Gold Note ‘Italian Music Experience’ At AXPONA 2018
Italian brand, Gold Note will be at AXPONA 2018 showing their products that have recently become available in the USA.
Chord Announce Gofigure For Poly And iOS
Chord Electronics has launched Gofigure, the official configuration App for the advanced Poly network music streamer. Gofigure is a configuration App which provides easy network set-up and simple settings management, all on one interface. The App, which will initially be available for iOS devices with Android to follow, offers navigation through Poly’s main configuration options and features […]
Erzetich Audio Announces Launch Of Two Headphone Series
Erzetich Audio has launched two new limited series of headphones. Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen (pictured with the Mania headphones) has also been unveiled as the brand’s first ambassador to coincide with the latest release.
New Timestep Tonearm
How many times have you read a glowing review of a high quality, low compliance phono cartridge, only to find yourself bumping up against a ‘but…’ asks the latest press release from Timestep. The ‘but’ in question being the caveat that, in order to enjoy the cartridge’s full performance potential, you’ll need a high […]
REVIEW – Parasound Halo 2.1 Integrated Amplifier with DAC
The Parasound Halo 2.1 Integrated Amplifier with DAC is a fully featured integrated amplifier with an on-board DAC and much more. David Robson takes a listen to this £2999 well specified amp.
SOtM’s First Network Switch To Be Unveiled At AXPONA 2018
The sNH-10G is a SOtM’s first network switch, it has 8 LAN ports and 2 SFP ports, the sCLK-EX and the 10MHz master clock connector are optional add-ons.
The Festival Of Sound London – Full Details
Yesterday Hifi Pig brought you as much information as we could glean about the Festival Of Sound which will take place in London in September. Today we have the full press release from the organisers which puts a little flesh on the bones of what we could find out for readers yesterday. From what we […]
The Indulgence Show Is Dead..Long Live The Festival of Sound
Launched in 2016 The Indulgence Show which took place Novotel London West in Hammersmith London has re-branded and refocused as The Festival of Sound:The Music And Audio Show.
Bryston At Axpona 2018
Bryston will be at the Axpona Show in Chicago April 13-15 at the Renaissance Schaumberg Convention Center. They are in in Room 496 and will be introducing The Bryston 24B³ six channel amplifier, crafted to provide their Mini or Middle T Active System—or it can be used for other multi-channel applications.
Team Vana At Axpona 2018
Team Vana will be at the Axpona Show in Chicago April 13-15 at the Renaissance Schaumberg Convention Center. They are in in Room 370.
REVIEW – Burson Conductor Virtuoso V2+ Headphone Amp/DAC
Australian manufacturer Burson’s Conductor Virtuoso V2+ comes with a DAC, a headphone amp and doubles the output of the original version to 8W into 16 Ohms. Janine Elliot dons her cans and takes this £1590 unit for a test drive.
Technics At Axpona 2018
Technics will be at the Axpona Show in Chicago April 13-15 at the Renaissance Schaumberg Convention Center. They are in in Exhibit Room #678 where you can see, hear and feel the new flagship SP-10R Direct Drive Turntable and SL-1000R Direct-Drive System.
A Tidal Storm Is Upon Us
There really is a tidal storm of music out there! A never-ending, algorithmically-curated musical selection that is spat out ad-nauseam especially for you, your gender, your socio-economic grouping. Perhaps I should just let it wash over me, or perhaps I should just have nice cup of tea, turn on the wireless and calm down a […]
INTERVIEW – Holger Fromme of Avantgarde Acoustic
Holger Fromme is the man behind the German horn loudspeaker manufacturer Avantgarde Acoustic. Here he talks to Hifi Pig about what drove him to build these speakers and where he sees the role of innovation in loudspeaker design going forward.
Amphion Argon 7LS Loudspeakers
Made in Finland these floorstanding loudspeakers from Amphion cost £3600. LIonel Payne takes a listen for Hifi Pig.
Audeara – Headphones With A Built In Hearing Test
Following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign in March 2017 where the funding goal was reached in just 15 hours, stretch goals were exceeded, and more than $460,000 was raised, Audeara say it is pleased to announce the availability of the world’s first full fidelity headphones with an in-built hearing test.