Intel has announced their Skull Canyon mini PC system and it will be available to preorder from next month with shipping starting in May. The high-performance NUC (Next Unit of Computing) Skull Canyon mini PC is equipped with an Intel Core i7-6770HQ quad core processor supported by Intel iris Pro 580 graphics and will be […]
A new high-end audio and lifestyle show promises to bring pure Indulgence to the capital. As a fan of the headroom show, as well as Hi-Fi shows such as Sound & Vision, et al, this is great news for the likes of me who live in London. Let’s face it, being based in London you […]
The Zotac Magnus EN980 looks to be a very potent mini-PC, powerful enough to hook up multiple monitors as well as Virtual Reality headgear such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Zotac is bringing a huge chunk of graphics power to the mini-PC space with its new Zbox Magnus EN980. The not so subtle hint […]
Be the first in London to hear the new flagship loudspeaker from Kansas-based Martin Logan. On Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of April, KJ West One and Martin Logan’s UK distributor Absolute Sounds will be co-hosting a night dedicated to demonstrating Neolith from Martin Logan. We’ve heard the Neolith in the past and it is huge […]
Arcam, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, were the first company to launch an outboard DAC, way back in 1987. Previewed at Bristol Sound and Vision 2016, the Arcam irDAC II is now available at £495. Arcam say: “We’ve taken our hugely successful irDAC, updated it, improved it, added Bluetooth aptX streaming, an […]
Once again, the HIGH END show at Munich will feature, not only great hifi and audio equipment,but also a wide variety of interesting talks, presentations, demonstrations and workshops with high-profile speakers all about consumer electronics. Here is a small selection of the exciting topics to come: TECHNOLOGY STAGE – HALL 3, STAND K08 HQ-RADIO IN […]
Once again, the HIGH END show at Munich will feature, not only great hifi and audio equipment,but also a wide variety of interesting talks, presentations, demonstrations and workshops with high-profile speakers all about consumer electronics. Here is a small selection of the exciting topics to come: TECHNOLOGY STAGE – HALL 3, STAND K08 HQ-RADIO IN […]
Hifi Pig’s coverage of this year’s Sound and Vision – The Bristol Show with all the awards, comment and loads of photographs taken at the show. The e magazine has been kindly sponsored by Clarity Alliance. Download your free emagazine of the Sound and Vision – The Bristol Show here. Correction – Music First’s […]
The Chord Company has completely restructured its cable line-up, with new ranges, new additions and a simplified grouping system. The Chord Company’s product portfolio now comprises seven distinct ranges, from the entry-level C-series, to the flagship, ChordMusic cables. The new ranges make it easy to discern between price points and performance levels and offers consumers […]
It’s been almost four years since the original DragonFly (v1.0) launched and then a year and half later, DragonFly introduced the updated v1.2—for €149. Now, AudioQuest is to introduce two new DragonFlys that will work with Apple and Android™ phones! AudioQuest worked alongside Microchip Technology to develop a new high-performance, full-speed USB microcontroller (a DAC’s […]
Dorset-based specialist high-end hifi retailer Stone Audio say they are delighted to announce a special event on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th April, to celebrate the arrival of the new range of Gamut Audio products. Danish Gamut works exclusively with a small selection of hand-picked retailers worldwide. In the UK, Stone Audio are to demonstrate Gamut’s range of loudspeakers, amplifiers and cables in their Poole showroom, […]
Despite low cost streaming services, computer audio and the rest of it, the recent resurgence in vinyl popularity has proved irresistible and it was only a matter of time before old video formats were brought back from the dead and Cambridge Audio have come up with a world’s first with the CXVHS, the company’s brand new […]
Hifi Pig has recently learned that KEF (The loudspeaker manufacturer) and their engineers are nearing completion of the development of a new aerosol spray which they have named Hydro Blaster. The company say that this outstanding solution (about whose composition the company were particularly cagey about, though we did get a whiff of something familiar) when […]
German supermarket and cut-price retailer Lidl has joined the competitive online streaming marketplace with their new hi-resolution service they are calling Tidl. Tidl aims to bring high quality music streaming to the mass market by offering super-competitive monthly plans that the company believe will entice music lovers away from the current streaming providers. Tidl […]
Ok, so we ran a news item today about the €895 Atmo Sfera turntable which has no platter so to speak and we came across another unusual turntable design, this time in the form of the $399 Gramovox that plays records vertically…and has built in speakers. The Gramavox plays 33s and 45s and has RCA […]
3 Square is a small new company based in the UK, their first product is a floorstanding loudspeaker constructed out of Baltic pine ply wood and costing £2500. Ian Ringstead takes a listen. “In my many years of listening to hifi I have learnt to be wary of initial impressions and make quick assumptions. Sometimes […]