New Chord Company Speaker Cables – Signature Reference
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 […]
New From Furutech
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 […]
Acoustic Energy 1-Series Loudspeakers
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 […]
EMMESpeakers The Galileo
EMMESpeakers contacted Hifi Pig to inform us that it’s started the production of its new flagship loudspeaker: The Galileo. Developed from the concept of the companies Da Vinci loudspeaker (and its success in terms of sales) The Galileo is said to represent a “massive evolution” from its predecessor and when looking to design their new […]
Tubby Hayes Quartet – Seven Steps To Heaven: Live at The Hopbine 1972
I must confess that I’m a bit of a new comer to Jazz but the more I explore its wide and varied sub genres the more I am enjoying it. Step up to the turntable Gearbox Records and Tubby Hayes “Seven Steps To Heaven: Live at The Hopbine 1972”. Now, to aficionados of British Jazz […]
ExaSound Audio Design e22 DAC
ExaSound Audio Design has unveiled the latest of its digital to analogue converters – the e22 DAC. This new DAC is the third generation DSD256 DAC offering DSD 256+ mode at a sampling rate of 12.288 MHz. Onboard there’s an in-house asynchronous USB interface with error correction, proprietary computer drivers and “Galvanic” ground isolation. Over […]
Heretic Audio Huron 3 Loudspeaker
British company Heretic Audio emailed Hifi Pig to tell us about their new Huron 3 loudspeaker which is available now. It looks and interesting design being highly efficient (95db) and with an impedence of over 7.5 Ohms which should provide an easy load for most amplifiers out there (7W minimum is suggested). Huron 3 […]
Munich High-End 2014 – The Countdown Begins
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 […]
Eclipse TD-M1 Airplay Wireless Speaker System
Fujitsu Ten Eclipse contacted Hifi Pig to tell us about their TD-M1 Airplay active wireless speaker system which they say can be used as a hifi, desktop monitor or for when watching the television. The system has been built with a philosophy of “Better in, Better out” and is set up to take advantage of […]
OmenOpus – The Archives
OmenOpus are, it has to be said, a new band to me and they have a handful of albums and EPs on the Monty Maggot label that we’ll take a listen to over the next couple of months, but judging by what I’ve heard so far they certainly know where they’re going and what they’re […]
Meridian On the Road
Meridian get on the road in 2014 with a series of events to Celebrate 25 years of Digital Loudspeaker Innovation, with the Introduction of Special Edition Loudspeakers. Events kick off on February 14th with a two-day dedicated Meridian open-day at the newly opened Meridian West London Boutique in Chelsea. Meridian is connecting with its retail […]
Bowers and Wilkins 600 Series
The new Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series is said to dramatically improve on the existing range’s combination of value and audio performance with every element of its design having being improved in the six new models. The new 600 Series utilises Bowers & Wilkins engineering solutions from other ranges – Double Dome Tweeters derived from […]
David Crosby – Croz
Released at the end of January 2014 on Blue Castle Records (the label that Crosby founded with Graham Nash in 2011) and downloaded here in FLAC from HighResAudio, “Croz” is David Crosby’s first album of solo material in twenty years and contains eleven new and original tracks recorded at Crosby’s home studio. Croz will be […]
Ferguson Hill Launches Kickstarter Campaign
British audio company, Ferguson Hill, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the development of a new speaker product, the Ferguson Hill Clear Speaker System. Created for music and TV sound, the system builds upon Ferguson Hill’s trademark horn-loaded loudspeaker technology. Elliptical horn satellite speakers combine with spherical bass speakers, all fashioned from crystal-clear […]