Album Reviews

Philipp Gorbachev – The Silver Album

Out now on the Comeme label The Silver Album from this self exiled Russian now living in Berlin is a difficult one to tie down and I must admit that on the first few listens I found it difficult to get my head around. The Silver Album could never be accused of being easy listening […]

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Cranage Hall Audio Show – Nu Nu Distribution

NuNu Distribution, the well known UK hifi distributor, will be exhibiting in four rooms at the Cranage Hall Audio Show on 15th June. They’ll be showing the Quadral speakers for the first time since the brand joined their portfolio. NuNu Distribution will be demonstrating in: Stephenson 3 – A full TAD system; for the first […]

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Hifi Review – Ophidian Solo Standmount Loudspeakers

Hifi Pig’s Danny Worth’s review of the Ophidian Solo standmount loudspeakers. “Midrange now took on a more natural rather than clean and neutral presentation with the valves injecting that magic that they do into vocals and instrument undertones which to my surprise matched the Solos perfectly. I was convinced that they would be a speaker […]

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Atlas Cables Hyper Integra

Atlas Cables has announced the latest addition to its mid-priced analogue interconnect Hyper range – the Hyper Integra. Hand-made at the Atlas Cables factory in Scotland, the new cable introduces Atlas’ in-house Integra RCA plugs to its Hyper range for the first time. The Cable The Atlas Hyper Integra is an unbalanced cable that consists […]

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Dynaudio’s NEW Xeo

Dynaudio, whose products can be found in the likes of the Bugatti Veyron and BBC studios has unveiled what they are calling “the ultimate in elegant, luxury music systems”. In the form of an audiophile level, plug and play, wireless sound system. “The next generation Xeo offerings deliver the next revolution in wireless high end […]

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Hifi Review – JoSound Ra Loudspeakers

Linette and Stuart take a listen to the very interesting Ra Loudspeakers from Jersey based company JoSound. “As regular Hifi Pig readers will know we listen to a lot of bass heavy music and playing as I write is Todd Terry’s Blackout from the Resolutions album and I can say with honesty and conviction that […]

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Hifi Review – CLONES Audio Pre and Power Amplifiers

Stewart’s review of the Clones Audio Pre and Power amplifiers. “First disc into the machine was Joni Mitchell, “Turbulent Indigo”, from the first bar of the music I knew this was a very good pair of power amplifiers with a sumptuous, tight bass and the almost liquid presentation of the mid range allied with crystalline […]

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KEF Reference Loudspeakers

UK Loudspeaker manufacturer KEF has announced the launch of The Reference which is the company’s latest generation of their Reference loudspeakers. At the heart of The Reference is a new iteration of KEFS Uni-Q point source driver array. A 25mm vented aluminium dome tweeter is placed at the acoustic centre of a 125mm driver. We […]

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Meridian Announces Leadership Change

Meridian has today announced the appointment of John Buchanan to the role of Chief Executive. John has been part of Meridian’s management team since 2007 and has worked globally across all areas of the company’s business. Bob Stuart, Chairman at Meridian, observed ‘John has proven himself to be a strong organisational leader in his role […]

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Gamut Revised Superior Series

Danish manufacturers Gamut have unveiled the latest editions of their flagship loudspeakers: the Revised Superior Series, along with a new distribution model for the UK market. Previewed at a number of audio shows in the latter part of 2013, the new Revised Superior (or RS) Series is available in all four models: the RS3, RS5, […]

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Roksan Twin Pack Deals

Roksan Audio and Henley Designs Ltd. have announced the introduction of a series of packages  that offer huge savings on Roksan’s K2 range of hi-fi separates. Having previously offered similar packages with the superseded Kandy range, this new offering reflects the various system options prospective K2 owners have. From June 2014, the following twin packs […]

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Cary Introduces the SL-100 Preamplifier

Cary Audio contacted Hifi Pig with the news that they have introduced a new preamp to their range. The Cary Audio SL-100 dual mono solid state preamplifier combines low noise, low distortion and ease of use, making it an “excellent preamplifier choice for your home audio system” says Cary’s latest press release. It’s an all […]

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Henley Designs Consolidate Brands

Uk distributor Henley Designs Ltd., have recently taken steps to commit their time and resources to reputable brands that have a clear and fair global distribution and marketing strategy. With the retail environment in an ever-developing state of change, thanks to the rapid growth and relevance of online sales, it is now more important than […]