Estelon Aura Loudspeakers are made in Tallinn in Estonia and cost £19,500. They represent the brand’s entry-level floorstanding loudspeaker and in this review for HiFi PiG, Janine Elliot admires both their physical beauty, and their sonic attributes. Read on to find out more of what she thought.
Fell Audio Amp and Fell Audio Disc are two relatively new products from a company that prides itself on making Made-in-Britain products and being environmentally conscious. The Fell amp is £599 and the Fell Disc CD player is £499, which for British-made products is pretty much unheard of in 2025. Janine Elliot takes a listen to the pairing for HiFi PiG.
VOLUMIO PRECISO dual mono DAC is made in Florence by this Italian company with a well-known background in computer audio. It costs 799 Euros, and in this review, Stuart Smith plugs it into the HiFi PiG reference system.
Canor Virtus A3 is an integrated amplifier with onboard DAC, MM and MC phonostage, a headphone amplifier, and enough analogue inputs to satisfy most folk. It’s made in Slovakia and costs 6000 Euros. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
Wharfedale EVO 5.4 loudspeakers are the latest iteration of this popular and affordable floorstanding loudspeaker. In this review for HiFi PiG, Debbie Collinson, a long-time user of the previous Wharfedale EVOs, takes a listen to the new and improved EVO 5.4 from this stalwart of the HiFi scene.
Audio Analogue Maestro II Integrated Amplifier is an 18K Euros line-level integrated amplifier from Italy. Stuart Smith plugs into the HiFi PIG reference system and puts it through its paces.
High-Amp Electra energiser for Stax is an aftermarket energiser/amplifier for these electrostatic earspeakers. It’s a German design by Andreas Rauenbuehler and costs 1300 Euros. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
Ortofon MC 90X cartridge is from the upper echelons of the Danish brand’s portfolio and costs around £4000 in the UK. As the MC in its name would suggest, it’s a moving coil design, but it also has some nifty tricks up its sleeves and on the end of its cantilever. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
Kimber Kables PBJ interconnects are available from £103 with Nickel RCAs, £158 Ultraplate, and £173 Switchcraft XLRs. Janine Elliot takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
PMC Propecy1 Loudspeakers are the direct replacement of the Twenty5 21i, and are a rather smart-looking standmount aimed squarely at the domestic market.
Jon Lumb takes a look at this standmount loudspeaker, costing £2,875 (RS302 stands – £250).
QUAD 3 Amplifier is the latest retro-inspired offering from this well-known and well-loved brand. The QUAD 3 is an integrated amplifier with 65W per channel (8 ohms), a remote, and costs £1249. Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl for HiFi PiG.
Hegel D50 Raven DAC is the latest DAC from this Norwegian brand and comes a full ten years after their last standalone DAC, the D30. The D50 Raven costs £4250 in the UK, and in this review, Alan McIntosh puts it through its paces for HiFi PiG.
Ø Audio ICON 12 loudspeakers are from Norway and sport a 12″ driver and a large square horn in a large but squat enclosure. They cost around 20 000 euro and come in a variety of colours and wood finishes. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
Meze 105 Silva Headphones are made by Romanian manufacturer Meze. At Munich this year, they showcased an upcoming model that fits the gap between the Meze 105 AER and the 109 Pro, both models, Oscar Stewart is very familiar with. Priced at £499, the 105 SILVA are keenly priced, but how do they stack up?
HiFiMAN Susvara Unveiled Headphones are the current flagship of the HiFiMan headphone range, taking that crown from the HiFiMAN Susvara. They represent a significant investment at £7499, and that price demands that potential buyers are committed to their headphone setup. Oscar Stewart takes a listen and shares his views with HiFi PiG readers.
Kinera Verandi earphones are a £1200 set of in-ears that pack a whole load of different driver technology into their design. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
Dan Clark Audio Noire XO Headphones are an open-backed version of the Dan Clark Audio NOIRE X that HiFi PiG has reviewed in the past. They use the well-regarded Harman Curve EQ and cost £1299. Ocar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
HEDDphone TWO GT Headphones by German manufacturer HEDD use Air Motion Transformers in place of electrostatic or more conventional drivers. They cost £1899, which pits them against some serious competition in a very competitive marketplace. Oscar Stewart takes a listen for HiFi PiG
Morgan Acoustics Ten 12 Loudspeakers are a brand new HiFi speaker, from a brand new manufacturer, but with years of thought and study behind its design. Janine Elliot takes a world-first formal listen to this new British brand’s premiere outing.
The Michell TecnoDec turntable is the British brand’s entry-level record player, offering high-end performance at a relatively affordable price point of around £2000, including tonearm and cartridge. Discover the full review of this eye-catching pink edition of the TecnoDec on HiFi PiG.
Melodika Blue Sky audio cables are at the more affordable end of after-market cables, coming in at 568 Euros for speaker cables, a pair of XLRs, and a pair of RCA cables. Janine Elliot hooks them up to her system and gives these self-declared “voodoo-free” audio cables a listen for HiFi PiG.
TRAFOMATIC RHAPSODY INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER AND DEVORE ORANGUTAN O/96 LOUDPEAKERS REVIEW
Trafomatic Rhapsody integrated amplifier and DeVore Orangutan O/96 speakers are part of Absolute Sounds’ 天 (Ten) range of components, a range put together by Ricardo Franassovici to highlight artisanal audio at its best. Janine Elliot takes a listen to this £37K combo for HiFi PiG and loves what she hears.
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 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 many hundreds, if not thousands, how does this incredibly affordable product fare? Michael Fairbairn finds out for HiFi PiG.
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