CLASSIC AUDIO SPARTAN 10 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Classic Audio Spartan 10 is the first product from this UK-based headed up by Michael Fidler. Janine Elliot spins some discs through this £350 moving magnet only phonostage.
FLARE E-PROTOTYPE IEM REVIEW FLARE E-Prototype are an innovative design that fit right into your ear canal to reduce distortion created there. They cost £250 and are made in the UK. Janine Elliot inserts them and tells us what she thinks.
ELECTROCOMPANIET EC1 80D INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Electrocompaniet ECI 80D Integrated Amplifier is a £3000 amp that is well featured and looks rather splendid, Stuart Smith takes a listen.
NETWORK ACOUSTICS ENO STREAMING SYSTEM REVIEW The Network Acoustics ENO Streaming System is a small, passive filter box that is designed to fit between your network switch/router and your chosen streamer. Chris Baillie takes a listen.
HIFI PIG TENTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR AND NEW LOGO The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed a slightly different HiFi Pig Magazine logo being used.
TRIANGLE ANTAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW French brand Triangle celebrate their 40th anniversary with special editions of their Antal floorstanding loudspeakers costing €3000 (£3000). Stuart Smith takes a listen.
QHW AUDIO THE VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW QHW Audio’s THE VINYL phonostage is made in Spain, accepts both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, and costs a very reasonable €760 plus shipping and relevant taxes. Stuart Smith finds out how it fares for HiFi Pig.
HiFi Highlights 2021 – HiFi we reviewed in 2021 that got our highest award.
TELLURIUM Q BLUE II CABLES REVIEW This review of the Tellurium Q Blue II cable range is a shorter and more to the point review than my normal offerings and is meant as an addition to the excellent and full review by Janine Elliot of the Tellurium Blue II cables.
DAVIS ACOUSTICS COURBET #8 REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Courbet No 8 loudspeakers from French manufacturer Davis Acoustics and which cost €5700.
CARE ORCHESTRA CELESTIAL DEEP BREATH EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW. Stuart Smith takes a listen to Italian brand Care Orchestra’s Deep Breath Evo loudspeakers costing €2250.
CHORD 2Yu REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to the Chord Electronics 2Yu network bridge costing £449 and designed to be used with the company’s 2Go.
ENGLISH ACOUSTICS 21C POWER AMPLIFIER Janine Elliot already listened and wrote about the pre-production model, and Stu and Lin bought a Pink Hifi Pig edition one on the back of that review. Here’s the review of the final production model by Janine with supplementary comments by Stuart.
WITCH HAT AUDIO MORGANA CABLES FOR NAIM REVIEW Dan Worth tries out a range of cables aimed specifically at users of Naim electronics.
SENDY AUDIO PEACOCK HEADPHONES REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the £1300 Sendy Peacock headphones.
MUSICAL FIDELITY M3X VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Musical Fidelity is a well known and well-respected brand that is distributed in the UK. In this review, Stuart Smith takes a listen to their £1200 M3X Vinyl phonostage.
TOTALDAC D100 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW TotalDAC D100 Loudspeakers are big, boxy, and made in France, but how do they sound? Stuart Smith finds out.
MELCO S100 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW Melco S100 is a network switch aimed at audiophiles that are serious about their streaming system and their network. Chris Baillie tries it out for HiFi Pig.
ADOT MC01 FIBRE NETWORK KIT REVIEW The ADOT MC01 Fibre Network Kit converts your ethernet signal using copper wires into a signal using fibre optics and is said claimed to have several benefits for the serious digitally-inclined audiophile. Chris Baillie takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
AURALIC ALTAIR G2.1 REVIEW The Auralic ALTAIR G2.1 is a DAC/Streaming unit with an onboard phonostage, line-level input, the ability to rip and play CDs(with the addition of an outboard CD drive) and the potential to add onboard storage. Could the ALTAIR become the hub for your analogue and digital listening pleasure? Stuart Smith takes […]
ELECTROCOMPANIET EMC 1 MKV REFERENCE CD PLAYER REVIEW Stuart Smith and Electrocompaniet seem to have missed the memo that Red Book CD is dead and buried as he has an extended play with the Norwegian brand’s £4999 dedicated silver disc player.
AUDIOVECTOR R6 ARRETÉ LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW The Audiovector R6 Arreté Loudspeakers are a significant jump in price from their siblings the R3 Arreté, but is this extra financial outlay worth it? Stuart Smith finds out.
MYCETIAS VULCANIAN LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Mycetias are a relatively new brand based in the North of the United Kingdom that makes no-nonsense, value for money loudspeakers and amplifiers. Ian Ringstead checks out the Mycetias Vulcanian loudspeakers for HiFi Pig. The speakers retail in the UK for just £576 or £876 with their matching stands. Ian Ringstead […]
ERZETICH MANIA HEADPHONES REVIEW Stuart Smith tries on the new Erzetich Mania headphones costing €1199 for size.
DAN CLARKE ÆON 2 NOIRE HEADPHONE REVIEW Dan Clarke Æon 2 Noire headphones are distributed in the UK by Electromod and cost £899, somewhat less than the brand’s recently launched flagship Stealth headphones costing $3999. Janine Elliot takes a listen to these relatively budget-conscious, yet high-end planar headphones.
SPARKOS LABS ARIES PREAMP AND HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW SparkoS Labs Inc. claim to be a company with a canine CEO. John Scott finds out if their Aries preamp/headphone amplifier at £2995 provides paws for thought.
MERASON FRÉROT DAC REVIEW The Merason Frérot DAC costing £995 isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Switzerland. We’re more likely to think cheese, chocolate and clocks. John Scott spends some time with it to see if audiophile-quality DACs can be added to that list.
TIVOLI AUDIO MUSIC SYSTEM HOME GENERATION 2 REVIEW The Tivoli Audio Music System Home Generation 2 is the updated version of Tivoli’s flagship wireless smart music system. The Gen 2 models now have added Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2 for wireless convenience.
