Alice Cooper, The Cult and Creeper live at the OVO Hydro, Glasgow. Billion Dollar Babies Michael Fairbairn and John Scott head out to see Creeper, The Cult and Alice Cooper. Alice has his guillotine in tow but can he still cut the mustard? Words: Michael Fairbairn. Photos: John Scott
NEW KEF LSX II COMPACT WIRELESS HIFI SYSTEM ANNOUNCED British HiFi brand KEF tells us that the new KEF LSX II is more than a simple upgrade to the original KEF LSX.
SWISS BRAND PIEGA COAX GEN2 SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS GROW AS NEW MODELS ADDED Swiss loudspeaker brand PIEGA, has launched four new generation 2 Coax models, which we saw at High End Munich 2022, which have the PIEGA aluminium cabinet and ribbon driver design.
SJS ELECTROACOUSTICS WILL EXHIBIT WITH DEFINITIVE AUDIO AND BRANDS LIVING VOICE AND KUZMA SJS, Living Voice and Kuzma have become regular collaborators at HiFi shows, combining forces through distributor Definitive Audio.
PURECABLE OPTIMUS SERIES NOW AVAILABLE During the Dutch Audio Event 2021, visitors got the first preview of Purecable’s new flagship cables, the Purecable Optimus Series.
FOCAL POWERED BY NAIM STORES PARTNER WITH QOBUZ Focal and Naim have teamed up with Qobuz to create the in-store music for Focal Powered by Naim stores.
SOLIDSTEEL S4-4 HIFI RACK REVIEW Linette Smith reviews what the main rig at HiFi Pig Towers has been living on for the last seven months, the Solidsteel S4-4 HiFi Rack.
CONNECTED DISTRIBUTION BRING PARASOUND AND HEED TO NWAS 2022 Connected Distribution is a Cheltenham based trade distributor of custom installation, home cinema and HiFi products.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS TO THE NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2022 2022 will be the seventh edition of “the UK’s favourite Audio Show” and it promises to be “our biggest and best show ever”.
KLIPSCH REFERENCE PREMIERE SERIES IS UPGRADED TO THIRD GENERATION Following on from the announcement of the Klipsch Reference 7th generation, Klipsch has announced the debut of its new Reference Premiere series speakers.
MCRU “THE FIRST” MAINS LEAD AND “ULTIMATE MKiii” LOUDSPEAKER CABLES REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the MCRU “The First” mains lead and “Ultimate Mkiii” loudspeaker cables costing £412.50 and £600/3m respectively.
Friends of HiFi Pig, Andreas Schlösser and Kirsten Eghardt take us on a photographic tour of the recent High End Munich show. Click the images to enlarge!
OVER 3000 TICKETS CLAIMED FOR NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2022 More than three thousand FREE tickets have been claimed for the North West Audio Show 2022 that takes place at the fantastic DeVere Cranage Estate, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire over the weekend of the 18th and 19th of June.
THE UNTHANKS LIVE AT THE QUEEN’S HALL, EDINBURGH John Scott checks out The Unthanks at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh.
SCOTTISH CABLE BRAND ATLAS LAUNCHED SEVERAL NEW PRODUCTS AT HIGH END MUNICH Here’s more about the new products that Atlas launched at High End Munich, they are the Atlas Arran Transpose and Atlas Hyper 5.0 Achromatic Speaker cables, Atlas Arran Ultra L RCA and XLR Analogue Interconnect and the new Atlas Ailsa Ultra RCA, XLR […]
Are you in the market for your first pair of high-performance – yet affordable – headphones? Or looking to upgrade your headphone experience to the next level? Perhaps you’re simply curious about what a great set of cans sounds like? Then why not join Electromod’s Mark Dolbear at this year’s North West Audio Show…
PRO-JECT MAIA S3 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER IS THE NEW UPDATED VERSION DUE THIS MONTH Pro-Ject Audio Systems, has updated its popular My Audiophile Integrated Amplifier, the new model is the Pro-Ject MaiA S3.
HI FI RACKS LAUNCH THEIR FIRST OPEN-FRAME SPEAKER STANDS AVAILABLE IN ANY BESPOKE SIZE British brand Hi Fi Racks has announced the launch of its solid hardwood Hi Fi Racks Aperta Speaker Stands, the company’s first open-frame model.
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. Your FREE 240-plus page download and keep e-publication from Munich High End 2022, the greatest HiFi Show on Earth! Includes this year’s Start-up companies, notes from the High End Society’s press launch with Alan Parsons, and hundreds of photographs. Get yours now!
NUPRIME PRA-9X PREAMPLIFIER AVAILABLE IN THE UK VIA ADMM DISTRIBUTION The new stereo preamplifier from NuPrime is the PRA-9X, a fully balanced stereo preamplifier with the addition of an MM phono input and 6.3mm headphone output for increased source flexibility.
£500,000 GOLDMUND GAIA FLAGSHIP SPEAKER SYSTEM Following in the footsteps of the Goldmund Apologue and Epilogue designs, the team in Geneva has created their new reference design with a “contemporary aesthetic for the 21st century”.
PMC AT HIGH END MUNICH 2022 British loudspeaker brand PMC, the Professional Monitor Company, are always one to visit at Munich.
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 START UP AREA Every year the High End Society gives a free stand to a small group of lucky young HiFi businesses. Previously this was called the Newcomers Stand but it is now the Start Up Area.
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 SHOW REPORT – BIRD’S EYE VIEW PART 7 MORE FROM THE HALLS Clearaudio, Copra, Ferrum, Cube Audio, Tektron, Degritter, DeVore Fidelity, Elipson, GIK, hART Labs, Ideon Audio, Ictra Racks, Electrocompaniet, Goldmund, Ichos, Allegro Flow, Holbo, Illumina, LAB12, M2Tech, Metaxas & Sins, Nagaoka Cartridges, Portento Audio, Pro-Ject, Supra and Geko Cables, Riviera […]
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 SHOW REPORT – BIRD’S EYE VIEW PART 6 DECK THE HALLS Into the Halls with Mrs HiFi Pig including Solidsteel, Diptyque, Ambitious Audio Design, Arya Audio, Atlas Cables, Audionec, Esprit Cables, Auris, Bayz Audio, Borg.
High End Munich – Show Report 9 including NEAT ACOUSTICS, ENGSTROM, ATOHM, DAVIS ACOUSTICS, METRONOME and KALISTA, ALBEDO, AUDIO FLIGHT and FABERS CABLES, AUDIOVECTOR, LYRAVOX, ANTIPODES AUDIO and PURITAN, INDIANA LINE, PIER AUDIO, WOLF VON LANGA, AIR TIGHT, ISO ACOUSTIC, EAR YOSHINO, LEVIN and RIKE, DANISH AUDIO GROUP.
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 SHOW REPORT BIRD’S EYE VIEW PART 5 The great thing about High End Munich is there are surprises and delights at every turn, here Lin covers Kharma, Purist Audio Design with Doshi and Joseph Audio, Linn and Solid Sounds, Innuos, Goldenear, Avantgarde Acoustic, Rockport and Absolare and Audiaz.
HIGH END MUNICH 2022 SHOW REPORT BIRD’S EYE VIEW PART 4 Linette’s part four Bird’s Eye View High End Munich 2022 show report with Kawero and Ypsilon, iFi, Soulution, Wadax and Fono Acoustica, Gauder, Wiener Lautsprecher and Way cables, Grandinote, Ondacustica