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The latest edition of Not Boring By HiFi PiG is out. It’s over 400 pages of content including articles on 50 Years Of Hip-Hop, Banned Art, Books, Music, and Film, So You Want To Be An Audiophile, Cocktails, Watches, ScandiFi, Street Art, fantastic Gig Photography, more than 35 audio reviews, and much more. There’s even a horoscope…
We don’t usually do annual awards at HiFi PiG, but this year we thought we’d do a roundup of what our review team considered the best of what they have heard and reviewed in their own systems! There’s everything from budget audio kit to high-end solid-state and valve amplifiers, interconnects, power management systems, headphone amplifiers, DACs, and more.
Eversolo DMP-A8 is a fully featured DAC, Streamer and Preamplfier all-in-one box of tricks that costs less than £2000. In this first official UK review, Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
AUDIOLAB 7000A INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER AND 7000CDT CD TRANSPORT REVIEW
Audiolab and their 7000 series integrated amplifier and CD transport on paper look to represent excellent value for money at around £1600 for the pair, but how do they perform? Michael Fairbairn takes a listen for HiFi PiG
ifi Audio iCAN Phantom is a £3749 and is touted by iFi as being the only headphone amplifier you will ever need. Oscar Stewart takes a listen to see if this is really the case.
CLOSER ACOUSTICS PROVOCATEUR 300B AMPLIFIER AND FORLANE WIDEBAND LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW
Closer Acoustics Provocateur 300B amplifier and Forlane loudspeakers are made in Poland and for many will represent the audio-nirvana that is SET amplification and wideband loudspeakers. HiFi PiG’s Stuart takes a listen to see if he still likes this particular slice of audiophile heaven.
KANTO ORA loudspeakers are a diminutive loudspeaker with built-in amps, Bluetooth, and a USB DAC. They cost 300 quid and in this review, HiFi PiG’s Stu pops them beside his desktop computer and uses them for listening to music, editing sound files, and more.
Deco Audio Transfer DAC is a £549 Digital to Analogue Converter using valves for the output stage with no FETS and no transistors. The DAC is made in the United Kingdom and in this review, Oscar Stewart tries it out for HiFi PiG.
NAD Amplifiers have been well-known and well-loved for many years by audiophiles at every stage of their involvement in their HiFi journey. In this review. Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the wonderfully retro-looking NAD C 3050 amp.
Vera Audio Power Amplifier P400/1000 is a Class D amplifier based around the Hypex NCore modules and coming in a bespoke case with some novel features such as a bespoke buffer stage and an interesting case design.
The 432 EVO MASTER is the range-topping music server from the Belgian brand 432 EVO. It comes with a separate power supply with three individual PSUs and uses the company’s 432 tuning. Read on for more about this interesting and novel approach to serving files to your DAC.
In this Aurorasound HFSA-01 integrated review, Janine Elliot takes a listen to this valve amplifier that uses the EL84 valve/tube and costs £3699 in the UK.
German manufacturer T + A’s Solitaire S430 loudspeakers are plumbed into the Hifi PiG reference system for a few weeks. How does this 25K loudspeaker perform?
Alan McIntosh first heard the concept behind the Innuos Phoenix USB at the North West Audio and was so impressed he bought one. Here’s what he thought after he’d given it a proper listen in his reference system.More »
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