With just 90 days to go the countdown to Munich High-End 2014 has started and needless to say Hifi Pig will be there to bring you all the news and pictures of the show in a series of articles on the site as well as in the Hifi Pig Magazine. News about the what is […]
Atlas Cables launched their new Asimi Ultra reference interconnect cable at Bristol Sound and Vision 2014. The new interconnect is hand-built at its factory in Kilmarnock, Scotland and is available now with a UK SRP of £2750.00 for a metre pair with other lengths available upon request. “The aim of the new Atlas Asimi project […]
As we announced a few days ago when updating Hifi Pig readers about Bristol Sound and Vision, Musical Fidelity has announced the launch of the V90-BLU – a Bluetooth receiver that can add streamed music from smartphones, tablets, MACs and PCs to any Hi-Fi system. It features an upsampling and reclocking DAC and the high-quality […]
Audio Pro has been designing and building loudspeakers in Sweden since 1978 but they contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their latest wireless audio products consisting of floorstanding speakers, wall-mountable subwoofer, central processing hub and point-to-point wireless dongles. Living LVHUB – multi-input wireless audio hub With its four inputs (1 x USB, 2 x […]
Lector has contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their new tube output CD player. The new rounded shape CD player is said to offer better rigidity and mechanical vibration control and the CD player has a new laser mechanism that is said to be highly accurate. A specially designed rubber suspension is employed to […]
The all-new Laminar Streamer from LessLoss is undergoing final development and finishing and Louis from LessLoss got in touch to tell us about its progress and share a few photographs. The Laminar Streamer has been designed to “solve the problem of digital audio harshness by using only a single clock source for the formation of […]
The Bristol Show Sound and Vision 2014 is one of the major dates in the UK hifi and audiophile calender. Here are a few photographs of some of the hifi taken at this years Bristol show Sound and Vision 2014. Thanks to Hifi Pig reader Justin for the photographs.
Monitor Audio Monitor Audio will be showing off their Airstream A100 network-ready amplifier which combines the latest wireless streaming technologies with an audio system design to bridge the divide between a world of digital music and hi-fi speakers. Karma-AV At around £6.5k a piece retail, the new Primare 60 Series pre-power marks the marques return to the high-end […]
Quad celebrates 78 years of audio innovation with the world-debut of Vena at Sound & Vision – the Bristol Show. Available from May with a prospective price tag of around £600, Vena combines a DAC and integrated amp in a single chassis, offering wireless Bluetooth connectivity alongside an extensive range of inputs and outputs. D/A conversion […]
The £200 rDock-uni from Arcam is an audiophile docking station for iPhone/Pad/Pod, that allows connection to any form of Hi-Fi, Home Cinema or Audio system. The rDock-uni features the new Lightning connector for all current iDevices and USB for older ones, the user just has to “Dock & Play”! You can choose to use the internal […]
The Chord Company (very busy at the moment judging by Hifi Pig’s news section) has launched a new range of Japanese-made isolation devices called Silent Mount. The devices, which come in packs of four, can be used with a wide range of spike-equipped audio products, including floorstanding speakers, speaker stands and equipment racks. Silent Mounts […]
Bristol Sound and Vision hifi show takes place this coming weekend at the Marriott City Centre Hotel. Here’s an update of some of the brands that will be attending the show. Chord Electronics will be hosting the European launch of Hugo, “the world’s most advanced mobile DAC/headphone amp”. Just like its high-end stable-mates, Hugo is […]
UK audio and video cable manufacturer and creator, The Chord Company has launched a new version of its Signature speaker cable. Called Signature Reference, the new cable has been completely redesigned and builds on its predecessor’s performance say Chord Company. “The all-new Signature Reference has been created using the lessons learned developing The Chord Company’s […]
Tokyo-based manufacturers of analogue and digital audio and video cable Furutech are celebrating their 25th anniversary with the introduction of reworked versions of their very first FI-15 IEC and AC power connectors. The new FI-15 Plus series features a new plating technique which Furutech say “delivers sonic improvements with a more durable finish, as well […]
The 1-Series is the second range to be launched as part of Acoustic Energy’s completely new loudspeaker portfolio, mixing traditional AE values and designs with cutting edge manufacturing and contemporary cosmetics. Designed to work in harmony with smaller rooms, the 1-Series range of entry-level loudspeakers “brings audiophile performance to the budget loudspeaker market” say Acoustic […]