Wharefdale Enter the Soundbar Market
Wharfedale have announced their new Vista 100 Soundbar which the company says offers a compact alternative to the traditional 5.1 surround sound loudspeaker array and is ideal for rooms where floor space is at a premium. Measuring less than one meter in width, and equipped for table or wall mounting, the Vista 100 plugs straight […]
Audio Research CD6 CD-DAC Announced
Hot on the heels of the success of the Reference CD9 Audio Research have announced the solid-state CD6 CD-DAC. The new CD-DAC combines a compact disc player with a digital-to-analogue converter in one compact chassis. The CD6 is so much more than the 5-1/2 year old CD5 that it replaces, both sonically and technologically say […]
Various – Sweet and Salty Popcorn
Popcorn? When this CD turned up on the doorstep I was expecting bubblegum pop or some-such but what I actually heard when I pushed the play button was nothing of the sort. So what is Popcorn music? I’ll refer to the liner notes of “Sweet and Salty Popcorn” to explain. Popcorn is a “genre” (movement […]
Guildford Audio and Absolute Sounds Hifi Show
Guildford Audio got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us all about their very own annual hifi show. Guildford Audio in association with Absolute Sounds will again be running their yearly Hi-Fi Show in Reading so make a note in your diary for 15 & 16 February. On the Saturday (15th) the show will […]
KEF Strengthen Ci Loudspeaker Range
KEF has announced the addition of a further five new custom installation speakers to further strengthen the company’s Ci Range which will be on show and available for demonstration at this year’s *Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam from February 4th – February 6th. The all-new tall rectangular range is designed and specifically engineered […]
Iso Tek EVO3 Mains Conditioning Unit
Iso Tek has unveiled its successor to the award-winning GII Sigmas: the EVO3 Sigmas. Like the GII Sigmas, the new EVO3 version is a six-way mains conditioning unit. The EVO3 Sigmas’ two high-current outlets feature IsoTek’s Direct-Coupled© technology, which provides high-current low impedance filtering whilst its four medium-current outlets feature an increased 10A capacity. This, […]
McIntosh Laboratory MCD550 CD/SACD Player
McIntosh Laboratory has launched a new CD/SACD player, the MCD550. The new player has been designed to offer exemplary playback of both CD and SACD discs and “transform the audio quality of digitally connected devices”, thanks to its three-input internal DAC. At the MCD550’s heart lies an eight-channel, 32-bit/192kHz PCM/DSD digital to analogue converter that […]
Clones Audio Sheva DAC
Funjoe at Clones Audio whose little 25 Watt amplifier Hifi Pig reviewed a while ago got in touch to tell us about his latest product to his rapidly expanding range of audio kit, the Sheva DAC. Special features: • DSD 64/128 and DXD (384KHz 24bit PCM) compatible • Ultra-Low Phase Noise Femto Master Clock • […]
Audeze LCD-X and LCD-XC UK Launch
Decent Audio in the UK got in touch to tell Hifi Pig about the launch of two new products from Audeze: the open reference LCD-X and closed-back LCD-XC.The Audeze LCD-X and LCX-XC will be officially launched in the UK at Sound & Vision 2014, Bristol, 21st – 23rd February 2014. As regular readers will know […]
Hifi Review – LessLoss DFPC Signature Power Cables
LessLoss Audio are an American/Lithuanian based company headed by Louis Motek and make a wide range of audio cables including interconnects, digital cables, speaker cables plus conditioners and soon a direct drive SD player. Here Danny Worth takes a listen to their $1152 DFPC Signature Power cables. “Playing Loreena McKennits ‘Raglan Road’ it was immediately […]
Dusty Kid – III
Well this is certainly a good deal of music for your money with Dusty Kid’s third album coming in at round about the two hours mark spread over two CDs which are limited to just 1000 copies on the Isolade label. III is interestingly mixed with the use of vintage consoles and everything being recorded […]
Gato’s New Preamplifier and DAC
Gato have announced that they will release the latest addition to their DIA range from next month. The new addition will be a preamplifier and DAC with the name PRD-3. The preamplifier will be based on the company’s DIA integrated amplifier and will include the DAC circuits from their DIA-250 and DIA-400. Price will be […]
Dynaudio’s Latest Subwoofer
Dynaudio have announced their new Sub, the 250 II which will retail at £750. It’s an active subwoofer with an integrated 200W amplifier and ustilising a 24cm long-throw woofer which has a 100mm voice coil. The enclosure is sealed and it will be available in four finishes. Interestingly the woofer’s coil and cone are made […]