Audiolab is set to add two new components to its compact LAB Series: the Q-DAC, a new D/A converter based on the M-DAC but set at a lower price point, and the M-PWR matching power amplifier. Like the M-DAC, the new Q-DAC serves not only as a DAC but also as a digital preamp and […]
Introduced in 2012, AKG-by-TIËSTO headphones have proved to be hugely popular with a wide audience. With TIËSTO’s input and stamp of approval, the full line of TIËSTO headphones recently earned the internationally acclaimed Red Dot-label recognition for product design in 2013. The internationally recognized Red Dot symbol is awarded to the finest in technology and […]
Earo Acoustics, a Sweden based research and development company, will be making the first public presentation of their new speaker design at T.H.E. this weekend. Named “Wally” the speaker measures only 39mm´s (1-1/2”) thick yet holds two 6,5” and one 2” driver. The design is from ground up including the drivers in order to reach […]
Concert Fidelity hand build their kit in Japan and will launch their latest DAC (The DAC 040BD Battery Drive) at this weekend’s T.H.E Show in Newport California. Being powered from battery the DAC will be freed from the possibility of dirty mains electricity interfering with the sound quality in the vital DAC section. This is […]
This year it is the 9th edition of Fest Jazz held every year on the banks of the River Aulne at Châteauneuf-du-Faou in one of the most beautiful parts of Brittany, France. If you are in the area or able to make it this is a really special festival. The three day festival starts on […]
WyWires will debut three new products for 2013 at T.H.E. Show next week – the Platinum Series of speaker and interconnect cables, a new configuration of their Gold cables, and the Power Broker AC Distributor. These products may be found in the following rooms. Platinum is a new wire formula that contains multiple gauges […]
Arteluthe are a loudspeaker manufacturer who design and hand-build their products in Quebec, Canada. They currently have three models in their range – the Satie, Algeria and Kanatate. They are interesting loudspeakers and all are active featuring onboard amplifiers, onboard digital sound processing, XLR inputs/outputs and volume control. The speakers also utilise the company’s unique […]
A while ago we ran a news item on the Coffman Labs G1-A preamp and thought you might also be interested in their new, tubed H1-A Headphone Amplifier which will debut at the Newport Audio Show in a couple weeks Externally, the H1-A has a strong family resemblance to the G1-A. The design includes variable […]
The Audio Electronics by Cary Audio Lightning digital to analog converter(DAC) is now shipping and is available for purchase. The Lightning DAC uses Asynchronous Streamlength™ Class 2.0 USB audio technology for streaming computer USB audio. The Lightning DAC also has coaxial and Toslink inputs up to 24 bit/192 kHz resolution. The Lightning DAC starts with […]
Burson have introduced two new products aimed squarely at the headfi marketplace, the Burson Conductor SL9018 (pictured) and the Conductor SL1793. The Conductor SL9018 is a streamlined version of the company’s already well established Conductor whilst the Conductor SL1793 is an enhanced version of Burson’s HA-160D. The SL9018 will retail for $1550 whilst the SL1793 […]
True to the motto “After the HIGH END is before the HIGH END”, the course has already been set for the next HIGH END show and the dates have now been fixed: 15 to 18 May 2014 in the MOC Munich. Read Hifi Pig’s final show report of Munich High End 2013 and other coverage […]
The Final Report Well there’s a massive amount to see at Munich High End and there’s no way that we could have hoped to have visited every room and every exhibitor but we did see a lot and we did manage to spend time listening in many of the rooms. Overall we thought the show […]
In part 5 of the show report from Munich High End 2013 we have a listen to the new Gryphon Audio Trident II loudspeakers, have a chat with Norbert Lehmann from Lehmann Audio and have a chat with newcomers Van de Leur who are launching a new valve pre and class D power amp. We […]
Linette has finished her “Birds Eye View” of the Munich High End Show and you can now read the final part of her report on Munich High End 2013. I’ve written Munich High End Show report Part 3 and Munich High End Show report part 4 but there is still much more to add […]
We’ll come back to the main listening rooms in the next installment of the show report from Munich High End but in this part we’ll look at some of the exhibitors who had taken static stands and were not actually playing any music or we were unable to get a listen. There is some stunning […]