HiFiMAN SUSVARA UNVEILED HEADPHONES HiFiMAN Susvara Unveiled Headphones are the current flagship of the HiFiMan headphone range, taking that crown from the HiFiMAN Susvara. They represent a significant investment at £7499, and that price demands that potential buyers are committed to their headphone setup. Oscar Stewart takes a listen and shares his views with HiFi […]
KINERA VERDANDI EARPHONES REVIEW Kinera Verandi earphones are a £1200 set of in-ears that pack a whole load of different driver technology into their design. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
DAN CLARK AUDIO NOIRE XO HEADPHONES REVIEW Dan Clark Audio Noire XO Headphones are an open-backed version of the Dan Clark Audio NOIRE X that HiFi PiG has reviewed in the past. They use the well-regarded Harman Curve EQ and cost £1299. Ocar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
HEDDphone TWO GT Headphones Review HEDDphone TWO GT Headphones by German manufacturer HEDD use Air Motion Transformers in place of electrostatic or more conventional drivers. They cost £1899, which pits them against some serious competition in a very competitive marketplace. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG
MORGAN ACOUSTICS TEN 12 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Morgan Acoustics Ten 12 Loudspeakers are a brand new HiFi speaker, from a brand new manufacturer, but with years of thought and study behind its design. Janine Elliot takes a world-first formal listen to this new British brand’s premiere outing.
MICHELL TECNODEC REVIEW The Michell TecnoDec turntable is the British brand’s entry-level record player, offering high-end performance at a relatively affordable price point of around £2000, including tonearm and cartridge. Discover the full review of this eye-catching pink edition of the TecnoDec on HiFi PiG.
TRAFOMATIC RHAPSODY INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER AND DEVORE ORANGUTAN O/96 LOUDPEAKERS REVIEW Trafomatic Rhapsody integrated amplifier and DeVore Orangutan O/96 speakers are part of Absolute Sounds’ 天 (Ten) range of components, a range put together by Ricardo Franassovici to highlight artisanal audio at its best. Janine Elliot takes a listen to this £37K combo for HiFi PiG […]
AVID HIFI ACUTUS DARK IRON TURNTABLE REVIEW AVID HIFI Acutus Dark Iron turntable is a tour-de-force of real engineering, put to producing a turntable that sits in the English brand’s top tier of turntables. In this review of the Acutus Dark Iron, Janine Elliot takes a close listen and discusses the engineering involved in this […]
ACTIVO P1 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER REVIEW Activo P1 Digital Audio Player is a DAP costing a smidge under £399 and so clearly aimed at the relatively budget end of the portable audio market when compared to sister-brand Astell & Kern. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
ECOSSE REDUX SYMPHONY RCA INTERCONNECTS REVIEW Ecosse Redux Symphony RCA interconnects are an update to the Scottish company’s original Symphony RCA interconnects, though they have a lower price. Janie Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
SOLIDSTEEL SS-6 SPEAKER STANDS REVIEW Solidsteel is a HiFi furniture manufacturer based in Italy that makes a wide range of speaker stands and HiFi supports. They are used at HiFi PiG Towers, but in this review, Oscar Stewart takes a “listen” to their SS-6 loudspeaker stands.
SCANSONIC M15.2 STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS REVIEW Scansonic M15.2 standmount speakers are relatively compact two-way loudspeaker with an interesting shape and an equally interesting driver layout. In this latter respect, instead of using a sealed box or bass-ported design, the Danish brand has gone for a 6×9 inch bass radiator. The M15.2 speakers cost around 1500 Euros.
AURALiC ALTAIR G2.2 REVIEW AURALiC ALTAIR G2.2 is an all-in-one streaming transport with onboard DAC that also manages to include a moving magnet phonostage and a headphone amplifier in a box of very modest proportions. It has some interesting tech onboard and costs a little over five grand. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi […]
CANTON REFERENCE 9 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW Canton Reference 9 Loudspeaker is the entry-level into this German loudspeaker manufacturer’s Reference range of loudspeakers and costs £3850, plus £600 for the stand. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
TITAN AUDIO EROS MAINS BLOCK REVIEW Remember the Titan Audio Ares mains distribution block we reviewed back at the tail end of 2023? It was good enough to make it onto that year´s Best Of list, and it was (and still is) only 400 quid. This, the second iteration of the Eros mains block, is […]
VOLUMIO RIVO + DIGITAL TRANSPORT REVIEW Volumio Rivo + is a digital player that is big on features, has a dedicated app but will integrate with ROON seamlessly, and looks very attractive. Stuart Smith takes a listen to this player costing a pound less than £1100.