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.
EVERSOLO PLAY CD EDITION REVIEW Eversolo PLAY CD Edition is a £699 all-in-one (just add speakers) streaming amplifier with phonostage that is clearly aimed at those looking to get more music into their lives without spending a packet and without taking up much real estate. Seasoned audiophile Janine Elliot takes a look and listen to […]
MATRIX AUDIO TS-1 STREAMER & SS-1 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW Matrix Audio have been featured in HiFi PiG a few times; in fact, my first review for HiFi PiG was of their Element X2. They are a brand I have known since long before this, though, and I first reviewed one of their headphone amps all […]
ROON NUCLEUS TITAN STREAMING SERVER REVIEW Roon Nucleus Titan is Roon’s flagship server. It can act as both a Roon Server and also features internal storage options, so you don’t need to keep a separate NAS running for local music storage. Roon first released the Nucleus and Nucleus+ servers approximately 7 years ago, and the […]
ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI 6 DX MKII REVIEW Electrocompaniet ECI 6 DX MKII is an all-in-one integrated amplifier featuring a DAC and streamer. In his first review for HiFi PiG, Jon Lumb gives you his thoughts on this £7,400 unit.
FiiO SR11 DESKTOP STREAMER REVIEW FiiO SR11 Desktop Streamer is a sub £100 “Roon Ready” music streamer designed to attach to legacy HiFi systems without streaming capability, active speakers, radios, or just to be used with headphones. In a world where the price of entry for pretty much any HiFi component is in the […]
AURALiC ALTAIR G2.2 REVIEW AURALiC ALTAIR G2.2 is an all-in-one streaming transport with onboard DAC that also manages to include a moving magnet phonostage and a headphone amplifier in a box of very modest proportions. It has some interesting tech onboard and costs a little over five grand. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi […]
VOLUMIO RIVO + DIGITAL TRANSPORT REVIEW Volumio Rivo + is a digital player that is big on features, has a dedicated app but will integrate with ROON seamlessly, and looks very attractive. Stuart Smith takes a listen to this player costing a pound less than £1100.
DMconnect NASA N1 CAT8 ETHERNET CABLE REVIEW DMconnect NASA N1 CAT8 ethernet cable is an aftermarket “audiophile” ethernet cable costing around £500. Musician and HiFi PiG reviewer Michael Fairbairn plays some of his own bands’ creations to assess what this cable does – if anything.
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO EXA100 AMPLIFIER AND EXN100 NETWORK PLAYER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Cambridge Audio EXA100 and matching EXN100 Network Player, costing just shy of £3600 for the pair.
Eversolo DMP-A6 GEN-2 STREAMING DAC REVIEW Eversolo DMP-A6 Gen 2 streaming DAC is pretty much what it says on the tin – a one-box streaming DAC costing £799. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
RUSS ANDREWS NETWORK PURIFIER REVIEW Russ Andrews Network Purifier is a device that is intended to clean up the nasties on your Local Area Network. Janine Elliot gives it a spin.
iFi ZEN DAC 3 REVIEW Over the last few years, iFi Audio have built a name for itself, making excellent head-fi related kit at often reasonable prices. In this review, we will be taking a closer look at their ZEN DAC 3, the latest DAC from their popular ZEN range of products.
INNUOS ZEN NEXT-GEN REVIEW The Innuos Next-Gen is the Portuguese brand’s latest high-end streaming offering with a host of innovative new features to maximise sound quality and usability. In this review of the ZEN NEXT-GEN from INNUOS, Alan McIntosh doesn’t seem to want to send it back.
JADIS JS2 SL DAC REVIEW JS2 SL is the latest one-box DAC from the illustrious French brand JADIS. Stuart takes a listen to this 10,900 Euro DAC for HiFi PiG.
BLUESOUND NODE 2024 STREAMER REVIEW Blusound Node 2024 streamer is the Canadian company’s latest £499 iteration of this well-known music streamer. As well as the BluOS app, you also get DIRAC room correction with the latest Node. Janine Elliot plumbs the Node into her hone network for HiFi PiG.
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXA81ii AMPLIFIER AND CXN100 NETWORK PLAYER REVIEW Cambridge Audio CXA81ii amplifier and CXN100 Network Player cost just shy of £1900 which is pretty low in the grand scheme of things these days for home audio. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
JBL AUTHENTICS 500 SMART HOME SPEAKER REVIEW JBL is part of the Harman group and is a long-established name in the audio world. They’re well known for their portable Bluetooth speakers but have decided to re-enter into the home audio world with their Authentics range of components.
ENGLISH ELECTRIC EE1 ETHERNET FILTER REVIEW The £250 English Electric EE1 Ethernet Filter is an in-line filter designed to improve your streaming system. Read on…
ELECTROCOMPANIET RENA SA-2 STREAMING AMPLIFIER REVIEW In this review of the Electrocompaniet Rena SA-2 Streaming Amplifier, Oscar Stewart puts this all in one (just add loudspeakers) £1250 unit through its musical paces.
AURALIC VEGA S1 STREAMING DAC & EXTERNAL PSU REVIEW AURALiC and their VEGA S1 streaming DAC with additional external PSU is a bit of a departure for the brand in terms of form factor, but does the new look still have within it the great sonic abilities of the company’s previous offerings? Stuart Smith finds […]
JDS LABS ATOM AMP 2 and ATOM DAC 2 REVIEW JDS Labs Atom Amp 2 and Atom DAC 2 cost just $129 per box giving you a fully capable headphone DAC and headphone amp for less than $260. The price is certainly right, but will this stack measure up when it comes to sound quality? […]
WiiM PRO PLUS REVIEW Wiim stormed the streaming market last year with the release of their Wiim Mini and Pro; in this review we will look at their £219 Pro Plus model which has a few additional features over the regular Pro, whilst still retaining an accessible price.
iFi AUDIO NEO iDSD 2 REVIEW Oscar Stewart takes a listen to the iFi Audio NEO iDSD 2, the successor to the brand’s NEO iDSD.
iFi AUDIO hip-dac 3 REVIEW IFi Audio have made their hip-dac 3 to be a portable and yet capable DAC and amp. Oscar Stewart takes a listen to it at home and on the go for HiFi PiG.
EVERSOLO DMP-A8 REVIEW Eversolo DMP-A8 is a fully featured DAC, Streamer and Preamplfier all-in-one box of tricks that costs less than £2000. In this first official UK review, Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
S.M.S.L D6s BALANCED DAC REVIEW S.M.S.L D6s Balanced DAC costs less than £200 but can it hold its own with the more expensive DACs out there. Oscar Stewart finds out for HiFi PiG
