x-odos – xo|one CD Ripping Streamer
Dan Worth takes a listen to the catchily named x-odos – xo|one CD Ripping Streamer costing £7500 and hailing from Germany. German-based x-odos is a relatively new manufacturer in high-end streaming....
View ArticleREVIEW – x-odos – xo|one CD Ripping Streamer
Dan Worth takes a listen to the catchily named x-odos – xo|one CD Ripping Streamer costing £7500 and hailing from Germany. “German-based x-odos is a relatively new manufacturer in high-end streaming....
View ArticleHIFI PIG NEWS ROUND UP – January 2019
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...
View ArticleSynthesis Soprano Integrated Valve Amplifier With DAC
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin...
View ArticleREVIEW – Synthesis Soprano Integrated Valve Amplifier With DAC
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin...
View ArticleJBL Soundgear BTA Personal Surround Sound Speakers
As a bit of a departure for Hifi Pig Janine Elliot checks out this unusual and innovative personal surround-sound set up called the JBL Soundgear BTA and costing just shy of £200. I love my 5.1 set up....
View ArticleREVIEW – JBL Soundgear BTA Personal Surround Sound Speakers
As a bit of a departure for Hifi Pig Janine Elliot checks out this unusual and innovative personal surround-sound set up called the JBL Soundgear BTA and costing just shy of £200. “I love my 5.1 set...
View ArticleWharfedale D320 Standmount Loudspeakers
If you are in the market for a sub-£200 loudspeaker you have lots of options, but Wharfedale is a name that has been in this market for donkeys’ years and so if only for that reason their D320...
View ArticleNord NC500 Rev-D Input Buffer Board Upgrade
Ken Stokes and David Robson take their Nord NC500 power amps for the latestupgrade using the newly available Nord REV D Buffer Boards as used in their MKII Amp with 2590/990 package Sparkos and Sonic...
View ArticleREVIEW – Wharfedale D320 Standmount Loudspeakers
If you are in the market for a sub-£200 loudspeaker you have lots of options, but Wharfedale is a name that has been in this market for donkeys’ years and so if only for that reason their D320...
View ArticleHIFI PIG NEWS ROUND UP – February 2019
February may be a short month but we have packed in so much! There was loads of Hifi News and we brought you lots of brilliant Hifi Reviews too. Of course, the main event is the annual Bristol Hifi...
View ArticleREVIEW – Nord NC500 Rev-D Input Buffer Board Upgrade
Ken Stokes and David Robson take their Nord NC500 power amps for the latestupgrade using the newly available Nord REV D Buffer Boards as used in their MKII Amp with 2590/990 package Sparkos and Sonic...
View ArticleXavian Perla Loudspeakers
Made in the Czech Republic but with an Italian heritage, Xavian Perla loudspeakers are a smallish loudspeaker made of solid oak and costing €1990 plus stands. Could these be the pearl in the oyster you...
View ArticleREVIEW – Xavian Perla Loudspeakers
Made in the Czech Republic but with an Italian heritage, Xavian Perla loudspeakers are a smallish loudspeaker made of solid oak and costing €1990 plus stands. Could these be the pearl in the oyster you...
View ArticleREVIEW – Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL X
Think electrostatic hybrid loudspeakers and a handful of names will come to mind, and likely top of that list will be Martin Logan. Here Janine Elliot takes their ElectroMotion ESL X costing £4998 for...
View ArticleBurson Bang Amplifier
Coming from a land down-under (depending on where in the world you reside), Burson makes a wide range of relatively affordable products. Here Janine Elliot takes a listen to their tiny Bang amplifier....
View ArticleREVIEW – Burson Bang Amplifier
Coming from a land down-under (depending on where in the world you reside), Burson makes a wide range of relatively affordable products. Here Janine Elliot takes a listen to their tiny Bang amplifier....
View ArticleElectricbeach Blackwoods Loudspeakers
Costing £1000 the Blackwoods are the latest loudspeaker from Electricbeach and use an interesting driver layout. Ian Ringstead takes a listen. Electricbeach is a totally new company to myself and it...
View ArticleBlack Cat Coppertone Speaker Cable And RCAs
David Robson takes a listen to Black Cat’s Coppertone speaker cables and matching RCAs costing £276 for a three metre pair and £159 for a one metre pair respectively. Will David be the Cat that got the...
View ArticleREVIEW – Electricbeach Blackwoods Loudspeakers
Costing £1000 the Blackwoods are the latest loudspeaker from Electricbeach and use an interesting driver layout. Ian Ringstead takes a listen. “Electricbeach is a totally new company to myself and it...
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