Hifi Pig is where I will search out and post all that is new in hifi, as well as highlighting some of the classics, so you can really get your snout in the audiophile trough.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
We've Moved
Hifi Pig has shifted his sty and is now making Hifi bacon at www.hifipig.com
See you there.
See you there.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Uk Hifi Show Sunday March 4th
The Hifi Show. Sunday March 4th 2012 10am-5pm
Yes! It's here again - and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before! Nicknamed the 'Pie-Fi Show' due to its superb location just outside the town of Melton Mowbray, this well-established and unique event in the annual hi-fi calendar offers visitors the opportunity to listen to a stunning variety of superb, 'real life' music systems.
From classic to modern; from computer source to vinyl; from Arcam to XTZ; and from budget to no expense spared - just about every possible way to reproduce music can be heard here. Best of all, the lack of any commercial constraints means that these systems have been assembled without any compromises.
Hi-fi enthusiasts demonstrating their own systems to the public? Sounds like some sort of 'anorak' event? Well, trust Hifipig - it's not! There will be around 50 systems, from budget (and incredibly good ones at that) to absolute top end. Think of any name from the world of hi-fi and you're likely to hear it in one of the rooms.
HiFi Wigwam has been in existence for many years and is one of the most lively, humorous, controversial and irreverent forums on the Internet! Members come from a seemingly infinite range of ages, hobbies, occupations, backgrounds, and most of all, opinions.
But there is one thing all the forum members share: an abiding passion for music and for reproducing it to the highest possible standards. Some build their equipment from scratch; some modify it extensively; a few just measure it; and many simply buy it... but it is all of absolutely outstanding quality.
Located just a few miles from the picturesque town of Melton Mowbray, and with easy access, the Scalford Hall Hotel has been the show venue for a number of years. With attractive gardens and ample parking it is ideal, and the hotel also has a decent restaurant and bar which will be open all day.
Not to be misses!!!
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From classic to modern; from computer source to vinyl; from Arcam to XTZ; and from budget to no expense spared - just about every possible way to reproduce music can be heard here. Best of all, the lack of any commercial constraints means that these systems have been assembled without any compromises.
Hi-fi enthusiasts demonstrating their own systems to the public? Sounds like some sort of 'anorak' event? Well, trust Hifipig - it's not! There will be around 50 systems, from budget (and incredibly good ones at that) to absolute top end. Think of any name from the world of hi-fi and you're likely to hear it in one of the rooms.
HiFi Wigwam has been in existence for many years and is one of the most lively, humorous, controversial and irreverent forums on the Internet! Members come from a seemingly infinite range of ages, hobbies, occupations, backgrounds, and most of all, opinions.
But there is one thing all the forum members share: an abiding passion for music and for reproducing it to the highest possible standards. Some build their equipment from scratch; some modify it extensively; a few just measure it; and many simply buy it... but it is all of absolutely outstanding quality.
Located just a few miles from the picturesque town of Melton Mowbray, and with easy access, the Scalford Hall Hotel has been the show venue for a number of years. With attractive gardens and ample parking it is ideal, and the hotel also has a decent restaurant and bar which will be open all day.
Not to be misses!!!
MIng Da in Worcestershire
BD Audio is an established company providing high-quality products and services to the U.K. hi-fi market. Based in Malvern, Worcestershire, the firm is owned and operated by Jack Durant. Well known to audio enthusiasts, Jack has many years of experience and has been involved in the design and manufacture of a number of interesting projects. Jack is also a fully-qualified and registered electrical installer, and in addition to routine installation is able to offer services such as the fitment of dedicated, high-current mains supplies for audio and audio-visual systems. Installations are issued with certification to building regulations, and is fully insured and guaranteed for five years. BD Audio can also offer servicing, repair and upgrade facilities for older and existing Ming Da products.
BD Audio will be exhibiting at this years Bristol Sound and Vision Show and will have the full range of 2 channel amplifiers available for demonstration throughout the 3 days, along with the cd player and phono stages, just drop in and let Jack know if there is a particular amp or pre/power combo you'd like to hear and he'll will be happy to arrange this for you. More than happy to play your choices of music too which makes a refreshing change.
BD Audio will be exhibiting at this years Bristol Sound and Vision Show and will have the full range of 2 channel amplifiers available for demonstration throughout the 3 days, along with the cd player and phono stages, just drop in and let Jack know if there is a particular amp or pre/power combo you'd like to hear and he'll will be happy to arrange this for you. More than happy to play your choices of music too which makes a refreshing change.
New Audiophile Hifi Cable Manufacturer
I recently received a message through one of the websites i go on about a new audiophile hifi cable manufacturer from the UK. Curious I had a look at the website as i was after a headphone cable for my new Grado 325is 'phones.
The guy I spoke to at Reference Fidelity Components couldn't have been more helpful and although he didn't have a suitable cable on the site he agreed to make one for me. The cable is very well built and does its job perfectly -so much better than the flimsy stuff you can buy through manufacturers themselves. The cable is now on sale through the website priced at a very reasonable £45 for a 5metre cable. The headphone cable uses Klotz low capacitance twin core cable and professional quality Neutrik quarter inch NJ3FC6 sockets with NP3X black gold plated quarter inch jack plugs.
I did suggest that he call the cable the "Hifipig Headphone Cable" but he decided to go with Fidelity Voyager in keeping with the rest of his range of interconnects, mains cable and digital cables.
If you are after a great audiophile hifi cable at a fantastic price you really could do a lot worse than talk to these people.
The guy I spoke to at Reference Fidelity Components couldn't have been more helpful and although he didn't have a suitable cable on the site he agreed to make one for me. The cable is very well built and does its job perfectly -so much better than the flimsy stuff you can buy through manufacturers themselves. The cable is now on sale through the website priced at a very reasonable £45 for a 5metre cable. The headphone cable uses Klotz low capacitance twin core cable and professional quality Neutrik quarter inch NJ3FC6 sockets with NP3X black gold plated quarter inch jack plugs.
I did suggest that he call the cable the "Hifipig Headphone Cable" but he decided to go with Fidelity Voyager in keeping with the rest of his range of interconnects, mains cable and digital cables.
If you are after a great audiophile hifi cable at a fantastic price you really could do a lot worse than talk to these people.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Awesome DIY Horns
It's a 5 way affair comprising 3 conical horns, tapped horns and a tweeter.
More information including plans etc here
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Stereo Now
Here's a hifi retailer with a refreshing attitude to selling his wares. Check out Stereo Now and see what i'm oinking on about.
Roksan Xerxes Winging its way to Hifi Pig's Sty
Well things have been a little digital around the sty for a while now, ever since i sold the last of my slightly modded Technics 1210s. I had been saving up to build some Horn loudspeakers, but when I saw an original Roksan Xerxes advertised recently I just couldn't resist.
The Xerxes is a turntable i've lusted after since I was a teenager but never managed to actually get around to owning myself. The Linn Sondek LP 12 was another turntable I lusted after at that time too and a couple of those have seen themselves in and out of the pig pen over the years. The turntable comes with an Audio Origami modded Rega R200 arm and the seemingly ubiquitous Denon DL110 cartridge. It also looks very beautiful in its rosewood plinth and matching power supply.
I managed to speak to the original owner of this particular turntable and he reckons I will certainly not be disappointed with its performance. Can't wait 'til it arrives. I spoke to the dealer that sold it me earlier on in the day and he's packaged it up this afternoon so it should arrive here just after the weekend. Great dealer by the way who couldn't have been more helpful so here's a free link through to his site - he also does some fabulous looking Linn Sondek LP12 upgrades, Rega Planar 3 upgrades as well as his own range of stunning looking turntables.
More to follow once the Xerxes has landed.
The Xerxes is a turntable i've lusted after since I was a teenager but never managed to actually get around to owning myself. The Linn Sondek LP 12 was another turntable I lusted after at that time too and a couple of those have seen themselves in and out of the pig pen over the years. The turntable comes with an Audio Origami modded Rega R200 arm and the seemingly ubiquitous Denon DL110 cartridge. It also looks very beautiful in its rosewood plinth and matching power supply.
I managed to speak to the original owner of this particular turntable and he reckons I will certainly not be disappointed with its performance. Can't wait 'til it arrives. I spoke to the dealer that sold it me earlier on in the day and he's packaged it up this afternoon so it should arrive here just after the weekend. Great dealer by the way who couldn't have been more helpful so here's a free link through to his site - he also does some fabulous looking Linn Sondek LP12 upgrades, Rega Planar 3 upgrades as well as his own range of stunning looking turntables.
More to follow once the Xerxes has landed.
Hifi Wigwam Show 6th March.
This is something i'm actually going to hop on a plane and fly back to the UK for. If you've never come across the Hifiwigwam forum then it's time you sought it out and participated in it. Of all the hifi fora i've come across this is the one that doesn't take itself all that seriously. Mind, it's not for the faint of heart and there's a fair bit of argy bargy goes on. However, even if you're a mere piglet where hifi is concerned there's plenty of folk on the forum who are willing to share their not inconsiderable knowledge.
At the Hifi Wigwam Show expect horns, expect conventional speakers, expect turntables, expect CD players, expect valves, expect solid state, just don't expect this to be anything like the Hifi shows that you may have attended in the past. Oh, expect the bar area to be full.
The Show will take place at Scalford Hall near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire on Sunday 6th March 2011. Tickets are available on the door for a tenner which I think is tremendous value when you consider the number of systems you'll get to enjoy. More information here
The Hifi Wigwam Show itself will be a unique collection of over 40 hifi sytems put together and proudly exhibited by their owners. It's a very rare opportunity the audiophile gets the opportunity to listen to such a wide and varied cornucopia of hifi systems in one place. The whole gamut of hifi will be represented at this show, without the usual pressure from industry sales folk telling you that their new turntable or CD player is the best thing since pre-packaged swill.
Wheelchair access is only available on the ground floor, but we are assured that this is something that will be looked into for the 2012 show.
Here's what the organisers have to say about it
"Nicknamed the 'Pie-Fi Show' due to its superb location just outside the town of Melton Mowbray, this truly world class event in the annual hi-fi calendar offers visitors a unique opportunity to listen to an amazing variety of superb, 'real life' music systems.
From classic to modern, from computer source to vinyl, from Arcam to ZTZ, and from budget to no expense spared - just about every possible way to reproduce music can be heard here. Best of all, the lack of any commercial constraints means that these systems have been assembled without any compromises.
And unlike most shows, you're welcome to bring your own music... and hear it like never before"
As an aside I am a little concerned that some of my cousins may well be in the pies that will no doubt be consumed in their hundreds.
At the Hifi Wigwam Show expect horns, expect conventional speakers, expect turntables, expect CD players, expect valves, expect solid state, just don't expect this to be anything like the Hifi shows that you may have attended in the past. Oh, expect the bar area to be full.
The Show will take place at Scalford Hall near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire on Sunday 6th March 2011. Tickets are available on the door for a tenner which I think is tremendous value when you consider the number of systems you'll get to enjoy. More information here
The Hifi Wigwam Show itself will be a unique collection of over 40 hifi sytems put together and proudly exhibited by their owners. It's a very rare opportunity the audiophile gets the opportunity to listen to such a wide and varied cornucopia of hifi systems in one place. The whole gamut of hifi will be represented at this show, without the usual pressure from industry sales folk telling you that their new turntable or CD player is the best thing since pre-packaged swill.
Wheelchair access is only available on the ground floor, but we are assured that this is something that will be looked into for the 2012 show.
Here's what the organisers have to say about it
"Nicknamed the 'Pie-Fi Show' due to its superb location just outside the town of Melton Mowbray, this truly world class event in the annual hi-fi calendar offers visitors a unique opportunity to listen to an amazing variety of superb, 'real life' music systems.
From classic to modern, from computer source to vinyl, from Arcam to ZTZ, and from budget to no expense spared - just about every possible way to reproduce music can be heard here. Best of all, the lack of any commercial constraints means that these systems have been assembled without any compromises.
And unlike most shows, you're welcome to bring your own music... and hear it like never before"
As an aside I am a little concerned that some of my cousins may well be in the pies that will no doubt be consumed in their hundreds.
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