We will be off to Paris tomorrow, to bring you coverage of the 2019 Audio Video show. The show takes place in the New Cap Centre and the Novotel Tour Eiffel, on the Quai De Grenelle, on the banks of the Seine.
Audion has a long history in producing well-received valve-based amplifiers. Here Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Silver Night Anniversary 300B Parallel Single Ended monoblocs costing £5750.
Italian High End Hifi manufacturer, Delta Sigma, are doing their bit for the environment.
Vincent Audio is now shipping a new hybrid integrated amplifier, SV-200 which has a compact footprint standing at 8.25” W x 3.75” H x 12.75” D, the SV 200, which is available in black or silver, features two 6N1 vacuum tubes in the input stage to complement its digital inputs and built-in DAC.
During the weekend of 28th – 29th of September, Connaisseur-AV will introduce the new Vitus Audio SIA-030 integrated amplifier to Benelux at the XFi show, in room 54.
The 12th annual Burning Amp Festival 2019 will be held Saturday, November 9th (Workshop Day), and Sunday, November 10th (Main Event) at the Firehouse and Building C of the historic Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront.
Orchard Audio has announced the launch of BOSC™, a hifi monoblock audio amplifier that uses the latest gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology.
Following unprecedented consumer confidence challenges pre-Brexit, Mitchell & Johnson is to close.
Dutch firm PrimaLuna was founded in 2003 and have steadily released new products ever since with multiple product levels including ProLogue Original, ProLogue Classic, ProLogue Premium, DiaLogue and DiaLogue Premium.
McIntosh’s new MA352 combines valves with solid-state, doubling the power to 200 watts. See it first at RMAF 2019 and the 2019 CEDIA Expo.
Vinnie Rossi will be teaming up with his new, American distributor, Well Pleased AV, for RMAF 2019.
Nord Acoustics have released their brand new Nord Three SE Purifi 1ET400A Power Amplifiers, which feature 1ET400A boards from Bruno Putzeys’ new company, Purifi.
Hifi Pig’s Millennial Scribbler Harry Smith takes a look at American brand Russound’s MBX-Amp, a one-box streamer and amplifier costing £599 in the UK.
In 2020, the Gryphon will celebrate 35 years of exploration and innovation, well known as one of the most influential high end brands in Scandinavia, and the world, the Gryphon name has long been established as one of ‘the big names’ in the highest of the High End.
The Audio Research VT80 Amplifier and LS28 Preamplifier are the entry-level products from this American icon, so will they be worth their £17,000 pricetag? Stuart Smith finds out.
The Mira Ceti from Fezz Audio is a 300B integrated amp using toroidal output transformers and costing £2330 in the UK. Stuart Smith plumbs it in and gives it a listen for Hifi Pig.
Vinnie Rossi has officially transitioned from direct sales to a dealer network in the USA and has announced the appointment of Mark Sossa of Well Pleased Audio Vida as the company’s sales representative for North America.
TEAC’s new AP-505 is an ultra-compact stereo power amplifier, powered by Hypex Ncore technology, designed also to enable Bi-amping, or use in BTL (Bridge Tied Load/Bridged) mode as a mono amplifier.
Naim Audio, the British Hifi brand that has been with us for 46 years, has launched the 3rd generation of its NAIT XS and SUPERNAIT integrated amplifiers.
We are very lucky to be able to visit many Hifi Shows, all over the world. Some of the shows are huge, like Warsaw and High End Munich, and I love these big shows, but NWAS at Cranage Hall in Cheshire is a much more personal show. That’s not to say it’s small, it has […]
The AudioWorks, in the Einstein room, will be featuring a trio of Accuphase products, including the E-270 integrated amplifier, the E-650 class A integrated amplifier, and the DP-560 CD / SACD player / DAC.
Whilst AVID is known for its turntables, the aim of its founder has always been to offer a complete audio system solution from ‘needle to ear’.
The Eva Minuet’ is a British built integrated valve amp with onboard phono-stage and costs £3250. Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl.
Audio Emotion will once again be in the Baird 1 Suite at the North West Audio Show. This year their room will feature a number of UK premieres including:
In which John Scott confronts a philosophical pachyderm, feeds it a bun, pats it gently on its trunk and sends it on its way. Or John Scott takes delivery of the Micromega M150 Integrated amp/DAC/streamer costing £5499.
In 2016, Italian Hifi brand Audio Analogue celebrated its twentieth birthday by launching a line of ‘Anniversary’ editions of the company’s earlier classic amplifiers. Now, the Puccini and Maestro integrated models are joined by the new Bellini preamplifier and Donizetti power amplifier.
Cary Audio have launched a new version of their SLI-80 integrated amplifier. The new SLI-80HS (Heritage Series) maintains the integrity of its predecessor. Its circuit uses very little feedback which gives it, say Cary, “incredible transparency and detail in the music while providing bass texture and impact that belies its rated power output”.
HIFI PIG ADVERTISING PROMOTION Hifi Pig brings you a series of promotional articles about the essential brands to have on your ‘go visit’ list at High End Munich 2019. Read on for more about their philosophy, their products and, of course, where they will be at this year’s High End Show. Aries Cerat promise a show […]
