Hifi Pig’s coverage of the recent Sound and Vision, The Bristol Show is now available for free download. It’s full of photographs from the show along with comment from a couple of Hifi Pig contributors. There is also coverage and listings of ALL the shortlisted companies and winners for the Clarity Awards which were presented […]
OPPO Digital whose PM1s we reviewed here, released the HA-2 portable headphone amplifier and DAC in the last day or so. The HA-2 looks a very pretty portable headphone amplifier with built-in rechargeable battery. It is engineered to enhance music playback from mobile phones and portable music players. Its genuine leather casing with contrast stitching […]
ADL (Alpha Design Labs), sister brand of Tokyo-based Furutech, unveils its second headphone, taking the smoothness and balance of the existing H118 and adding vividly increased dynamics. “With these, our latest breakthrough headphones, we decided to take the performance of our now classic H118 headphones one step further,” said ADL. “We wanted to retain the […]
The new Spendor A5R is an ultra‐compact 2.5 way, floor‐standing loudspeaker. “We believe the Spendor A5R is the most room‐friendly ultra‐ compact floor standing loudspeaker ever created. With its slim elegant proportions, and sound performance which is almost independent of room placement it is the perfect loudspeaker for any small room” says the company’s press release […]
UK network audio specialist Sygnifi has unveiled a flagship addition to its NOVAFIDELITY X-Series CD-ripper/streamer/music server devices, the NOVAFiDELITY X40. The X40 is a pure source device offering native DSD, DXD and PCM support up to 32bit/192kHz. Using the ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC with its -127dB S/N ratio, there’s a massive toroidal power supply, dual […]
Danish lifestyle audio brand, Clint Digital, launches in the UK with the Clint Asgard™ series Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speakers. Brought to the UK market by network audio specialist Sygnifi, Clint Digital has been pioneering DAB, DAB+ and internet radio technology and winning product and design awards in the Nordics since 2008. The Clint Asgard™ series […]
“The new Revolution XT series is the launchpad for some of Tannoy’s most advanced technologies to date. A radical new Dual Concentric™ driver, innovative dual-cavity reflex coupled enclosures and state of the art acoustic engineering build on the already successful Revolution series’ trapezoid cabinet design. Enhanced musical articulation, improved dynamics, smoother integration and stunning imaging […]
Auden Distribution got in touch to tell Hifi Pig what they will be up to at Bristol Sound and Vision this year. Auden will be in room 406 where you will be able to ” See and hear the very best in lifestyle computer audio”from Auden Distribution”. The luxury Aria and Aria Mini music streamer front end, feeding the M2Tech […]
The Chord Company has chosen Sound and Vision to launch its new flagship cable. The cable manufacturer will reveal the new Sarum Super ARAY analogue, digital and power cables, plus its new high-end analogue interconnect, Chord Music. New: Sarum Super ARAY analogue, digital and power cables “The new Sarum Super ARAY analogue, digital and power […]
Quad celebrates its 79th year of audio innovation with an all-new loudspeaker range: the S Series, launching this spring and set to be unveiled exclusively at Sound & Vision – The Bristol Show. Incorporating a specially designed ribbon tweeter, the range consists of two standmount models, two floorstanders and a centre speaker for multichannel systems, with […]
Métronome Technologie was founded in 1987, and the brand has developed a global reputation for its digital audio players players. The company designs and manufactures all the products in France, in its workshop located in Roquemaure near Toulouse. Métronome launches now two new devices, which were unveiled at CES in Las Vegas last January : Le […]
Russ Andrews Accessories has teamed up with The Multi-Room Company/RPD Distribution, the UK distributors for Heed Audio and Parasound, to provide the infrastructure of power supply, interconnect, speaker and digital cabling and support racks, to “bring out the very best in the equipment on demonstration”. TMRC/RPD has chosen to use the Russ Andrews BMU3000 balanced […]
Pro-Ject Audio Systems are adding to their current range of record players with a new version of the 2 Xperience design. The new 2 Xperience SB “incorporates over 20 years of turntable design experience to produce a relatively compact and affordable high-end vinyl record player that offers truly outstanding performance”. Based on the same basic […]
Kudos Audio to preview new flagship Titan 808 loudspeaker with Linn Exakt technology. Until now the Titan 88 has held its own as Kudos Audio’s flagship loudspeaker but now Kudos is ready to unveil the prototype of its successor: the new Titan 808. Only the two isobaric bass drivers remain identical to those in the […]
Parasound, the electronics brand from California, will be on demonstration alongside Heed Audio in the Heed/GIK Acoustics room at Sound & Vision. The UK distributor of Heed Audio has recently acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the Parasound brand for the UK and will be presenting a selection of products for show attendees to enjoy. […]
“Three decades of cable-building expertise have gone into the new Signature ARAY power cable which introduces the company’s proprietary ARAY conductor technology into a sub-£1,000 power cable for the first time” announces the latest press release from The Chord Company. Signature ARAY features a very high-density braided shield in combination with a heavy-gauge foil shield, […]