‘You must go back to the live music and know how it sounds, the touch of a cymbal, the draw on a violin string.’ There is the essence, the philosophy, of Peter Bartlett, designer of the Cyrus 30th Anniversary system, where he seeks to ‘wrap up 30 years of know how into one holistic system.’ Here […]
Monster today unveiled what they are calling the “crown jewel” of all headphones at Harrods of London – “Diamond Tears Sally Sohn Edition Headphone”. To create these one-of-a-kind headphones Monster collaborated with Korean artist and jewellery designer Sally Sohn with the headphones being made from 18k gold encrusted with black diamonds totaling 5.56 carats. In […]
Hifi Pig’s intrepid reviewer reports on The Hifi Show, Scalford 2013 and picks out a few of the hifi systems, some high end and some not so high end, that were on show at this years event. You can read his full report for The Hifi Show, Scalford 2013 and lots more of his photographs […]
This is the 5th year of The Hifi Show at Scalford. The Hifi Show is hosted in the spacious Scalford Hall Hotel in the heart of rural Leicestershire UK, just outside the town of Melton Mowbray.
Purity Audio Design of Endicott, New York, will officially debut their Series 2 Silver Statement linestage preamplifer along with their PSE300B Ultra mono bloc amplifiers (pictured) which in turn will be driving Daedalus Audio loudspeakers at Axpona 2013 in Chicago. The pair of monoblocs come with 4 Sophia Electric Princess 300B, 2 Sophia Electric Grade […]
The Hifi Show at Scalford photographs can be found here We also have a great report of the Bristol Sound and Vision Hifi Show with lots of really great photographs. For all the shows that Hifi Pig has covered please go to our Hifi Shows main page
A great festival of technology that showcased many great British Hifi Brands including modern favourites such as Naim, Cyrus, Michell and Tannoy, and also the big boys including Pioneer and Yamaha with Sony’s 84 inch 4k TV attracting huge amounts of interest, the 4k is the resolution, not the price tag, which is more like […]
Photographs from The Hifi Show Scalford 2013. The Hifi Show at Scalford is, in the main, an opportunity for hifi enthusiasts and audiophiles to demonstrate their own systems to the general public and other audiophiles. It is an eclectic mix of High-end audio and more modest audio systems. We hope you enjoy the photographs. […]
Back in January Hifi Pig ran a news item about a new Bitish company called Computer Audio Design and their debut product the CAD 1543 DAC. The latest news to come from the Computer Audio Design offices is that the company’s DAC has been awarded “Best Sounding Hifi Room” at Britain’s biggest audio and home […]
Here’s a bit of hifi news for the music lover or audiophile who also likes to keep in shape. iSport Strive, Monster’s most affordable sport headphone, features a semi-open design allowing users to hear what is going on around them while listening to their tunes. Strive’s design allows them to be fitted in the outer […]
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 […]