There are still just under four months to go until the High End Munich show 2019 opens its doors from May 9th to 12th. Nevertheless, all of the exhibition space at this year’s international Hifi exhibition is now fully booked. More than 500 exhibitors and all the renowned brands in the industry will be attending the world’s leading Hifi gathering in 2019.
As they have for most of the shows long history, Henley Audio will be travelling South West for the 32nd instalment of The Bristol Hifi Show. You will be able to catch Henley Audio across three bedrooms on the 4th Floor and on a large show stand in The Bristol Suite on the Ground Floor. Find out more about what Henley will be bringing to the show below. (Subject to some possible changes).
January was a very busy month in Hifi, with lots of new Hifi products launched. We always bring you the latest Hifi News as it happens, but if you missed anything you can catch up here with our handy monthly Hifi News Round Up. Plus of course there are lots of fantastic Hifi Reviews from our talented team of reviewers. You will also get all the latest from the Bristol Hifi Show 2019 …which is just around the corner! More »
Hifi Pig is bringing you all the latest Bristol Hifi Show 2019 news in the run up to the show, there are loads of new products being launched, or getting their UK debut at this year’s show, read on for the latest from your favourite Hifi brands.
Novafidelity’s HA500H features a hybrid headphone amplifier to offer users both solid state and tube pre-amplification, with ECC82 vacuum tubes.
Cyrus Audio has announced the launch of an upgrade card available for its classic amplifier range. The QXR card upgrade provides, say Cyrus, “a major uplift in sonic performance” to existing integrated and pre-amplifiers through the addition of a 32bit/768k DAC and all-new asynchronous USB bridge.
TAGA Harmony, a European manufacturer of speakers and audio electronics, has launched their new flagship hybrid integrated amplifier HTA-2500B.
The Devialet Expert 220 Pro is an integrated amplifier, but also a whole lot more to boot. Janine Elliot takes this £6990 French Fancy for a whirl.
The Devialet Expert 220 Pro is an integrated amplifier, but also a whole lot more to boot. Janine Elliot takes this £6990 French Fancy for a whirl.
At the end of the year last year, we brought you the news about the new KJF Audio MA-01 amplifier and the Kickstarter campaign they are using to launch the product to the world. More »
UK amplifier brand, Nord Acoustics, is introducing the new MKII Nord One SE NC500 with REV D Buffer Boards. More »
The Copland CTA408 Integrated Amplifier, from the Danish high end manufacturer, is intended for those who prefer the ease of a single chassis amplification, still wanting the performance of separates. It has separate MC and MM phono inputs, Monitoring in/outputs, Headphone amplifier and a start-up procedure that helps prolong the tube life. More »
Not everyone needs a 5 input 2x250W, DAC integrated Class A amp weighing in at 40kg. Some are seeking an amp that keeps its simple, allows 1 or maybe 2 connections, as few knobs as possible, power efficient and in a compact size, with a price point to match… enter the SMSL A2 Class Amplifier costing less than £40. More »
After months of work KJF audio are ready to release their new amplifier- the MA-01. The initial production run is being funded through a Kickstarter campaign. More »
Californian creator of audio products, Aesthetix, has released its first integrated amplifier. “For years, our customers begged us to combine our Calypso linestage and Atlas power amplifier,” says chief engineer and company head, Jim White. “We listened and got to work.” Four years in development, the Mimas integrated amplifier is now available in the UK. More »
McIntosh, founded by Frank McIntosh, a.k.a. “Mr. Mac”, in 1949, will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2019. To commemorate this milestone, McIntosh has announced a special 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Commemorative System. More »
Here is the revised version of Gold Note’s first stereo amplifier, which replaced the Demidoff Anniversary amplifier in 2015. Gold Note’s latest creation, again, features all the innovations that have always distinguished their designs, says their recent press release. More »
The Audio Video Show Warsaw is one of the best Hifi shows on the planet, and Hifi Pig was there again this year to bring you the most comprehensive coverage that you will find anywhere. We have brought you 9 show reports with over 18,000 words and hundreds upon hundreds of photos of the most exciting Hifi there is. Click through for links to all of the articles in one place…we are already looking forward to the Audio Video Show Warsaw 2019! More »
Earlier this year, Colorado-based Ayre Acoustics previewed its new ‘8 series’ of hifi components at the Munich High-End Show and the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Now, the first product in the series, the EX-8 integrated ‘hub’ amplifier, arrives on the market and comes to the UK via a new distribution agreement with Decent Audio. More »
The KR Audio VA350i amp is hand-built, as are its enormous tubes, in Prague and it costs £11 500 in the UK and €12 900 in Europe. Stuart Smith takes a listen. More »
The Audiolab 6000A amp with DAC and 6000CDT CD Transport cost £599 and £399 respectively. In a world’s first review of the combo Alan McIntosh sees if this relatively budget pairing delivers the goods. 
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Eight years after the launch of its first compact high-end amplifier in 2010, Devialet has enhanced the Expert Pro line-up with three ‘major evolutions’. More »
With its 30th anniversary approaching, Chord Electronics has launched ULTIMA, a new flagship amplifier featuring John Franks’ latest circuit topology, the first all-new design in three decades. Chord say ‘ULTIMA is the ultimate expression of the finest high-performance, ultra-fast, ultra-high-power amplifier technology available today’. More »
