Another launch announced for CES, this time from German brand T + A. The new range from T+A bears the designation HV = High Voltage and will be expanded with a line of products to form the pinnacle of T+A’s solid-state product range. “Created to cater for the demanding audiophile and lover of two-channel music […]
Chord Electronics, Britain’s “tech-driven specialist hi-fi manufacturer”, will be showing several of its latest products at CES, including the brand new advanced Reference streamer, the DSX 1000 (£7,500). This “cutting-edge” network music player, with its proprietary QBD76HD-based DAC, will be joined by the Red Reference MkIII CD player, in the Bluebird Music suite. The two Reference-level components will be joined […]
In early December we announced news that Avid Hifi were to launch a new turntable – the INGENIUM. Today they have confirmed the launch of the range of turntables which become their new entry-level product. Ingenium shares the design philosophy of Avid’s more expensive designs, has “true engineered audiophile quality, utilises key elements of the […]
This January at the 2013 CES show, Cary Audio will unveil a number of new products. First, they will be showing new digital to analog converters. The DAC-100 will be a completely solid-state design, while the DAC-100t will be a hybrid design with a vacuum tube output stage. Cary Audio will also be officially launching […]
Audio4Soul is a new company in 2 channel high-end audio products based in Greece and with a philosophy of bringing simplicity in home audio to the masses whilst retaining truly audiophile credentials and sound quality. The company has announced worldwide distribution of Xtreme16 USB, its first product – an asynchronous 24/192 USB-DAC and integrated amplifier […]
Italian high end audio manufacturer Lector Audio has announced the introduction of their latest DAC, the Digitube DSD (Direct Stream Digital). The new DAC is based on the 32 bit Dac from AKM and has an output circuit designed around vacuum tubes (ECC-81/12AT7). The DAC accepts digital signals up to 192kHz/32bit and 384kHz/32 bit via […]
In partnership with Amazon, Hifi Pig is proud to announce that you can now buy CDs, vinyl records and books without leaving the Hifi Pig website. If you would like to buy records and CDs then simply follow this link and if you are looking for books about the more technical side of the audiophile […]
Polish Hifi maverick Lampizator has announced two new products to add to their range of high-end audio products. Lukasz Fikus, owner ad chief designer had the following to say about the Level 6 “…no compromise, ultimate attempt on the state of art in music making. It is not about convenience, not about features and not […]
A public beta version of Naim’s n-Serve for Mac control app is now available to download from the Naim website. This new Mac app offers all of the server maintenance functionality of the Windows Naim Desk Top Client alongside the control features available on n-Serve for iOS devices. n-Serve for Mac allows the user to […]
3beez, is a new company based in Lafayette, Colorado specializing in the application of computer technology to home audio and have announced recently the Wax Music Management System. The Wax system provides a flexible metadata scheme which makes it effective at cataloguing large music collections, especially those that include music from classical, jazz, and other challenging […]
Hifi Pig received a message from Funjoe the founder of Clones Audio in Hong Kong. Clones Audio is a one-man workshop producing amplifiers which are inspired by the 47labs gain card, so essentially gain clone products. The story goes that one day Funjoe’s father came along to listen to his 47labs system, liked it and […]
Schiit Audio have announced its newest products, the $99 Magni headphone amplifier and the $99 Modi USB DAC. Magni offers a fully discrete design and Modi has an AKM4396 D/A converter and active filter output stage for driving long cable runs. Both products are made in the USA. “We’re excited to debut Magni and Modi,” […]
Sixteen years. That’s how long it’s been since Seattle heavyweights Soundgarden have released a studio album! Down on the Upside was the band’s swansong, or so it seemed at the time. No one could have guessed we’d see another album from them, much less with the classic lineup. Can a band who’ve been apart for […]
Byron Bay’s finest are back with a brand new album. Following on from 2010’s Deep Blue, Atlas has seen a flurry of press releases waxing lyrical about the band being world beaters and the cream of the metalcore crop. That’s all well and good, but does the album live up to expectations? Here’s the verdict… […]