During the Sound & Vision Show held in Bristol on 20-22 February, The Clarity Alliance presented the third annual “Best of Show” awards, at which it announced the second recipient of its Honorary Fellowship award. You can read all about the awards in Hifi Pig’s free download magazine. As one of its founding objectives, The […]
This year’s Guildford Show will host loads of kit in the UK for the first time, including: Dan D’Agostino’s horologically inspired amp/streamer; speakers adorned in 24K gold leaf; an audio server called The Beast; and a pair of ultra-rare Sonus fabers with cabinets fashioned from the desk of the company’s founder, Franco Serblin. Absolute Sounds is set […]
The Clarity Alliance, the UK hi-fi industry’s trade body, has announced the membership of new manufacturing company, Kleio Audio Limited to its continually growing number of members. Kleio Audio, founded by managing director Garry Wise, is a Kent based manufacturer of audio electronics that was founded in April 2012. Since then the company has been […]
NuNu Distribution got in touch with us to tell us about the winner of the raffle they held at the recent Bristol Show. They were giving away a pair of Quadral AREGENTUM 420 speakers and the winner was Mark from Nailsea who you can see in the picture on the right, accepting his prize from […]
Pure Vinyl™ is a record soap formulated to aggressively dissolve and trap oil and water solubles contaminants from audio records surface. Records treated with Pure Vinyl™ are said to be noise free, last longer and protect stylus against excessive wear. It is totally safe for the environment. Non Ionic and treated records are protected against […]
We spotted new company Pristine Vinyl Ltd at the recent Bristol Show and thought their ViVac Record Cleaning Systems (RCS) looked pretty awesome and so got in touch for a bit more information. Given the increase in both vinyl and turntables it would seem a sensible time to launch such a product. Developed and manufactured […]
KEF has been awarded a Dolby Atmos Award, in recognition of the company’s “Leadership in introducing Dolby Atmos for the home”. As a key launch partner for Dolby’s introduction of Atmos for the home last autumn, KEF developed a high-performance Dolby Atmos-enabled speaker, the R50. The R50 has received much critical acclaim, and has been […]
Advanced Communication Solutions (ACS) has announced its partnership with other leading British companies Meridian Audio and Asprey to create 1,000 sets of limited edition, bespoke moulded earphones, endorsed by legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, with a generous donation from each set going towards funding vital research being carried out by UK charity Action on Hearing Loss. Further enhancing the package […]
To celebrate the recent release of McIntosh Laboratory’s first-ever headphone, the MHP1000, the US giant’s UK distributor, Jordan Acoustics, is giving away a free pair (worth £1,995) with every pre/power amp purchased in March 2015. The promotion, which starts on Sunday 01st March, is available throughout McIntosh’s UK dealer. Participating products include: Power amps: MC […]
Acoustic Research have chosen Japan and the UK markets in which to launch the total rebirth of the 60 year old brand. The UA1 is the first product from the new Acoustic Research Digital and High-End Division. The 24/192 UA1 is a DAC designed to upgrade the sound from any computer, to deliver genuine High-Definition audio and […]
“High Technology specialist Entotem attended the Bristol Sound and Vision Show 2015 from the 20-22 February to officially launch Plato their innovative home entertainment system. Plato has been in development for the past two years, and Entotem chose this show, the largest in the UK to be its launch platform. A hugely successful launch show […]
Bryston has announced the introduction of the Mini A loudspeaker, a three-way bookshelf speaker engineered for “superb resolution and balanced off-axis response”. At just over 15-inches tall, the Mini A features a sleek form factor made from ¾-inch MDF and utilizing a 6.5-inch aluminum woofer, 3-inch aluminum midrange and 1-inch Titanium dome tweeter. All drivers are […]
Absolute Sounds has contacted us to say they are delighted to announce its appointment as the sole UK distributor of Wadia products. Wadia on Wadia… “At Wadia Digital, music is the bridge between sound and experience – where engineering and artistry come together to create audio components of timeless design and exceptional quality. Wadia Digital represents […]
Hifi Pig’s coverage of the recent Sound and Vision, The Bristol Show is now available for free download. It’s full of photographs from the show along with comment from a couple of Hifi Pig contributors. There is also coverage and listings of ALL the shortlisted companies and winners for the Clarity Awards which were presented […]