We hope you all had a very merry Christmas and holiday season wherever you are in the world. Catch up on the Hifi News and Hifi Reviews that we brought you in December 2017. Here’s wishing you all a happy, prosperous, healthy and musical 2018! More »
The Bristol Show reaches it’s 31st Year in 2018 and 166 brands are currently confirmed as exhibiting at the show. Read on for the list of exhibitors and further info… More »
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Hifi Pig had a very busy month in November, what with trips to Zurich and Warsaw for Hifi Shows. There was also lots of news and of course reviews. have a look and catch up with anything that you missed! More »
+AUDIO the American maker of sound systems has launched in the UK. The American brand has partnered with Henley Audio (formerly Henley Designs) the UK distributor based in Oxfordshire. More »
October was a very busy month for us Hifi Pigs, there was an awful lot of news and we also brought you coverage of The Indulgence Show and Chord’s Poly launch, plus a visit to hear the Living Voice system at Spiritland. There was also the sad news of the death of Gérard Chrétien of French manufacturer, Focal. More »
The Audio & AV Show 2017, being held at The ICC and Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham, opens its doors at 10am on Saturday 16th September. More »
July was certainly a busy month with loads of Hifi news to catch up on. Just in case you missed anything here’s all the news in one place! More »
Fanthorpes HiFi at the North West Audio Show will be hosting Pro-Ject, Luxman, Innuos, Martin Logan and PMC.
It’s always nice to do something for the first time, say the Hull company, and on the weekend of the 24th-25th of July, Fanthorpes Hifi are making their first trip to the North West Audio Show, at Cranage Hall in Cheshire. More »
What does the month of May mean if you are an audiophile and hifi lover? Of course, Munich! We, along with the whole hifi universe by the look of it, made the annual pilgrimage to Bavaria, Germany and the High End Munich Show. High End Munich 2017 was our fifth and the most incredible show yet.If you weren’t able to make it then you can capture the vibe of this truly amazing hifi show in our dedicated High End Munich 2017 section here, plus the main section gives you access to previous years too. If you were there have a look and see if your impressions were the same as ours…plus there is bound to be something that you missed. More »
Vinyl is everywhere at the moment and High End Munich is THE place to go is you want to see some really High End 
turntables and associated kit. Here’s a selection of the turntables that caught my eye. Of course some of these turntables are built with no expense being spared but that’s not to say there weren’t a good number of more affordable turntables too. Words kept to a minimum as we know it’s the pics you want!
There are six pages, just click on the doodad at the very bottom of each page.
Continuum Audio Labs, AMG, VPI, Graham Slee, Kuzma, Acoustic Signature, Hanss Acoustics, Funk Firm, Dr Feikert, Acoustical Systems, Wand, Pro-Ject, Panalogue, First Voice, SME, Gold Note, Kronos, Scheu Analog, Triangle Art, Transrotor, Tech Das, Convert Technologies, 440 Audio, Clearaudio, Thorens, Origin Live, Roksan, Audio Exclusiv, Elac, EMT, AVID Hifi, Reed and Triangle. More »
Triangle have released a ready-to-listen pack featuring a turntable and a pair of amplified speakers. It has been developed by French brand Triangle, in partnership with Pro-Ject. More »
We have been making the pilgrimage to High End Munich for five years now. It is, quite simply, the greatest Hifi Show on earth. I love meeting people from all over the world, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, this year I lost track of the number of people who grabbed us saying ‘I know you from Facebook!’ and it was brilliant to meet people that we knew ‘virtually’ in the flesh. High End Munich is one of those shows that can overwhelm you with it’s immensity. It’s quite tricky to explain just how big a show it is…it’s a beast! Every year has been incredible, but this year it just went up another level. It’s kind of crazy, but just when you think the best can’t get any better, it does, and this year High End turned it up to 11. More »
Music technology company MQA say they have “achieved multiple milestones since last year’s Munich High End show. Over the past 12 months, the MQA team has been busy concluding new partnerships to boost the availability of MQA-enabled products and software; the technology has been used to improve physical format releases; and MQA has debuted on TIDAL’s global streaming service”. More »
The vinyl revival refuses to slow and as such more and more turntables are coming to market at the budget end of the spectrum and with more features that will appeal to a younger audience. The Elipson Omega 100 RIAA BT costing a penny shy of £500 comes with a built in phonostage, USB out to digitise your records and even aptX Bluetooth for wireless use. Janine Elliot gives it a spin for Hifi Pig. More »
Pro-Ject Audio Systems is known as the world leading producer of analogue hifi audio equipment for more than 25 years. Producing a range of products. Now they are releasing The Beatles 1964 Recordplayer Limited Edition More »
December was a busy month at Hifi Pig, catch up on the news we brought you here, just in case you missed anything.
We would like to wish all of our readers the very best for 2017, may your year be happy, healthy and full of great music! More »
October was a real whirlwind of a month, there were Hifi Shows including Hifi Show Live Windsor and The Indulgence Show plus a huge amount of news and we reviewed gear ranging from £89 IEMs to a £32,000 Power Amplifier. Just in case you missed anything, here is a round up of what happened last month… More »
September has been another busy month with lots happening in Hifi, just in case you missed anything here’s the Hifi Pig monthly round up. We announced the winners of our first Wheelchair fundraiser and don’t forget we are running our second fund raiser to get a ‘Wheelchair for Ricky’, you still have time to donate and enter to win a Special Edition VPI Player Turntable.
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The Peak PT1 turntable has a natural slate plinth and comes complete with an arm for £599. Ian Ringstead takes it for a spin for Hifi Pig. More »
At Hifi Pig we know that readers don’t want to be kept waiting for reports and photographs from the Hifi shows we visit and so without further ado here is part 2 of Stuart’s show report, with his final report following tomorrow.
In part two of Hifi Pig’s coverage of the National Audio Show 2016 at Whittlebury we focus on Choice Hifi and Analog Domain, Roksan Audio, Henley Designs #1, Henley Designs #2, The Audio Consultants & German Physics, Audio Emotion, Chasing The Dragon, CODE, Russ Andrews, Arendal Sound, Teddy Pardo, Fanthorpes.
August has been busy for us Piglets, not only did we launch our Wheelchair For Ricky fund-raising campaign and raffle (which you can still donate to to win great prizes), we went to a prog rock festival and there’s been plenty of hifi news. In case you missed anything, here’s a round up of what happened in August. From the opening of a new Hifi bar/restaurant in London, to new products from many brands including Quad, Chord, Martin Logan, Dali and Clearaudio, to what’s happening at hifi events like Canjam Europe and Indulgence, you get all the latest hifi news first on Hifi Pig!
International Audio Group (IAG) Appointments Darrell Huggins Group CEO
Double Tap Audio Bite The Bullet
Arcam rHead Class-A Headphone Amplifier
aqua acoustics Optologic Formula DAC
Spiritland, High End Hifi Bar/Restaurant, Opening Soon
DALI Launch DALI Connect Loudspeaker Cable
QUAD VA-ONE Valve Amp Announced
Bespoke Audio Event At KJ West One
Custom Cable Becomes Audio Sanctuary
Furutech’s New SK-Filter Now Available
Taga Harmony Introduce Azure B-40 v.2 Loudspeaker
Gang of Four Announce Live Album
Fine Sounds Has Become McIntosh Group
New Entry Point Turntable For Clearaudio’s Innovation Range
Legendary Engineer Chris Kimsey At The Indulgence Show
Brian May Donates Prize For ‘Wheelchair For Ricky’ Fundraiser
Bryston Announce BDP-π Digital Music Player
Dali Announce Katch Bluetooth Speaker
CanJam Europe 2016, 24th and 25th September
Pro-Ject Win EISA For Classic Turntable
Eclipse TD-M1 At Richer Sounds
New Network Players and Compact Systems From Onkyo Announced
A Host Of New Speakers From Martin Logan
New Active Diamonds From Wharfedale
Chord announce SPM 1050 Mk II Amplifier
World’s Most Expensive Earphones Arrive In UK
Newly Enhanced Transfiguration Proteus Phono Cartridge Arrives In UK
New Moving Magnets From Gold Note
Liverpool based Do Good Audio is a wholly new retail venture, but has a link to the past. Martin, the founder of Do Good Audio, discovered his great grandfather owned one of the earliest audio shops in the country. Located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in circa 1920 “Wireless Radio & Gramophone” sold wireless equipment, gramophones, 78s and other audio electronics, although the eventual fate of this business is unknown.
Hifi Pig think it’s great to see a new independent Hifi retailer open its doors and it must be the first in Liverpool in ages.
After working for many years as a building contractor, Martin has taken a leap of faith and started what he describes as “a small online retail outlet”. Together with his partner Kirstie, they ran their business as an online only retailer, but they craved the excitement of a busy shop floor, and the opportunity to share their knowledge and passion for Hifi with like-minded folk. The Liverpool shop has allowed Do Good Audio to diversify the product range and provide a comfortable demo room. Martin’s Mum Mandy helps out in the shop too and the company say they hope to offer a very personal service.
Brands stocked include Musical Fidelity, Roksan, Marantz, Pro-Ject, Dali, Q Acoustics, Edwards Audio and many more and Martin says theirs always the offer of a good cuppa when you visit the shop.
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