Devialet Add AXD Tech To Their Expert Pro Line Of Amplifiers
Eight years after the launch of its first compact high-end amplifier in 2010, Devialet has enhanced the Expert Pro line-up with three ‘major evolutions’.
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Chord Electronics £90k ULTIMA Amplifiers Released
With its 30th anniversary approaching, Chord Electronics has launched ULTIMA, a new flagship amplifier featuring John Franks’ latest circuit topology, the first all-new design in three decades. Chord say ‘ULTIMA is the ultimate expression of the finest high-performance, ultra-fast, ultra-high-power amplifier technology available today’.
Absolute Sounds At The Hifi Show Live 2018
This weekend sees the Hifi Show Live hold it’s last show in Windsor before it moves the new premises at Royal Ascot for the 2019 show. Absolute Sounds, the high end UK distributor is taking loads of great gear and will be in three rooms in the Windsor Suites area.
Karma AV At The Windsor Hifi Show Live
Karma-AV is back at the Hifi Show Live with three exhibition rooms, hosting new product arrivals.
McIntosh Launches New MC312 Power Amplifier
McIntosh has launched the MC312 Power Amplifier, a 300-watt US-made stereo amp that, say McIntosh, introduces numerous improvements over the MC302 which it replaces. The MC312 Power Amplifier features several internal upgrades in addition to some design updates.
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 News And New Products
Kicking off tomorrow at the Denver Marriott Tech Centre in Colorado, RMAF is one of the major Hifi Shows in the USA. There are stacks of exhibitors and plenty of new product launches…here’s a roundup of the latest pre-show news!
HIFI PIG NEWS ROUND UP – September 2018
September was a very busy month here at Hifi Pig Towers, we were out and about seeing the Hifi Lounge Radical SR1 car (who we sponsor) race at Donnington, we popped up to Glasgow to visit Linn and experience their new Selekt DSM Network Music Player and finally we had a trip to London for […]
Festival Of Sound 2018 A Bird’s Eye View
Festival of Sound, or Festival of Indulgence as we had called it after it changed its name from ‘Indulgence’ after the last two shows, could be seen to have taken a bit of a risk with the name change. We thought it was quite a brave move as the indulgence brand had become established…would this […]
Leema Acoustics With MIAN Distribution At The Audio Show
Leema Acoustics, the Welsh hifi brand founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers, will be at The Audio Show this weekend (September 22nd and 23rd) demonstrating the newly announced Sirius streaming music server and the Tucana II Anniversary Edition integrated amplifier.
Audiolab 6000A Amplifier Launched
Audiolab launched the 8000A in 1983, thirty five years on they are launching the new 6000A. Outwardly, the 6000A bears strong resemblance to the 8300A with its rotary controls and large, central OLED display. But while the 8300A costs £899, the 6000A’s recommended price tag is just £599. What’s more, unlike its costlier, analogue-only sibling, […]
Linn Factory Visit And Launch Of Selekt DSM
I love factory visits and so when an invitation to Linn in Glasgow dropped onto our virtual doormat I was really quite chuffed. I’ve known, as many of you reading this will have, Linn from my teenage days and reading the mags of the day and lusting after the LP 12, Isobariks etc. Needless to […]
Mitchell & Johnson 800 Series, Designed, Engineered And Hand-Built In Britain
Mitchell & Johnson has launched the 800 Series, a new flagship range of hifi components, its first to be entirely designed, engineered and built in the UK. The new 800 Series represents a significant milestone for Mitchell & Johnson, as the company transitions towards a new era of entirely British built equipment for its customers, […]
REVIEW – Audiozen Alchemy Integrated Amplifier
Sicily is famed for its lemons. Fortunately, John Scott discovers that Sicilian amplifier manufacturer Audiozen’s Alchemy amp is a bit of a peach at £3091.
Audiozen Alchemy Integrated Amplifier
Sicily is famed for its lemons. Fortunately, John Scott discovers that Sicilian amplifier manufacturer Audiozen’s Alchemy amp is a bit of a peach at £3091.
Cyrus Audio OneHD Integrated Amp and DAC
The Cyrus OneHD is an integrated amp and DAC with a whole host of connectivity for what looks to be a very reasonable £999. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
HIFI PIG NEWS ROUND UP – August 2018
August is traditionally a quiet month on the Hifi calendar….but you wouldn’t have thought it with all the Hifi News and Hifi reviews that we brought you. Hopefully all our readers and industry friends had a brilliant summer and are now feeling refreshed and raring to go in September!
Parasound HINT 6 Available In The UK
Following on from its first ever integrated amplifier, the Halo Integrated, which Hifi Pig reviewed for you here, Parasound has unveiled the Halo Integrated 6 (AKA HINT 6). Upgraded components, more features, more inputs and a new volume control join the HINT’s core architecture and John Curl designed 160-watt class A/AB power amplifier stage.
Two New Integrated Amps From Onkyo
Onkyo has announced the A-9110 and A-9130, new integrated stereo amplifiers.
New 5010 Pre and Power Amplifiers From Exposure
British Hifi brand Exposure’s new top-of-range 5010 series features a preamplifier and a pair of mono power amplifiers and builds on the brand’s previous flagship, the MCX series.
Parasound Halo JC5 New Flagship Stereo Power Amplifier, Designed By John Curl
Parasound has announced a new flagship stereo power amp, the Halo JC5. Designed by John Curl, Parasound say “the Halo JC5 distils the essence of the top-of-the-line Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifiers into a single chassis”.
Krell Launches K-300i Integrated Amplifier
American high-end audio brand Krell, who have been making amps since the early 1980s, has launched the K-300i integrated amp.
Hifi News Round Up – June 2018
June was a very busy month indeed. We brought you loads of Hifi News which is all rounded up here in case you missed it. We also brought you Hifi Reviews and coverage of the North West Audio Show 2018 at Cranage Hall.…it was fabulous so make sure you check out coverage from Linette and Stuart […]
McIntosh Announces MC462 Quad Balanced Power Amplifier
McIntosh has announced the MC462 Quad Balanced Power Amplifier. The MC462 replaces the MC452 as the American brand’s most powerful stereo amplifier. Like the MC452, the MC462 features an output of 450 Watts per channel. With a dedicated McIntosh Autoformer™ connected to each audio channel, the full 450 Watts is available to any speaker regardless if it […]
Cary Audio Introduces The SLI-100 Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier
For 20 years, Cary Audio have been making their SLI-80 vacuum tube integrated amplifier. It’s had many variants over the years, some enhancements under the hood and some in style.
Burson Fun Headphone Amp And Bang Stereo Amp
Powered by the Burson Max Current Power Supply (MCPS)，Fun is a dual mono Class-A head amp and preamp with added Microphone input. Outputting 2Wpc @32ohm, it shares the same amplification stage as Burson’s flagship Conductor.
APURNA Announces New Prelude Stereo Amplifier
APURNA, who we visited in Valence, France, have announced their new stereo amp the Prelude. It will be available from September 2018 in two versions, Power Amplifier and Integrated Amplifier.
Aeron’s Tiny Hifi System
Aeron has launched what they say is the smallest Hifi system in the world, the Aeron C101 pre-amplifier/ headphone amplifier and Aeron P101 Class D Stereo Amplifier. Just connect to your source and speakers.
Bird’s Eye View Of High End Munich
Every year we say the same thing, ‘surely the High End Show can’t get any bigger?’, but every year it does! It is now at the point when no human can actually cover every inch of the show…we have tried our very best but I think Super-human powers would be needed for that! However, being […]
