13. December 2022 · Comments Off on NVA INT400 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

NVA INT400 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Richard Dunn passed away in 2019 but his legacy and products live on with new owners who are keen to maintain many of his core values with regard to amplifier design. Janine Elliot takes a listen to the UK-based company’s INT400 integrated amplifier costing £3500 and coming with its own loudspeaker cables. More »

CYRUS CLASSIC AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Chris Baillie takes a listen to the £1995 Cyrus Classic Amplifier with onboard DAC, MM phonostage, and a headphone amplifier.

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26. October 2022 · Comments Off on Allegro FLOW TWO Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , ,

ALLEGRO FLOW TWO AMPLIFIER REVIEW

A look at the Hungarian brand’s €8390 FLOW 2 integrated amplifier.

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NOVAFIDELITY N25 AMP REVIEW

The NovaFidelity is a standard-looking bit of HiFi costing £1350 that has onboard DAC, streaming, WiFi (with a dongle) and a whole load of connectivity. Stuart Smith has a play. More »

23. September 2022 · Comments Off on Soundastic Reference Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

SOUNDASTIC REFERENCE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Stuart Smith tries out the €6500 Soundastic Reference integrated amplifier from Poland. More »

26. August 2022 · Comments Off on Rega Elicit Mk5 Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

REGA ELICIT MK5 REVIEW

Ian Ringstead checks out the Rega Elicit Mk5 integrated amplifier for HiFi Pig.

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11. August 2022 · Comments Off on Chord Electronics Anni Integrated Desktop Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Headphones, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

CHORD ELECTRONICS ANNI DESKTOP INTEGRATED DESKTOP AMPLIFIER REVIEW 

John Scott gives the £1300 Chord Electronics Anni a whirl in his desktop system but will he actually get any work done?Chord Electronics Anni Integrated Desktop Amplifier

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28. June 2022 · Comments Off on SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , ,

SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW

Janine Elliot takes a listen to the €4900, Italian-made Synthesis Roma 117DC preamplifier.

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28. April 2022 · Comments Off on Elipson Music Centre Connect HD · Categories: Amplifiers, CD Players, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , ,

ELIPSON MUSIC CENTRE CONNECT HD REVIEW

Linette Smith reviews what looks very much like a well-known brand of robotic carpet cleaner but is actually a ‘just add speakers’ one-box system that is anything but boxy. More »

NUPRIME OMNIA A300 SE REVIEW

NuPrime Omnia A300 SE is an all in one streaming amplifier with an onboard DAC. In short, it’s an all in one music machine for the twenty-first century, but what’s it like in use? Stuart Smith finds out for HiFi Pig.

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JADIS I70 INTEGRATED VALVE AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Jadis’ I70 Integrated Amplifier uses the KT170 valve/tube in a 50w per channel powerhouse of an amplifier that, with its stainless steel and gold finish, could only be from this French manufacturer. Stuart Smith takes a listen and is somewhat blown away.

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GOLD NOTE PH1000 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW

The Gold Note PH1000 LINE phonostage is the Italian company’s highly configurable PH1000 with the addition of a Class-A line-level preamplifier. As tested it costs £11,276 which is a considerable sum, but is it worth that? Stuart Smith has a listen. More »

24. March 2022 · Comments Off on Allegro FLOW ONE Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

ALLEGRO FLOW ONE AMPILFIER REVIEW

Allegro FLOW ONE amplifier is from Hungary and costs €13,000. It has a distinctive and unusual aesthetic but how does it sound? Stuart Smith takes a listen. More »

11. March 2022 · Comments Off on LAB 12 Suara Valve Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , ,

LAB 12 SUARA VALVE AMPLIFIER REVIEW

The LAB 12 Suara Valve Amplifier use the powerful KT150 tube pushing out an impressive 50W of Class A power and costs £3145 (€3835 $4490). Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig. More »

PERREAUX 200iX INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Perreaux’ 200iX integrated amplifier is made in New Zealand and costs £5850 in the UK. It’s a fully-fledged integrated with moving magnet and moving coil phonostage, onboard DAC, Bluetooth, and headphone amplifier. It comes in a wide range of funky colour options and an interesting remote app for iOS and Android. Stuart Smith has a play. More »

24. February 2022 · Comments Off on AVID HIFI SIGSUM Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

AVID SIGSUM REVIEW

Stuart Smith checks out the £15,000 heavyweight integrated amp from UK brand AVID HIFI.

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15. February 2022 · Comments Off on Aavik i280 Integrated Amplifier Review · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

AAVIK i280 AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Sitting in the middle of the Danish company’s i-series of amplifiers and costing £10,000, Aavik’s i280 integrated amplifier offers interesting new concepts of design. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig. More »

25. January 2022 · Comments Off on Bluesound Powernode (2021) Streaming Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Computer audio and Streaming, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

BLUESOUND POWERNODE STREAMING AMPLIFIER REVIEW

The Bluesound Powernode (2021) Streaming Amplifier is, as the name suggests, an all in one streaming unit with onboard amplification. Dan Worth adds some loudspeakers and takes us on a tour of its features and sound. More »

19. January 2022 · Comments Off on Electrocompaniet ECI 80D Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , , ,

ELECTROCOMPANIET EC1 80D INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

The Electrocompaniet ECI 80D Integrated Amplifier is a £3000 amp that is well featured and looks rather splendid, Stuart Smith takes a listen. More »

HiFi Highlights 2021 – HiFi we reviewed in 2021 that got our highest award.

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28. October 2021 · Comments Off on English Acoustics 21C Power Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , ,

ENGLISH ACOUSTICS 21C POWER AMPLIFIER

Janine Elliot already listened and wrote about the pre-production model, and Stu and Lin bought a Pink Hifi Pig edition one on the back of that review. Here’s the review of the final production model by Janine with supplementary comments by Stuart.

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07. September 2021 · Comments Off on Synthesis Roma 96DC+ Integrated Valve Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, D to A Converters, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

SYNTHESIS ROMA 96DC+ INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Synthesis is distributed in the UK by Henley Audio and here we have their £2649 Roma 96DC+ integrated valve amplifier that uses the EL34 tubes. More »

02. June 2021 · Comments Off on Struss Audio Ultimate Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

STRUSS AUDIO ULTIMATE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Struss Audio is based in Warsaw, Poland, and has been in business for forty years. In this review, Janine Elliot checks out their Ultimate integrated amplifier costing £6500. More »

CLONES AUDIO 25iRX INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

CLONES Audio 25iRX is a small integrated line-level amplifier from Taiwan that costs less than $2000. The amp’s predecessor was a firm favourite and a real bargain of an amplifier. Will the new amp impress in the same way? More »

NAD MASTER SERIES M33 STREAMER/DAC/AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Costing one pound shy of £4000 the NAD Master Series M33 amp certainly looks to be very feature-rich. How does it perform? Dan Worth finds out for HiFi Pig. More »