Marantz announce the launch of its Reference Class NA-11S1 Network Audio Player and DAC (SRP: $3,499.00). The NA-11S1 combines advanced Internet streaming and digital connectivity options, all in a package designed for “total ease-of-use and flexibility”. Equipped with multiple HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) devices, the NA-11S1 provides connectivity to a broad range of portable […]
Simplicity is the keyword for Bergmann Audio and when Hifi Pig received news of their Magne tonearm we couldn’t help but share it with our readers. The Magne tonearm is a linear tracking airbearing design and so something a little out of the ordinary where tonearm design is concerned. The moving part of the tonearm […]
PMC unveiled the SE version of the BB5 at Sound & Vision, The Bristol Show. The BB5 SE is a domestic version of the company’s world leading studio monitor, the BB5-Active. The BB5 SE is the flagship of the new SE series of loudspeakers which also includes the other large three-way models, the IB2 and […]
Rega has announced the launch of the much awaited RP8 turntable. The Rega RP8 has a radical new plinth using custom designed materials, a new tonearm bearing assembly, 24v low volt-age motor controlled by a hand tuned electronic power supply and a custom version of the company’s Planar 9 engineered hub bearing assembly. The RP8 […]
Hifi Pig’s Behind the Brand series of interviews continues with Arnauld Rastoul of Ologe Acoustics a German manufacturer of innovative loudspeakers and hifi electronics. Read the full interview with Arnaul Rastoul of Ologe Acoustics If you would like to take part in the Behind the Brands series then get in touch with Hifi Pig. […]
Based in Japan, Arnaud Rastoul is the owner of Ologe Acoustic, manufacturer of innovative loudspeakers and audio electronics that are designed very much with a minimalist aesthetic.
Record Store Day was founded in 2007 as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. This year the event takes place on April 20th. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce a new member of the review team in the guise of Danny Worth. Danny has a wealth of experience with lots of different hifi equipment after many years of experimentation and auditioning and we are very pleased to have his knowledge and experience on the team. Danny’s passion for […]
McIntosh Laboratory has launched a new DAC/preamp with a price tag of just £2,995. The new D100 is a remote-controlled DAC/preamplifier with five digital inputs that brings the McIntosh sound to connected digital devices. With its five digital inputs (2x coaxial, 2x optical and 1x USB), and both variable and fixed volume audio outputs, the […]
Coincident Speaker Technology based in Ontario, Canada, have contacted Hifi Pig with news that they are adding two new valve amplifier designs to their stable of products, which already includes valve amplifiers, preamplifiers, loudspeakers and audio cables. The Coincident Turbo 845SE amplifier is “built and designed to be an all out assault on integrated stereo […]
Any new release featuring Mike Patton is sure to pique the interest of many a musical pundit, and interests were more than piqued when the band described this album as being like “like a heavy version of the Beach Boys” prior to its release. I for one was intrigued about the concept, despite Tomahawk being […]
Earlier today Hifi Pig ran a breaking news item about the new Cyrus 30th Anniversary Edition system and we have now managed to snoofle out further information about the system from Cyrus as well as a photograph. The new system will comprise of the following individual items: CD XT SE2 For the Anniversary Series version […]
To celebrate 30 years of audio innovation, UK manufacturer Cyrus has announced details of their Anniversary Series – “an exclusive system of fine-tuned flagship products”. The system is based on the company’s flagship X Series range and has been fine-tuned by Technical Director, Peter Bartlett. The Anniversary Series System comprises upgraded versions of the following […]
Californian based Theta Digital, have announced that it is shipping its latest universal disc transport, the Compli Blu 3D. According to Dave Reich, Theta Digital’s chief engineer, the Compli Blu 3D was optimized for use with advanced preamp/processors and outboard DAC’s like Theta Digital’s own Casablanca III HD and Generation VIII S3. “It’s simply impossible […]