KIMBER CABLES 8PR AND 4PR SPEAKER CABLE REVIEW Kimber Kables 8PR and 4 PR Speaker Cable, distributed in the UK by Russ Andrews are braided cables with 4 or 8 pairs of cables per channel. Janine Elliot tries out these relatively affordable loudspeaker cables for HiFi PiG.
HIGH STREET FAVOURITE OUR PRICE IS BACK ONLINE Twenty years since the last bricks and mortar Our Price record store closed, it has returned online…with plans to return to the high street too.
STAX SPIRIT S5 WIRELESS PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONES LAUNCHED The new STAX SPIRIT S5 Wireless Planar Magnetic Headphones combine planar magnetic tech with the functionality of the latest Bluetooth codecs.
PRIMALUNA EVO 100 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The PrimaLuna EVO 100 is an all-valve, handmade Phonostage that will cater to users of Moving-Magnet and Moving-Coil cartridges, Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
AUDIOSOLUTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK THANKS TO A DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH ELITEAUDIOUK EliteAudioUK has announced their new distribution partnership with Lithuanian loudspeaker artisan HiFi brand, AudioSolutions.
BOOK TICKETS NOW FOR THE HONG KONG AUDIO VISUAL SHOW 2024 On the weekend of August 9th -11th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, audiophiles can visit one of the world’s most spectacular HiFi Shows, the Hong Kong Audio Visual Show 2024.
MASTERSOUND ICONA INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Icona integrated amplifier from the Italian brand MastersounD operates in Class-A triode mode or Pentode mode, doubling its 12W a channel output. Michael Fairbairn takes a listen to this £6950 amplifier from Italy.
DS AUDIO LAUNCHES NEW THIRD-GENERATION ENTRY-LEVEL OPTICAL PHONO CARTRIDGE: THE DS-E3 The DS Audio DS-E3 Optical Cartridge is the third generation new entry level optical cartridge from the Japanese HiFi brand.
FIIO K11 R2R HEADPHONE AMP AND R2R DAC IS A FIRST FROM FIIO The FiiO K11 R2R is FiiO’s first Desktop Headphone Amplifier with a Four-channel Fully Differential 24bit R2R DAC, and it costs under £150.
SOUNDZ AVANT CUSTOM IN-EAR MONITORS REVIEW Soundz Avant in-ear monitors are made specifically to fit your ears. Oscar Stewart looks at their flagship costing €1920 with customisations.
DATES AND NEW ADDITIONS TO THE NWAS FOR 2025 The North West Audio Show 2024 was a fabulous event and a great success, with visitors and exhibitors expressing how much they enjoyed the show, so what can we expect for the North West Audio Show 2025?
FIIO CP13 TRANSPARENT PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER AVAILABLE The FiiO CP13 Transparent Portable Cassette Player has USB-C charging, 13 hour battery life and an all-analogue circuit.
NEW VINYL BRANDS JOIN ABSOLUTE SOUNDS’ UK DISTRIBUTION PORTFOLIO As vinyl’s resurgence continues, High End UK HiFi distributor adds turntable manufacturer Thiele and cartridge maker Analog Relax to its roster of brands.
CUSTOMISE YOUR PRO-JECT XTENSION 9 TURNTABLE JUST HOW YOU WANT IT Pro-Ject has announced its new configurator tool for the Xtension 9 turntable, giving customers the power to customise their audio system to their exact preferences.
THE PS AUDIO ASPEN FR5 LOUDSPEAKER IS THEIR NEW STAND-MOUNT PS Audio has officially announced the introduction of the PS Audio aspen FR5 loudspeaker, a stand-mounted speaker that is the smallest in the aspen series models.
FINKTEAM AND EPOS SPEAKERS AVAILABLE IN THE USA THROUGH THE GRAMOPHONE The Gramophone Inc, the Canadian distributors for FinkTeam and EPOS Loudspeakers, have now announced the availability of these two brands in the USA.
GOLDMUND TELOS 4800 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER LAUNCHED Swiss HiFi brand Goldmund has announced the launch of the Goldmund Telos 4800 Mono Power Amplifier.
IFI ZEN BLUE 3 HI-RES BLUETOOTH DAC AND IFI ZEN CAN 3 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER FEATURE UPGRADES AND NEW DESIGN iFi Audio, has launched two new products, the iFi ZEN Blue 3 hi-resolution Bluetooth DAC and iFi ZEN CAN 3 Headphone amplifier.
NAD ELECTRONICS LAUNCHES NEW C 700 V2 BLUOS STREAMING AMPLIFIER The NAD C 700 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier is the latest generation of their compact, value-driven “just add speakers” solution upgraded with ESS Sabre DAC, MM phono input, Dirac Live readiness, and Dolby Digital decoding.
JOIN JOHN SCOTT IN HIS VISUAL TOUR OF NWAS 2024 John Scott of HiFi PiG and Upstage Photography, takes you on a photographic tour of the North West Audio Show 2024 at Cranage Hall, Cheshire.
OSCAR STEWART BRINGS YOU THE HIFI PIG NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2024 REPORT PART 2 HiFi PiG’s Oscar attends North West Audio Show 2024 and experiences his first ever NWAS, enjoy his coverage of the second half of the show at Cranage Hall.
NWAS 2024 AT CRANAGE HALL HIFI SHOW REPORT PART 1 FROM STU AND LIN Join Stu and Lin for the first of the HiFi PiG reports from the North West Audio Show 2024 at Cranage hall in Cheshire UK.
JAVA HIFI AT NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW WITH SALTWOOD SOUNDS LOUDSPEAKERS This weekend you have a great opportunity to experience JAVA Hi-Fi amplification with Saltwood Sounds loudspeakers.
TANNOY’S LATEST PRESTIGE SERIES MODELS AT NWAS 2024 Tannoy will be demonstrating its flagship Scottish-assembled PRESTIGE Series at this weekend’s North West Audio Show, Cheshire.
HiFi PiG CATCHES UP WITH NWAS ORGANISER KRIS With only a matter of days to go before the North West Audio Show at the Cranage DeVere Estate in Cheshire, HiFi PiG caught up with the show’s organiser, Kris Sawicki, to find out what visitors to the tenth edition of the show can expect over the […]
CHORD COMPANY EPIC DIGITAL TUNED ARAY INTERCONNECT LAUNCHED Chord has launched the Chord Company Epic Digital Tuned ARAY interconnect, a premium cable which introduces the benefits of its proprietary Tuned ARAY coaxial conductor geometry to an increasingly digital AV world.
SUMMERHOUSE SOUNDS BRING INTERNATIONAL BRANDS TO CRANAGE Summer House Sounds will have Audel, M2Tech, Gershman Acoustics and Zavfino 1877 at NWAS 2024.
AUDIOSOLUTIONS, JAVA AND BENNY WITH THEIR NEW PRODUCTS AT MUNICH 2024 Watch our video from Munich for the latest new products from AudioSolutions, Java and Benny Audio as they introduced them at High End Munich last month.