Get It Inner – James Fleming Addresses The Love Generation
James Fleming has opinions and uses “language” and today addresses the “Love Generation”. You have been warned!
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Larks Tongues In Aspic – King Crimson
John Scott marks the passing of bassist and vocalist John Wetton by revisiting the 1973 King Crimson classic.
Atlas Cables Introduce EOS Modular 4.0 Power Distribution Unit
Atlas Cables has announced the launch of the 6-way EOS Modular 4.0 power distribution unit. The EOS Modular 4.0’s power output sockets can be individually specified by the customer to be filtered or unfiltered according to users’ needs.
Stylus Show Manchester 2017
Ian Ringstead visits the Stylus Show in Manchester.
One Eyed Wayne – Attack Of The Luxury Flats
From the first few lines of the opening anti-gentrification title track it was clear I was going to love this record and it just gets better the more you listen to it. My first time round was in the car and it was played three times in a row. I know little about the band, […]
We Are Not Alone!
James Fleming gets hit by a glitter-coated brick and finds he is not alone!
Stemfoort SF-200 Passive Line Amplifier
Stemfoort may not be a name that immediately trips off the tongue when speaking about amplifiers, but the companies heritage goes back to the mid eighties and they are owned by J.E.Sugden, who many will know for their Class A amplifiers. Lionel Payne takes a listen to their SF-200 Passive Line Amplifier costing £2135 for […]
Elipson Omega 100 RIAA BT Turntable
The vinyl revival refuses to slow and as such more and more turntables are coming to market at the budget end of the spectrum and with more features that will appeal to a younger audience. The Elipson Omega 100 RIAA BT costing a penny shy of £500 comes with a built in phonostage, USB out to digitise […]
Trafomatic Audio Head 2 Headphone Amplifier
Based in Serbia, Trafomatic are well known in audio circles, not least for their £100 000 Elysium amplifiers, but they also produce more moderately priced products. However, £2350 is a serious commitment for a headphone amplifier, Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Audio Head 2 and tells us if it is worth the outlay.
Fiio X1ii DAP
The Fiio X1ii is a personal music player that costs just £99 but has great specs. Janine Elliot has a play.
Rupert Neve RNHP Headphone Amp
Rupert Neve is a name that will trip of the tongue of anyone who has been interested in or worked in recording studios; put simply he is a giant/demi-god in the industry. Neve has now put his name to a £469 headphone amplifier and who better to put it through its paces than Janine Elliot.
Free E Magazine – Sound and Vision, The Bristol Show 2017
The Hifi Pig Extra and GadgetyNews coverage of the recent Sound and Vision, The Bristol Show is ready for free download.
Sound And Vision, The Bristol Show 2017 Free E Magazine
The Hifi Pig Extra and GadgetyNews coverage of the recent Sound and Vision, The Bristol Show is ready for free download.
Sound And Vision – The Bristol Show 2017 Part 7 – A GadgetyNews Perspective
In Hifi Pig’s final round up of this year’s Sound & Vision, The Bristol Show, Jay Garrett of Hifi Pig’s partner site GadgetyNews takes us around and gives his view on some of the key products and brands…not forgetting to stay hydrated along the way.
Some thoughts on Iggy Pop’s ‘The Idiot’
It is 40 years this month since Iggy Pop’s debut album, ‘The Idiot’, was first released. Back in the grunge-heyday of the early 90s, ‘The Idiot’ was a puzzling prospect. Iggy Pop and Lou Reed were basically the godfathers of anything that was alternative, but here was a classic album of Pop’s canon, typically considered […]
Sound And Vision – The Bristol Show 2017 Part 6
Stuart Smith’s last report from the Sound And Vision, The Bristol Show 2017 including: Astintrew, ELAC, Hegel, Rega, Sound Fowndations, NuNu Distribution, ProAc, Michell Engineering, Nordost, Kudos, AudioQuest, Quadraspire, Karma AV, Decent Audio, BlueSound, Technics, Musical Fidelity, Chord Electronics, Esoteric, Puritan Audio Laboratories, Sony, Q Acoustics, Quad, Cyrus, KEF