Plato On Video
The guys at Entotem have sent us a link to their video for the Plato which we reviewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOgUX69QdCw&feature=youtu.be&a
Triangle – A Trip To Bordeaux
Hifi Pig was invited to visit French loudspeaker manufacturer Triangle at their offices in Bordeaux, but first of all who are Triangle and what is the history behind the brand?
The Haute Fidélite Hifi Show Paris 21-22 November 2015
It was with a good deal of trepidation that we embarked on this year’s trip to the Haute Fidélité show in Paris and not without good reason. As I’m sure all readers will be aware the weekend prior to the event Paris had been hit by a terrorist attack that left hundreds of people killed […]
Tidal Comes to Pro-Ject Stream Box
Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio Systems announce after many months of development, the company’s entire range of Stream Box components are now fully compatible with the TIDAL streaming service. As most will know TIDAL offers an expansive high fidelity music streaming service, and with the latest software update from Pro-Ject, the service’s whole music library […]
Pro-Ject MaiA DS Announced and It looks Great Value
Pro-Ject Audio System’s Box Design range was created to satisfy the growing trend towards smaller high-performance audio products. In 2013 My Audiophile Integrated Amplifier, or MaiA that measured just 206 x 200 x 36mm (W x D x H) was launched. Now, at the end of 2015, Pro-Ject has introduced a bigger sibling to MaiA […]
Linn Records Offer Free Music
Each week in December a curated collection of Studio Master tracks will be available to download from Linn Records’ roster of artists. Each collection has its own theme and offers an introduction to high quality Studio Master downloads, giving everybody the chance to explore and expand their musical tastes with the wide variety of genres […]
McIntosh C1100 Now In UK
McIntosh Laboratory launched the C1100: a luxurious two-chassis preamp with huge connectivity and McIntosh’s best technical performance to date and we broke the news about it way back in September here. The C1100 is now available in the UK with a price tag of £12,995 with Jordan Acoustics being the distributor.
Exposure 3010S2-D Preamplifier Update
British brand Exposure Electronics has long been renowned for creating high-performance audio components with involving musical reality, yet with an affordable price tag. In January 2015, the brand released a new, enhanced ‘D’ edition of its 3010S2 integrated amplifier and now the preamp has been given the same upgrade. Like its predecessor, the new 3010S2-D […]
Headphone Amp From Pass Labs
The New Pass Labs’ HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier was designed on a “clean sheet of paper” as though it were to be used as a power amplifier. The HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier is capable of driving difficult loads in terms of impedance, power consumption or both and it has been designed as a real Class-A power amplifier in its […]
Totem Acoustic’s ARC Digital Amplifier
Totem Acoustic from Montreal, Canada, just launched its first Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the first series of its new ARC amplifier. Since Totem is known primarily in the HiFi technology scene for its speakers, the ARC represents a new adventure into the realm of amplifiers. The ARC is not just another HiFi amplifier […]
Audio Research GSi75 Integrated Amplifier Now A Reality
Audio Research say they are pleased to announce that the GSi75 integrated amplifier, the third member of the G-Series, is finally a reality and in production. First shown as a prototype at the Munich High End show in 2014 (And very nice it looked too), the final production version has grown in size, versatility, and […]
The Downes Braide Association – Suburban Ghosts (Cherry Red Records)
Geoff Downes and Chris Braide released “ Pictures Of You”, their debut album as The Downes Braide Association, in 2012 after meeting at a Buggles reunion show in 2010. Downes was already familiar to me from his work with The Buggles – I’m a big fan of their Age Of Plastic album – Yes and […]
Lejonklou In UK
UK importer Hidden Systems has been in touch to tell us about the continued success they are having with the Lejonklou range of phono stages, preamps and power amps, which we at Hifi Pig had not come across previously. The brand is designed by Frederick Lejonklou and he says “Building the best Hifi is like […]
Various – Escape In Time: Popular British Television Themes Of The 1960s (él)
Let’s get this straight from the outset… the él record label is absolutely nuts!!! And I love its quirkiness and bottle for putting out albums of music that otherwise would be unlikely to see the light of day. Regular readers will have read other reviews I’ve done of the label’s output and it is nothing […]
The James Taylor Quartet – The Rochester Mass (Cherry Red)
Billed as the world’s first jazz-funk mass Rochester Mass is due for release on Cherry Red on the 4th December and is essentially a catholic mass with the backdrop of The James Taylor Quartet.
Israel Nash’s Silver Season
Now I don’t often buy music on spec but when I heard this album playing in the local supermarket (of all places) I had to enquire what it was…I assumed given the track that was playing that it was something new from Neil Young that I’d not heard about.