REVIEW – SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1
Janine Elliot takes a listen the SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1, a device aimed at removing the clicks and pops from your vinyl collection and costs £1500.
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SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1
Janine Elliot takes a listen the SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1, a device aimed at removing the clicks and pops from your vinyl collection and costs £1500.
Pro-Ject Releases White Album turntable
Pro-Ject has partnered again with The Universal Music Group and The Beatles to bring out another Beatles themed turntable. The White album was the most anticipated Beatles record of all. Released November 22nd,1968 it contained hits like “Dear Prudence”, “Back in the USSR” or “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.
Planar 8 Turntable And Neo PSU From Rega
Rega say that the Planar 8 was inspired by their ‘ultimate’ turntable, the ‘Naiad’.
EAT Introduce New Turntable And Phonostage At RMAF 2018
The Prelude is a new and, say the European manufacturer, more affordable turntable. It features a heavy aluminium platter, a low-tolerance (0.01) polished stainless steel spindle in a soft bronze bushing, an ultra-dense MDF plinth coated with eight layers of lacquer, a freestanding isolated drive motor 100% disconnected from the plinth, a precision diamond-cut pulley, […]
NAD Launch New Gear At RMAF 2018
NAD will be exhibiting at the RMAF in Denver, Colorado October 5th -7th, 2018. Along with sister brands PSB and Bluesound, they can be found in Room 8021 in the Tower and in A23 of the Atrium section of CanJam.
Ortofon Stylus 2M 100 Centenary Cartridges
Henley Audio have announced two more special edition styli are coming to the Ortofon 2M range of moving magnet cartridges. After the earlier release of the Stylus 2M Blue 100 (February 2018), Ortofon have now unveiled the Stylus 2M Bronze 100 and Stylus 2M Black 100.
Linn Release Selekt DSM Network Music Player
Last week we had a very pleasant visit up to Glasgow to Linn HQ to experience their new product. However, until midday today, we and the other selekt (see what I did there), few journalists from the British Hifi Press, were sworn to secrecy about what we had seen and heard. Finally we can reveal the […]
E.A.T Vinyl Playback Components Now Available In The USA
VANA, the North American distributor of audio products has announced the arrival of the European Audio Team (E.A.T) Jo N05 moving coil cartridge, the LPS dual linear power supply and the 800-gram Massive Weight.
MCRU Pressure Points
Eight little feet that sit around your platter and which your record is placed on from English company MCRU and costing £24. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
REVIEW – MCRU Pressure Points
Eight little feet that sit around your platter and which your record is placed on from English company MCRU and costing £24. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
Pro-Ject Update Primary Turntable
Since its original launch in October 2016, the Primary turntable from Pro-Ject Audio Systems has been an overwhelming international success with those on a tight budget. Over the last two years it has won many friends at the price thanks to its ease of use, neat, retro aesthetic and premium audio performance.
Ortofon Concorde Century Cartridge Launched
Following the recent announcement of Ortofon’s most expensive ever cartridge (MC Century, announced in July), Henley Audio have announced the immediate availability of a more affordable limited edition cartridge that harks back to a time when Ortofon’s DJ cartridge was actually a premium Hifi offering.
‘The Wand’ Tonearm By DBL Arrives In The UK
Earlier this year ‘The Wand’ tonearm made its UK debut at Sound & Vision: The Bristol Show with County Durham-based Decent Audio. Now, it is available from selected UK dealers for the first time.
Lenco Budget Turntables Available Now
Lenco, the Hifi and consumer electronics company, has announced UK availability of two new budget turntables.
Ortofon MC Century Cartridge Released
On the 9th of October 2018, Ortofon A/S celebrates its 100 years anniversary. Specialising in the manufacture of phono pick-up cartridges, the Danish company have announced the newly developed MC Century limited edition cartridge. It is now available in the UK through Henley Audio.
Reloop Announce New Direct Drive Turntable
Henley Audio have been in touch to announce the immediate availability of Reloop HiFi’s second turntable, the TURN 5. After the introduction of the TURN 3 in late 2016, the TURN 5 is a direct drive turntable that doesn’t break the bank.
Avid Introduce New Acutus ‘Dark’ Limited Edition
The Acutus DARK™ Limited Edition, is the latest turntable design from AVID HIFI. First seen at Munich’s High End Show the turntable design will now be available in a matte black finish.
Logigram Turntable By DEFOSS
Logigram is a completely manual turntable, which the makers, DEFOSS, say is characterised by the particular shape of the plinth, which incorporates a reinforcing layer of composite material. This allowed them to create an anti-resonant barrier between the tonearm/cartridge axis and the motor.
Decks And The City
Turntables were absolutely everywhere at this year’s Munich High-End and so here are some of the ones that stood out on our travels around the show…with a handful from Audio-Deluxe thrown in for good measure. We have no way of seeing everything at the show and know we will have missed a good proportion but […]
REVIEW – Timestep HE V Linear Power Supply
The Technics 1200 and 1210 turntables are gaining a good deal of favour with audiophiles who are adding better arms, power supplies and more. Here, in his first review for Hifi Pig Alan McIntosh adds the £495 HE V Linear Power Supply from UK company Timestep to his own Technics 1210.
Gold Note Bring Italian Style To The High End
If you like Italian Hifi then make sure you visit Gold Note.
SME Acquire Garrard
SME, the British Hifi company, has acquired the rights to the Garrard audio brand from IGB Gradiente S.A. of Brazil. Garrard is a British brand synonymous with the design and manufacture of Hifi products throughout the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, including the iconic 301 and 401 transcription turntables.
Origin Live Resolution Turntable and Zephyr Tonearm
I’ve been a long-time fan of origin Live tonearms having used their Silver tonearm on a fully modded Technics 1210 and on my previous vinyl spinner from Analogue Works, the logical next step for our vinyl front end was to upgrade the arm and to buy one of OLs turntables. We have and here are […]
REVIEW – Origin Live Resolution Turntable and Zephyr Tonearm
I’ve been a long-time fan of origin Live tonearms having used their Silver tonearm on a fully modded Technics 1210 and on my previous vinyl spinner from Analogue Works, the logical next step for our vinyl front end was to upgrade the arm and to buy one of OLs turntables. We have and here are our […]
Hifi Pig Free E- Magazine – Download the April 2018 Edition Now!
The April Edition of Hifi Pig’s free, downloadable E-magazine is a very special one, featuring Women in Hifi. Women who work in the Hifi Industry and female audiophiles.
Sumiko Announces 6 New Phono Cartridges
Sumiko, who have been making cartridges for nearly 40 years, have announced six new phono cartridges, the outcome of a 3-year development effort. The new line will be premiered at the Munich High End Show, May 10th -13th, 2018.
Gold Note ‘Italian Music Experience’ At AXPONA 2018
Italian brand, Gold Note will be at AXPONA 2018 showing their products that have recently become available in the USA.