KEF has announced the launch of a brand new high gloss piano white edition of its famous LS50 speaker. The original LS50 first appeared in 2012, has received numerous international awards and having heard them several times myself they sure are good. The original LS50 was designed to celebrate KEF’s 50th anniversary, and was conceived […]
In our continued attempts to bring our readers great hifi news and hifi reviews here is a concise list of October’s reviews on Hifi Pig. Graham Audio’s LS5/9 loudspeakers SLIC Innovations latest Eclispse C interconnects Signature Alpha loudspeakers from French company Triangle Beyerdynamic’s T61 portable headphones Blue Horizon’s Proburn cable burn in and conditioning machine LH […]
Naim today announced that its Uniti range of all-in-one players will now feature Bluetooth (aptX) and Spotify Connect. “Naim’s customers are music lovers and these new features add convenience and flexibility to their ability to play music from many sources” say Naim. Naim’s range of network players will also feature the new Spotify Connect functionality […]
Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC has announced the Taranis Stereo Power Amplifier with Ncore Technology with a price of $2,500. The Taranis Stereo Power Amplifier is powered by the same NCORE technology as the $12,000 VERITAS Monoblocks and provides “very high value to audiophiles on a budget looking towards the VERITAS as the ultimate […]
The Chord Company has launched a new entry-level interconnect cable that introduces the company’s proprietary ARAY techniques at an affordable price. “The new C-line is the most technically advanced cable at its price point and beyond” says the company’s press release. The Chord Company’s Tuned ARAY technology was originally developed for their flagship Sarum cable […]
We all thought that this was pretty interesting… McIntosh provided the audio experience for the opening of Stevie Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold photography exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery, New York, in October. The opening event showcased Stevie’s 24 Karat Gold exhibition: a photographic journey into the private world of the rock legend, through previously […]
Henley Designs Ltd. got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us they are delighted to announce the launch of Roksan Audio’s newest series of hi-fi electronics. The K3 Integrated Amplifier and K3 CD Player from Roksan Audio have been designed and built with style, performance and function in mind. Combining visual elegance with audiophile […]
The annual Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show, or TAVES, took place in Downtown Toronto from October 31st to November 2nd and whilst Hifi Pig couldn’t be there for the show we have sourced a nice selection of images from the show from our good friend Knut Skogrand from Skogrand Cables in Norway. Many thanks to Knut […]
TIDAL, the first high fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and curated editorial, has announced the launch and availability of its service in the UK and US. The service has an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks, 75,000 music videos and curated editorial articles, features and interviews. It’s ad’ free and available […]
The SteamAmp II from Coppersteam.com is the second iteration in the SteamAmp line and we think it looked great and certainly worthy of a mention in Hifi Pig’s news section. Its circuit follows the original, and is based upon the S5 Electronics K12G Kit. The power supply caps and signal coupling caps have been upgraded, […]
Quad celebrates 78 years in business this year and with the launch of Vena: a compact integrated amplifier sporting a wide range of digital and analogue inputs, plus wireless streaming over Bluetooth with aptX support. Just 313mm wide, the diminutive Vena updates the familiar Quad aesthetic, yet remains distinctly ‘Quad’. A row of source-selection buttons […]
Anthem AVS will be launching the new range of Paradigm Prestige loudspeakers to the UK and Republic of Ireland at this year’s Hi-Fi News show on November the 1st and 2nd. “The Paradigm Prestige is adorned with smart engineering and new technologies such as the proprietary Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Tweeter Lens which protects the delicate […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched a new control app for its recently launched media streamer the MB100 Media Bridge. The McIntosh Media Bridge app allows users to fully control and operate the new MB100 Media Bridge streamer, launched in the UK in late September. The MB100 Media Bridge music streamer combinines huge internal storage with a […]
T+A, Germany’s largest specialist audio manufacturer, has announced that it has appointed Dynaudio UK as its new UK distributor. Starting with immediate effect, Dynaudio UK will be responsible for all sales and support activities across the UK specialist audio retailer network. The company says that a change in distribution signals a new period of focus […]