Goldmund is known for building speakers like the huge Apologue Anniversary, extremely powerful amplifiers such as the Telos 5000, or players like the Eidos Reference Blue. But not everybody is an audiophile wishing to have a dedicated listening room for heavy audio equipment. For most of us music is part of our lives, but we […]
British manufacturer Graham Slee (GSP Audio) got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us about a roadshow they are holding in Hellaby (Rotherham) in South Yorkshire on 19th April. It’s at the Hellaby Hall Hotel from 11 am to 5 pm and having spoken to Graham the owner of GSP Audio he mentions there […]
GIK Acoustics-Europe will exhibit at Musikmesse in Frankfurt from 15th – 18th April, 2015. GIK Acoustics will debut their Tri-Trap Corner Bass Traps with FlexRange Technology Range Limiter and Soffit Bass Trap with FlexRange Technology Range Limiter. GIK Acoustics first introduced FLEXRANGE TECHNOLOGY in 2013 on their 244 Bass Traps and Monster Bass Traps. FlexRange Technology is GIK Acoustics’ unique system for providing what […]
Graham Audio have announced the purchase of the CHARTWELL and SWISSTONE Companies. The famous Chartwell brand were historically regarded as the finest builders of the BBC LS3/5A speakers and their products are perhaps the most sought after of all the licensees who built the brilliant LS3/5A “Graham Audio will be manufacturing the most famous of […]
Linette takes a listen to Final Audio Heaven VI – CC, Hifiman RE-600 and Sennheiser IE 800 In Ear Monitors.
The guys at Sygnifi (Uk Distributors for Clint Audio) got in touch with Hifi Pig to say “We are thrilled to announce that the AsgardTM wireless, streaming and multi-room speakers (ODIN & FREYA) from Clint Digital, which we launched in the UK earlier this year, have just won a prestigious iF Design Award 2015 for outstanding […]
Did you miss one of Hifi Pig’s reviews in March? Never fear, here’s links to all nine of them: Pro-Ject MaiA Integrated Amplifier ADL (Furutech) H-118 Headphones ATC SCM 11 Loudspeakers Roth OLi RA1 Bookshelf Loudspeakers Skogrand SC Beethoven Loudspeaker Cables Arte Forma Mezzo Power Amplifier Tangent Spectrum X5 BT – Powered Digital Bookshelf Speakers NuForce […]
The new DAC-200ts is no exception and represents our best digital product yet say Cary Audio! The new DAC is “packed with features like TruBit™ upsampling” and utilises a 128 bit DSP engine that expands native bit depths to 32 bits and upsamples incoming rates to 1 of 7 selectable sample rates, up to 768 […]
Sunday, June 28th 2015 sees the second annual North West Audio Show take place in the sumptuous surroundings of Cranage Hall in Cheshire and Hifi Pig is delighted to be the show’s exclusive media partner. In 2014 the North West Audio Show attracted 750 music lovers and their families eager to experience the very best […]
Meridian Audio has announced that it has agreed a deal to transfer the company’s software applications business to a newly established entity, Roon Labs. Explaining the spin-out deal Meridian CEO John Buchanan said ‘We entered the music streaming market in 2009 with the best-in-class music server combining Meridian’s legendary audio quality with the unique and […]
For the last 10 days Hifi Pig’s Linette and Stuart have been fortunate enough to have been privy to what its makers are claiming to be the “game changer” in portable personal audio technology. Whilst we have not been permitted to perform an all out review of the item in question we have managed to […]
It is with great sadness that we announce that Alan Roser, founder and MD of Anthem AV Solutions passed away last week after a short battle with cancer aged 53. Alan was born in Ash Vale, Surrey and was one of two children. His early career included stints as store manager at various Rumbelows and […]
Using borrowed techniques and circuits from the company’s top-line monoblocks like the Concero 65 and pre-amp stages like the Pondera Ref Aries Cerat have come up with what they describe as being “the absolute and superlative design in integrated amplifier”. The Diana is a three stage, all direct heated triode single ended amplifier. All three […]
The new ALUMA 2200 from Quadral consists of a centre plus four satellite speakers that have the option of using the Mount 210 for wall installation. Users can opt to aded the Qube 7 active subwoofer for a “discrete yet powerful system.” Aluminium has been used as the material for the cabs and you can […]
The Clarity Alliance, the UK hi-fi industry’s trade body, welcomes the addition of two new manufacturers to its continually growing number of members. After a number of years absence from the UK, many who remember the brand for its well respected loudspeakers and turntables will welcome the return of Acoustic Research. The reintroduction of this […]
Great Britain’s Chord Electronics will be exhibiting at CanJam SoCal 2015 this weekend, America’s biggest dedicated ‘head-fi’ event. The Kent-based company will be showing its new Hugo TT desktop DAC/headphone amp which was launched at CES in January 2015 and starts production in April. Chord will also be demonstrating its mobile-orientated Hugo DAC/headphone amp. Rob […]