New Power Cables From Furutech – Empire and Roxy
Two new power cables announced by Furutech – The Roxy and The Empire
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Burson Swing And Playmate
Burson has announced the Playmate USB DAC with 2 W headphone amp and preamp, plus the Swing which is a USB DAC and preamplifier. Both will be available from January 1st, with pre-orders being taken now.
T + A Multi Source Devices Now Roon Ready
Roon expands the Roon Ready end points to include the T+A Multi-Source devices MP 1000 E, R 1000 E, MP 2000 R MKII, CALA CDR, and CALA SR. Roon Ready certification is the highest level of certification and integration into the Roon ecosystem.
Gold Note Announce PA-1175 MK2 Power Amplifier
Here is the revised version of Gold Note’s first stereo amplifier, which replaced the Demidoff Anniversary amplifier in 2015. Gold Note’s latest creation, again, features all the innovations that have always distinguished their designs, says their recent press release.
Gold Note Updates The IS-1000 Super Integrated Amplifier
Gold Note, the Italian High-End Audio manufacturer based in Florence, is introducing a new powerful firmware for its Super integrated amplifier IS-1000 which allows higher audio performance and greater user experience.
Clearaudio Turntable Gets Starring Role
If you’ve seen Quentin Tarantino’s classic movie, Pulp Fiction, you’ll remember that scene… the uber-cool Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) comes home to her criminally rich husband’s mansion after a night out, presses ‘play’ on the reel-to-reel deck and gets her groove on to Urge Overkill’s Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon. Meanwhile, her chaperone, Vincent Vega (John Travolta), […]
Dynaudio Launches Brand-New Evoke Series
Dynaudio, the Danish loudspeaker manufacturer, has launched Evoke, a new, five-strong family of passive hifi speakers. Evoke has been designed and engineered from the ground-up, and features technology taken directly from Dynaudio’s high-end Contour line and the top-of-the-range Confidence series.
JPlay Announce JPlay Femto
The all-new JPlay Femto is a complete network music software player for the most demanding audiophile. The company’s recent press release says “It combines unrivaled digital playback algorithms with the that has not been available before”.
Arcam’s New IMAX Enhanced Arcam AV Receivers
Arcam has announced its partnership in the IMAX® Enhanced programme, a new certification and licensing programme combining consumer electronics products with IMAX digitally re-mastered 4K HDR content and DTS audio technologies to offer consumers “a new level of quality in immersive sight and sound experiences for the home”. The debut line of IMAX Enhanced Arcam […]
Karma-AV Brings SVS 3000 Series Subs To The UK
Karma-AV announce the UK availability of the SVS 3000 Series subwoofers, which promise to deliver the brand’s signature bass quality and dynamics from smaller cabinets. Featuring an all-new 13-inch high-excursion SVS driver powered by 800W RMS of MOSFET amplification and tuned using Analog Devices audio DSP through an innovative SVS smartphone app, the new SB […]
Klipsch Speaker ‘The Three’ With Google Assistant Built In
Klipsch has announced that its next generation Heritage Wireless table-top speaker The Three with the Google Assistant built in is now available. The Three with the Google Assistant built in blends mid-century modern design, acoustics, and connectivity with the addition of a personal digital assistant.
Chord Mojo & Poly Gift Packs
Chord Electronics has launched an exclusive, limited-edition Mojo and Poly Christmas gift pack, which contains everything to get into high-resolution mobile music streaming this Christmas (£990).
DTS Play-Fi Now In More Home Hifi Brands
Entertaining at Christmas can be a daunting prospect, but with DTS Play-Fi technology now built into many household speakers, it’s now easier to set the soundtrack of the evening from your phone.
Eclipse Partners With Richer Sounds To Offer Permanent-Demo 5.1 Systems In The South
Eclipse, the Japanese loudspeaker brand, has joined forces with UK A/V retailer Richer Sounds, to bring permanent-demonstration 5.1 systems to a number of select stores in the south of England.
New ASB-1 Antistatic Brush From Furutech
Furutech’s new ASB-1 antistatic brush is an upgrade on the earlier SK-III, and is a simple-to-use gadget that effectively removes unwanted static charge from just about anything – from CDs and vinyl records to camera lenses.
Metaxas And Sins T-RX Portable Reel To Reel Finally In Production
After 35 years of serious recording work for Broadcast Television using Swiss portable and studio machines from Stellavox (the SM8 portables & TD9 Studio machine), and over 40 years experience in the Hi End Audio industry, Artist/Designer/Recording Engineer Kostas Metaxas has finally designed what he hopes will be “the ultimate machine to capture an unrivalled […]
New EX-8 Integrated ‘Hub’ Amplifier From Ayre Acoustics
Earlier this year, Colorado-based Ayre Acoustics previewed its new ‘8 series’ of hifi components at the Munich High-End Show and the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Now, the first product in the series, the EX-8 integrated ‘hub’ amplifier, arrives on the market and comes to the UK via a new distribution agreement with Decent Audio.
Melco’s Free Streaming Masterclass At KJ West One
Melco is joining forces with high-end hifi dealer, KJ West One, to present a Streaming Masterclass in the heart of the capital at KJ’s Marylebone showroom.
Quad Upgrades Vena Integrated
Quad is launching a new version of the Vena integrated amplifier. The new Vena II builds upon the strengths of its predecessor – compact design and a useful range of facilities by adding new features.
Chord Electronics Announce Android GoFigure
Chord Electronics has launched an Android version of Gofigure, the official configuration App for Poly, the network music streamer/player for the Mojo DAC/headphone amp. The new Android version, which has been extensively developed throughout 2018, neatly complements the original iOS version and brings simple configuration of Poly’s set-up options to Android devices.
Mastering Engineer Stuart Hawkes Uses Chord Electronics’ Hugo 2 DAC
Metropolis Studios’ 5x Grammy-nominated Mastering Engineer, Stuart Hawkes, has chosen Chord Electronics’ Hugo 2 DAC/preamp/headphone amp for all of his mastering duties at Metropolis.
Musical Fidelity M6 PRE And M6 PRX Re-Introduced
Henley Audio have announced the return of two classic Musical Fidelity products. The M6 series is one of Musical Fidelity’s most popular product lines, but it has not featured a separate pre/power amplifier solution for quite some time. So, to address this omission, new owners Audio Tuning have ordered the re-introduction of the M6 PRE […]
Audio Video Show Warsaw 2018 Coverage And News
Hifi Pig is in Warsaw covering the Audio Video Show 2018, for all the latest news from the show and, soon to follow, our coverage, click here.
New Subs From SVS Announced
SVS has announced the new 3000 Series subwoofers. Each new model has a completely new high-excursion SVS driver and an 800 watts RMS, 2,500+ watts peak power Sledge amplifier with discrete MOSFET output. They also come loaded with technology from the flagship 16-Ultra models.
Essential DAC for Essential Phones
For Audiophiles using their phone for on the move sounds, Essential has announced that the Audio Adapter HD is now available to buy – currently, only in the US and Canada.
McIntosh Announces XRT1.1K Loudspeaker
McIntosh have announced the XRT1.1K Loudspeaker. Following in the footsteps of the XRT2.1K is the more accessibly sized XRT1.1K Loudspeaker. Featuring a 1,200 Watt power rating, the full range XRT1.1K has a more user-friendly size that is 14” (35 cm) shorter and 173 lbs (78 kg) lighter than the XRT2.1K
Fink Team’s Borg Launches In Poland At The Warsaw Show
We are getting very excited about the Audio Video Show Warsaw 2018, which kicks off on Friday 16th November and runs all weekend. It’s the second biggest European show after High End Munich and is packed full off some amazing Hifi, some of which you will not find elsewhere.
Pioneer Launch New Wireless Headphones
Pioneer’s ‘Scene Style’ series adds new range-topping noise-cancelling wireless headphones supporting Hi-Res Audio and Google Assistant
