Peter Stanton-Ife attended the launch of a new product from Naim at the Vinyl Factory in Soho, London. As already covered in HiFi Pig, the Muso is an all-in-one wireless music system so there is no need to repeat the detail here. Seeing and hearing it in the flesh, I was impressed at the quality […]
“A perfect blend of a legend, a freak, a beast and a wookie.” – Troy Sanders. A strange thing happened today: unusually I was stumped at an appropriate way to start this particular review and was mutely & vacantly staring at a blank document, but the Mastodon frontman and Killer Be Killed protagonist has provided […]
The Chord Company has added a new high-speed HDMI cable to its collection. The Active Resolution HDMI V2 has a new high-performance chipset designed to bring improvements to both picture and sound quality when used in good-quality audio/visual systems. Key to the new cable’s design is an improved conductor: the Active Resolution HDMI V2 now […]
Andrea at Architettura Sonora got in touch with Hifi Pig to let us know that they will be exhibiting their unique and very interesting “architectural sonic modules” and amplifiers at this years Munich High End show in May. As well as attending Munich High End the company also mentioned they will be in New York […]
JoSound returns to the High End show in Munich with their Ra (currently in for review with Hifi Pig) and Cartouche AC1.5 stereo loudspeakers on 15 to 18 May 2014 at the M.O.C. Fronting their loudspeakers will be a system comprising: Tranquil PC Media One (Media PC) Abbingdon Music Research CD-777 (CD Transport) Abbingdon Music […]
Analogue Seduction, UK retailer established in 2005 and dedicated to two-channel hi-fi, is the first showroom in the UK to have Dynaudio’s new flagship Evidence Platinum loudspeakers on demonstration. Dynaudio has developed and manufactured its new flagship loudspeaker: Evidence Platinum. Which they say offers a level of sound quality never before experienced, armed with an […]
Following on from the success of their original GT2 USB cable, Japanese cable manufacturers Furutech now introduce their higher specified GT2 Pro. Featuring 24k gold-plated non-magnetic USB 2.0 connectors and Furutech’s new Alpha* OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) silver-copper alloy conductor, the GT2 Pro has been designed with the audiophile in mind. Furutech’s GT2 Pro USB […]
As we reported recently on Hifi Pig, McIntosh Laboratory has launched a dedicated headphone amplifier for the first time in its history. Here’s a bit more information. The new MHA100 headphone amplifier has four digital inputs, remote control, and was first unveiled in January at CES 2014, Las Vegas – it’s now available in the […]
Graham Slee contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about a series of road shows they’ll be putting on. “Because few demonstration facilities of Graham Slee products exist in dealers shops, we decided to take our own demo facilities on the road to be nearer to you”. Said Graham Slee. This first ever Road Show is […]
Cyrus Audio’s bespoke control app has been released for use on Android with their all-in-one Lyric Series products. Cadence was previously only available for Apple devices, so this launch allows a huge swathe of Cyrus customers to access the app for controlling their Cyrus products. Initially only for the Cyrus’s Lyric Series, Cadence will be […]
Naim announced yesterday their long expected and awaited home music system, Muso. Muso is a wireless music system “designed to transform your music into incredible sonic experiences” say the British company who have recently won the Queen’s Award for Export. “The product brief was simple: the system, then codenamed ‘Project Eagle’, had to offer incredible, […]
We reviewed the Audio4Soul Extrem 16 digital amp/DAC a while ago and the company have just contacted us to tell us of a new breed of eeference amplifiers, that has been designed on the basis of ultimate performance. Simplicity in design Philosophy, minimal signal path and top quality materials, guarantee ultra hi-end performance, while backed-up by an […]
We reviewed the Tellurium Q Ultra Black speaker cables a good while ago and so when we were asked to take a listen to the company’s matching interconnects we thought it would be a great idea. The first impression I had of the UB (Ultra Black) was how strong and focused the central focus was, […]
The PrimaLuna Prologue Premier is a Valve Integrated Amplifier that is flexible in which valves it can use and has a modern contemporary look to it. Danny Worth puts the £2300 amplifier through its paces in his review. “The first thing apparent when switching the PrimaLuna on is its cleanliness in the top end. It […]