McIntosh Announces MA5300 Integrated Amplifier
McIntosh has announced the MA5300 Integrated Amplifier. The MA5300 Integrated Amplifier is McIntosh’s smallest solid state integrated amplifier in terms of both power output and physical size.
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Focal Launch Kanta N° 2 Loudspeaker
The latest addition to Focal’s Classic Home Audio collection, the Kanta N°2 is a totally new design from the French company. By utilising many of the company’s proprietary acoustic innovations with newly-researched techniques, Focal has created a compact 3-way floor-standing speaker that combines performance with a new industrial design.
Transfiguration Creates Limited ‘D’ Edition Of Flagship Proteus Phono Cartridge
Transfiguration moving coil (MC) phono cartridges are hand-crafted in Japan by Immutable Music’s Seiji Yoshioka. Their design has always been guided by two firm principles: first, to extract the most musical detail from a record’s groove and second, to get out of the way. So when it’s said that a Transfiguration cartridge ‘lacks character’, it’s […]
Naim Uniti Adding Roon Ready
Naim confirmed today that it will be adding Roon Ready to the list of Uniti series features.
Focal Unveils Clear Headphone
Focal, the French speaker and headphone manufacturer has today unveiled Clear, the company’s newest reference headphone. Clear is Focal’s new circum-aural open-back headphone for audiophiles and represents a new evolution of Focal’s open-back, full-range speaker headphone family.
Electromod Introduce MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Open Headphone To The UK
Electromod unveiled the open-back version of the MrSpeakers Aeon Flow at The Indulgence Show in London last weekend. They were getting a lot of attention at the show, with one young man we met having made a beeline to the Electromod stand specifically to try them out.
Avanca Minim True Wireless Earbuds Released In The UK
Dutch mobile lifestyle accessories specialist, Avanca International, has announced the UK launch of its Minim True Wireless Earbuds. Combining technology with design they are untethered by cables and were awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2017.
Who’s At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017?
RMAF kicks off tomorrow in Denver, USA so there should be plenty of new gear to see and hear. Here’s the info from exhibitors who have been in touch with us to tell us what they are bringing to the show and where they will be.
PMC Introduces The AVM Ovation PA 8.2 Flagship Modular Preamp
PMC, AVM’s UK distributor, used The Indulgence Show for the UK debut of the new, German, AVM Ovation PA 8.2 Modular Preamplifier.
Eclipse At AES 2017
Eclipse, the loudspeaker division within Fujitsu Ten, will be demonstrating the unique benefits of its accurate waveform reproduction technology with a 9.1-channel 3D audio demonstration at this year’s Audio Engineering Society convention in New York (October 18th to 20th).
CanJam Europe Latest News
CanJam Europe, Europe’s largest headphone show, will be held on 04. + 05. November 2017, for the first time in Berlin, Germany. At the music hotel nhow, right in the creative district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, more than 100 brands welcome headphone-interested visitors and invite them to test, compare and buy. The show is now in its 5th […]
Triangle Art Master Reference Turntable
Triangle Art got in touch to tell us about their Master reference turntable. Tom Vu explained: “The Master Reference Turntable delivers innovative design without compromising the quality in high-depth sound and mechanics, making it competitive among like turntables in the industry”.
Hifi Pig News Round Up – September 2017
September has been an exciting month for us at Hifi Pig Towers. There has been lots happening, plenty of news and of course we went to London for The Indulgence Show 2017.
Gérard Chrétien Of Focal Has Passed Away
French loudspeaker and headphone manufacturer, Focal, is paying tribute to Gérard Chrétien, an iconic figure of the hifi world. Fan of sound and music, this fascinating and passionate man had made his mark on Focal history since 1990.
Aqua Release The Formula xHD DAC
Aqua Acoustic Quality, of Milan Italy have released a new updated DAC, the Formula xHD. The Formula xHD features the following upgrades and modifications as compared to the Formula DAC: – New firmware release 3.0 for the main FPGA (DAC) with optimisation of the code – New USB board with hybrid architecture cod. A108
Aries Cerat Launch Incito S Preamplifier
Stavros Danos of Aries Cerat, who were one of our top five exhibitors at High End Munich 2017, got in touch to tell us about their new preamplifier, the Incito S. Stavros told us: ‘When designing the Incito preamplier our aim was to reference a great Einstein quote “Make everything as simple as possible, but […]
Bowers & Wilkins Launches PX Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
Bowers & Wilkins, the British speaker brand has announced the launch of PX, the company’s first noise cancelling wireless headphones. The PX responds intelligently to the wearer’s behaviour, for a ‘seamlessly intuitive listening experience’.
Dynaudio Announces Music
Dynaudio has announced Music – a family of four intelligent wireless speakers. The Danish company told us: “Dynaudio Music provides one-touch simplicity. It adapts seamlessly (and automatically) to any room or position, and to surrounding noise levels – so music always sounds its best. It even gives personalised playlists featuring only the music its users love […]
New Flagship SACD Player From Pioneer
Pioneer has announced the release of the PD-70AE, its new flagship SACD player & Digital to Analogue converter (DAC).
The Indulgence Show 2017. Ready, Steady….Go!
The Indulgence Show 2017 is being set up as you read this, with exhibitors from all over the world putting together fantastic rooms and stands to bring you the most indulgent hifi, headfi and luxury lifestyle experiences that London has ever seen or heard. We have all of the news for you to catch up […]
Ifi Ear Buddy Released
The Ear Buddy is a simple plug-and-play device that attenuates the output of your device so that you can listen at reasonable volumes – without damaging your ears – while maintaining the true resolution of your source material.
Bryston at RMAF October 6th-8th 2017
Bryston’s Gary Dayton will be at RMAF, demo room 1018 for the debut of the new BP-17 Cubed preamplifier.
McIntosh Announces MHA50 Portable Decoding Amplifier
McIntosh has announced the MHA50 Portable Decoding Amplifier.
Burson Release PLAY Headphone Amp/Pre Amp/DAC
Burson have released PLAY, a versatile little pre amp/DAC/Headphone amp.
Tisbury Announce Domino Phono Preamplifier
Tisbury Audio has today released its first phono preamplifier: the Domino. Handmade in the UK, it is designed to provide full adjustability and high performance at an affordable price point.
Black Cat Cable Launch New Airwave 3200 Series
Chris Sommovigo and Black Cat Cable will be releasing a new series of cable in mid November at an introductory price of $499.95 USD at 1.0mpr (going up to $599.95 in 2018).
SCV At The Indulgence Show
Not long to go to The Indulgence Show 2017 which will feature more than 160 exhibitors. SCV will be showcasing an array of home audio, portable audio and headphone products in-keeping with the show’s high-end aesthetic.
