27. November 2023 · Comments Off on Burmester Berlin Visit · Categories: Behind the Brands, Factory Visits, Hifi News, Industry Insider · Tags: , ,

HiFi PiG VISITS BURMESTER IN BERLIN

In September Hifi PiG’s Lin and Stu were invited to Berlin, Germany to visit Burmester and take a look around their new factory and experience how the company works.

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03. January 2023 · Comments Off on HiFi PiG Interview – Paul Tiernan of NVA · Categories: Behind the Brands, Hifi News, Industry Insider · Tags: ,

HiFi Pig chats with Paul Tiernan (left) of NVA (Nene Valley Audio).

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06. November 2022 · Comments Off on Wilson Alexia V Launch At KJ West One · Categories: Behind the Brands, Dealers View, Hifi News, Industry Insider · Tags: , ,

Hifi Pig’s Eric van Spelde travels to KJ West One´s new auditorium in Central London to get a taste of Wilson´s latest loudspeakers. More »

14. September 2022 · Comments Off on ATR Audio Trade (Germany) Open Day · Categories: Behind the Brands, Hifi News, Industry Insider · Tags: ,

OPEN HOUSE AT ATR AUDIO TRADE, GERMANY

Eric van Spelde visist an open house event at ATR Audio Trade, Eltville am Rhein, Germany. More »

HIFI PIG LOOKS INTO THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH BRAND PROAC, ITS CREATOR AND FUTURE AS A FAMILY BUSINESS

Founded by Stewart Tyler in 1979, ProAc, an abbreviation of Professional Acoustics, is a British designer and manufacturer of loudspeakers.

ProAc And Stewart Tyler

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30. December 2021 · Comments Off on Interview With Gabi Rynveld Of Crystal Connect · Categories: Behind the Brands, Hifi News, Industry Insider · Tags: , , , ,

HiFi Pig caught up with Gabi this summer and asked her a few questions about her life in the HiFi Industry, music, working with her family and much more…

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Hifi Pig takes the opportunity of the PMC 30th Anniversary to have a chat with Peter Thomas, PMC’s owner and founder.

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Estelon is a high-end loudspeaker manufacturer based in Estonia and this year they are celebrating ten years of creating what they hope are “the world’s best loudspeakers”. Hifi Pig caught up with chief designer and engineer Alfred Vassilkov to ask him a few questions about the brand, their philosophy, and more.

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Last week Hifi Pig published a review of the English Acoustics Stereo 21C amplifier, a modern take on the classic Leak Stereo 20. Here we have a quick chat with Jordan Jackson, Chief Operations Officer for the Wiltshire based company. More »

Matt McNulty is well known for his refurbishing work on the classic Townshend Rock turntables and has moved into re-bodying cartridges. Stuart Smith has a chat with him.

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Linette Smith catches up with several Hifi Brands to see how they have coped and adapted during the times of Coronavirus.

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Hifi Pig talks to three young women, working in different roles in the Hifi Industry, and finds out that the future really is female.

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Colin Pratt is the sales director and all-round good egg at Chord Electronics. We chat with him about the music that moves him and how he developed his taste in tunes.

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Hifi Pig gets up close and personal with David Jefferys, a well-known character on the international audio scene. More »

Karl-Heinz Fink is the man behind Fink Team and the fantastic Borg loudspeaker we reviewed here. In this interview, he talks to Stuart Smith about his background, his designs and more.

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Lee Taylor is the founder of Leema Acoustics, the lead designer and the ‘Lee’ in Leema.
A BAFTA winner, Lee has had an incredible career in music and audio, and following what is (still) the most valuable of audio educations, sound engineering at The BBC, Lee went on to work on some of the BBC’s most popular TV shows including Casualty, Blue Peter and Panorama.
Lee set up Leema Acoustics in 1998 with fellow BBC engineer Mallory Nicholls as a means of further exploring their fanatical interest in audio reproduction. Starting with loudspeakers, the company progressed into electronics, hand-building everything from the Welsh factory. Even its PCBs are made in Wales.

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Russ Andrews is the founder of the well known and well loved UK based retailer selling upgrades, cables and accessories and bearing his own name. Hifi Pig catches up with Russ and asks a few questions of him.

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Lukasz Fikus was a cult figure on the audio scene long before the launch of his wildly successful commercial brand Lampizator. Previously he was known as THE guy that modified common or garden audio products and elevated them to giant-killing stature, now he makes what some believe to be the best audio available right now. Hifi Pig speaks to him. Interviewed in 2019…

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Hifi Pig chats with Kris Sawicki, the man behind the highly popular North West Audio Show which takes place Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June at De Vere Cranage Hall Estate in Holmes chapel in Cheshire, England.

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Kevin Kelly is the Managing Director of Kilmarnock (Scotland) based cable manufacturer Altas Cables. Here we visit their headquarters, take a tour, have a demonstration of their cable range and talk to Kevin about the history of the company, the company’s design philosophy, a teensy bit of football and we avoid studiously the subject of Brexit.

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Dan D’Agostino needs little or no introduction being the legend that he is on the high-end audio scene. Dan D’Agostino was the founder and chief engineer of Krell Industries through 2009 and he is perhaps the audio industry’s most passionate promoter of high-quality, high-powered amplification. His current brand, Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems, is unmistakable in its appearance with every product carrying his signature.

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Xuanqian Wang, the President and CEO of Auralic speaks to Hifi Pig about the company’s innovative products and what goes into them.

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Phil Wannell has been in the industry for some time and is a well-known face at Hifi shows and events throughout the UK. Recently he has decided to take the leap into self-employment and has founded Audio Concierge, a bespoke service offering portable audio and headfi products to a discerning clientele.

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Angela Cardas is Chief Awesome Officer (yep, you read that right) at Oregon (US) based Cardas Audio. Many will know the company for their cables but they also produce turntable accessories and much more besides. Hifi Pig has a chat with the awesome Angela about the company’s history, what it’s like to be a woman in the Hifi industry and much more.

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Hifi Pig chats with Ricardo Franassovici, the founder and managing director of UK high-end distributor Absolute Sounds about what inspired him to launch the company, what high-end means to him and where he sees the future of high-end audio going.

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