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!
FYNE AUDIO F1-5 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW The Fyne Audio F1-5 loudspeakers are a compact standmounter with a downward-firing port and point-source driver configuration. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
ELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEW Electrocompaniet’s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand’s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is […]
ONEODIO A70 HEADPHONE REVIEW It’s not often that we review a product that costs less than a hundred quid here at Hifi Pig and even rarer for us to consider something less than fifty notes, but that’s just what we have here. The OneOdio A70 headphones have onboard Bluetooth but do wired connection too and […]