Founded in 1975 in Tokyo, Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD Labs) is known for its professional loudspeaker drivers used in recording studios. In the late 1990s TAD Labs branched out to develop high-end audio systems for consumers’, its first product being the revolutionary TAD Model-1 loudspeaker. Designed by director of engineering Andrew Jones – in […]
We wouldn’t usually post news of this kind of thing, but Hifi Pig has watched the Unilet Sound and Vision “Blue Murder” sale from afar for the last few years and has always been intrigued by the prices they are able to offer. Running from April 28th to June 9th they will also be hosting […]
GamuT have today announced a new addition to their portfolio – the M’inenT series. There are three loudspeakers in the range (the 3, 5 and 7), a standmount and two floorstanders and the quality of design, parts and craftsmanship is said to be reminiscent of the El Superiores series – whilst still not budget loudspeakers […]
Founded in June 2010 by audio industry “old dogs” Jason Stoddard (former engineering lead at Sumo) and Mike Moffat (Founder of Theta, Theta Digital and Angstrom), Schiit Audio has a simple, if somewhat crazy, mission: “to bring superior performance, design, and quality to audio products at near-Chinese prices, while manufacturing in the USA”. Schiit Audio […]
Hungarian manufacturer Human Audio, who have previously released loudspeakers and electronics encased in bamboo, have announced a new, more conventional looking black box called the Muto which is a Latin word and means: transform, exchange. The Muto is an internal battery powered HD DAC up to 24bit / 192kHz with two selectable digital (S/PDIF) inputs […]
Despite the title of the press release reminding me of a particular Not the Nine o’Colock news sketch, this new turntable really caught Hifi Pig’s eye. The beast in question is from Hartvig Audio and they have launched “a new high-end gramophone” handcrafted in Denmark and which will get its will get its first outing […]
Red Wine Audio, manufacturer of battery-powered purist hi-fi products, has announced their first battery-powered high output amplifier which has been designed to drive even the most demanding speakers with ease. Red Wine have received past accolades from reviewers and customers alike for their battery powered and somewhat minimalist designs but the praise often comes with […]
Blue Horizon has unveiled its new phono preamplifier, the Profono. The Profono has been in development for the past two years and is the result of “painstaking design and engineering to deliver a high-quality yet affordable solution for anyone wanting to make the most of their record collection”. The Profono is said to be a […]
BD Audio, the Malvern based hifi dealer and Ming Da specialist, has announced that they will be adding to their portfolio of manufacturers and offering products from VPI technologies. Products will include turntables, record cleaning machines and a range of accessories. The VPI Classic One turntable and the VPI HW-16.5 record cleaning machine will be […]
Taking place on Saturday April 21 Public Image Limited (PiL) frontman John Lydon kicked off the countdown to Record Store Day 2012 with a secret gig and launch event in London’s Shoreditch and a DJ set from Orbital a couple of days ago. It is just four weeks to go to the annual celebrations taking […]
The new Yamamoto YDA-02 is a digital to analogue converter that is designed to connect straight to the USB socket of your computer. Once connected, the DAC will automatically install the drivers needed, rendering this beautiful looking if diminutive box of tricks pretty much plug and play. It draws its power from the USB BUS […]
Simaudio have announced the release of three new bits of kit which should be ready for shipping with immediate effect. The MOON 810LP Phono Preamplifier, a dual-mono fully balanced design and said by Simaudio to be an “all out assault” on phono preamplification. It has selectable gain, impedance loading, capacitance loading and equalization curves (accomplished […]
Western Electric and the Western Electric WE300B valve has long been the holy grail for aficionados of that particular flavour of tube, but rarity has made them all but impossible to buy and prices are astronomical. All that searching and saving could now be at an end…sort of as Chinese tube manufacturer Psvane Audio has […]
The weekend of Saturday 24th March sees the Weybridge Hifi show. It’s billed as being “A High End Audio and Home Entertainment” event and takes place at the Oatlands Park Hotel in Weybridge, Surrey. A weekend ticket £18 if you buy it on the door and £15 if you buy it on line. The show […]
Reference Fidelity Components (RFC), the UK based hi-fi cable manufacturer, has announced that it will soon be stocking Talk Electronic’s widely regarded Talk 3 loudspeaker cable. The loudspeaker cable has been very favourably received by customers since its launch and has reviewed well in the Hifi press. This is what Talk Cables have to say […]
Monster, has announced its new iSport LIVESTRONG branded in-ear headphones for athletes and enthusiasts. The headphones boldly feature LIVESTRONG’s iconic bright yellow on both the cable and earpieces. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the iSport LIVESTRONG headphones will be donated to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, created in 1997 by the cancer survivor […]