CLARITY WELCOMES DARREN SHERRIFF TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Clarity, the HiFi industry trade association, has announced that Darren Sherriff, managing director of Lonestar Consulting, and formerly of Yamaha Music, has joined its board of directors.
CAMPFIRE AUDIO ORBIT IS THE BRAND’S FIRST EVER TRUE WIRELESS EARPHONE The new Campfire Audio Orbit true wireless earphone is the American brand’s first and is designed and assembled by hand in their Portland, Oregon workshop.
ZESTO AUDIO EROS 500 SELECT MONOBLOCK CLASS A KT150 AMPLIFIERS Zesto Audio of the USA has announced the launch of their new Eros 500 Select Monoblocks Class A tube amps available.
ADVERTISING PROMOTION DREAMING OF AN AUDIOPHILE CHRISTMAS? The festive season is just around the corner, so decide what you are buying for the audiophile in your life, or what you would like to treat yourself with, by perusing the HiFi Pig Christmas Gift Guide 2022.
PROPRIETARY HYBRID DRIVE TECH DRIVES THE NEW MCINTOSH MC451 DUAL MONO POWER AMP The new MC451 Dual Mono Power Amp features McIntosh’s proprietary Hybrid Drive valve/solid-state technology.
MELCO INTRODUCES A NEW NOISE-REDUCING ETHERNET CABLE Melco Audio, the Japanese digital music technology brand, has launched the new Melco C100 Ethernet cable which they claim features a number of noise-reducing design properties.
CYRUS CLASSIC AMPLIFIER REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to the £1995 Cyrus Classic Amplifier with onboard DAC, MM phonostage, and a headphone amplifier.
TOTEM ACOUSTIC INTRODUCES THE BISON SERIES OF LOUDSPEAKERS Totem Acoustic has launched its new range, the Totem Bison Loudspeakers.
QUALIO IQ LOUDSPEAKERS FROM THE CUBE AUDIO TEAM The Qualio IQ Loudspeakers are a new brand and speaker from the team behind Cube Audio.
EJ JORDAN HAS RELEASED A TWIN FULL-RANGE, BBC-INSPIRED LOUDSPEAKER British manufacturer, EJ Jordan has launched the EJ Jordan Greenwich, its second loudspeaker featuring Ted Jordan’s full-range driver in a BBC-inspired cabinet.
WILSON LōKē SUBWOOFER REVIEW Following his review of the Wilson Audio TuneTots where he touched on the LōKē Subwoofer, Stuart Smith looks at this £9K sub in a bit more detail.
THE POLK MONITOR XT10 SUBWOOFER IS A 10” 50W POWERED SUBWOOFER The Polk Monitor XT10 Subwoofer features a 10″ long-throw, high-excursion woofer that goes down to 24Hz.
ASTELL&KERN HAS INTRODUCED THE AK HC3, LIGHTWEIGHT, PORTABLE USB DAC The Astell&Kern AK HC3 is a portable USB-C compatible Dual DAC cable with microphone connectivity.
iEAR TILBURG SHOW REPORT HiFi Pig’s Eric van Spelde visited the iEar show in Tilburg, here’s his show report.
EXPERIENCE AN EVENING OF MUSIC WITH SONUS FABER AND MCINTOSH AT HIFI DEALER NOTTINGHAM HIFI On Thursday, December the 8th, audiophiles in the Midlands can enjoy a Sonus faber and McIntosh event at Nottingham HiFi.
HIFI ROSE UPDATE MID RANGE STREAMER TO NEW HIFI ROSE RS250A HiFi Rose’s mid-range streamer gets a new finish and new hardware as it upgrades to the new RS250A model.
WILSON TUNETOT LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Wilson Audio TuneTots are the American company’s smallest loudspeaker that is designed for use on stands or free standing on furniture and shelves. Stuart Smith feels like a kid at Christmas as he takes a listen.
IFI GO LINK IS A NEW PORTABLE DONGLE DAC AND HEADPHONE AMP iFi Audio has expanded its GO series of portable DAC/headphone amps with the iFi GO Link, a headphone dongle to connect to smartphones, tablets, PCs, and Macs via a USB port.
THE JAPANESE HIFI BRAND LAUNCH THEIR NEW MELCO S100/2 DATA SWITCH The new Melco S100/2 Data Switch builds on the Japanese HiFi brand’s original ‘audiophile’ data switch with key performance upgrades.
ANALOG SYMPOSIUM MOERS HiFi Pig’s Eric van Spelde visits Moers in Germany for the Analog Symposium.
ACOUSTIC ENERGY ADDS AE105 ON-WALL MODEL TO THEIR NEW 100 SERIES Following the launch of the new 100 Series earlier this year, Acoustic Energy has announced the addition of an On-wall loudspeaker, the Acoustic Energy AE105.
MISSION LAUNCHES THE MISSION 778X INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER, ITS FIRST AMPLIFIER SINCE THE 1980S The Mission 778X integrated amplifier is the first produced under the Mission banner for almost 40 years.
BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2023 TICKETS ON SALE NOW After two years of disappointing, but necessary cancellations due to the global pandemic, The Bristol HiFi Show will be making a triumphant return in February 2023.
MONITOR AUDIO ENHANCES ITS PLATINUM SERIES 3G SPEAKER RANGE WITH ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLED IN-WALL MODEL The Monitor Audio PL-IW 3G Platinum Series In-Wall 3G is an In-Wall loudspeaker that features the brand’s latest Platinum Series 3G innovations.
HOWARD JONES LIVE AT THE QUEEN’S HALL, EDINBURGH Between 1983 and 1986 Howard Jones had ten top 40 UK hits. John Scott goes to the Queen’s HAll in Edinburgh to check out what he’s up to these days.
ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM LIVE AT THE VOODOO ROOMS, EDINBURGH John Scott dons his paisley-patterned loon pants (metaphorically at least) for a fab night out with Rosalie Cunningham and band.
THE AUSTRIAN HIFI BRAND RELEASES THE PRO-JECT DEBUT PRO ALL WHITE EDITION TURNTABLE The Pro-Ject Debut PRO All White Edition Turntable is a limited edition available in time for Christmas.
THE SWEET LIVE AT THE QUEENS HALL, EDINBURGH John Scott digs out his platform heels and spandex jumpsuit and takes to the streets of Edinburgh to visit glam-rock legends, The Sweet.