Jens-Uwe Beyer -The Emissary (Kompakt)
I first came across Jens-Uwe Beyer with one of his tracks on the excellent Pop Ambient series on Kompakt and The Emissary marks the artists first full length outing under his own name.
Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
Classic Albums, John Scott takes a look at that perennial favourite Astral Weeks by Van (The Man) Morrsison…
Behind the Brands – Garry Wise of Kleio Audio
Garry Wise is the Managing Director of Kleio Audio Limited a UK start up manufacturer whose goal is to “reinvent high-end audio”. Hifi Pig caught up with the very busy Gary to find out what makes him tick.
The Whole Package
Linette gets that Christmas morning feeling and a girl crush…or does she? “I have a confession to make. I have a bit of a girl crush on Alex Polizzi…..no, not like that, put away your filthy minds….I mean I’d like to be her friend, hang out with her a bit, I think she’s really cool”. […]
A Passion For Vinyl
Ian Ringstead gets all biblical about his love affair with the black stuff. “I then had an epiphany moment and saw the light. Turntables were being written about again in the hifi mag’s and manufacturers were making real efforts to produce better decks, arms and cartridges. ”
Wadia Announce Di322 Digital Audio Decoder
The di322 digital audio decoder from Wadia adds expanded support for high fidelity DSD files to the Wadia line. Via the USB input, the di322 supports DSD64, DSD128 and DSD256 music files. PCM files with sampling rates up to 32-bit/384kHz (including DXD 352.8kHz and DXD 384kHz formats) can also be played through the USB input. […]
WAY Cables Silver 2 and Silver 4 Interconnects
WAY cables hail from Serbia. Dominic Marsh checks out two of their offerings in the form of their Silver 2 and Silver 4 Interconnects.
Ophidian Audio Minimo Loudspeakers
The Ophidian Audio Minimo loudspeakers are miniscule, but with some innovative technology inside. Ian Ringstead cuts a rug with theses £700 tiny dancers.
Rick Danko – Stage Fright
Rick Danko was a supremely accomplished vocalist, bass player and sometime mandolin and guitar player with The Band. His voice blended brilliantly with that of Levon Helm and Richard Manuel to produce one of the most influential and emotive of sounds in the history of rock and roll. Like Helm and Manuel, Danko is no […]
North West Audio Show 2016 Two Venue Announcement
Following the success of the 2015 North West Audio Show we are pleased to announce The Show will be held over two great venues in 2016 – Hifi Pig is the official and exclusive media partner for this show. The venues will be Wychwood Hall and Cranage Hall and once again the organisers have strived […]
McIntosh C47 Preamp Announced
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new C47, a flexible 12-input digital preamp that combines contemporary technology with the core values of the brand. The C47 has been designed to offer huge flexibility with both digital and analogue source components. It offers a high-quality built-in phono stage for the direct connection of turntables, an advanced headphone […]
Harbeth 40.2 Loudspeaker Launch Event
KJ West One say they are delighted to be hosting the UK launch of Harbeth’s “best-ever loudspeaker”. The Monitor 40.2 will be unveiled by designer Alan Shaw in the New Cavendish Street store on Saturday 24 October. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the Harbeth owner and designer, and listen to the loudspeaker and […]
Zesto Audio Eros 300 Debut At RMAF
Zesto Audio Will debut their Eros 300 Monobloc amps at this year’s RMAF. Eros 300 is a pure Class A design offering 150 watts per amp with both 4 and 8 Ohm taps. It has SpeakOn and standard loudspeaker binding posts and uses a push-pull ultra-linear design with no negative feedback. Valve compliment per amp […]
Stupid Legislation
Another rant from Stu, this time about recent legislation in the UK regarding making back ups. “So what, given this new ruling am I supposed to do if and when my hard-drive goes belly up and refuses to let me at my precious music files?”
New Website for Trenner and Friedl
Trenner & Friedl from Germany and makers of a range of six loudspeakers have revamped their website. This new website is now the company’s Mark IV version and is a complete new design offering: Flexible and simple structure. Completely responsive and therefore compatible for all screen sizes. Optimized also for mobile devices and pads! Since we they […]
Rockna Audio Announce New Wavedream Series DACs
Romanian manufacturer Rockna Audio say they are proud to announce their new Wavedream DAC series. There are 2 main models in the Wavedream series omprising of: Edition (featuring Rockna RD-1 discrete DAC modules) Signature (featuring Rockna RD-0 discrete dac modules). Each version can be ordered in single ended or balanced configuration and In addition to […]