Poking The Hornets Nest…Again
Dominic Marsh has a bit of a revelation regarding system hierarchy and later pokes the hornets nest a bit and discusses system hierarchy and gets entangled with folk over cable wars.
Ray Lamontagne – Ouroboros
Ray Lamontagne first came to my attention with his 2004 Trouble album which was rooted in the Americana movement and was influenced by Tupelo Honey-era Van Morrison. It was a very enjoyable album as was its follow up Till The Sun Turns Black. After that though, Lamontagne disappeared from my radar and I failed to […]
Los Lobos – Gates Of Gold (Proper Records)
Way back in 1984 – was it really 31 years ago? – Los Lobos’ album How Will The Wolf Survive? quickly became one of my favourites and has remained so over the years. Despite that, although I have a smattering of other records by the band in my collection, I’m guilty of not having paid […]
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
It is not unusual for a band to start off as one thing and end up being an entirely different beast. The Beatles went from lovable mop tops to hairy psychedelicists , and don’t we love them for it. When Steve Hackett left Genesis, it seemed unlikely that massive queues of people would line up […]
Russ Andrews Announce TT-1 Turntable Cable
Russ Andrews is introducing a dedicated turntable RCA phono cable. With the huge resurgence in turntables witnessed over the past couple of years and the monumental rise in sales of vinyl, “Russ Andrews has developed the TT-1 cable to help this new wave of vinyl enthusiasts get the best out of their turntables” says the […]
Munich High End Now Fully Booked Say High End Society
The HIGH END 2016 is fully booked. More than 500 exhibitors and every renowned industry manufacturer will descend upon Munich from May 5th to 8th. Over the years, the HIGH END has established itself as a global meeting point for audio enthusiasts, becoming an industry institution in the process, and of course Hifi Pig will […]
Munich High End Fully Booked For 2016
The HIGH END 2016 is fully booked. More than 500 exhibitors and every renowned industry manufacturer will descend upon Munich from May 5th to 8th. Over the years, the HIGH END has established itself as a global meeting point for audio enthusiasts, becoming an industry institution in the process, and of course Hifi Pig will […]
KEF To Join SuperDesign Show In Milan
For the first time in its history, KEF will be joining the internationally renowned SuperDesign Show in Milan. This year the SuperDesign Show looks to the future with an emphasis on how traditional boundaries between old and new, traditional and futuristic and others have become obsolete, opening the door to unlimited creativity. Fitting this theme KEF […]
DACPortable From CEntrance
“DACportable is a powerful, palm-sized device that turns the average audio of your smartphone, tablet or computer into a concert-hall listening experience” says the recent press release from CEntrance. Encased in anodized aluminium, DACportable comes packed with audiophile-grade components the company continue. DACportable is said to be plug and play via a USB connection. DACportable has […]
Furutech Demag Alpha Lands
First launched in 2006, Furutech’s Demag initially raised one or two eyebrows. Not so much for its UFO-like appearance as for its raison d’être. How can an LP be magnetized? cried skeptics. It’s plastic! The proof, as it turned out, was very much in the pudding and the Demag achieved some very positive reviews in […]
Why We Still Need Specialist Hifi Shops
Linette discusses why we need specialist shops for both music and Hifi purchases.
Kralk Audio DTLPS-1 Elite Loudspeakers Review
Kralk Audio are based in West Yorkshire in the UK and owned by Alan Clark. With the DTLPS-1 loudspeaker, costing £1750, Alan has taken the specially built crossover out of the loudspeaker and into separate boxes. Ian Ringstead finds out if all this effort has been worthwhile. “The crossovers come in separate beautifully made boxes […]
The Avantgarde Duo XD Loudspeakers Arrive At Hifi Pig Towers
The Avantgarde Duos were ordered at last year’s Munich High-End and after a few months of feverish anticipation they finally arrived on a huge pallet. The packaging of these loudspeakers is exceptionally clever and very well thought out, making what could potentially be a very tricky exercise in unpacking, really rather simple…though there were a […]
The Avantgarde Duo XD Loudspeakers Arrive
The Avantgarde Duos were ordered at last year’s Munich High-End and after a few months of feverish anticipation they finally arrived on a huge pallet. The packaging of these loudspeakers is exceptionally clever and very well thought out, making what could potentially be a very tricky exercise in unpacking, really rather simple…though there were a […]
High-End 2016 And Headphones
Headphones are gaining significance and are popular among all age groups. A continual, and remarkable, growth has been recorded in this segment since 2008. Headphones have meanwhile become a million-dollar market and there is no end to the boom in sight. Around 259 million pairs of headphones were sold in 2010. This figure is currently […]
Headphones At High-End Munich 2016
Headphones are gaining significance and are popular among all age groups. A continual, and remarkable, growth has been recorded in this segment since 2008. Headphones have meanwhile become a million-dollar market and there is no end to the boom in sight. Around 259 million pairs of headphones were sold in 2010. This figure is currently […]