GadgetyNews

AOC AGON gaming monitor

AGON is the new gaming monitor line-up which has just been launched by AOC, one of the global top brands in the display market. “Developed for Awesomeness”, that’s the opening gambit from AOC. The AGON series has been created with the sole intention of delivering the utmost gaming features and outstanding designs to the vast […]

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DALI Rubicon 5 review

The DALI Rubicon 5 are slender and good-looking floor-standing speakers, but how do they sound? DALI have been designing and manufacturing loudspeakers since 1983 and are located in Denmark – hence their name: Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries. DALI’s current Hi-Fi speaker range spans more than 50 models spread over 11 product lines ranging from Soundbars […]

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Galaxy Note 6 could land in July

That’s not a misprint – We could well see the Note 6 in three month’s time. Yup. Word on the street is that Samsung is gearing up to release the Note 6 in July. It seems that Samsung wants to keep its Note fans guessing as there hasn’t really been a fix release period for […]

Hifi News

Updated R7 Radiogram From Ruark

Ruark have introduced new features to their retro inspired music centre, the R7, which was first introduced in 2013. Ruark say “with eye-catching styling and amazing audio quality, the R7 is a revolutionary music centre in the true spirit of the classic radiogram, designed to reignite people’s passion for music and radio”. The audio enhancements […]

Hifi News

Roksan TR-5 S2 Loudspeaker Review

The £995 TR-5 S2 loudspeaker has already been extensively reviewed by other hifi magazines over the years since its introduction, so why is Hifi Pig reviewing them now I hear you ask?  Dominic Marsh will explain. “The real star of this show is without doubt the ribbon tweeter that Roksan have incorporated into the design and sets […]

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Karma-AV Launches Torus Power’s TOT AVR In The UK

Winner of a CE Pro Best Award at CEDIA Expo 2015, the TOT AVR builds upon Torus Power’s TOT Series of toroidal isolation transformers, adding Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR). Torus Power’s TOT AVR provides isolation from the outside power grid for three power outlets through a Plitron-designed and built toroidal isolation transformer. This component is […]

Hifi News

New Entry Level Principia Loudspeakers From Sonus Faber

Principia collection is the new entry level line offered by Sonus faber, who say that the collection is designed for “Those who are seeking a simple hifi solution but with a definite Italian touch at an affordable price – all without giving up on perfect music reproduction.” The inspiration behind this collection is Sonus faber’s […]

Album Reviews

Jimmy Somerville – Club Homage (Cherry Red)

Club Homage, out on the 29th April, follows on from Somerville’s (yes, he of Bronski Beat and The Communards fame) disco album of last year called “Homage”. Now I’m a bit of a sucker for disco and love some of the people who are involved in remixing some of the tracks from Homage for Club […]

Album Reviews

Alan Davey – Sputnik Stan Vol.1: A Fistful Of Junk

Most readers who have heard the name Alan Davey will naturally associate him as the bass player for space-rock stalwarts Hawkwind where he manned the bass from 1984 to 1996 and the again between 2001 and 2007. But he’s had loads of other projects away from Hawkwind including Bedouin, Ace Of Spades, Gunslinger, Eclectic Devils […]

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Tales Of An Inveterate Modifier

The little boy in me has always been curious as to how things work, which inevitably meant I would take things apart and then try to put them back together again, not always successfully I might add. Mechanical and electronic objects still fascinate me, and whenever I go into a DIY store the tools section […]

Hifi Reviews Loudspeakers

Roksan TR-5 S2 Loudspeaker

The £995 TR-5 S2 loudspeaker has already been extensively reviewed by other hifi magazines over the years since its introduction, so why is Hifi Pig reviewing them now I hear you ask?  Dominic Marsh will explain.

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Remton 383 Mk 2 Phonostage Review

The Remton 383 Mk 2 Phonostage is made in Prague, uses a trio of ECC83s valves and costs a smidgen over £1000, Janine Elliot tries it in her system for Hifi Pig. “My initial awareness was of a surprisingly efficient output and quiet noise level allowing the music to come through both loud and clear […]

Hifi News

Amadeus Philharmonia Loudspeakers To Get US Unveiling At Axpona

Amadeus importer Source Systems, Ltd. and Chicago retailer Audio Archon will debut the new Amadeus ‘Philharmonia’ Hifi loudspeakers, which were co-designed by world-renowned architect Jean Nouvel, at the Chicago AXPONA show, room 638 at the Westin O’Hare, April 15-17, 2016. The live demonstrations of the new speakers will be their very first listening event in North America. The Philharmonia speakers are shipping […]