At Hifi Pig we think it’s vital that the audiophiles of the future are engaged with and so this is why we have Harry Smith our “Teen Correspondent” write for us. Here, and as part of our ongoing « Headphone Month » he looks at two IEMs from Final, the Heaven II and Heaven IV.
With the new Platinum version, the current Confidence series has been updated with an aesthetic evoking the finish and visual appearance of Dynaudio’s latest flagship loudspeaker, the Evidence Platinum. While the Confidence have remained unchanged since the performance updates that the current generation of models received when introduced in 2011, the new Confidence Platinum design […]
Continuing « Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig, we are pleased to have been given the opportunity to take a listen to the Japanese Pandora Hope VI headphones that have a novel driver implementation.
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August is « Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig and so where better to start this series of reviews off than with what must surely be one of the most expensive and talked about pair of cans on the market today…the Audeze LCD-XCs.
HiDiamond have introduced two new distributors for power management. Called HDX1 and HDX2 HiDiamond say they represent a “no compromise solution for the completion of a Hi-End audio system”. The HDX2 uses a powerful filter network and a display to check the actual voltage and the amperage and both are finished with star wiring and […]
Simple Audio has launched their Roomplayer Android app beta programme. The company invites users to sign-up to obtain exclusive access to the new control system. This new app compliments the existing versions for iPhone and iPad, and beta testers can email comments to the Simple Audio team. The Android app is designed to run on […]
Epiphany Acoustics have announced the launch of the brand new Atratus II and Atratus III RCA Interconnects! Prices start from £59.99 and £89.99, respectively, for 0.5m stereo lengths. These represent Epiphany’s mid-range and top-of-the-line RCA interconnects and have “been carefully designed to fulfil our on-going philosophy of market leading sound quality at direct from manufacturer […]
OPPO Digital, well known for their universal Blu-ray disc players and Planar Magnetic headphones, has announced the availability of a new set of lambskin leather ear pads designed to slightly increase the treble response of its PM-1 Planar Magnetic headphones. Following the release of the PM-1, customers have provided OPPO with feedback with a small […]
Dan George Communications is a new specialist PR agency focusing on high-performance audio and audio technology. It’s also the new PR home for the likes of Chord Electronics, McIntosh, The Chord Company and Computer Audio Design (CAD). Dan George Communications is owned and managed by former Hi-Fi Choice magazine editor, Dan George. The new agency […]
Polish company G Lab Design Fidelity got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us all about their new valve amplifier. At the company’s heart is ELZAB, the company’s production environment which has been working since 1969. They made everything from cash registers to PCs in this factory and G Lab Design Fidelity say that […]
My Audiophile Integrated Amplifier, or MaiA from Pro-Ject, boasts 9 inputs despite its compact form. MaiA is designed to accommodate any modern source, including turntables, CD players, network music players, computers and wireless devices. For modern digital sources, MaiA incorporates a DAC chip capable of handling up to 24-bit / 192kHz digital audio. The single […]
The headphone market is growing as we all know but there’s been a constant in the market since I was a teenager many moons ago and that’s the STAX headphones…or ear-speakers as they called them. Unless you are happy with the headphone amplifier from STAX the options are pretty thin on the ground should you […]
US manufacturer Exogal (out of this galaxy) launched their Comet DAC at the Munich High end show but we somehow missed out on it so here is the latest news from them. The base configuration includes balanced and unbalanced analogue outputs, digital volume control, and asynchronous USB input with audio signals being processed using Exogal […]
Marantz have joined forces with The Chord Company whereby people who buy their NA-11S1 network audio player and DAC will receive a free set of Chord Company cables worth over £1000. The offer is only available from participating Marantz “Premium” dealers and the offer will end on 31st August 2014. Participating dealers include: Musical Images […]