Cyrus Classic Amplifier
CYRUS CLASSIC AMPLIFIER REVIEW Chris Baillie takes a listen to the £1995 Cyrus Classic Amplifier with onboard DAC, MM phonostage, and a headphone amplifier.
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Wilson Audio LōKē Subwoofer
WILSON LōKē SUBWOOFER REVIEW Following his review of the Wilson Audio TuneTots where he touched on the LōKē Subwoofer, Stuart Smith looks at this £9K sub in a bit more detail.
Allegro FLOW TWO Integrated Amplifier
ALLEGRO FLOW TWO AMPLIFIER REVIEW A look at the Hungarian brand’s €8390 FLOW 2 integrated amplifier.
Care Orchestra Spiritual Blue Evo Loudspeakers
CARE ORCHESTRA SPIRITUAL BLUE EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Care Orchestra Spiritual Blue Evo floorstanding loudspeakers from Italy and costing €3200.
NovaFidelity N25 AMP
NOVAFIDELITY N25 AMP REVIEW The NovaFidelity is a standard-looking bit of HiFi costing £1350 that has onboard DAC, streaming, WiFi (with a dongle) and a whole load of connectivity. Stuart Smith has a play.
Soundastic Reference Integrated Amplifier
SOUNDASTIC REFERENCE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Stuart Smith tries out the €6500 Soundastic Reference integrated amplifier from Poland.
Titanic Audio Model A Phono Cartridge
TITANIC AUDIO MODEL A PHONO CARTRIDGE REVIEW Alan McIntosh avoids the inevitable iceberg puns and takes a listen to the Titanic Audio Model A cartridge.
Fonica International Flag M Loudspeakers
FONICA INTERNATIONAL FLAG M LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Michael Fairbairn spends some time with Fonica International’s Flag M panel speakers and finds that they sound anything but flat.
GIK SoundBlocks
GIK SOUNDBLOCKS REVIEW Stuart Smith tries the new modular SoundBlock system from the room treatment specialists GIK.
Audiovector QR7 Loudspeakers
AUDIOVECTOR QR7 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Danish brand Audiovector launched their QR7 £4950 floorstanding loudspeakers at High End Munich earlier this year. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
Raidho X1T Loudspeakers
RAIDHO X1T LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Raidho X1T is a two-way mini-monitor using a Tantalum coated mid/bass driver and a sealed ribbon tweeter – they cost €5800.
Hana Umami Red Cartridge
HANA UMAMI RED PHONO CARTRIDGE REVIEW Given all the excitement on social media about this cartridge, we thought we ought to get hold of one to have a play with.
Rega Elicit Mk5 Integrated Amplifier
REGA ELICIT MK5 REVIEW Ian Ringstead checks out the Rega Elicit Mk5 integrated amplifier for HiFi Pig.
Chord Electronics Anni Integrated Desktop Amplifier
CHORD ELECTRONICS ANNI DESKTOP INTEGRATED DESKTOP AMPLIFIER REVIEW John Scott gives the £1300 Chord Electronics Anni a whirl in his desktop system but will he actually get any work done?
CUBE Audio Jazzon Wideband Loudspeakers
CUBE AUDIO JAZZON WIDEBAND LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW CUBE Audio Jazzon loudspeakers are a wideband design using proprietary drivers with Tapered Quarter Wave Tube loading. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
Connected-Fidelity Unity Two Speaker Cable
CONNECTED-FIDELITY UNITY TWO SPEAKER CABLE REVIEW Ken Stokes takes a listen to the Unity Two speaker cables from UK-based Connected-Fidelity.
SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER
SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the €4900, Italian-made Synthesis Roma 117DC preamplifier.
Spirit Torino Radiante Headphones
SPIRIT TORINO RADIANTE HEADPHONES REVIEW Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the Spirit Torino Radiante Headphones costing from £2199.
Torus Power AVR2 Elite 8 CE
TORUS POWER AVR2 ELITE 8 CE REVIEW The Torus Power AVR2 Elite 8 CE is a power “conditioner” based around a toroidal transformer to effectively isolate the power going to your audio gear. Stuart Smith ditches his Time Machine and takes a trip with the Torus.
MCRU “The First” Mains Lead and “Ultimate Mkiii” Loudspeaker Cable
MCRU “THE FIRST” MAINS LEAD AND “ULTIMATE MKiii” LOUDSPEAKER CABLES REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the MCRU “The First” mains lead and “Ultimate Mkiii” loudspeaker cables costing £412.50 and £600/3m respectively.
MSB Discrete DAC
MSB DISCRETE DAC REVIEW The MSB Discrete DAC is an American made Digital to Analogue Converter costing €11,000 plus an extra €1650 for the second external power supply. This puts it up against some serious competition! How does it compare? Stuart Smith finds out.
Esprit Celesta Cables
ESPRIT CELESTA AUDIO CABLES REVIEW Esprit Celesta Cables are made in France and have an interesting and somewhat different design. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
Arylic S10 Wireless Streamer
ARYLIC S10 WIRELESS STREAMING PREAMPLIFIER The Arylic S10 is a wireless streamer that is tiny and costs less than £70. Surely for that money it’s going to be crap? Let’s find out.
Elipson Music Centre Connect HD
ELIPSON MUSIC CENTRE CONNECT HD REVIEW Linette Smith reviews what looks very much like a well-known brand of robotic carpet cleaner but is actually a ‘just add speakers’ one-box system that is anything but boxy.
NuPrime Omnia A300 SE Streaming Amp & DAC
NUPRIME OMNIA A300 SE REVIEW NuPrime Omnia A300 SE is an all in one streaming amplifier with an onboard DAC. In short, it’s an all in one music machine for the twenty-first century, but what’s it like in use? Stuart Smith finds out for HiFi Pig.
Jadis I70 Integrated Valve Amplifier
JADIS I70 INTEGRATED VALVE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Jadis’ I70 Integrated Amplifier uses the KT170 valve/tube in a 50w per channel powerhouse of an amplifier that, with its stainless steel and gold finish, could only be from this French manufacturer. Stuart Smith takes a listen and is somewhat blown away.
3 Square Audio Ayal Loudspeakers
3 SQUARE AUDIO AYAL LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW British-made 3 Square Audio Ayal loudspeakers are a compact two-way, rear-ported design making use of novel materials, physical time-alignment, first-order crossovers and cost £1299. Ian Ringstead tries them out for HiFi Pig.
Closer Acoustics OGY Loudspeakers
CLOSER ACOUSTICS OGY LOUDSPEAKERS The Closer Acoustic OGY loudspeakers are a small single-driver design that uses no crossover but do employ a transmission-line loading for the minuscule 4″ driver. They cost €1766 as tested. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
