Tami Neilson – Dynamite! (Southbound Records)
What do you think of when you think of New Zealand? Sheep perhaps? – the country has 7 sheep for every human inhabitant. Hobbits maybe? – Peter Jackson’s Tolkien adaptations have made the islands practically synonymous with Middle Earth. The Haka? – The Maori war dance is famous for striking terror in the hearts of […]
C Duncan – ‘Architect’
If I told you that this album is recorded by a 26 year old male from Glasgow, you probably wouldn’t believe me. That’s because – putting Chris Duncan’s geographical origins to one side for a moment – ‘Architect’ sounds like it might have been recorded at some point during the sixties. It’s so far away […]
North West Audio Show Special Edition E Magazine is Now Available For FREE Download
Click here or the front cover to download your free copy of the North West Audio Show E Magazine from Hifi Pig. ERRATUM – the telephone number given for Ophidian in this publication is incorrect. The correct telephone number should be (+44) 0151 632 5180
CLONES Audio Asher DAC
Funjoe from CLONES got in touch to tell us about the release of their new DAC, Asher, named after Funjoe’s son. The details of the new HK$17,500 DAC are as follows: DSD 64/128/256 and DXD (384KHz 24bit PCM) compatible Galvanic isolation module for USB section to eliminate computer noise from the audio signal Ultra-Low Phase […]
Entotem Postpone Retail Launch Due To Potential Travel Disruption
Not the usual kind of news and more of a public service broadcast on behalf of the guys at Entotem. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the directors at Entotem have decided to postpone their Retail Launch on the 8th July 2015 at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel. The decision to postpone is as a […]
GIK Acoustics Announce Evolution PolyFusor
GIK Acoustics-Europe, manufacturer and seller of acoustical absorption and diffusion products, has announced their latest product: the GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor. The GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor is a combination of a polycylindrical diffusor and an absorber merged into a single unit. Polycylindrical diffusors, or polyfusors, are known for their excellent dispersion characteristics over a very […]
Spendor A5R Loudspeaker
The new Spendor A5R is an ultra-compact 2.5 way, floor-standing loudspeaker. The A5R sets new class standards for sound quality, efficiency, ease of drive, dispersion and low frequency phase coherence says the UK company’s latest press release. “We believe the Spendor A5R is the most room-friendly ultra- compact floor standing loudspeaker ever created. With its […]
New Reel To Reel Record Label
Analogy Records is a new reel to reel record label. They claim to be world’s first to produce contemporary artists in their own recording studio, the Zerodieci Studio, distributing Original Master Tapes. Instead of producing copies from a pre-existing master, for each order they produce an original master directly from the multi-track recording system. Analogy […]
The North West Audio Show 2015 Photographs
Hifi Pig are the official media partners for The North West Audio Show that took place last weekend in the glorious surroundings of Cranage Hall in the North West, UK. This was a really fabulous day out with great exhibitors and loads of very enthusiastic visitors. Hifi Pig will be publishing a special PDF magazine next […]
Graham Slee Owners Club and Loaner Program
UK based manufacturer Graham Slee is a name well known in audio circles and Graham has recently been in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about an interesting concept the company has hatched, to help their current customers and attract new ones. Whilst this isn’t news per se; it is certainly new to us and we thought […]
3Beez Announces The Wax Box 3 Music Management System
The Wax Box is a system for storing, cataloguing and playing music. The new Wax Box 3 has the same user interface as its predecessors but in a much more compact case. It features 1TB of storage and 3Beez say that it is ‘Simple enough for technophobes, configurable enough for audiophiles’. The Wax Box 3 […]