Periodic Audio Launch Nickel Amplifier
Periodic Audio, who’s IEMs we reviewed earlier this year, announced the launch of their first electronic product, the Nickel Portable Amplifier at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.
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Focal Sib Evo Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 Package
Focal has launched the Sib Evo Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 Speaker package – a simple way to upgrade your home cinema system to Dolby Atmos sound.
Lampizator New Reference Level Pacific DAC
Łukasz Fikus, owner of the Polish company Lampizator, known for their high end DACs, got in touch to tell us about their new creation, the Pacific DAC.
The Indulgence Show 2017 Coverage
All of our Indulgence Show coverage is now online. Visit our dedicated Indulgence section to find loads of photos, videos, show reports from all the Audio London Hifi Rooms, Headroom headfi area and Pure Pleasure area, plus find out who won our Hifi Pig Loves You Award. It was a real treat for audiophiles and […]
The Indulgence Show 2017 – Hifi Pig Loves You!
The second Indulgence Show was absolutely brilliant. We had a great time and were very impressed by the standard of exhibits at the show. We usually give our Hifi Pig Loves You award to one of the exhibitors. The award is based on how good the sound of the room is, how visually appealing, how […]
McIntosh Announces MA5300 Integrated Amplifier
McIntosh has announced the MA5300 Integrated Amplifier. The MA5300 Integrated Amplifier is McIntosh’s smallest solid state integrated amplifier in terms of both power output and physical size.
Focal Launch Kanta N° 2 Loudspeaker
The latest addition to Focal’s Classic Home Audio collection, the Kanta N°2 is a totally new design from the French company. By utilising many of the company’s proprietary acoustic innovations with newly-researched techniques, Focal has created a compact 3-way floor-standing speaker that combines performance with a new industrial design.
Bird’s Eye View Of Indulgence 2017
The Indulgence Show 2017, wow, what a weekend! It was fantastic to be involved with the show and there was a real buzz about it. The organisers had listened to the feedback from visitors and exhibitors alike, after last year’s show, and had made significant improvements in all areas. We have already confirmed our ongoing […]
Transfiguration Creates Limited ‘D’ Edition Of Flagship Proteus Phono Cartridge
Transfiguration moving coil (MC) phono cartridges are hand-crafted in Japan by Immutable Music’s Seiji Yoshioka. Their design has always been guided by two firm principles: first, to extract the most musical detail from a record’s groove and second, to get out of the way. So when it’s said that a Transfiguration cartridge ‘lacks character’, it’s […]
Electromod Introduce MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Open Headphone To The UK
Electromod unveiled the open-back version of the MrSpeakers Aeon Flow at The Indulgence Show in London last weekend. They were getting a lot of attention at the show, with one young man we met having made a beeline to the Electromod stand specifically to try them out.
Who’s At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017?
RMAF kicks off tomorrow in Denver, USA so there should be plenty of new gear to see and hear. Here’s the info from exhibitors who have been in touch with us to tell us what they are bringing to the show and where they will be.
PMC Introduces The AVM Ovation PA 8.2 Flagship Modular Preamp
PMC, AVM’s UK distributor, used The Indulgence Show for the UK debut of the new, German, AVM Ovation PA 8.2 Modular Preamplifier.
Eclipse At AES 2017
Eclipse, the loudspeaker division within Fujitsu Ten, will be demonstrating the unique benefits of its accurate waveform reproduction technology with a 9.1-channel 3D audio demonstration at this year’s Audio Engineering Society convention in New York (October 18th to 20th).
The Indulgence Show 2017 – Part 1
The first part of our Indulgence Show 2017 coverage, more to follow very soon!
Triangle Art Master Reference Turntable
Triangle Art got in touch to tell us about their Master reference turntable. Tom Vu explained: “The Master Reference Turntable delivers innovative design without compromising the quality in high-depth sound and mechanics, making it competitive among like turntables in the industry”.
Hifi Pig News Round Up – September 2017
September has been an exciting month for us at Hifi Pig Towers. There has been lots happening, plenty of news and of course we went to London for The Indulgence Show 2017.
Gérard Chrétien Of Focal Has Passed Away
French loudspeaker and headphone manufacturer, Focal, is paying tribute to Gérard Chrétien, an iconic figure of the hifi world. Fan of sound and music, this fascinating and passionate man had made his mark on Focal history since 1990.
Aqua Release The Formula xHD DAC
Aqua Acoustic Quality, of Milan Italy have released a new updated DAC, the Formula xHD. The Formula xHD features the following upgrades and modifications as compared to the Formula DAC: – New firmware release 3.0 for the main FPGA (DAC) with optimisation of the code – New USB board with hybrid architecture cod. A108
Aries Cerat Launch Incito S Preamplifier
Stavros Danos of Aries Cerat, who were one of our top five exhibitors at High End Munich 2017, got in touch to tell us about their new preamplifier, the Incito S. Stavros told us: ‘When designing the Incito preamplier our aim was to reference a great Einstein quote “Make everything as simple as possible, but […]
REVIEW – TAGA Harmony Diamond B60 Loudspeakers
Ian Ringstead has reviewed Polish manufacturer TAGA’s more budget oriented loudspeakers previously, this time he takes a listen to their Harmony Diamond B60 Loudspeakers which cost £1610.
Bowers & Wilkins Launches PX Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
Bowers & Wilkins, the British speaker brand has announced the launch of PX, the company’s first noise cancelling wireless headphones. The PX responds intelligently to the wearer’s behaviour, for a ‘seamlessly intuitive listening experience’.
Dynaudio Announces Music
Dynaudio has announced Music – a family of four intelligent wireless speakers. The Danish company told us: “Dynaudio Music provides one-touch simplicity. It adapts seamlessly (and automatically) to any room or position, and to surrounding noise levels – so music always sounds its best. It even gives personalised playlists featuring only the music its users love […]
McIntosh Announces MHA50 Portable Decoding Amplifier
McIntosh has announced the MHA50 Portable Decoding Amplifier.
Karma-AV At The Indulgence Show
Karma-AV are returning to the Indulgence Show 29th Sept – 1st Oct, London, with a brace of music systems. Room 3014 will host the UK show debut of separates combos starring speaker elements from SVS, and electronics by UK newbie Emotiva.
Innuos At The Indulgence Show
Innuos is partnering with a number of brands for The Indulgence Show in London, read on for more info on who they are with and where you can find them.
Meet The Sirens At Indulgence
Kostas Metaxas has invited visitors to London’s Indulgence Show to come and meet his new Sirens loudspeakers and the rest of the new collection.
Goldmund at Indulgence 2017
The Swiss high-end audio manufacturer, Goldmund, will be partnering their ProLogos speakers with Innuos at this year’s Indulgence show.
