Roksan Audio have been a major player in the world of high fidelity music reproduction since the introduction of theiriconic Xerxes turntable. Here we look at the company’s latest offering the Oxygene Amplifier and the Oxygene CD Player. Design-wise the Oxygene products are a departure from the myriad black boxes that we tend to see. […]
Following the success of their first range of in-ear headphones, the EB-50s, Musical Fidelity has added an overhead headphone to their repertoire. Musical Fidelity say the new MF-100s provide clear, natural sound combined with lightness, comfort and durability. The cable includes an in-line mic/mute control so that users with smartphones can take calls and […]
Xclusive Audio Visual has announced its appointment as the sole distributor of Waterfall Audio in the UK. XAV has many years of experience in AV distribution and was formed specifically to distribute the French brand. “The Company is determined to bring the most stylish and elite audio visual products to the UK and nothing says […]
Following The Chord Company’s recent new additions to the entry-level sector (Sarsen speaker cable, Crimson, Cobra and Chameleon interconnects) the company has launched an affordable new mains cable: C-power. The new C-power mains cable follows the same design principles as every other Chord cable with considerable attention paid to shielding, conductors and termination. The terminations […]
ENIGMAcoustics from Irvine, California makes its long-awaited Rocky Mountain Audio Fest debut in Denver, Co., this October with the award-winning Sopranino self-polarizing electrostatic super tweeter, the first of its kind in the world. Also making its RMAF debut is the Mythology M1 Series, a full-range high performance bookshelf speaker. Custom-tailored to integrate with the SBESL™ […]
QED is marking its 40th Anniversary with the introduction of two entirely new cables. Designated ‘Reference Audio 40’ and ‘Signature Audio 40’ the new cables are designed specifically for the transmission of stereo, line level analogue audio signals and are a radical move away from previous QED designs. Jack Fox, QED’s Brand Manager, stated: “Everyone […]
…where Linette gives a very female perspective on the show…. Great to be back in Paris again, doesn’t seem a year since the last one! Mr HiFi Pig of course is doing a much more detailed report, but you know me, I like to have my say too so here are my top stand out […]
We really enjoy the Salon Hifi Home Cinema et Technologies d’Interieur and yesterday’s event was no exception. An early (3am) start and a long journey home to rural Brittany makes it an exhausting day but it’s well worth the effort.
Whilst at the Paris Hifi and AV Show yesterday Hifi Pig managed to get a sneaky peek at the new Lyric from the guys over at Cyrus, which was getting its world debut by all accounts. From what was said by the chap in the auditorium, the Lyric will be available in two flavours – […]
Audio Pro, from Sweden, has announced the latest addition to its ADDON wireless speaker range – the T10. A compact single stereo speaker with modern Scandinavian style, T10 uses the latest Bluetooth 4.0 standard and aptX technology for wireless music transmission. Available in the UK now finished in black or white matt lacquer standard finishes, […]
Presented for the first time at CES in Las Vegas the digital source “Origine” from French based Neodio will make its European debut at the Salon Hifi Home Cinema in Paris this coming weekend. Origine is the culmination of 12 years of work for the company and they say that the CD/Converter offers a “natural […]
So, continuing on around the National Audio Show at Whittlebury Hall, this gold-plated “Garrard 301” turntable made by The Classic Turntable Company managed to catch my eye with no problems at all in the Kralk Audio room! It looked stunning in it’s beautiful wooden plinth. Shame they hadn’t got one of the gold SME arms […]
It’s been 8 long years since The Arctic Monkeys first smashed their way onto the indie rock scene. They sure came out swinging, brandishing the adrenaline fuelled foot stomper “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” and its parent album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ which both went straight […]
Neutral Cable, whose Fascino interconnect we recommended, started trading in 2003 and to celebrate its first ten years in business has introduced custom made aluminium RCA connectors to further enhance the performances of their audio cables. Neutral Plugs originate from Bullet Plugs keeping just the central part with tellurium copper contacts and on this add […]