New consumer electronics brand i-box is launching its first headphones, part of its fast-growing range of smartphone and tablet accessories. The i-box Flats, sporting a rugged metal construction, flat tangle-free cable and red and black styling. The 1.2m red cable is flat in order to make them tangle-resistant. The metal-bodied earphone casings are “robust, stylish […]
Amphion and Antelope Audio will be co-exhibiting at the Sound & Vision Bristol Show in the United Kingdom, February 22 – 24, 2013. The two brands are going to demonstrate a few different set ups, starting with mastering quality to easy-to-use desktop systems. Visitors will have the chance to see for the first time in […]
Meridian has announced the introduction of its Explorer USB DAC. The Explorer is a pocket-sized high-resolution USB DAC from “that delivers best-in-class sound from any computer”. Featuring a range of connectivity, the Explorer can be used in a variety of applications from private headphone listening to full system playback. The Explorer is compatible with Mac, […]
Simple Audio, the networked audio company based in Scotland that released its first multi-room music streaming system in 2012 and quickly gained a reputation for superior sound performance, today announced that it has been acquired by leading US-based PC enthusiast hardware company Corsair in a multi-million dollar deal. The deal marks another positive chapter in […]
Schiit Audio announce the production of the Asgard 2 headphone amplifier. Asgard 2 is a complete redefinition of the company’s Asgard headphone amplifier, adding both a higher-performance gain stage based on their flagship Mjolnir amp, as well as features such as selectable gain and preamp outs. “With these changes, Asgard 2 becomes a complete control […]
Von Schweikert Audio announce the VR-100XS speaker system. All aspects of its design have been approached with the goal of an “acoustically holographic listening experience of a live musical event”. To achieve this, the company have engineered an all-new Noise Reduction cabinet construction based on their Triple-Wall constrained layer patent, a matched driver array using […]
In the latest of our ongoing series of interviews with the people behind the brands, Hifi Pig talks to Daniela Manger, the CEO & owner of Manger Products. Read all the Behind the Brands interviews.
Krell have announced today that their S-550i integrated amp will be shipping this week! The Krell S-550i builds on the success of the S-300i integrated amplifier and delivers 275 watts of stereo output. The S-550i is outfitted with balanced and single-ended inputs, iPod dock, and Theater Throughput™ mode. For custom integration applications, 12 volt triggers, […]
Daniela Manger is the CEO & owner of Manger Products. She has involved in Hi-Fi, electronics engineering & Pro-Audio markets almost since she was born due to family interests. Based on their unique Manger MSW/Sound Transducer their current portfolio includes Reference Active Monitor (MSMc1) & its floorstanding version (MSMs1), plus other accessories which help to […]
34 years. That’s how long Bad Religion has been a functioning entity! Occupying a genre not known for cultivating longevity in its participants, they’ve endured line-up changes, fluctuations in popularity and label changes and are (deservedly) absolute icons of punk rock. However to use sporting parlance, you’re only as good as your last game… so […]
Luxury high end audio manufacturer Gryphon Audio Designs of Denmark is celebrating the launch of their greatest loudspeaker achievement yet, the four-tower Gryphon Pendragon. Conceived to be partnered with the Gryphon Pandora preamplifier and Mephisto (stereo) or Mephisto Solo (monoblock) power amplifiers, the three-way Gryphon Pendragon system employs a bass tower (eight 8” bass drivers […]
THIEL Audio, the lexington based high-end loudspeaker manufacturer, has announced that consumer electronics senior executive Bob Brown has been appointed to the company’s board of directors and will take over as interim COO effective immediately. Brown, recently named to CEDIA’s board of directors, brings a rich legacy and successful track record in the performance audio […]
It’s that time of year again and around comes what many in the high-end audio community feel is the “must go to” hifi show in the calender. I’m talking of course about the Munich High-End Exhibition 2013 which takes place 9th May – 12th May, 2013 – with the Thursday being trade visitors day. This […]
Bryston, LTD has announced that award-winning studio designer Carl Tatz has selected the Bryston 4BSST² stereo amplifier to power the control room monitors in a studio designed for multi-Grammy®-winning engineer Bob Bullock. “I brought the first Bryston 4B to the Nashville studio scene in the ’80s. It has since become the world standard for pro […]
Aurorasounds’ is a high-end audio company from Yokohama, Japan. Designer and director Shinobu Karaki has 28 years experience working for Texas Instruments Japan Inc and is also a passionate musician, music teacher and an audiophile. Aurorasounds’ latest development is a phono-stage called VIDA (Vinyl Disk Amplifier). The two box VIDA uses an LCR network for […]