Hifi Pig’s Millennial Scribbler Harry Smith takes a look at American brand Russound’s MBX-Amp, a one-box streamer and amplifier costing £599 in the UK. More »
In 2020, the Gryphon will celebrate 35 years of exploration and innovation, well known as one of the most influential high end brands in Scandinavia, and the world, the Gryphon name has long been established as one of ‘the big names’ in the highest of the High End.
The Audio Research VT80 Amplifier and LS28 Preamplifier are the entry-level products 
from this American icon, so will they be worth their £17,000 pricetag? Stuart Smith finds out. More »
The Mira Ceti from Fezz Audio is a 300B integrated amp using toroidal output transformers and costing £2330 in the UK. Stuart Smith plumbs it in and gives it a listen for Hifi Pig.
Vinnie Rossi has officially transitioned from direct sales to a dealer network in the USA and has announced the appointment of Mark Sossa of Well Pleased Audio Vida as the company’s sales representative for North America.
TEAC’s new AP-505 is an ultra-compact stereo power amplifier, powered by Hypex Ncore technology, designed also to enable Bi-amping, or use in BTL (Bridge Tied Load/Bridged) mode as a mono amplifier.
Naim Audio, the British Hifi brand that has been with us for 46 years, has launched the 3rd generation of its NAIT XS and SUPERNAIT integrated amplifiers.
We are very lucky to be able to visit many Hifi Shows, all over the world. Some of the shows are huge, like Warsaw and High End Munich, and I love these big shows, but NWAS at Cranage Hall in Cheshire is a much more personal show. That’s not to say it’s small, it has grown year on year to now have over sixty rooms, and exhibitors from all over the world, including some very big names.
The AudioWorks, in the Einstein room, will be featuring a trio of Accuphase products, including the E-270 integrated amplifier, the E-650 class A integrated amplifier, and the DP-560 CD / SACD player / DAC.
Whilst AVID is known for its turntables, the aim of its founder has always been to offer a complete audio system solution from ‘needle to ear’.
The Eva Minuet’ is a British built integrated valve amp with onboard phono-stage and costs £3250. Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl.
Audio Emotion will once again be in the Baird 1 Suite at the North West Audio Show. This year their room will feature a number of UK premieres including:
In which John Scott confronts a philosophical pachyderm, feeds it a bun, pats it gently on its trunk and sends it on its way. Or John Scott takes delivery of the Micromega M150 Integrated amp/DAC/streamer costing £5499.
In 2016, Italian Hifi brand Audio Analogue celebrated its twentieth birthday by launching a line of ‘Anniversary’ editions of the company’s earlier classic amplifiers. Now, the Puccini and Maestro integrated models are joined by the new Bellini preamplifier and Donizetti power amplifier.
Cary Audio have launched a new version of their SLI-80 integrated amplifier. The new SLI-80HS (Heritage Series) maintains the integrity of its predecessor. Its circuit uses very little feedback which gives it, say Cary, “incredible transparency and detail in the music while providing bass texture and impact that belies its rated power output”.
HIFI PIG ADVERTISING PROMOTION
Hifi Pig brings you a series of promotional articles about the essential brands to have on your ‘go visit’ list at High End Munich 2019. Read on for more about their philosophy, their products and, of course, where they will be at this year’s High End Show.
Aries Cerat promise a show full of debuts and a surprise…
“Zero Feedback, Zero Dead time and bottomless noise floor using Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors on the ELEMENT 114 Stereo Power Amplifiers from Merrill Audio make it simply one of the best amplifiers available,” claims the latest press release from Merrill Audio, continuing and adding that they are “very excited to release this new advanced technology at a lower price point”.
Join Linn in Atrium 4.1, Room F121 to hear Selekt DSM, Linn’s new, modular and upgradeable network music player. Linn say: “It brings your music back to life through its beautiful and tactile design – it’s HiFi with the human touch”.
HIFI PIG ADVERTISING PROMOTION
Hifi Pig brings you a series of promotional articles about the essential brands to have on your ‘go visit’ list at High End Munich 2019. Read on for more about their philosophy, their products and, of course, where they will be at this year’s High End Show.
2019 sees the unveiling of Living Voice’s new R25A model which celebrates the 25th Anniversary of their Auditorium loudspeaker, the most affordable model and a solid step onto the Living Voice ladder…
Andrea Pivetta, who designed the most powerful amplifier in the world “Opera Only” (have a look it’s insane!) has unveiled his latest project.
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