“A crack squad of the finest British early music singers” Early Music Today said about Ensemble Plus Ultra, but as regular readers of my reviews will know I’m no fan of classical music, but only a few weeks ago I was mentioning to Linette that I really quite liked the odd bit of choral music…and […]
Well, this re-release on Esoteric Recordings is certainly one for the progressive heads. The year is 1969 and Egg emerged from an earlier quartet with Steve Hillage going by the name of Uriel, but Egg founding members were Dave Stewart (No not the one of Eurythmics fame) on the organ, Mont Campbell on bass and […]
Well known UK retailer Russ Andrews contacted us to tell us about a trio of new kit have in stock. PowerKord Mains Cables £150 – £440 PowerKord-100™ is the first in Russ Andrew’s range of new PowerKords and builds on the PowerKord-100™ with the PowerKord-300™ having twice as many separately-insulated woven conductors. PowerKord-500™ is the […]
Computer Audio Design (CAD) contacted the Hifi Pig office to tell us that they will be demonstrating all things computer-audio this Wednesday (23rd July) at Walrus Sytems in London from 12 noon until 8pm. This “Computer Audio Day” will allow visitors to put questions to key industry figures and CAD’s owner and chief engineer, Scott […]
Henley Designs, who distribute Pro-Ject in the UK, contacted the Hifi Pig office to tell us all about the new Stereo Box Phono from Pro-Ject. The Stereo Box Phono from Box Design by Pro-Ject Audio Systems combines an integrated amplifier design with one of the best selling hi-fi phono stages of recent years to create […]
Monster has unveiled its latest Bluetooth-enabled mobile speaker, the Monster Superstar. This ultra-compact device is comparable in size to a large-format smartphone, small enough to slip into a pocket. Monster’s press release says that Superstar “challenges the limits of what can be achieved by a pocket-size speaker, delivering a rich, expressive and detailed sound – […]
Dan Worth revisits the Roksan Caspian M2 Integrated amplifier that Jerry reviewed quite some time ago.
When Naim announced at the recent CES exhibition that they would be launching a preamp and power amp combo that would leave purchasers with a $200 000 hole in their bank account it was inevitable that there a certain degree of backlash from some quarters would come…and come it did.
2014 has kicked of with what has been a very successful CES by all accounts. HiFi Pig was not there but we are hoping to make it over the pond very soon.
This article was first published in the February 2014 issue of Hifi Pig Magazine which can be downloaded free of charge. Scott Berry is a US-born audio engineer and the founder and owner of Computer Audio Design (CAD). The company’s debut product, the 1543 DAC, won the ‘best-sounding hi-fi room’ at the UK’s largest hi-fi […]
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Californian loudspeaker specialist Magico has announced M Project: a very special limited-edition speaker drawing upon all the elements that have earned the company a great reputation in the world of high-end loudspeakers In 10, Magico has garnered tremendous respect among the high-end audio fraternity, harnessing exemplary science and engineering […]
Parisian audio company Devialet presents Ensemble: Brought to the UK shores by Absolute Sounds the Ensemble pairs Devialet’s just-launched entry-level amplifier, the Devialet 120, with a pair of GT1 compact loudspeakers from fellow French company Atohm. Devialet created Ensemble for two reasons. First, to form a complete system purchase option for those seeking a one […]
Omuni Audio are from New Zealand and their OMUNI loudspeaker is a two-way ‘artisan audio’ design with a downward facing 8 inch bass driver in an aperiodic labyrinth. Topping this off is a 3 inch mid-high frequency driver running up to 25 Khz. This driver radiates a full 360 degrees horizontally and vertically using the […]
Devialet continues to evolve its range of amplifiers with three enhanced models and two new monoblock configurations with the enhancements being the result of a new firmware release (v7.1). Owners of existing Devialet components can download the new firmware free of charge, in line with the company’s ‘free upgrades for life’ policy. The name of […]
KEF has announced that its M200 in-ear headphones will be packaged with the premium Comply ear-tips which KEF say will improve fit, comfort, noise-isolation and performance. Comply is said to conform more faithfully to the users unique ear canal to create a better seal and because of its soft and flexible, open cell foam is […]