The Chord Company Launch New Reference
The Chord Company has launched Reference versions of its three most popular mid-priced interconnects. Identified by the new ‘Reference’ suffix, the redesigned Cadenza Reference and all-new Chorus Reference and Anthem Reference, replace the existing models. The three-strong range of Reference-level interconnects features the new VEE 3 plug, first seen in the new Crimson, Cobra and […]
Wolfgang Voigt – Zukunft Ohne Menschen
Voigt is owner of the Kompakt label and on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, was invited to contribute to Art Cologne, Colognes highly respected art fair. For the event, Voigt designed the sound installation “Inter Alia” which was situated in the entrance area of the art fair. On this album Zukunft Ohne Menschen (Future […]
Hifi Review – Graditech Audio Cables
Graditech are a Finnish manufacturer of audio cables who make a small range of interconnects, digital and loudspeaker cables. Their Lumi3 loudspeaker cable looked very interesting as Graditech are claiming that this could be the last loudspeaker cable you could ever need due to it’s interesting and unique construction – it has three pairs of […]
Light Harmonic Launch Kickstarter Campaign for GEEK DAC
Light Harmonic, manufacturers of the Da Vinci DAC and Da Vinci Dual DAC, today launched a campaign on the Kickstarter website to introduce “GEEK”, “a cutting- edge portable DAC and headphone amp”. “We’re excited that we can take technology developed while designing and building Da Vinci DAC and Dual DAC, and bring it to the […]
Phantom Limb – PhantomLimb
OK, I must confess that Phantom Limb completely passed me by and it is more by good fortune than good planning that I find myself writing this review of their first, eponymous album …admittedly coming a little late to the party. Sadly it would seem that in January of this year they split! Formed in […]
Hifi Review – Schiit Modi USB DAC and Magni Headphone Amplifier
We’ve been keen at Hifi Pig to get hold of a couple of items from Schiit Audio for a while now as the company seem to have a good attitude, offer good service and their prices seem to be very keen indeed. We managed to get our hands on the Modi USB DAC ($99) and […]
Vinyl Lover or Hater – Mrs Hifi Pig Has a Bit of a Rant
After spending nearly the last 20 years with Mr Hifi Pig we get along pretty well and only have minor altercations and disagreements every now and again. There is one subject that really divides us though, vinyl. To Mr Pig it is the ultimate listening experience.
Concrete Audio N1 Loudspeaker
The guys at Concrete Audio, the German loudspeaker manufacturer, got in touch to tell us about their N1 loudspeakers which is unusually made from concrete – as the company name may suggest. “The sound of a loudspeaker dependents largely on the quality of the speaker housing,” says Frank Nebel, head of the company. “Unlike a […]
Monitor Audio Fine-Tune Radius Loudspeakers
Monitor audio announced today they will be “fine-tuning” their Radius loudspeaker range. Alongside re-vamped Radius 45, 90 and 270 designs, the new eight-strong loudspeaker line-up includes slimmed-down versions of the 225 centre speaker and Radius One soundbar, together with a new Radius 200 centre-channel speaker and two compact active subwoofers: Radius 380 and 390. For […]
One Night in Comeme – Volume 3
This chunk of tuneage landed on my desktop this afternoon from international dance music label Cómeme who whilst based in Europe release music mainly from Latin America. It’s the third Volume of ONE NIGHT IN CÓMEME! – a new series of compilations including a selection of released tracks, unreleased surprises and alternate versions of Cómeme […]
CA Electronics Tntroduce New Puck To Lineup
The CA Electronics Ceramic LP Puck HW SE is the latest addition to the product line-up and offers real 23,5 carat gold on top, combined with the finest Bentley spec leather on the side, providing what CA are calling a “luxurious look and feel”. The Ceramic LP Puck is designed to prevent resonances from the […]
Clearaudio Introduce New Performance DC Turntable
Clearaudio’s recently appointed UK distributor Sound Fowndations is pleased to announce the release of the new Performance DC turntable. The Performance DC integrates a high-torque, smooth and quiet DC motor into the chassis.The motor is similar to that used in Clearaudio’s high-end Ovation and Innovation series turntables and is said to provide great speed stability […]
Chord Electronics DSX 1000 with DSD 64
Chord Electronics has added DSD 64 file playback over ethernet to its flagship network music player, the DSX1000. The DSX1000 now includes DSD 64 over ethernet functionality without any increase to the retail price (£7,500). In addition, existing owners can get the upgrade for free via the internet, with a simple push-button menu option from […]