Mark Levinson has introduced their first ever turntable, the N°515,which they say is “designed for the discriminating analogue music lover”. Created in partnership with VPI Industries, the № 515 Turntable is the first turntable that they say is “worthy of the Mark Levinson name”. More »
Absolute Sounds, the UK importer and distributor of high end audio products, got in touch to let us know about what the brands they represent are showing at CES 2017, starting today and running over the weekend in Las Vegas, USA. Read on for show locations and more details from the likes of Audio Research, Krell, dCS, Dan D’Agostino, Wilson, Magico and more. More »
Increcable, who have been manufacturing audio and video components since 2002, have launched new products and will be showing at CES 2017 in the Venetian Hotel Suite 29-137, 5th – 8th January 2017.
Kralk Audio got in touch to let us know that they will be opening their new demo room from 6th January 2017. The room is a dedicated listening room where you can come to audition the range of Kralk Audio loudspeakers at your leisure. More »
The Chester Group has announced they will be moving the dates of their 2017 New York Audio Show to the weekend of November 10th-12th 2017, and the same weekend – November 9th-11th for 2018. More »
Q Acoustics has announced its ‘7000i’ 5.1 Style Home Cinema Speaker package is to benefit from a subwoofer upgrade. Q Acoustics is a brand of Armour Home Electronics. More »
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McIntosh has introduced the new D1100 Digital Preamplifier and MP1100 Phono Preamplifier with the aim of integrating turntables and digital devices into home audio systems. The D1100 Digital Preamplifier includes the company’s most advanced DAC to date, featuring nine digital inputs, while the MP1100 Phono Preamplifier features 24-bit digital outputs to enable recording from vinyl sources. More »
Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems are on the road this December with events showcasing their latest products. More »
For over 40 years, Supra have been a hifi and AV cable manufacturer, designing their own products and making them in Sweden. To help celebrate this anniversary, Supra are launching a limited edition version of the award winning LoRad 2.5 shielded mains cable: The LoRad 2.5 SPC. More »
Well November was a very busy month. Hifi Pig went to Poland for the first time to attend the amazing Warsaw Audio Video Show 2016 , we launched our new look Music section and we brought you all the latest Hifi news and Hifi reviews…check out what we covered below, just in case you missed anything!
September has been another busy month with lots happening in Hifi, just in case you missed anything here’s the Hifi Pig monthly round up. We announced the winners of our first Wheelchair fundraiser and don’t forget we are running our second fund raiser to get a ‘Wheelchair for Ricky’, you still have time to donate and enter to win a Special Edition VPI Player Turntable.
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August has been busy for us Piglets, not only did we launch our Wheelchair For Ricky fund-raising campaign and raffle (which you can still donate to to win great prizes), we went to a prog rock festival and there’s been plenty of hifi news. In case you missed anything, here’s a round up of what happened in August. From the opening of a new Hifi bar/restaurant in London, to new products from many brands including Quad, Chord, Martin Logan, Dali and Clearaudio, to what’s happening at hifi events like Canjam Europe and Indulgence, you get all the latest hifi news first on Hifi Pig!
International Audio Group (IAG) Appointments Darrell Huggins Group CEO
Double Tap Audio Bite The Bullet
Arcam rHead Class-A Headphone Amplifier
aqua acoustics Optologic Formula DAC
Spiritland, High End Hifi Bar/Restaurant, Opening Soon
DALI Launch DALI Connect Loudspeaker Cable
QUAD VA-ONE Valve Amp Announced
Bespoke Audio Event At KJ West One
Custom Cable Becomes Audio Sanctuary
Furutech’s New SK-Filter Now Available
Taga Harmony Introduce Azure B-40 v.2 Loudspeaker
Gang of Four Announce Live Album
Fine Sounds Has Become McIntosh Group
New Entry Point Turntable For Clearaudio’s Innovation Range
Legendary Engineer Chris Kimsey At The Indulgence Show
Brian May Donates Prize For ‘Wheelchair For Ricky’ Fundraiser
Bryston Announce BDP-π Digital Music Player
Dali Announce Katch Bluetooth Speaker
CanJam Europe 2016, 24th and 25th September
Pro-Ject Win EISA For Classic Turntable
Eclipse TD-M1 At Richer Sounds
New Network Players and Compact Systems From Onkyo Announced
A Host Of New Speakers From Martin Logan
New Active Diamonds From Wharfedale
Chord announce SPM 1050 Mk II Amplifier
World’s Most Expensive Earphones Arrive In UK
Newly Enhanced Transfiguration Proteus Phono Cartridge Arrives In UK
New Moving Magnets From Gold Note
A very smart cuboid package has just arrived at Hifi Pig Towers, looking forward to having a play with this, especially as it promises everything the Mu-So has and more bass….pass the Hardfloor, I feel a sub bass test coming on!
While you are waiting for the review, have a look at what John Scott thought of the original Naim Mu-So, earlier this year. More »
There has been a lot going on in the hifi universe, just in case you missed anything, here’s a round up of what went on in July:
Burson Announce Noir Edition Conductor V2+ Headphone Amplifier/DAC/Preamplifier
MQA Announce Mike Jbara as CEO
Schiit Audio Have Introduced Modi Multibit DAC
Avid Hifi Announce Reference Four Loudspeaker
Goldmund Launches A Support Centre In Taiwan And Restructures Its Distribution In China
Iota QT Ultra-SP Turntable & Satori Tonearm
MUTEC Announce Firmware Update For MC-3+ Smart Clock USB
Meze 11 Neo Available For Pre-order
Mark-Levinson № 526 Dual- Monaural Preamplifier At Karma-AV
Nelson Pass’ First Watt Introduces New F7 Power Amplifier
Harmony Interconnect By Black Rhodium
New Flagship IEMs From Noble Audio
Electromod Introduces Next-Generation of MrSpeakers ETHER Flow Headphones
Absolute Sounds To Distribute dCS Audio Equipment In UK
Cambridge Audio Offer Free Google Chromecast
Burson Announce New DAC, Headamp, Preamp
Timestep Modified Technics 1200 GAE
Special Edition Stenheims At Montreux Jazz Festival
New Hifi Shop Opens In Liverpool
Chord Announce Shawline With Tuned ARAY Tech
Dates For North West Audio Show 2017 Confirmed
North West Audio Show 2016 Highlights – Ian Ringstead
Autonomic Unveils New Features For Mirage OS Firmware
Essential Install Live! South 6th And 7th July 2016
iota audio design Revamp Phono Stages
Black Rhodium Release Rumba And Salsa Loudspeaker Cables
Roon Server Now On QNAP And Synology
So then, the basic minimum criteria for a mains cable’s performance is that it must get the old juice from the wall socket to the input of my hi-fi component without spilling any of it on the carpet.
Hifi Pig does not advocate anyone making ANY unauthorized or unsafe changes to their mains supply or equipment in ANY way! Always consult a professional and qualified electrician.
September 2015 sees Andrew Combs returning to the UK, supported by his label-mate Barna Howard.
Following on from an appearance at End Of The Road Festival on Friday 4th September, Andrew and his band will tour the UK promoting their 2015 album All These Dreams. The album marked a huge step forward for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Using his gifts for lyricism and wry observation, Combs weaves tales of love, sin and redemption on the new album, in a style that brings together classic country and contemporary pop. Combs continues to carve out his own singular path as an artist, finally reaching the heights of his Texas songwriting heroes. Rough Trade Shops made All These Dreams one of their Albums Of The Month as well as selecting one of the tracks to be included on their Counter Culture 14 album.
06 Sep – OXFORD, Bullingdon
07 Sep – BRIGHTON, Prince Albert
08 Sep – LONDON, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
09 Sep – NOTTINGHAM, The Maze
10 Sep – EDINBURGH, Voodoo Rooms
11 Sep – NEWCASTLE, Cluny 2
12 Sep – LEEDS, Fox & Newt
13 Sep – WINCHESTER, The Railway (SC4M Festival)
Well today is Fete de la Musique in France and this is the one day of the year where towns and villages across the country put on a great deal of free music in their streets and bars. The whole country comes out in a big celebration of all things musical and a great time is had by all…needless to say it’s banging it down with rain here at the moment. More »
There are those in hifi that like to collect boxes and I’m not ashamed to say that I count myself in this category. I like the fact that my hifi takes up a whole wall in one room of the house and I don’t think I would get the same satisfaction from a one box hi-fi system. I can see the benefits of having all the component parts of a hifi in one convenient unit, but I’m afraid it just doesn’t appeal to me. That said I do quite like my hifi to be functional…ok I quite like ugly hifi…or hi-fi that most would consider to be ugly…I prefer the word “different”. More »
Hi-fi can mean so many things to different folk, so a quick search on the internet seemed in order and Wikipedia had the following to say: “High fidelity – or hi-fi or hifi – reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts (audiophiles) to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound to distinguish it from the poorer quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment.” More »
Epiphany Acoustics is a small British company owned by Olivier Freeborn and are very much of the thought that high-end hifi should not be the preserve of the very wealthy.
The EHP-O2 has been designed from the ground up to offer the very best head-fi performance whilst maintaining its portability. All the components used in this diminutive headphone amplifier have been “exhaustively selected and tested to offer the user true audiophile quality” and result in a THD of just 0.0017% and a noise floor of -105dB. 
With the two lightweight rechargeable batteries the unit can be used for up to 8 hours and with the included AC adaptor/charger it becomes a very capable and compact desktop amplifier to boot.
The amplifier can be optimised to almost any headphone you choose using the on board gain switch and connection to your source and headphones is made with the 3.5mm jacks to keep the weight and form factor to an absolute minimum. More »
MartinLogan, well known the world over for their electrostatic speaker technology, announces this month the slender Motion® SLM, a wall-hanging or free standing LCR speaker that is ”powerful enough to stand alone and detailed enough to be used in conjunction with floor standing MartinLogan speakers”. The Motion SLM features dual four-inch, ultra-slim fibre cone woofers and dual four-inch high-velocity passive bass radiators, paired with a Folded Motion™ tweeter – all in an ultra-slim profile designed with super-thin TVs in mind.
The speakers are slim enough to complement even the thinnest of wall-mounted HD displays (even projection screens) and the Motion SLM is designed to step in where underpowered, unnatural sounding TV speakers fall short. The Motion SLM’s is said to have a “larger-than-its-size performance” and this down to the dual ultra-slim fibre cone woofers and high-velocity passive bass radiators, which provide low-end bass extension from an ultra-slim profile combined with the advanced resolution Folded Motion tweeter. The high-gloss black SLM cabinet is only 1.45-inches thin, for a total wall protrusion of 1.83-inches when used with magnetic grille and included wall mount bracket. More »
With immediate effect – and until the 31st May 2012 – customers can obtain a minimum trade-up value from an authorised Meridian retailer on selected CD Players and Controller products against the purchase of a new 800 Reference Series product.
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