Auralic North America Inc. and its parent company, Auralic Limited, is introducing the new Altair Streaming DAC. The company say that the Altair can act as an easy-to-use Home Music Center with more than 15 input sources including: Streaming Inputs: Network Shared Folder (NAS), USB drive, Internal music storage (optional), uPnP/DLNA media server, TIDAL and Qobuz streaming, Internet Radio, […]
TAGA Harmony today unveils a new addition to the TCW series in the Custom Installations category: TCW-500R v.4 in-ceiling speaker. This is the 4th upgraded edition of one of the most popular speaker in the series. TAGA Harmony TCW speaker utilizes A very stiff and strong injection-molded polymer chassis, which aim to minimize distortion, vibrations […]
Aequo Audio is a Dutch loudspeaker manufacturer situated in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The company, experienced in building high-end custom loudspeakers, is now releasing its first loudspeaker to be produced in series: the Ensis. The Ensis is a modest sized, full-range floor standing speaker shaped to resemble a music note. Read the full story here…… […]
Pioneer has announced support for MQA on their “XDP-100R” digital audio player. Announced at IFA in September 2015, the “XDP-100R” is the world’s first MQA enabled portable digital audio player*1 says the company’s latest press release. The free update will be available worldwide on April 12th via Google PlayTM. MQA captures and delivers master quality audio in […]
The Smart-Touch has been unveiled by known fashion watch makers Swatch. Swatch has dipped its toes in to the smartwatch arena before but this is its first real attempt and it has come wrapped in the Tissot branding. Get the full story at GadgetyNews.
The Netgear Arlo Q security camera was launched just over a month ago and I’ve finally had the chance to sit down and write up my thoughts about this HD security cam. Following on from the wireless and weatherproof Arlo HD camera, Netgear are now offering a full-featured indoor camera which is not limited by […]
It’s been ten years since Avid Hifi launched the Acutus Reference was launched and now they have announced the Acutus Reference Mono SP turntable. Conrad mas of Avid said “We have re-designed the amplifier stage way beyond most audio amplifiers and enabled twin mono operation to power each motor coil. Not limiting performance to save […]
It’s been ten years since Avid Hifi launched the Acutus Reference was launched and now they have announced the Acutus Reference Mono SP turntable. Conrad mas of Avid said “We have re-designed the amplifier stage way beyond most audio amplifiers and enabled twin mono operation to power each motor coil. Not limiting performance to save […]
Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer Totem is weell known and well loved the world over, today Mike Twomey speaks to the company’s president Vince Bruzzese for Hifi Pig
Nativ™ has unveiled its new high-resolution music system. At its heart is Nativ Vita™, a music player with a 11.6” touch-screen and simple access to “all music of the world”. It features built-in support for popular streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify and plays music from your smartphone, computer or NAS. Nativ Vita™ […]
If you’re lucky enough to be living on a remote tropical island, then it’s likely that you’ve never heard of Tim Hecker. Admittedly, I was a late starter myself, picking up on Tim’s work only after he’d released his sixth album, the ground-breaking “Ravedeath, 1972”, much of which was recorded on a church organ. Tim’s […]
New York based Grado introduce ‘iGe’ the latest addition to its line of In-Ear models. Incorporating many of the design features of the GR8e and GR10e models, the new iGe is a proprietary wide bandwidth, dynamic driver design. UK Brand manager Jack Fox stated: “At Grado learning never ends. Its company culture encourages experimentation and […]
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.
Aequo Audio is a Dutch loudspeaker manufacturer situated in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The company, experienced in building high-end custom loudspeakers, is now releasing its first loudspeaker to be produced in series: the Ensis. The Ensis is a modest sized, full-range floor standing speaker shaped to resemble a music note. The fully closed enclosure is built […]
Hifi Pig goes Behind The Brands with Brian Morris and Trevor Liddle of House of Linn and BrianandTrevors, audio retailers in the North West of England.
Riva Audio has just announced their latest Bluetooth speaker, the Riva S. Riva is the lifestyle brand of Audio Design Experts, Inc. (ADX), and have announced the UK launch of its newest Bluetooth mobile speaker, the Riva S. The Riva S is packed with innovative new functions like TrueWireless technology that allows for a true […]