Back in the murky mists of time, when I was around eight years old, I read a couple of children’s fantasy books by Alan Garner – The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. Filled with wizards, witches and evil magical creatures, they were terrific; I read them over and over back then. I […]
Cambridge Audio’s DACMagic XS is now available in 4 new colours. The new red, blue, gold and titanium finishes join the original black model and are available today for £100. Smaller than a matchbox and cased in aluminium, the Digital to Analogue Converter and headphone amplifier “gives your computer audio quality a major boost and […]
Bret D’Agostino is the President at BSC Audio that make a range of amplifiers, preamps and accessories…with an integrated amplifier on the way. He says the products he creates are “borne by a desire to produce a musical event that not only accurately represents the artist’s vision, but consistently offers a satisfying listening experience”.
The Chord Company, has launched Clearway Digital — “a high-performance digital coaxial cable designed and built to deliver the full potential of today’s high-quality digital music.” Clearway Digital is an all-new Tuned ARAY digital audio cable at a price point of £100. Available in a wide range of terminations, including a 3.5mm mono jack for […]
Here’s some “preliminary info” about a couple of new products out of the Arcam stable. MusicBOOST First up is the Arcam MusicBOOST – iPhone 6 Digital Audio Upgrade that will have a UK Price of £120 (subject to change) and will be on Sale early-December 2015. This product looks and functions like a high-quality iPhone battery sleeve […]
The seminal Scottish ‘new wave beat group’ THE REZILLOS released their second ever album in April, a mere 37 years after their debut. ‘Zero’ was promoted via an extensive and well received UK tour with The Stranglers, reacquainting the band not only with their older fanbase but also a current generation who may only know their iconic chart hit […]
Kompakt’s Pop Ambient series of records has been going now for over ten years but still shows no signs of becoming tired or struggling for new and relevant material and artists.
Guy at Pure Sound recently contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about the UK arrival of HECO DIREKT which is something of an unconventional 2 way stereo loudspeaker system. The Heco Direkt is a large 2 Way system with high sensitivity and has an attractive, shallow profile cabinet with wide baffle & rounded edges. The […]
As the vinyl revival keeps on rolling forward, Ian Ringstead takes a listen to the £599 Pro-Ject RPM3 Carbon turntable.
In 2014 Stuart and Linette Smith visited Roksan at their factory in London to find out what makes them such an enduring British brand.
Hifi Pig goes Behind The Brands with Russell Kauffman, the owner and designer at Russell K, makers of the well received Red 50 and Red 100 loudspeakers.
Loudspeaker manufacturer Wilson says they are excited to announce its third all-new loudspeaker in as many years. Like the Alexia and the Sabrina that preceded it, Alexx will “push the proverbial envelope in the areas of coherence, dynamic contrast, and musicality for its category”. Within the Alexx platform, Wilson Audio continues its exploration of low-resonance […]
There seems to be a lot of in-fighting within the audiophile world about people’s personal choices and the equipment they finally place in their system. Stuart Smith takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what he thinks are the reasons for this phenomenon…
Dominic Marsh plugs in the Purple Rain series of speaker cables from Polish manufacturer Melodika (€71.00 for 2.5m pair).
Tangent Audio’s association with highly renowned designer Jacob Jensen continues with the launch of a new Bluetooth portable wireless speaker system. Tangent’s new Fjord Mini is a compact, wireless speaker with a “big sound and stylish design, using high-quality materials, finger-touch control and wireless connectivity to unite form and function” the company’s latest press release […]
The new line of Sonance DSP amplifiers have been engineered with time saving presets and, say Sonace, deliver ‘amazing sonic performance with high-resolution audio’. They have received CEDIA’s 2015 Best New Product Award. DSP is widely used in home theatres and media rooms to accurately correct for a room’s acoustic characteristics. However, when it comes […]