QUAD PLATINA INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Quad Platina Integrated amplifier is a thoroughly modern design that has been five years in the planning. Jaine Elliot takes a listen to this £3500 integrated from a name most people will know very well.
EAT F-DUR TURNTABLE REVIEW The EAT F-DUR Turntable is a £7899 (plus £1300 for the LPS 2 linear power supply) vinyl spinner from the company headed up by Jozefina Lichtenegger. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
AUDIO RESURGENCE KRAKEN AR6A AMPLIFIER REVIEW Audio Resurgence Kraken AR6A amplifier is a £1250 recreation of a much-loved and very striking amplifier from the 1990s. Janine Elliot takes a listen to this resurrected creature from the deep for HiFi PiG.
FEZZ LUNA EVOLUTION AMPLIFIER REVIEW Fezz Audio Evolution amplifier is an integrated amplifier from this well-known Polish brand and costs just shy of £2500. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
MUSIC FIRST AUDIO LP 103 LCR PHONO-STAGE REVIEW Music First Audio LP 103 LCR phonostage is the latest phonostage from this well-respected British brand. The price is £7300 plus VAT, and it is made in collaboration with Thorsten Loesch. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
FATMAN APOLLO77 HYBRID EARPHONES REVIEW Fatman Apollo77 hybrid earphones are a set of £700 in-ears that use a 4-driver hybrid design. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
INDIANA LINE UTAH 5 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Indiana Line Utah 5 loudspeakers are a large and traditional-looking speaker that sits on the floor and angles up to the listening position. Costing less than £700, they look to offer great value for money, but how do they sound? Janine Elliot finds out for HiFi PiG.
AVID HIFI RELVEO TURNTABLE REVIEW AVID HIFI’s Relveo Turntable costs just shy of 7K and is part of the British manufacturer’s Master Series of vinyl spinners that also includes the Acutus Dark Iron, and Ingenium Plug and Play. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
MUSICAL FIDELITY B1xi INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Musical Fidelity B1xi Integrated Amplifier is a £700 integrated amplifier with onboard phonostage and Bluetooth. The price, specs, and heritage of this amplifier put it very much in the affordable but desirable sector of the home-audio market. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
BORRESEN C1 STANDMOUNT LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Børresen C1 Standmount Loudspeakers are a good looking €15K speaker from the Audio Group Denmark stable. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
STORGAARD & VESTSKOV GRO LOUDSPEAKERS Storgaard & Vestskov are an €18,000 pair of compact floorstadning loudspeakers that fall in the middle of this relatively new Danish brand’s portfolio of loudspeakers. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
LECTOR STRUMENTI DIGINET STREAMER TRANSPORT REVIEW Lector Strumenti Diginet is a streamer transport from this well-respected Italian brand. It’s devoid of frills and frippery, and costs £2587+VAT. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
STACK AUDIO SMOOTHLAN REGENERATOR REVIEW Stack Audio SmoothLAN Regenerator is a “network signal regenerator” that costs £750. John Scott plumbs it into his system for this review for HiFi PiG.
RMB 18/3 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW RMB 18/3 Loudspeakers are made in the UK by Richard Best and have a unique and very individual design. They are a two-way design that are meant to be used against a wall, and cost £3240 direct from the company. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
EVERSOLO DAC-Z10 REVIEW Eversolo DAC-Z10 is the £1940 flagship DAC from this popular brand. It boasts a fully balanced architecture, pre-out, and a few other novel features. Oscar Stewart sees how it stacks up in this review for HiFi PiG.
CAYIN HA-6A MKII VALVE HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Cayin HA-6A MKII valve headphone amplifier is a £3000 valve-based affair with a good deal of flexibility to suit many headphone types. In this review, Oscar Stewart puts it through its paces.
MICHELL AUDIO APOLLO PHONOSTAGE AND MUSE POWER SUPPLY REVIEW Michell Audio Apollo Phonostage and MUSE Power Supply were launched earlier this year at the Bristol Show and cost £3500 for the pair. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
HENRY AUDIO DA 256 DAC REVIEW Henry Audio DA 256 is born out of 20 years of DIY DAC building; the DA 256 is Børge Strand-Bergesen’s second commercial release. This stylish, compact unit boasts plenty of input options, and the overall design puts a serious focus on making the DAC as simple and easy to […]
MOLA MOLA PERCA POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW Mola Mola Perca is a power amplifier that employs elevated Class-D technology to deliver exceptional on-paper performance, but how does it sound in the real world? Janine Elliot finds out for HiFi PiG.
SILENT POUND BLOOM LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Silent Pound Bloom loudspeakers are a 15K Euro large “standmount” with integrated stand that manages to house a pair of 12″ drivers, an 8″ mid driver, and a tweeter. Stuart, who thoroughly enjoyed the brand’s Challenger II, takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
ZIIGAAT HORIZON TRIBRID EARPHONES REVIEW ZiiGaat Horizon Tribrid Earphones are a £150 in-ear that feature a dynamic driver, balanced armatures and a planar in the same shell. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
TOPPING DX5 II DAC/HEADAMP/PRE REVIEW Topping DX5 II is a DAC, Headphone amp, and pre all in one affordable unit. HiFi PiG’s Oscar Stweart takes a listen.
AUDIOLAB 6000A MKII INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Audiolab 6000A MKII integrated amplifier is an updated version of their well-reviewed 6000A amplifier. The 6000A MKII is a fully featured, modern amplifier with a phonostage, line level inputs, Bluetooth, and a DAC. It is also very reasonably priced at around £700. Michael Fairbairn takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
ORFF THE EARL HEADPHONE CABLE REVIEW Orff The Earl is a headphone cable costing £1480. In this review, HiFi PiG’s headphone specialist Oscar Stewart takes a listen.
NVA RELAX BUNDLE REVIEW NVA Relax Bundle includes an AP20 integrated amplifier, a pair of Cube 3 loudspeakers, and 3m of LS3 loudspeaker cable. Apart from a source, this is all you need to get you up and running, and at £2,495 you save a healthy £355 over buying them individually. Janine Elliot takes a […]
PIEGA COAX 411 GEN2 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Piega COAX 411 Gen2 loudspeakers feature a dual-concentric, entirely ribbon-based tweeter/midrange driver setup, and continue the Swiss brand’s use of tensioned aluminium cabinets. Jon Lumb takes a look at this standmount loudspeaker costing £8000.
HEGEL H150 AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Hegel H150 amplifier is a fully fledged, modern integrated design that features a Moving Magnet phonostage, onboard DAC, and line-level inputs. The sleek-looking amplifier is avaialble in black or white and will cost you £2750. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
MEZE 99 CLASSICS V2 HEADPHONES REVIEW The Meze 99 Classics V2 Headphones are an update of the Romanian brand’s MEZE 99 CLASSICS that HiFi PiG reviewed back in 2019. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
