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Clones Audio 25i Integrated Amplifier
When the Clones Amplifier was first ordered From Hong Kong I just sat back and thought to myself, this will take some time in arriving! But imagine my surprise,when a few days later the Unit arrived, I...
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King Rex ‘Headquarters’ HQ-1 Headphone Amplifier
Introduction Headquarters. Neat name for a headphone amp. And a very neat pair of small boxes make up this very capable headphone amplifier. The review sample came with very distinctive and...
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King Rex Headquarter HQ-1 Headphone Amplifier Review
Jerry puts the King Rex HQ-1 headphone amplifier into his system and gives his opinions on this £600 unit. Read the full review here. Related posts: King Rex ‘Headquarters’ HQ-1 Headphone...
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HiSound Audio Nova 1 Digital Audio Player
As the HiSound Audio Studio V and Roocoo Digital audio players performed well when we tested them, I was expecting pretty good things from the Nova 1, despite it being at the cheaper end of the range...
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electricbeach Frugel3 Loudspeaker
Simplicity with Flare electricbeach is a cottage industry which wishes to remain as such, created by one Steve Jay and his passion for the Frugal Horn design and its capabilities for natural sounding...
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Cyrus X DAC Signature
Hifi Pig published the review of the X DAC Signature’s siblings, the X200 Signature mono amplifiers a few days ago and Dan found them to be very good indeed – so good in fact he awarded them a...
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Origin Live Modified Technics 1210 Turntable
It’s no real secret that I have a bit of an obsession with Technics’ legendary 1200 series turntables and in my time I’ve owned at least ten of the things – I’ve used them in clubs, in my record shop,...
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Roksan Oxygene Amplifier and CD Player
Lets face it, the archetypal audiophile is a bit of a special breed with little or no regard for the aesthetic appearance of t their kit. OK, I’ll rephrase that as it’s a bit of a sweeping statement...
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AMI Musik DDH-1 DAC and Headphone Amplifier
It’s been observed before that the world of hifi goes in cycles. Few of today’s enthusiasts were around to buy hifi in the early 1960s, but looking back, amplifiers were the ‘hot’ technology, the end...
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Hifi Review – Black Pearls’ Birth 100 Ampilfier
Black Pearls is a relatively newcomer to the audiophile marketplace and their first product, the Birth 100 Integrated amplifier, certainly looks like a well thought out product from the outside. Hifi...
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Resonessence Labs Herus Headphone Amplifier with Integrated DAC
Mark Mallinson is President of Resonessence Labs and along with his brother Martin, launched the company in 2009. Prior to this Mark was the Operations Director for ESS Technology where his team was...
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Audiovalve Eclipse Pre-Amplifier
The very first thing I did as I carefully peeled away the protective covering after lifting the Eclipse out of its carton was whisper and astonished “Wow”. The pre-amp is gorgeous to look at! An...
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Skogrand SC and SCI Centaurus A Speaker Cables and Interconnects
Introduction The Skogrand Cables workshop is situated all the way up a mountainside at the end of a steeply climbing dust road in the rural parts of Eastern Norway not too far from the Olypic village...
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Roksan Darius S1 Standmount Speakers
Roksan has once again produced a speaker with the name Darius, however now adding S1 to the title. The old Darius’ were a rather large speaker in comparison to these more modestly sized standmounts....
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Carot One Fabriziolo Pre/Headphone Amp and Titta Headphones
After using a headphone amp for a couple of months now I couldn’t go back to just using my headphones. The Carot One Fabriziolo stereo tube preamplifier/headphone amplifier is a good example of a well...
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Roth OLi RA1 Bookshelf Loudspeakers
Our esteemed readership has asked that Hifi Pig conduct more reviews of equipment at the budget end of the hi-fi world, so, herewith below is my own perceptions of a diminutive loudspeaker called the...
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Skogrand SC Beethoven Loudspeaker Cables
When asked to review these cables, I pointed out to Stu that I have always been a bit of a sceptic about audio cables and have always been disinclined to shell out very much on them, to the extent that...
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Hifi PIg’s March 2015 Hifi Reviews at a Glance
Did you miss one of Hifi Pig’s reviews in March? Never fear, here’s links to all nine of them: Pro-Ject MaiA Integrated Amplifier ADL (Furutech) H-118 Headphones ATC SCM 11 Loudspeakers Roth OLi RA1...
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JOB Systems 225 Power Amplifier
JOB Systems is a Swiss based company working out of the Goldmund facility and shares the technology and machinery of their legendary manufacturing plant. JOB are however a separate entity and should be...
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Ecosse Tru Mono Turntable Interconnect Cable
I recently reviewed the Clearaudio Performance DC turntable and arm combination, even attempting some mono LPs; something I very rarely do. To make it all more acceptable to my stereo ears I used the...
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