STACK AUDIO SERENE II ALTO LP12 UPGRADES
John Scott says goodbye to an old much-loved friend and hello to a new one thanks to Stack Audio’s Alto suite of Linn LP12 upgrades at £1400 More »
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 »
CLASSIC AUDIO SPARTAN 10 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW
The Classic Audio Spartan 10 is the first product from this UK-based headed up by Michael Fidler. Janine Elliot spins some discs through this £350 moving magnet only phonostage. More »
FLARE E-PROTOTYPE IEM REVIEW
FLARE E-Prototype are an innovative design that fit right into your ear canal to reduce distortion created there. They cost £250 and are made in the UK. Janine Elliot inserts them and tells us what she thinks.
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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 »
NETWORK ACOUSTICS ENO STREAMING SYSTEM REVIEW
The Network Acoustics ENO Streaming System is a small, passive filter box that is designed to fit between your network switch/router and your chosen streamer. Chris Baillie takes a listen. More »
TRIANGLE ANTAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW
French brand Triangle celebrate their 40th anniversary with special editions of their Antal floorstanding loudspeakers costing €3000 (£3000). Stuart Smith takes a listen. More »
QHW AUDIO THE VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW
QHW Audio’s THE VINYL phonostage is made in Spain, accepts both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges, and costs a very reasonable €760 plus shipping and relevant taxes. Stuart Smith finds out how it fares for HiFi Pig. More »
CONNECTED-FIDELITY RF BLOCKER REVIEW
Connected-Fidelity’s RF Blockers are small blocks that connect to your speaker binding posts and are intended to reduce RF noise in your system. Ken Stokes gives them a try for HiFi Pig. More »
HiFi Highlights 2021 – HiFi we reviewed in 2021 that got our highest award.
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DAVIS ACOUSTICS COURBET #8 REVIEW
Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Courbet No 8 loudspeakers from French manufacturer Davis Acoustics and which cost €5700.
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CARE ORCHESTRA CELESTIAL DEEP BREATH EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW.
Stuart Smith takes a listen to Italian brand Care Orchestra’s Deep Breath Evo loudspeakers costing €2250. More »
CHORD 2Yu REVIEW
Chris Baillie takes a listen to the Chord Electronics 2Yu network bridge costing £449 and designed to be used with the company’s 2Go. More »
ASTELL & KERN SE180 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER REVIEW
Janine Elliot takes a listen to Astell & Kern SE180 Digital Audio Player costing around £1399.
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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.
WITCH HAT AUDIO MORGANA CABLES FOR NAIM REVIEW
Dan Worth tries out a range of cables aimed specifically at users of Naim electronics. More »
SENDY AUDIO PEACOCK HEADPHONES REVIEW
Stuart Smith takes a listen to the £1300 Sendy Peacock headphones.
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MUSICAL FIDELITY M3X VINYL PHONOSTAGE REVIEW
Musical Fidelity is a well known and well-respected brand that is distributed in the UK. In this review, Stuart Smith takes a listen to their £1200 M3X Vinyl phonostage. More »
TOTALDAC D100 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW
TotalDAC D100 Loudspeakers are big, boxy, and made in France, but how do they sound? Stuart Smith finds out. More »
MELCO S100 NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW
Melco S100 is a network switch aimed at audiophiles that are serious about their streaming system and their network. Chris Baillie tries it out for HiFi Pig.
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ADOT MC01 FIBRE NETWORK KIT REVIEW
The ADOT MC01 Fibre Network Kit converts your ethernet signal using copper wires into a signal using fibre optics and is said claimed to have several benefits for the serious digitally-inclined audiophile. Chris Baillie takes a listen for HiFi Pig. More »
DAN CLARK AUDIO STEALTH HEADPHONES REVIEW
Dan Clark Audio Stealth headphones are built in California, distributed in the UK by Electromod and cost £4100. Janine Elliot takes a listen to this high-end headphone and seems to be rather enamoured by it.
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AURALIC ALTAIR G2.1 REVIEW
The Auralic ALTAIR G2.1 is a DAC/Streaming unit with an onboard phonostage, line-level input, the ability to rip and play CDs(with the addition of an outboard CD drive) and the potential to add onboard storage. Could the ALTAIR become the hub for your analogue and digital listening pleasure? Stuart Smith takes a look. More »
ELECTROCOMPANIET EMC 1 MKV REFERENCE CD PLAYER REVIEW
Stuart Smith and Electrocompaniet seem to have missed the memo that Red Book CD is dead and buried as he has an extended play with the Norwegian brand’s £4999 dedicated silver disc player. More »
