The Aesthetix Romulus DAC & CD transport, and sister DAC the Pandora, are now available in enhanced ‘Signature’ editions. Widely known as “masters of analogue” and obsessed with natural sound quality, California-based Aesthetix took their time before venturing into the digital domain. But they are no strangers to digital: Founder and chief designer Jim White […]
Having scored so highlyAudeze EL-8 Closed Back Headphones are currently with a second reviewer to ascertain whether they will receive the coveted Hifi Pig Outstanding Product Award. This review will be published shortly. Read Lin’s review now!!
Wilson Benesch, the British high performance loudspeaker design and manufacturer, has announced the latest addition to its Geometry Series – the A.C.T. One Evolution. The A.C.T. One Evolution is a full range, 4-‐way acoustical, 2.5-‐way electrical, floor standing loudspeaker that incorporates the latest drive unit and cabinet construction technology derived from the company’s Cardinal loudspeaker. […]
Today at their company headquarters in London, England, Roksan announced the immediate availability of their new vinyl electronics products in the Caspian M range – the VSC & VSC S2 Vinyl System Control, the RPM Reference Speed Control and the RPP Reference Phono Stage. “After rigorous research and development and hours of intense listening we […]
The SVS Prime Series is a versatile line of speakers designed to offer excellent sound, build quality and value. It comprises Tower, Bookshelf, Centre and Satellite models, equipped with premium finish and features, together with technology from the SVS Ultra designs. As the second full-range speaker family from the US brand, SVS Prime applies new […]
HIGHRESAUDIO now offers its clients a unique feature, called „VirtualVault“, that allows the customer to stream his purchased music directly from his personal vault (music library / digital locker) from HIGHRESAUDIO. It works with any mobile devices (Smartphone / Tablet PC), desktop web browser and / or via the web browser in the car to stream […]
Here’s a couple of things that caught our eye at this year’s High End Show. First up is a new speaker from Quadral called the Rhodium. The Rhodium’s sleek, very neat looking cabinets can integrate easily within most residential environments with raising the eye-brows of the good lady for the wrong reasons. Quadral ‘s Rhodium […]
One of the things that we love about High End Munich is that it is a great meeting place, a hub of the Hifi and audio world…where you run into people you know well or new faces that you have only ever met through social media. So here a few snaps of some of the […]
Tisbury Audio has released a major redesign of its popular Mini Passive Preamplifier. The preamp has a polished new look, lower price tag and a few new tricks up its sleeve. It features a laser engraved walnut and aluminium enclosure, stepped attenuator volume control, 3 inputs, 2 configurable outputs, and selectable fixed attenuation. “A passive […]
Lots more photographs of loudspeakers from this year’s High End show in Munich.
I don’t believe in astrology. And yet, I exhibit all the qualities of a stereotypical Libra: I weigh up all sides of an argument, find it hard to make decisions and always, always see the other person’s point of view. The Manic Street Preachers are very much a Marmite band: people either hate them with […]
A slideshow of some of the great systems that were at this year’s Munich High End. Enjoy
We don’t often review singles here at Hifi Pig but this one is for a good cause and so it’s going in the news section too to give it maximum exposure.
When listening to Mono records on a Stereo set up, you may notice a lot of, quite annoying at times, background/surface noise that is more noticeable when listening to Mono. “Unless you have a mono button on your amp/pre amp you need an Ecosse Tru-Mono Interconnect in order to sum that surface noise to the […]
Everyone loves pictures of lovely valve kit and there was loads of it at this year’s High End Munich. Here’s a pick of some of the stuff we spotted and that caught our eye!
A long, long time ago, as the song begins, I was a nine year old boy addicted to the radio. I was fascinated by American Pie as soon as I heard it. Mostly, because I had no idea what it was about. I hadn’t a clue what a levee was (I’m Scottish) – I’m not […]