Bowers & Wilkins has announced three additions to its acclaimed range of custom installation speakers. CCM Cinema 7 is designed for down-firing, in-ceiling left, centre and right speaker positions in a discreet home cinema system. It boasts two drivers: a 180mm bass/midrange Kevlar cone and a 25mm Nautilus™ swirl loaded aluminium dome tweeter. CWM Cinema 7 in-wall speaker does the job […]
The Sarum Super ARAY RCA cable is fitted with a new precision-machined UK-made PTFE plug surround which, say The Chord Company, introduces a number of sonic advantages over the acrylic plugs used on its predecessor; the Sarum Tuned ARAY cables (which Sarum Super ARAY replaces.) The Sarum Super ARAY uses the same high-quality conductors and cable as the previous Sarum, […]
McIntosh Laboratory has opened a dedicated, high-end McIntosh store in Hong Kong. Situated in the prestigious 100-store Miramall, the new dealership contains a comprehensive McIntosh range, all under one roof. The new store, Hi Fi Gallery, has opened with support from McIntosh’s Hong Kong/China distributor Richcom AV Group and in a partnership with fellow Fine Sounds Group company, Sonus […]
Raumfeld, the makers of high fidelity multi-room streaming systems, have announced that it has expanded its stereo system offering to include the One S. Users will be able to combine two One S’, previously available as a single speaker, together to deliver a full stereo system. The two-way coaxial arrangement of the Raumfeld One S […]
Funjoe from CLONES got in touch to tell us about the release of their new DAC, Asher, named after Funjoe’s son. The details of the new HK$17,500 DAC are as follows: DSD 64/128/256 and DXD (384KHz 24bit PCM) compatible Galvanic isolation module for USB section to eliminate computer noise from the audio signal Ultra-Low Phase […]
Not the usual kind of news and more of a public service broadcast on behalf of the guys at Entotem. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the directors at Entotem have decided to postpone their Retail Launch on the 8th July 2015 at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel. The decision to postpone is as a […]
GIK Acoustics-Europe, manufacturer and seller of acoustical absorption and diffusion products, has announced their latest product: the GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor. The GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor is a combination of a polycylindrical diffusor and an absorber merged into a single unit. Polycylindrical diffusors, or polyfusors, are known for their excellent dispersion characteristics over a very […]
The new Spendor A5R is an ultra-compact 2.5 way, floor-standing loudspeaker. The A5R sets new class standards for sound quality, efficiency, ease of drive, dispersion and low frequency phase coherence says the UK company’s latest press release. “We believe the Spendor A5R is the most room-friendly ultra- compact floor standing loudspeaker ever created. With its […]
Analogy Records is a new reel to reel record label. They claim to be world’s first to produce contemporary artists in their own recording studio, the Zerodieci Studio, distributing Original Master Tapes. Instead of producing copies from a pre-existing master, for each order they produce an original master directly from the multi-track recording system. Analogy […]
UK based manufacturer Graham Slee is a name well known in audio circles and Graham has recently been in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about an interesting concept the company has hatched, to help their current customers and attract new ones. Whilst this isn’t news per se; it is certainly new to us and we thought […]
The Wax Box is a system for storing, cataloguing and playing music. The new Wax Box 3 has the same user interface as its predecessors but in a much more compact case. It features 1TB of storage and 3Beez say that it is ‘Simple enough for technophobes, configurable enough for audiophiles’. The Wax Box 3 […]
P5 Wireless are Bowers & Wilkins first Bluetooth® headphones. Constructed from leather and aluminium they are simple to connect to a compatible device such as your smartphone, tablet or computer. They feature intuitive controls that allow users to not only play/pause and skip music, but also answer calls. The rechargeable battery lasts 17 hours before a […]
Monitor Audio has appointed new brand leaders and recruited fresh talent to complete their team. The new sales and marketing team will support the introduction of the latest Gold and Bronze series models worldwide and prepare for new product announcements expected next year. The promotions and recruitments include: Director of Global Sales and Marketing: Alex […]
Noble Audio is celebrating the 43rd birthday of its co-founder, audiologist John Moulton, aka ‘The Wizard’, with a sale. Starting on 01st July at 12.00 midnight PST (08.00am GMT), the Wizard Birthday Celebration offers a 15% discount against all Noble Audio universal and Prestige products, for a 43-hour period only. The special limited-period promotion includes […]
Pro-Ject are set to take their own traditional design, and completely revolutionise it to accommodate the ever-growing number of vinyl listeners. The Essential II DIGITAL aims to be the first hi-fi specified turntable that can be connected – out-of- the-box – to any modern home entertainment system. The brand new internal phono stage gives customers […]
Rather than bringing out a single pair of Bluetooth in ear monitors, Noble Audio the California based IEM specialists have come up with a clever little gizmo called a Bluetooth Solution (BTS). It’s a tiny clip-on device that turns headphones and IEMs wireless using Bluetooth. Barely bigger than an AA battery and weighing just 10 grams, […]