The KEF X300A Loudspeakers are have an on board amplifier and DAC and are designed primarily for use on a desktop – simply plug them into the mains, attach them to the computer via a USB cable and away you go. We’d heard the speakers briefly at Munich and so were delighted when KEF contacted […]
Linn has extended its Exakt platform into its Akurate range and the Akubarik loudspeaker is the latest product to benefit from this new technology. “Exakt eliminates the sources of loss inherent in the traditional analogue hi-fi chain by transferring the lossless digital signal all the way to the speaker. This means that a Studio Master […]
What a great title for a record first of all! Badgers and Other Beings is an album of clever jazz featuring pianist, drums and bass. The Helge Lien Trio has been a bit of a hit on the jazz scene since their breakthrough album Hello Troll and it’s no wonder really. Lien is joined here […]
Recorded and mixed by Stefano Amerio in Italy on July 15th – 16th and November 1st 2013 Flowers of Sendai is released on the Bee Jazz label and here it’s been downloaded from HIGHRESAUDIO. The trio is made up of Jan Lundgren (piano), Mattias Svenson (bass) and Zoltan Csors JR (drums). Style wise Flowers of […]
D&M Holdings, a global operating company in the consumer and professional audio and video business, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with US-based Sound United for the distribution of its Polk and Definitive Technology audio products in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries. “Polk and Definitive Technology are […]
Teufel Audio’s recent collaboration with hülsta has given us an interesting concept that we at Hifi Pig thought was rather cool in its design and concept. Basically this is nice looking furniture that has the audio already built in to it. The new designs are called Scopia and Xelo. “Our cooperation already began in the […]
Swiss high end manufacturer Soulution has announced that they will be launching their new 560 DAC at High-End Munich 2014. The 560 from Soulution will have five digital inputs including AES/EBU, SPDIF, Optical, USB and LAN which makes it a pretty versatile box of tricks. The USB is of an asynchronous design based around a […]
Diesis Audio has announced its participation at the HiFi DeLuxe show in Munich May 15th to May 17th as well as the High-End Munich show which takes place 15th to18th of the same month. They will have their entire range of speakers (Caput Mundi, Aura, Ludos) and their integrated amp, Evento 20-11 on show and for demo and listening sessions. Diesis Audio was founded in Italy in 1993 and after years of development created their first product, the Caput Mundi which was the first loudspeaker in the world with a […]
Diesis Audio has announced its participation at the HiFi DeLuxe show in Munich May 15th to May 17th as well as the High-End Munich show which takes place 15th to18th of the same month. They will have their entire range of speakers (Caput Mundi, Aura, Ludos) and their integrated amp, Evento 20-11 on show and for demo and listening sessions. Diesis Audio was founded in Italy in 1993 and after years of development created their first product, the Caput Mundi which was the first loudspeaker in the world with a […]
UK based semiconductor company XMOS today announces that its xCORE high-definition USB audio solutions are in use in a range of award-winning audio-visual products from OPPO Digital. “Consumers are becoming more discerning about sound quality; artists and the music business are ready to deliver; and the technology is here to make it happen. We believe […]
Auris Audio, the Serbian manufacturer of tube amplifiers will be at this years High-End Munich show with their interesting looking range of hifi amplifiers, phono stage, DAC and headphone amplifier. The company’s range looks to be beautifully finished in real wood and leather which certainly stands this brand apart from the usual black or silver […]
LH Labs, a division of Light Harmonic and the people behind the Geek Pulse and Geek Out products is announcing a new product aimed at improving smartphone audio quality. Geek Wave is in the final stages of development and the company are want to hear from audiophiles or more casual listeners with regards what additional […]
Evolution Acoustics has launched the MMTwo and MMThree loudspeakers which they say will “transport you into the breathtaking realm of natural music”. Evolution Acoustics’ MM series loudspeakers are designed and built around a philosophy of Maximum Modularity which essentially means that upgrading is easily accomplished by the addition of another module. The MMExact, an acronym for External X-over Acoustic Compensation Technology, is designed, engineered, handcrafted, and assembled in the […]