FALCON BRAVO THE DOME COMBINES DISTINCTIVE DESIGN AND BESPOKE MATERIALS Spanish HiFi brand Falcon Bravo has introduced The Dome, a loudspeaker developed following research into materials and geometries, with the company focusing on controlled dispersion and low-distortion sound reproduction.
DUTCH AUDIO EVENT 2026 HIFI PIG HEADS TO VELDHOVEN WITH A FOUR-PERSON TEAM One of our favourite HiFi Shows in the HiFi PiG Diary, the Dutch Audio Event 2026 is set to be even bigger and better than before, with new exhibition areas added.
LUXSIN X8 DAC/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Luxsin is the sister company of Eversolo, and they make headphone-oriented products more for the desktop market. Their first model was the X9, an AKM-equipped powerhouse with an R2R volume control, coming in at £989. Earlier this year they announced the X8, a slightly more affordable device, at £699, incorporating Cirrus […]
ONKYO CREATOR GX-AIO SERIES EXPANDS BEYOND THE DESKTOP Onkyo has expanded its Creator Series with three new all-in-one wireless music systems: the GX-AiO 50, GX-AiO 100 and GX-AiO 150.
KLIPSCH REFERENCE SIGNATURE SERIES AND RP-500PM POWERED MONITOR DEBUT AT CEDIA 2026 Klipsch has announced two new additions to its loudspeaker line-up at CEDIA Expo 2026 in Denver: the Klipsch Reference Signature Series and the Klipsch RP-500PM Powered Monitor.
CHRIS BAILLIE TAKES THE HELM AT ADMM UK DISTRIBUTOR OF DELA, ADOT AND PLIXIR Audiophile Digital Music Masters Ltd (ADMM) has announced the appointment of Chris Baillie as its new General Manager, effective from 1st September 2026.
MICHI PRESTIGE SERIES EXPANDS WITH NEW SEPARATES Rotel Michi has expanded its Prestige Series with the launch of the Michi Prestige P430 Pre-amplifier and Michi Prestige S430 Stereo Power Amplifier.
ESOTERIC N-01XE NETWORK PLAYER/DAC LAUNCHED WITH NEW DISCRETE DAC AND NETWORK ENGINE Japanese HiFi brand Esoteric has announced the Esoteric N-01XE network player/DAC, the latest model in its 01 Series.
ELECTROCOMPANIET EC 5 PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW In what we believe to be the world’s first review, HiFi PiG’s editor Stuart takes a detailed listen to the £18.5K Electrocompaniet EC 5 line-level preamplifier. I’ve been aware that the EC 5 Preamplifier from Norwegian brand Electrocompaniet has been in the pipeline for some time, and I put an […]
FIDELITY IMPORTS EXPANDS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH JAMIE MCKAY APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR North American premium audio distributor Fidelity Imports has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom, with Fidelity Imports UK set to become operational on 1st October 2026.
BØRRESEN M-SERIES GOLD SIGNATURE ADDS FOUR UPDATED MODELS Audio Group Denmark has introduced the Børresen M-Series Gold Signature versions of its Børresen M-Series loudspeakers.
DALI BASIK SUB COMPACT ACTIVE SUBWOOFER ANNOUNCED Danish HiFi brand Dali has announced the DALI BASIK SUB, a compact active subwoofer designed to add low-frequency extension to both music and home cinema systems.
PEAK HIFI OPENS NEW SHOWROOM AT HAZLEHEAD HALL South Yorkshire specialist Peak HiFi has opened a new appointment-only showroom at Hazlehead Hall, providing a dedicated space for demonstrations, advice and listening sessions.
I first heard about this particular bit of kit I’m on about in this Sunday Thoughts piece at the last ever Munich High End show. I’m not going to tell you what it is because I’m currently halfway through reviewing it, and that’s not really what this is about, anyway. If you follow me on […]
CASTLE TINTAGEL AND WALMER SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS LAUNCHED WITH UK MANUFACTURING Castle has introduced four new loudspeakers in the Castle Tintagel and Castle Walmer Series, with two standmount models and two floorstanders designed, engineered and manufactured in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
As you wander through HiFi shows, leaf through audiophile collections and surf Facebook groups, some records keep sort of peeping out of the corners or are omnipresent in the background – somehow there but also overlooked – and, at times, that can make them seem passé or “old hat” – and at shows that’s not […]