It’s Show Time
Ian Ringtead loves a Hifi Show and has been going to them for many a long year…
Acoustical-Systems Aquilar Tonearm
HMF Solutions of London got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us all about the new Aquilar reference tonearm from Acoustical-Systems of Germany. Acoustical-Systems say that for the past 2 years their R&D department has dedicated a lot of energy, time, money and brain-storming in offering the unique sonic abilities of the AXIOM tonearm […]
Audeze At AES
Planar magnetic headphone maker Audeze is looking forward to exhibiting at the 139th International AES Convention at the Javits Center from October 29th to November 1st in New York City. Audeze will focus on the pro side of the business with a series of new planar magnetic microphones. Audeze will also focus on the increasing number of […]
Cabasse Release New Version Of Stream Control App
Cabasse has released the latest version of the Stream CONTROL app, used to control its range of streaming products, adding new user features and including Tidal and Qobuz. The addition of the CD resolution TIDAL and Qobuz services, plus the availability of high resolution files from Qobuz is the perfect complement to the company’s Stream […]
London Gig For Esperanza Spalding
Bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, who rose to international prominence in 2011 when she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, is set to bring her incredible band to London on November 2nd for a hugely anticipated show at Shepherd’s Bush in West London. Spalding will showcase music from her forthcoming album Emily’s D+Evolution, due for […]
Dechalvaux Loudspeakers at TotalDAC
Vincent at Total DAC has been in touch to tell Hifi Pig about a new loudspeaker that is now on demo in the company’s high efficiency dem’ room of Totaldac in North Western France. The speakers are made by Dechalvaux, a new high-end speaker manufacturer from France. It uses a field coil full range driver […]
Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique conducted by John Eliot Gardner, The Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique was one of my first classical purchases way back in the early 1980s. I was initially attracted by the album’s sleeve notes, which alluded to febrile opium-induced nightmares. Also, the instrumentation featured something called an ophicleide, which I hadn’t encountered before and I’m not sure that I have since.
Richard Thompson – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
The last time I saw Richard Thomson in concert, a member of the audience shouted: “Where’s Linda tonight Richard?” Thompson replied that she was in hospital giving birth. Linda gave birth to a daughter, Kami, who as one half of The Rails is opening tonight’s show. The other half of The Rails is Kami’s husband, […]
Better Late Than Never – AndersonPonty Band (earMusic)
Back in the 1980s, Yes vocalist Jon Anderson first mooted the idea of working with violinist Jean Luc Ponty but it has taken until now to make that reality.
How Dealers Select the Products They Sell
Mike Twomey continues his series of articles and focuses on how the dealers choose the lines they carry.
Goldmund Do Compact And Bijoux
It is a first for the Swiss brand usually known for extreme loudspeakers like the gigantic and inaccessible Apologue Anniversary, but good things come to those who wait! Goldmund has announced the introduction of what they are calling “a high-tech computer audio system that will dramatically transform your sound environment during the long hours you […]
Rothwell Signature One Phono-Stage
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the £2200 Signature One transformer coupled Moving Coil Phono-Stage from well known British manufacturer Rothwell.
Quad Z Series Previewed at The Hi-Fi Show Live
Quad’s forthcoming Z Series loudspeaker range is set for an exclusive preview at The Hi-Fi Show Live 2015 this weekend. Due to launch around the turn of the year, the range sits above the new S Series in terms of price. The Z-4 floorstanding speaker will be demonstrated at the show, driven by Quad’s all-new Artera components […]
Unison Research Unico 150 Amplifier Announced
The Unico range of hybrid hi-fi electronics from Unison Research has garnered a strong reputation with audiophiles around the world in recent years. The new Unico 150 dual-mono integrated amplifier has been designed from the ground-up to take the mantle of flagship in the Unico range; superseding the well-established Unico 100 model. “The Unico 150 […]
Cable Wars
Cable wars must surely be the biggest single cause of conflict and injury between audiophiles and the reason I’ve not got involved in one in a good old while…better just to keep quiet, watch from a distant hilltop and let the troops on the virtual front line battle it out ad-infinitum, though casualties will inevitably […]
King Crimson – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh
King Crimson gigs are, it would seem, like buses – you wait 35 years for one and then 2 come along at once. I’m happy to say that I was able to attend both of their recent Edinburgh shows.