The Icon Audio PS3 phonostage has been replaced by the new PS3 MkII, which Icon Audio say is a cost-no-object flagship phonostage. The PS3 MkII is built onto two chassis, one for the power supply and another for the phonostage itself.The power supply features a very large power transformer, an EZ80 rectifier valve and two […]
High-end distributor Decent Audio is delighted to add the Audeze (pronounced Odyssey) LCD-3 planar magnetic headphone to its portfolio. Audeze headphones are manufactured in the USA and every Audeze headphone is individually tested, burned-in and measured with the written results are included with each headphone. Unlike a conventional drive unit in which the diaphragm is […]
The Technics 1210 turntable has for many years been a favourite with radio and club DJs but in recent years it has also become popular with audiophiles who modify the standard deck to greater or lesser degrees. Here Hifi Pig look at some fairly simple modifications to the stock turntable all provided by the guys […]
Following the recent launch of the Crimson, Cobra and Chameleon interconnects in the entry-level sector, The Chord Company has expanded its affordable product line with a new speaker cable, Sarsen, priced at £8p/m. The new Sarsen speaker cable is The Chord Company’s most discreet cable design to date. A speaker cable that’s hard to […]
Schiit Audio, whose Modi DAC and Magni headphone amplifier we recently reviewed, and announce the availability of its new Loki DSD companion DAC, which allows anyone to add DSD playback to any DAC for $149 “Customers have been asking for DSD in our DACs,” said Mike Moffat, Co-Founder of Schiit Audio. “But in our opinion, […]
Meridian has previewed their 3D in-car surround system built in the Jaguar C-X17. Meridian have developed and designed their innovative car audio system in close conjunction with Jaguar’s C-X17’s interior to provide a “unique harmonic space”. The 28 loudspeaker system presents innovative loudspeaker locations within the vehicle cabin such as the integration of loudspeakers into […]
The NAD VISO HP50 is a fold-flat design and can be stowed away into its very own included soft neoprene carrying case. The headphones are engineered with Room FeelTM technology from NAD’s sister company, PSB Speakers, with the intention of expanding the whole soundstage. The NAD VISO HP50 features acoustically optimised ear cups and specially-developed […]
Valve Audio Devices (VAD) launches DAC-10 British newcomer to the high-end audio scene has released its new vlave based DAC. VAD’s first product is a dual mono design based around VAD’s own 24bit dual DAC circuitry, which is coupled to its bespoke designed triode valve analogue stage. The DAC-10 features RCA COAX, BNC, TOSlink optical […]
Simaudio Ltd. has introduced the MOON Nēo 260D CD transport with an optional digital-to-analogue converter. The Nēo 260D provides a CD Transport and a DAC all-in-one with 32-bit processing engine, upsampling capabilities, MOON oversized power supplies. The DAC section, entirely optional, can be added later on.The Nēo 260D borrows much of its technology from the […]
Audio4soul whose Xtreme 16 amplifier we reviewed has announced the launch of its OCC IT! Xtreme speaker cables. Employing single crystal, pure OCC copper made by the now famous Ohno casting method, the OCC cables are said to “dig deeper into the music truth of your collection.” “As with all Audio4soul products the new cables […]
Available from October the new loudspeaker from Focal will feature a Flax cone, new TNF tweeters and minimalist styled cabinets. It represents a significant design shift away from the Chorus 800 V’s very strong design identity towards a more sober statement combining the mineral and the organic. The Aria 900 range is similar in breadth […]
Pim from Van de Leur Audio, the Dutch manufacturer of the 402 amplifier and the 002 preamplifier, got in touch with us to tell us about their new look website. The site’s nice and clean and the photography is pretty interesting and out of the ordinary for a hifi company. Due to a new partnership […]
“It costs ten bucks or go fuck yourself”. A nice personable accompaniment for the album’s release from Trent Reznor himself. He’s obviously not terribly fond of the “pay what you want” system as championed by Radiohead… never mind Trent, thousands upon thousands of people will pay absolutely nothing besides a bit of bandwidth for it. […]
Kitchens of Distinction formed as a band in 1986 releasing just four studio albums, as well as a few singles and EPs on the One Little Indian label, before disbanding in 1996. Lead vocalist Patrick Fitzgerald explains the gestation of their first album in 19 years, “Folly”: “These songs came together over a two-year period […]