I have to admit that this was one of my most anticipated new releases of this year so far. The debut album from Philm, a supergroup (although I don’t really like the term) of sorts featuring Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Grip Inc., Fantomas) on drums, Francisco “Pancho” Tomaselli (War) on bass and piano and Gerry Nestler […]
This is the fifth full length album from the eclectic Canadian electro/indie four piece outfit. It’s a more introspective work than previous releases, dealing with what you see when you look in the mirror. In fact, all the lyrics on the cd release are printed backwards! Don’t worry though, included is a reflective piece of […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to announce that we have a new member of the team who will be reviewing albums for us. His name is Stewart Hall and he hails from Melbourne, Australia from where he has been publishing his own music blog (Sensitive Stew’s Music Blog) for quite some time now. Stew has a […]
Meridian Audio the UK hifi manufacturer have announced the opening of its first boutique in the United States, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The outlet becomes the 14th boutique across the globe to provide the Meridian retail environment. Meridian Fort Lauderdale will be marking its official opening with an exclusive invitation-only event on November 29th […]
The Aussie electronic duo had no trouble dealing with their “difficult second album” in Apocalypso which went triple platinum in 2008. And rightly so, as it won innumerable awards and contained some of the most interesting and intriguing EDM you’re ever likely to hear. So it’s been four years since that classic and the band […]
There have been some very impressive releases of late from thrash bands who’s glory days were ostensibly in the late ’80s, proving that persistence can really pay off, particularly in the metal sub-culture. Fans thereof are among the most dedicated and passionate of any musical genre, if not THE most dedicated and passionate. Metal fans […]
This is probably the most anticipated review I’ve written all year. Critics have loved the band’s recent offerings, yet fans have been left slightly bemused, some condemning them as self-indulgent twaddle. The 2nd Law is the 6th album from the Devon UK three piece (not their second as the title would suggest to the uninitiated). […]
Fanthorpes of Hull are hosting a KEF open weekend on the 23rd, 24th and 26th of November. During the open days KEF will offer a 20% trade in offer on the Q and the T series of loudspeakers as part of KEF’s ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations. Over the three days Fanthorpes will be demonstrating the new […]
Isotek, the Uk manufacturer of power optimisation products will launch and entry level range of products called the Discovery range. The Discovery range will consist of three products: EVO 3 Polaris (a six way mains conditioning block), EVO 3 Mira (a mains conditioning device for TVs and Projectors) and the EVO 3 Premier (a high-performance […]
Now, without a doubt this is a high-end loudspeaker whose visual impact is certainly going to divide opinion and I for one don’t see that being any kind of problem at all. In the world of high-end audio it’s important that products distinguish themselves from each other and the Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus certainly does […]
Having been a bit of a fan of Lemmy and his cohorts in our early years (and still to this day it has to be said) it’s with a great deal of interest that Hifi Pig read the news that Motorhead had launched their very own brand of headphones on to the market and felt […]
Audio Suspension based in Brighton, UK are the latest company to launch contemporary hi-fi support systems, but they are taking a different approach to others we have recently run news items about. Audio Suspension have launched a wall-mount shelf, the ASU-100. The system has been designed to provide isolation from unwanted resonance, whilst offering a […]
Ontario based Bryston LTD who are celebrating 50 years this year, has announced the introduction of the BDA-2 DAC. The Bryston BDA-2 is a stereo DAC using fully discrete Class-A Bryston analog circuits, two independent (analog and digital) linear power supplies and dual 32-bit AKM DAC chips. The BDA-2 also utilizes a new asynchronous USB […]