Month: December 2012

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Bryston BP17 Preamplifier

Hot on the heals of the announcement of the BDP-2 Digital music player Bryston announced the introduction of the BP17, analog/digital stereo preamplifier derived from the preamp portion of the B-135 integrated amplifier. The BP17 will be available in December, 2012 with an MSRP of $3550. The BP17 utilizes a software controlled motorized analog volume […]

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Bryston Announce BDP-2 Digital Music Player

Bryston LTD, celebrating 50 years in 2012, has announced the introduction of the BDP-2 digital music player, an enhanced version of the BDP-1 that accommodates larger music libraries with faster load times. Both the BDP-1 and BDP-2 were designed to give listeners the ability to enjoy their library of high-resolution digital music files (resolutions of […]

Album Reviews

Joe Walsh “Analogue Man”

This is the tenth studio album from Joe, who most of you will know from his work as lead guitarist in ’70s superstars The Eagles and James Gang. He has also contributed his guitar playing to countless other works by famous artists including The Beach Boys, Steve Winwood and Bob Seger. Of course Joe is […]

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Fear Factory “The Industrialist”

This is album number ten from the Californian industrial metallers (if you count the remix album Remanufacture).   Famed for their impossibly fast percussive sound and innovative technological approach, the band has been around for a long time now, so….are they still at the forefront of tech-metal? They have forgone an actual drummer altogether on The […]

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PiL “This Is PiL”

After a twenty year hiatus, PiL (Public Image Limited) are back with a brand new studio album. It is the tenth from the band and the first since 1992’s That What Is Not. Most of you will be familiar with front man John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) from his very short stint in seminal British […]

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Primate “Draw Back a Stump”

The metal community has been eagerly awaiting the debut album from Primate, a metallic supergroup featuring Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth) on vocals, Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) and Mike Brennan on guitars, Dave Whitworth on bass and Shayne Huff on drums. This album is most definitely metal, but it’s not what you might expect. Rather than try […]

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Latest Member of the Review Team

Hifi Pig is over the moon to announce the latest member of the review team Tom Knight. Tom is an ex journalist now working in the IT world. He’s an advocate of mono and enjoys Lieder as well as baroque and classical chamber, vocal and keyboard music. He studied music at Glasgow University in Scotland. […]