
Grimm Audio, who design and make Audio Equipment for the consumer and professional audio markets, has signed a sponsor contract with Minco Eggersman and Theodoor Borger for their ‘UNIFONY’ project.
IFI Pro IDSD Dac/Music Streamer
IFI Audio have now launched their DAC-cum-music streaming device, the iFI Pro iDSD.
HIFI PIG NEWS ROUND UP – August 2018
August is traditionally a quiet month on the Hifi calendar….but you wouldn’t have thought it with all the Hifi News and Hifi reviews that we brought you. Hopefully all our readers and industry friends had a brilliant summer and are now feeling refreshed and raring to go in September!
REVIEW – Fyne Audio f500 Standmount Speakers
With a fine heritage of experience behind them, Fyne are a new company based in Scotland. Here Alan McIntosh takes a listen to their £600 Standmount model f500.
Entry Level Stax SR-L300 Electrostatic Headphones
Stax invented the world’s first electrostatic headphones in 1960. Electrostats operate as di-poles, the sound comes out the front and rear, requiring a truly “Open Air” cage design with no surface area to create back-wave interference.
New Gilbert O’Sullivan Album Released
On 24th August, BMG will release a new self-titled album by Gilbert O’Sullivan.
DALI Oberon Loudspeakers Launched
The DALI Oberon series is there latest and more affordable range of loudspeakers and DALI say it “combines all of the wisdom we have gathered over the last 35 years”.
UMC Announce Mott The Hoople Box Set 69-71
UMC have announced today a huge 6-CD box set release that features all of Mott The Hoople’s recordings (previously unheard and unreleased tracks too) between 69 and 71, including hits like ‘Thunderbuck Ram’, ‘Laugh At Me’, ‘Waterlow’, and a new version of ‘Rock And Roll Queen’.
DIY AUDIO – Silver and Gold – The Mundorf Effect Part 1
Dan Worth looks at the effects of swapping out crossover components in his Ayon Seagull C loudspeakers. Not so much a review but a personal journey of exploration of what can be achieved by improving what is already there and of particular interest to those interested in DIY Audio.
MQA Partners Show New Products At IFA 2018
International consumer electronics show, IFA 2018, is underway in Berlin and MQA has a strong presence, with several partners showcasing new MQA-enabled products.
Sennheiser Introduces MOMENTUM True Wireless IEMs
Sennheiser’s MOMENTUM range of headphones now includes a new product, the MOMENTUM True Wireless Bluetooth earphones.
New Beoplay E6 Wireless Earphones
Bang & Olufsen have launched a new wireless earphone. Designed as an “urban lifestyle essential”, Beoplay E6 uses some of Bang & Olufsen’s latest design innovations.