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KR Audio To Offer Valve Repair/Duplication Service

KR Audio based in Czech Republic and manufacturers of the world renowned Kronzilla amplifiers, have announced a new service to repair or duplicate rare and antique valves. The company says that if it is possible to repair or restore a tube then they will do this but they can also duplicate non-working tubes. As the […]

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Robson Acoustics Announce Flagship Loudspeaker

Robson Acoustics have announced the new flagship model from their Voltaire range of loudspeakers. “Voltaire IV Reference is capable of producing a holographic soundstage, pin sharp imaging and bass control like no other loudspeaker” says the company’s press release. The new flagship model is designed around twin 10” bass/mid drivers from legendary British manufacturer Volt […]

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Miyajima Phono Cartridges Available In UK

Japan-based Miyajima has been making phono cartridges for more than three decades. Although they were only discovered by American and European audiophiles in recent years, they have since received rave reviews all over the world. With several patents under his belt, Noriyuki Miyajima is a passionate music-lover, a true artisan manufacturer and his cartridges are […]

Album Reviews

Alexander Chapman Campbell – Sketches of Light

Stuart Listening to More Classical Music Shocker… and again quite enjoys it! Now I don’t know if it’s my impending birthday (I’ll be 47 nurse tells me) or what, but the last two classical music albums I’ve listened to I’ve really enjoyed a great deal indeed. Alexander Chapman Campbell is a solo pianist who decided […]

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Egg – The Civil Surface

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 […]

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New Products From Russ Andrews

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 […]

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Computer Audio Day

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 […]

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Pro-Ject Stereo Box Phono

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 […]

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Monster Unveils Superstar Bluetooth Loudspeaker

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 – […]

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Naim Statement and My Rection to the Bellyachers

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.

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Magico M Project Loudspeaker

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 […]