Arcam got in touch to tell Hifi Pig about their new affordable Bluetooth micro-DAC, the miniBlink. Basically it allows music streaming for Android, Apple, PC, Mac, iPad, Tablet, Phone etc and builds on the reputation of the company’s rBlink. The miniBlink is the first in the new Arcam “mini” range of digital micro-components at affordable prices for […]
Clones Audio, whose 25i amp we reviewed in April 2013, contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about there latest mono power amplifier, the 55pm. The Clones Audio 55pm comes with a separate casing and power supply which they say “provides cleaner imaging and more extension on both ends of the audio spectrum as your speakers […]
HiFiMan launched their smallest, lightest and cheapest portable audio player. The HM-700 features a balanced output which HiFiMan say will deliver a wide and lifelike soundstage and comes with a balanced version of the company’s RE-400 in ear monitors. The new player will play most of the most well known formats and it has 32GB […]
Black Pearls whose integrated amplifier Hifi Pig reviewed last year have announced the introduction of their first CD player, the Virgo. Virgo is a top loader CD player equipped with a USB audio interface. It features the Philips CD PRO 2 module, two PCM1794A in dual-mono configuration to convert the digital signal to analogue and […]
Krell will introduce what they are calling the most revolutionary design in its history at CES 2014. Called the iBias the new tech’ will allow Class A operation but without the associated energy loss and heat. The new range of amplifiers includes seven models with each being 3U high and having removable rack mounting ears […]
German based MBL whose 116F Radialstrahler loudspeakers we reviewed in 2012, have announced their latest “Noble Line” electronics at this years CES in Las Vegas.The range will include amps and digital products. The New range of amps feature the second generation of the company’s Linear Analogue Switching Amplifier (LASA) technology which is independent of speaker […]
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chord Electronics’ DAC 64, the company has launched Hugo at CES 2014 – Hifi Pig reported the imminent launch and gave a sneaky peek in late November. Chord say Hugo is the world’s most advanced headphone amp/DAC, offering five digital inputs including A2DP aptX Bluetooth, plus advanced 384kHz PCM […]
The Mark Levinson № 585 integrated amplifier combines 200 watts per channel power output (into 8 ohms, 350 watts into 4 ohms) and offers six digital inputs including USB, optical, coaxial and AES/EBU XLR, to accommodate a wide variety of digital music sources, including 32-bit/192kHz computer audio and DSD over PCM via USB. The № […]
Absolute Sounds, UK importer and distributor of hi-fi and home cinema equipment, got in touch with Hifi Pig to let us know what the brands they represent will be doing at this year’s CES. Audio Research The American company unveil their latest entry-level CD player, the CD6, which also serves as an outboard DAC. This […]
Audio-Technica began in Tokyo in 1962 and now they are debuting their new SonicFuel headphones at CES 2014. “The Solid Bass range cranks up the bass so you get powerful sound for pop, rock and hip-hop while the SonicPro range is designed for ultimate audio performance in the recording studio, behind the decks or on […]
The Zodiac Platinum, features a 256X upsampling mode where DSD64 and DSD128 are upsampled to DSD256 which Antelope say will deliver new standards in accuracy, transparency, imaging, and dynamics. The new DSD DAC ships with an entirely new, second-generation Voltikus power supply and an aluminum remote control. “We have created an algorithm that we believe […]
Naim Audio has announced a preview of it new Reference pre and power amplifiers at CES Las Vegas today. They are Statement NAC S1 preamplifier and NAP S1 mono power amplifiers. The NAP S1 mono power amplifiers are each rated at 746 watts into 8 ohms, 1450 watts into 4 ohms and over 9000 watts […]
Germany‘s T+A, announced the launch of five new products at CES in Las Vegas. P 3000 HV – UK SRP £9,500 – is an analogue pre–amplifier that features include HV (High Voltage) design, 7 x unbalanced / 4 x balanced inputs, identical ‘double-mono’ circuit construction, significant internal shielding with each section housed within its own […]
British audio company, Damson, today announced their Headbones™, the company’s first offering in the wireless headphone category. They will also be on show at CES 2014. The patent-pending Headbones™ is radically new design in that rather than blocking the ear canal with the standard in-ear buds, Damson’s Headbones™ rest on the temporal bone behind or […]
2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Meridian’s first digital loudspeaker, the D600, in 1989. At CES 2014 Meridian will display some of their iconic products showing the development of their digital loudspeaker technology from the D600 to the present day. Summary of Meridian Products on Show at CES 2014 Special Edition (SE) […]