TELLURIUM Q BLUE II CABLES REVIEW This review of the Tellurium Q Blue II cable range is a shorter and more to the point review than my normal offerings and is meant as an addition to the excellent and full review by Janine Elliot of the Tellurium Blue II cables.
DAVIS ACOUSTICS COURBET #8 REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Courbet No 8 loudspeakers from French manufacturer Davis Acoustics and which cost €5700.
CARE ORCHESTRA CELESTIAL DEEP BREATH EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW. Stuart Smith takes a listen to Italian brand Care Orchestra’s Deep Breath Evo loudspeakers costing €2250.
CHORD 2Yu REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to the Chord Electronics 2Yu network bridge costing £449 and designed to be used with the company’s 2Go.
ENGLISH ACOUSTICS 21C POWER AMPLIFIER Janine Elliot already listened and wrote about the pre-production model, and Stu and Lin bought a Pink Hifi Pig edition one on the back of that review. Here’s the review of the final production model by Janine with supplementary comments by Stuart.
WITCH HAT AUDIO MORGANA CABLES FOR NAIM REVIEW Dan Worth tries out a range of cables aimed specifically at users of Naim electronics.
SENDY AUDIO PEACOCK HEADPHONES REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the £1300 Sendy Peacock headphones.
MUSICAL FIDELITY M3X VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW Musical Fidelity is a well known and well-respected brand that is distributed in the UK. In this review, Stuart Smith takes a listen to their £1200 M3X Vinyl phonostage.
TOTALDAC D100 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW TotalDAC D100 Loudspeakers are big, boxy, and made in France, but how do they sound? Stuart Smith finds out.
MELCO S100 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW Melco S100 is a network switch aimed at audiophiles that are serious about their streaming system and their network. Chris Baillie tries it out for HiFi Pig.
ADOT MC01 FIBRE NETWORK KIT REVIEW The ADOT MC01 Fibre Network Kit converts your ethernet signal using copper wires into a signal using fibre optics and is said claimed to have several benefits for the serious digitally-inclined audiophile. Chris Baillie takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
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AURALIC ALTAIR G2.1 REVIEW The Auralic ALTAIR G2.1 is a DAC/Streaming unit with an onboard phonostage, line-level input, the ability to rip and play CDs(with the addition of an outboard CD drive) and the potential to add onboard storage. Could the ALTAIR become the hub for your analogue and digital listening pleasure? Stuart Smith takes […]
ELECTROCOMPANIET EMC 1 MKV REFERENCE CD PLAYER REVIEW Stuart Smith and Electrocompaniet seem to have missed the memo that Red Book CD is dead and buried as he has an extended play with the Norwegian brand’s £4999 dedicated silver disc player.
AUDIOVECTOR R6 ARRETÉ LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW The Audiovector R6 Arreté Loudspeakers are a significant jump in price from their siblings the R3 Arreté, but is this extra financial outlay worth it? Stuart Smith finds out.
MYCETIAS VULCANIAN LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Mycetias are a relatively new brand based in the North of the United Kingdom that makes no-nonsense, value for money loudspeakers and amplifiers. Ian Ringstead checks out the Mycetias Vulcanian loudspeakers for HiFi Pig. The speakers retail in the UK for just £576 or £876 with their matching stands. Ian Ringstead […]
ERZETICH MANIA HEADPHONES REVIEW Stuart Smith tries on the new Erzetich Mania headphones costing €1199 for size.
DAN CLARKE ÆON 2 NOIRE HEADPHONE REVIEW Dan Clarke Æon 2 Noire headphones are distributed in the UK by Electromod and cost £899, somewhat less than the brand’s recently launched flagship Stealth headphones costing $3999. Janine Elliot takes a listen to these relatively budget-conscious, yet high-end planar headphones.
SPARKOS LABS ARIES PREAMP AND HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW SparkoS Labs Inc. claim to be a company with a canine CEO. John Scott finds out if their Aries preamp/headphone amplifier at £2995 provides paws for thought.
MERASON FRÉROT DAC REVIEW The Merason Frérot DAC costing £995 isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Switzerland. We’re more likely to think cheese, chocolate and clocks. John Scott spends some time with it to see if audiophile-quality DACs can be added to that list.
TIVOLI AUDIO MUSIC SYSTEM HOME GENERATION 2 REVIEW The Tivoli Audio Music System Home Generation 2 is the updated version of Tivoli’s flagship wireless smart music system. The Gen 2 models now have added Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2 for wireless convenience.
SENDY AUDIO AIVA HEADPHONES Sendy Audio AIVA headphones are made in China but using traditional, labour-intensive construction methods. They cost £545/€639/$599 and promise a luxurious experience. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
AUDIO SOLUTIONS OVERTURE O305F LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW Audio Solutions Overture O305F Loudspeakers hail from Lithuania, are a floorstanding three-way, and cost €4100. Stuart Smith goes to a party with them.
LATERAL AUDIO STANDS LAS-CC CONTACT COMPONENT ISOLATORS REVIEW Ken Stokes gets isolated with British brand Lateral Audio Stands.
FERRUM HYPSOS POWER SUPPLY REVIEW Ferrum is a Polish manufacturer with just two products under their belt, the OOR headphone amplifier and the product we have in for review here, the HYPSOS power supply costing €995/$995. The HYPSOS is suitable for a wide range of products but in this review Dave Robson checks the product […]
AIRPULSE A100 ACTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEM REVIEW Following the release of the Airpulse A200 and A300 speakers (which we reviewed a couple of years ago), the all-new Airpulse A100 small bookshelf speaker with a 5” woofer joins Airpulse’s family of active loudspeakers. Linette Smith has a listen.
ENGLISH ELECTRIC 16SWITCH NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW The English Electric 16Switch is a network switch aimed squarely at the audiophile and audio-video market. Chris Baillie checks it out for Hifi Pig.
POLYVECTION DAC 32 REVIEW The PolyVection DAC 32 is a wireless network streamer that brings Squeezelite functionality to the masses with DAC that costs £65. Stuart Smith checks it out…and then checks the price again!
