REVIEW – Tannoy Eclipse Three Loudspeakers
At £299 a pair the Tannoy Eclipse Three loudspeakers certainly look like a lot of speaker for the money. Dave Robson takes a listen.
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PIEGA Launch Second Generation Coax Loudspeakers
After 16 years, Swiss loudspeaker manufacturer, PIEGA has presented the second generation of their Coax loudspeaker. The second generation of the Coax series comes with the compact bookshelf loudspeaker Coax 311 and the two slightly over one metre high floor-standing speakers Coax 511 and Coax 711.
Hifi Pig November News Round Up
Well November was a very busy month. Hifi Pig went to Poland for the first time to attend the amazing Warsaw Audio Video Show 2016 , we launched our new look Music section and we brought you all the latest Hifi news and Hifi reviews…check out what we covered below, just in case you missed anything!
Lamm Industries AT CES 2017
Lamm Industries got in touch to tell us about the two extremely high end systems they are exhibiting at CES 2017. They are presenting two distinct systems, each unique in its own right, at the Venetian Towers, suites 35-305, with a system worth nearly half a million US dollars, and 35-307 with a system worth over one million […]
ABC Records Partners With RecordingTheMasters
ABC records has partnered with RecordingTheMasters (MULANN Group) to offer tape recording services.
New Lifestyle Audio Brand Meters Music
Meters Music is the creation of Ashdown Engineering, makers of musical instrument amplifiers for many of the world’s biggest music stars. The likes of U2, Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, System of a Down and many other artists use Ashdown amplifiers on stage and in the studio.
Noble Audio Launch Noble X On Massdrop
Noble Audio has collaborated with the community-driven commerce site, Massdrop, to create an exclusive IEM. The new Noble X, which is available for a time-limited period on Massdrop, features Noble’s new proprietary drive units for $249 (around £200), a price point not seen before in a Noble product.
Cyrus ONE Mobile App Released
Cyrus has today released a mobile app for its ONE amplifier, bringing app control convenience to users of the new compact amplifier.
KEF & Assassin’s Creed Movie Partnership & Competition
KEF has announced that it is to partner with Twentieth Century FOX for the theatrical release of Assassin’s Creed, the movie. This will involve KEF retailers displaying promotional material including point of sale items, large format posters, graphic boards and the competition entry postcards. All will include the official film artwork.
Hi Fi Racks Christmas Gift Ideas
Hi Fi Racks’ Bradley and Julie got in touch to let us know about their Christmas gift ideas.
Chord Electronics Free Mojo Case
The Mojo DAC/headphone amp from Chord Electronics is being supplied with a free protective case* throughout the holiday season in store at participating retailers, internationally. The promotion offers the protective case (worth £65) with all new Mojo purchases bought in retail stores up until 14th January 2017.
More Information On Monitor Audio’s Acquisition Of Roksan
We have just received the following press release from Monitor Audio’s PR company, explaining more about this exciting news:
Monitor Audio Buy Roksan
Details are scant at the moment but Monitor Audio have announced via their Facebook page that they have acquired London based Hifi manufacturer Roksan.
REVIEW – Simaudio Moon Neo ACE
The £2800 Simaudio Moon Neo ACE is a versatile, all-in-one solution that you need only add speakers to…there’s even an on-board moving magnet phonostage. John Scott finds out just how ACE it really is.
Arcam Cut Prices For Christmas And Release Free Updates
Arcam of Cambridge have introduced several price cuts in time for Christmas. Arcam say that they “want to take a big bite of the Christmas market for quality home audio and the new prices are designed to do just that.”
REVIEW – AVID Hifi Pellere Phonostage
At £2500 the AVID Hifi Pellere Phono-stage borrows a lot of its make up from its more expensive sibling costing £4300, but does it cut the right kind of groove? Janine Elliot finds out.
Ghostwire Silverheart Cable For DIY Projects
In 2014 Chris Sommovigo had a little side project called A.H.A or “After Hours Audio” where he made a few cables designs in extremely limited quantities and sold them to a small ‘membership’ for quite low prices. Power cords, loudspeaker cables, interconnects were among these.
REVIEW – Roksan K3 Digital To Analogue Converter
Dominic Marsh takes a listen to Roksan’s £1250 K3 Digital to Analogue Converter.
Indigo Silverwave Cables Launched
Black Cat Cable’s resident artisan, Chris Sommovigo says that there is much more to hear. After nearly a decade of experimenting with a concept that he had codenamed “Superleggera” due to it’s lightness, it seems he’s ready to release the first fruits of his unreasonably long development cycle: Indigo “Silverwave”.
Noble Audio Black Friday And Cyber Monday Discount
Noble Audio,has announced its Black Friday/Cyber Monday event: 15% off all IEMs and CIEMS, plus a free BTS Bluetooth adaptor with its new co-flagships, Kaiser Encore and Katana. Noble will be offering the 15% discount on all models: both its universal-fit and custom-fit in-ear monitors for a four-day period.
Metaxas Marquis Headphone Amplifier
No one could ever accuse Kostas Metaxas of creating something “boring”. Yet again, this eccentric artist has presented us with his unique take on a very utilitarian subject, the headphone amplifier. Combining a historic art oeuvre – “memento mori”, contemporary sculpture and technology, his latest Marquis “Memento mori” is a minimalist Preamplifier-Headphone amplifier designed, says […]
TAGA Harmony HTA-2000B v.2 Class A/B Amplifier
TAGA Harmony, a European manufacturer of speakers and audio electronics, has unveiled a new flagship hybrid amplifier HTA-2000B v.2. TAGA Harmony HTA-2000B v.2 is a 150W high-end hybrid integrated amplifier utilising a 12AX7 tube preamp section with a cathode type amp circuit and a 12AU7 SRPP stage serving as a buffer amplifier.
Audio Technica ART-1000 Cartridge At Vinyl Passion
Vinyl Passion got in touch to let us know that The Vinyl Passion Music Room is the very first UK Audio Technica Excellence retail centre, and one of only three dealers in the UK to be selected to demonstrate and stock the ART-1000 flagship cartridge.
The National Audio Show Relocates To Birmingham From 2017
Along with Bristol, the National Audio Show, which we covered extensively in 2016, is amongst the longest running shows of its kind in the UK: and having spent 7 years in London then 7 years in Northamptonshire it’s now ready for another relocation.
REVIEW – Nord One UP NC500 DMST Power Amplifier
Class D is gaining a good deal of momentum in the audio world. Lionel Payne listens to the the Nord One UP NC500 DMST stereo power amplifier costing £1409.
Audio Research Adds New VT80 Power Amplifier To Foundation Series
Audio Research has introduced the latest component to the Foundation Series, the VT80 Power Amplifier. From the same engineering and design team responsible for the Reference Series, the Foundation family of vacuum tube components has been created, say Audio Research “to provide incredible musical experiences. Spatial definition, dynamics and detail abound while providing the most […]
KJ West One Tangerine Audio Stiletto Event
KJ West One, the West London Hifi shop, be hosting a weekend showcase of the brand new Tangerine Audio Stiletto one piece aluminium LP12 plinth/top plate which was designed with their own ‘turntable expert’, Derek Jenkins.
PMC Backs Film To Document London’s Tin Pan Alley
A movie charting the history of Denmark’s Street’s Tin Pan Alley now has the backing of PMC, which has donated to a crowd-funding campaign aiming to raise the £28,000 needed to get the film made. PMC say they are helping out because they are “passionate about preserving Britain’s hugely important musical heritage”.
