McIntosh has announced the launch of the new MHA150 Headphone Amplifier made in their Binghamton, NY factory, they say ‘the MHA150 Headphone Amplifier is a worthy successor to the critically-acclaimed MHA100. The MHA150 contains the same feature set and performance standards but adds our new 2nd generation digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) that provides support for DSD […]
On September 24th and 25th, Europe’s largest headphone show CanJam Europe is returning to Essen, Germany. In addition to commercial exhibitors and the free lecture track, the headphone enthusiast community plays a central role at the event. This year, the community will have its own, dedicated community tables right on the show floor to present […]
Laurence Dickie was the man behind the B&W Nautilus with it’s instantly recognisable design. Janine Elliot takes a look at the Vivid B Decade loudspeakers retailing at £18500 also designed by Dickie.
The headroom™ show is returning to London in 2016 as part of The Indulgence Show, an exciting new lifestyle experience featuring the world’s best home and portable audio entertainment. headroom™, which is one of three events that make up The Indulgence Show, will be the biggest headroom™ to date, featuring the latest in portable audio and headphone technology, […]
This is bass player and composer Antoine Fafard’s fourth album and features Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar.
This is actually from 1985 but is now available for the first time on CD along with eight bonus tracks included. When it first came out Kerrang said it was a “distinctive and attractive alternative to the mainstream flow of things” and that’s as true in 2016 as it was then.
The flagship product of ONKK Limited UK, the Cue turntable fuses “ultra modern design, innovative engineering and contemporary aesthetics to deliver superlative, mastertape-like sound reproduction” says the company’s recent press release. We’ve been speaking with the guys at ONKK for some time now and whilst the turntable will make its debut at the National Audio […]
This year’s Art and Hifi show takes place at the four star NH Hotel in Lyon on the 15th and 16th October. Brands include: Amare Musica Audio Research Ayon Bergmann Audio B&W Esoteric Esprit Audio Franc Audio Hifi Man Karan Acoustics Métronome Technologie Mola Mola Mc Intosh Nagra Audio REL Sonus Faber Torus Power Totem […]
Von Schweikert Audio has announced their newest loudspeaker, the UniField 2 MkIII. First introduced in 2006, the stand-mount designed UniField 2 proved very popular. So much so, it’s earned the distinction of being the highest selling model of any Von Schweikert Audio design since its introduction. The design concept for the UniField Line is about […]
Meze is an interesting newcomer to the headphone and IEM market, a company set up in London in 2009 that wants to change the opinion that you have to spend a fortune to get a good sound. Janine Elliot takes a listen to their £256 Meze Classic 99 headphones.
Thank you to everyone who donated both money and prizes to our Wheelchair for Ricky raffle. We raised a stonking £2142 which is around 2800 US$ and will be sent to the company that makes the wheelchairs once we receive it from Just Giving. Along with what Ricky has raised himself he is only a […]
The Stream Xa is a combined streamer/DAC, retailing at £1,295. The PSX R2 power supply is an optional upgrade and retails at £695. John Scott takes them both out for a test.
David Shevyn of GIK Acoustics will be presenting an interactive seminar at this year’s National Audio Show at Whittlebury where he’ll be discussing how to set up your room, loudspeakers and position within it and runs through the 4 fundamental aspect of room acoustics and treatment. There will be an opportunity throughout the presentation to ask […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to be working with Chester Group for this year’s National Audio Show at Whittlebury. The National Audio Show is held at the beautiful Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa, located in the Heart of the English countryside, in Northamptonshire, and takes place from Saturday 17th to Sunday 18th September 2016. Over the […]
At £900 for the amplifier and £995 for the CD player these two units from Audiolab are relatively inexpensive but well specified. Ian Ringstead plumbs them into his system and rather likes what he hears.
September’s edition of Hifi Pig Extra and GadgetyNews is now available for FREE download. It’s packed with hifi news, hifi and gadget reviews, great columns and a visit to the fabulous Crescendo Progressive Rock festival in France. Download your copy now. HIFI REVIEWS GIK ROOM TREATMENT PRODUCTS AUDIO MUSIC AM-RT TVC/VALVE PREAMPLIFIER COPLAND DAC215 DAC, PRE […]