
FRENCH BRAND DIPTYQUE LAUNCH REFERENCE LOUDSPEAKERS AT MUNICH
French loudspeaker brand Diptyque will present their new Diptyque Reference loudspeakers at Munich.
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FOCAL MOTORITIES SUBWOOFERS RELEASED TO BOOST IN CAR BASS
The St. Étienne based brand has unveiled six new Focal subwoofers in its Motorities Collection of in-car audio products.
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ELIPSON MUSIC CENTRE CONNECT HD REVIEW
Linette Smith reviews what looks very much like a well-known brand of robotic carpet cleaner but is actually a ‘just add speakers’ one-box system that is anything but boxy. More »

TRINNOV IN HOME CINEMA AND STEREO DEMONSTRATIONS
French brand Trinnov will be exhibiting at High End Munich 2022
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JADIS I70 INTEGRATED VALVE AMPLIFIER REVIEW
Jadis’ I70 Integrated Amplifier uses the KT170 valve/tube in a 50w per channel powerhouse of an amplifier that, with its stainless steel and gold finish, could only be from this French manufacturer. Stuart Smith takes a listen and is somewhat blown away.
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OCTAVIO STREAM COMPACT STREAMER FROM FRANCE WITH MULTIROOM CAPABILITIES
Octavio says that their products are designed for audiophiles and music lovers, but also for bars, hotels and restaurants.
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FRENCH BRAND TOTALDAC WILL BE EXHIBITING AT THE HIFI DELUXE SHOW IN MUNICH
Totaldac will be exhibiting once again at the HiFiDeluxe show, which runs alongside the High End Munich Show.
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DEVIALET DIONE SOUNDBAR LAUNCHED
Devialet is officially venturing into the world of home cinema, with the new Devialet Dione soundbar.
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NEW TRIANGLE AIO 3 SPEAKER FOR 2022 NOW COMES IN NEW COLOURS
The new 2022 Triangle AIO 3 edition has had several software improvements and comes in four new finishes.
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FOCAL NAIM 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION IS A COMPLETE SPECIAL-EDITION SYSTEM
To mark the 10th anniversary of their merger, French loudspeaker and headphone manufacturer Focal and British HiFi electronics manufacturer Naim have launched the Focal Naim 10th Anniversary Edition system.
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FOCAL SLATEFIBER IS A NEW LINE OF IN CAR AUDIO KITS
The Slatefiber speaker drivers were used in the Focal Chora range and are now available for in-car systems.
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THE NEW UK ATOLL DISTRIBUTOR IS REPLAY AUDIO DISTRIBUTION OF CHESHIRE
Atoll Electronique is a well established French HiFi manufacturer and they now have a new UK distributor.
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METRONOME DSC DAC/STREAMER REVIEW
Costing just shy of €26 000 the French-built Metronome DSC DAC and Streamer is clearly pitching itself at the high-end user. It has some interesting and innovative onboard technology from Industry stalwart Gilles Milot (Leedh) and certainly looks the part, but how will it sound? Stuart Smith finds out for HiFi Pig.
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TOTALDAC PROPRIETARY WOOD FRAME DRIVER FOR THE D100
French HiFi brand Totaldac has released the first images of their new proprietary wood frame/basket 12-inch driver for the Totaldac d100 loudspeaker.
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AN EVENING OF JAZZ ON VINYL WITH THE FIRST PUBLIC SHOWING OF THE NEW ORIGAMI 86TH SYSTEM
Ludovic Fournier is the creator of the Origami project and the Origami 86TH System which we were invited to hear at a “Soiree Audiophile Ecoute de Vinyles Jazz” (Vinyl Jazz Evening) at the Conservatoire Saint Brieuc which is in Brittany, North West France.
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TOTALDAC D1-SWITCH ETHERNET SWITCH REVEALED
High-End French brand Totaldac has revealed their new Totaldac d1-switch Ethernet Switch.
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THE CABASSE PEARL COLLECTION NOW FEATURES APPLE AIRPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Cabasse has announced the compatibility of the entire Cabasse Pearl collection of connected speakers with AirPlay.
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KALISTA DREAMPLAY X AND XC ALL IN ONE SACD, STREAMER, DAC AND PREAMP
French brand Kalista was created in the early 2000s by high-end mother company Métronome Technologie.
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PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – BIRD’S EYE VIEW
Linette gives you a Bird’s Eye View of her favourite rooms and things that caught her eye (and ear) at the Paris Audio Video Show 2021, which took place over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of October.
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PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – TOTALDAC D100 LOUDSPEAKER LAUNCH AND RIVER SEINE CONCERT CRUISE
Twenty months since they last visited a HiFi Show, HiFi Pig’s Stuart and Linette boarded the train to Paris for the Paris Audio Video Show 2021 along with a rather special event for the official launch of the Totaldac D100 Loudspeakers.
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PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – TRINNOV LAUNCH AMPLITUDE16 POWER AMP AT THE SHOW
Trinnov will be co-exhibiting at the Paris Audio Video Show 2021 with partners Sony, Waterfall Audio, Xtrem Screen and Roche Bobois.
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PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – FOCAL AND NAIM
A French/British alliance of Focal and Naim will be recreating the experience of the Focal Powered By Naim stores.

PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – TOTALDAC
This summer we brought you the news that French brand Totaldac are having their own event on a yacht the weekend of the Paris Audio Video Show 2021.
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PARIS AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2021 – SMYTH REALISER HOME CINEMA FOR YOUR HEAD
The Smyth Realiser A16 is a powerful Home Cinema processor/amplifier which reproduces on headphones the acoustics of cinemas with up to 24 speakers.
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