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Pure Audio Project Open Baffles At High End

Pure Audio Project have been in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us that the recently announced Trio15 A5000 open baffle loudspeaker system will be launched and playing at Munich High End Show next week ! The Trio15 A5000 features: WVL A5000 Full Range Field Coil Driver Trio15 Modular Open Baffle Chassis (Aluminium Frame and Baffles) OB-A15NEO […]

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ELAC Announce New Flagship Speaker and New Turntables

This year ELAC celebrates its 90th anniversary and, as well as the first European showing of their Uni-Fi speakers and Discovery and Debut electronics products, the company have two new and rather special products being launched. First of all is the Concerto, the  new  ELAC  flagship  loudspeaker, launched to mark the 90th anniversary and cement […]

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Nikki Lane – The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Nikki Lane’s 2014 album All Or Nothin’ fused country songwriting with Spectoresque Be My Baby drums, glam rock handclaps and Muscle Shoals electric piano.  Tonight, there are no drums, no piano; just Nikki and her Fender acoustic with back up from special guest Jonathan Tyler on guitar and harmonica but Lane’s rock and roll attitude […]

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Clearaudio & Larsen Open Day At The Audio Barn

The Audio Barn in Old Harlow, Essex got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about a great sounding event they have coming up on the 13th and 14th May. It’s a Clearaudio/Larsen open day but with a twist.  They’ll be featuring the Clearaudio Concept (Pictured) and Performance DC turntables through Naims SuperNait integrated amplifier, and […]

Comment Retro Bites

Turntable Designs That Could Have Taken Off. Part 1

In the first of her series of articles looking at turntable designs that could have taken off, Janine Elliot looks at a clever doodad from the days of 78s from Garrard called The World Record, created by Noel Pemberton-Billing, the chap that set up Supermarine Aircraft Company which made the iconic Spitfire of World War […]

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North West Audio Show, Cranage Hall and Wychwood Park

The North West Audio Show is now in its third year and has proved itself to be a must for anyone interested in quality home audio and music. TWO GREAT VENUES  This year the North West Audio Show takes place on Sunday 26th June over two fantastic venues, Cranage Hall and Wychwood Park. Both venues […]

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Tannoy To Close Scottish Facility And Move To China

Hifi Pig has just received the following message from Music, the parent company of Tannoy. MUSIC announces proposed TANNOY redundancies and possible closure of its Coatbridge Plant MUSIC has today announced that it proposes to dismiss as redundant around 70 staff at its manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge, Scotland. The company is about to […]

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High End News Roundup – 6 Days To Go

With less than a week to go to this year’s High-End Munich Show here’s the news from the show from today. New From Grimm At High End Entotem – New Class A Plato For High End Show, Munich 2016 Estelon To Unveil Model YB AT High End New Amps For Chord At High End Lector […]

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New From Grimm At High End

Grimm Audio adds three new products to its catalogue, expanding their range of integrated music playback systems. The most prominent novelty is the LS1be. This loudspeaker features a new Berylium tweeter with a CNC milled aluminium waveguide, jointly developed by Grimm Audio and Seas. To match the performance of this tweeter, the amplifier and converter […]