Icon Audio have introduced their completely redesigned, new generation of icOn smart passive preamplifiers.
The new Artera Pre from Quad is the first dedicated analogue preamplifier to join Quad’s Artera Series, the company’s flagship range of solid-state audio electronics, the Artera Pre also reintroduces Quads Tilt control feature.
The excitement at Hifi Pig Towers, as we prepared to head to Denver, Colorado for our first USA Hifi Show, had reached fever pitch. It was a bit of a step into the unknown, even though we know many of the exhibitors and brands very well from other international shows, it was thrilling to be venturing onto new ground and meeting the Americans on their own turf.
T+A have combined their E series PA 1000 E analogue integrated amplifier with a DAC to make one device, the PA 1100 E, which has both analogue and digital inputs and converts digital audio signals into analogue signals via the high-resolution, linear 32-bit D/A converter.
McIntosh, who have been making home entertainment audio products for 70 years, has announced the C2700 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier.
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.
PS Audio’s first product way back in 1974 was a phono preamplifier, now they say that the new Stellar Phono Preamplifier is “the best we’ve ever made”.
New for the summer and to be shown for the first time this weekend at the 2019 CanJam London Show, Rupert Neve Designs has introduced Fidelice, a new product range for the high-fidelity audio market.
McIntosh has announced the C53 Preamplifier, it is their first product to debut the next-gen DA2 Hi-Res DAC with HDMI (ARC).
Merrill Audio have just announced their Pure Tape Head Preamp for Reel to Reel machines.
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.
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 has always supported playback of vinyl records, and the American brand have now launched their new VT-500 Phono preamplifier.
McIntosh has announced the C49 Preamplifier.
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.
First revealed to the public at High End Munich in 2017, the French startup B.audio has since then gained recognition for their high-end DACs and introduced a power amplifier…
DAC 2, from Berlin based B.M.C., is not a standard digital-to-analogue converter, it is a preamplifier and the control centre for a full B.M.C. Audio system.
