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Meridian Announce Director DAC

Meridian has announced the introduction of Director, the company’s latest DAC. Built in Britain, Director aims to provide the link between digital sources and a conventional analogue audio system.  Featuring a range of connectivity, Director can be used with a wide selection of traditional components as well as USB based sources. Director features technology drawn […]

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Hifi Review – Tisbury Audio Mini Passive Preamplifier

We’d read a good deal about the little Tisbury Mini Preamplifier and it was getting some good comments made about it so we thought it about time that we got hold of one for review. “Tisbury are a small, UK based outfit that at the moment manufacture just the one product and sell direct. The […]

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Hifi Review – Tellurium Q Iridium Power Amplifier

The Iridium power amplifier from Tellurium Q arrived a couple of months ago and has been a permanent feature on the Hifi Pig rack since then. “The Iridium by Tellurium Q is a single ended class A amplifier that gives out a not massive 18 Watts per channel into 8ohms (the same as my 300B […]

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Musica Bella Audio

Musica Bella Audio is a line of affordable vacuum tube audio products produced by Response Audio NY that is sold direct and available world wide. Response Audio has been producing custom designed tube products since 1998 and released the Musica Bella line in 2007. The pictured product here is the sub-$1,000 LeAnna EV (Econo Version) […]

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New Marantz Melody Media and Melody Stream

Marantz who is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2013, has announced two new wireless music systems born from its Melody series – the £499 Melody Media (M-CR610) and £399 Melody Stream (M-CR510). They will be available across Europe in either black or black/white from September onwards. Both units can be connected to a home Wi-Fi […]

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Multi Room Streaming From Meridian Audio

Meridian Audio has announced its streaming systems are fully compatible, from 5th August, with selected products from QNAP a leading NAS (network attached storage). Now a music collection can grow almost without limit– with the security of automatic backup and RAID protection against hard-disk failure. At the same time, Meridian is offering a plugin for […]

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Icon Audio Release World’s First KT150 Amplifiers

In 1958 GEC introduced the KT88, designed specifically as a hi-fi valve and intended to be the best.  For 52 years it reigned until Tung Sol released the bigger and better KT120: developed from the same design but with more power to drive the more demanding modern loudspeakers. Now Tung Sol is announcing the arrival […]

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XETAC DAC

Continuing a trend for smaller hifi, the cabinet of the XETAC DAC is based on the footprint of the Mac Mini and is made from a solid 1” (25mm) thick Aluminium plate by CNC machines in Germany. It uses small SMD components, also used in smartphones, allowing more than 200 precision mounted components to be […]

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New Speaker Cables from Triode Wire Labs

Pete Grzybowski, President & Owner of Triode Wire Labs, a small boutique company specializing in audiophile power cords & speaker cables in the US contacted us about Triode Wire Labs’ new line of speaker cables and the launch of their updated website. The speaker cables will be making their global debut July 26-28 at the Washington, […]

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Mains Distribution Blocks From Merlin

The Merlin Tarantula (Pictured) is a six-way RF and EM filtered mains distribution block wired with very low resistance 1.5mm2 high purity copper wire.  Star-wiring ensures each socket has an identical path providing each connected component a “cleaner and more stable supply”. The IEC input socket allows the mains inlet lead to be easily upgraded.The […]

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Exposure Launch New Phonostage

Exposure Electronics have announced the release of the 3010s2 phonostage. This all-new phonostage features a  dual regulated power supply with regulation optimized for the different sections of the circuit.  The input stage is based around interchangeable circuit boards, each being specifically tailored for either MM or MC cartridges to provide “uncompromised performance with both types […]

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Naim at 40 and Champagne and Canapés at the Ivy

Hifi Pig is pleased to announce the launch of the new Hifi Social section of the site. Our roving reporter Simon Wilce will be attending events and launches and then letting you know how he got on. We hope it will be a light hearted and informative read for you and in the first two […]

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Bowers & Wilkins Launch Flagship CM10

Bowers & Wilkins has announced the CM10, the new flagship loudspeaker of the CM Series, will be available in US from August. CM10 is the first model in the CM Series to feature the tweeter-on-top configuration, a hallmark of the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond. The tweeter dome contained within the distinctive housing is […]

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London Audio Society

The London Audio Society will be holding its inaugural meeting Wednesday, July 24th from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at Swiss Cottage Sound and VIdeo. The topic of the meeting will be DACs and how they differ across manufacturers and price points. The evening will feature a double-blind listening knockout tournament where the attendees get […]

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Rinz Sound Loudspeakers – A Glass Act!

Some of our UK readers may have seen the Rinz Sound loudspeakers on the recent Channel 4 “Four Rooms”. In a nutshell Rinz Sounds design and manufacture ultra-contemporary Hifi  loudspeakers made out of recycled glass and are the first company ever to do so. Arina Sprinz is the designer of the loudspeakers and she is a […]

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Rogue Audio Shipping ST-100 Monoblocs and Pharoah Integrated

Rogue Audio who we met at the Munich High End show has announced they have begun shipping the new ST-100 tube power amplifier. With circuitry adapted from their M-180 monoblocs the ST-100 will be rated at 100WPC and offer both RCA and balanced inputs. The ST-100 from Rogue audio will feature custom wound  transformers coupled […]