The Fledgling Audiophile
Stu looks at a few things from his past as a fledgling audiophile, though he didn’t know it then.
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Tools Of the Tirade – More Shouty Shouty
More Hifi and audiophile tools and tweaks that many of us will have at our disposal to make our audio lives ‘easier’.
Tools Of The Tirade – A Bit Of The Old Shouty-Shouty
As audiophiles, many of us will have amassed certain tools and the like to help them get the most out of their HiFi system and music. Only it’s not always plain sailing as Stu has found out over the years!
Vinyl Is A PITA Part The Second – Let’s Get Ready To Grumble!
Last week’s Stu’s Views blathered on about how much a pain in the fundament vinyl records can be to the avid collector, and the response to it was really phenomenal – we got messages from all over the world and the article prompted one chap in South Africa to put pen to paper (actually, fingers […]
Vinyl Is A PITA!
There’s a meme, or rather a cartoon, that’s been doing the rounds recently that has two characters looking over a HiFi system with the caption “The two things that really drew me to vinyl were the expense and inconvenience.” If you spend any time on social media, and particularly audiophile groups then I’m sure you […]
High Fidelity? What’s That Then?
In this latest diatribe, Stuart Smith has a bit of a look at what we mean by the term High-Fidelity.
Views Of Stu – On Streaming
Ok, I admit it, I have on several occasions ranted about my thorough dislike of all things streaming – specifically streaming services. I’ve moaned about having my listening experience being tailored to my past listening preferences, and I’ve whined about being tied to a screen and the lack of physical media. I also didn’t like […]
Adrian Audiophile – The Covid Years
Stuart Smith comments on the current situation, its effects on HiFi shows, people, and the world as a whole. He also mentions music a bit too.
A Tidal Storm Is Upon Us
There really is a tidal storm of music out there! A never-ending, algorithmically-curated musical selection that is spat out ad-nauseam especially for you, your gender, your socio-economic grouping. Perhaps I should just let it wash over me, or perhaps I should just have nice cup of tea, turn on the wireless and calm down a […]
So You want To run A Record Label – Here’s How
So You want to launch your own record label but don’t have the funds, don’t have the know how and frankly haven’t a clue where to start? Hifi Pig has a chat with Serial Bowl Records, a label collective based in Sunderland in the North East of England to get the low down.
Filing Your Vinyl – How Do You Do It?
In the rush towards the new-fangled format of CD I, many moons ago, sold all my vinyl. At that time I owned a record shop and was DJing on the radio, at clubs and at parties pretty much fulltime and as such I was getting promotional records sent almost every day. As a result of […]
Bird’s Eye View Of 2017 And What Can We Expect In 2018?
It’s that time of year again, Christmas and New Year celebrations are over and everyone is getting back to work. We have had a brilliant year at Hifi Pig Towers, including plenty of traveling all over the world to find the most interesting and best Hifi for you, our readers. Of course none of this […]
The Pitfalls Of Exhibiting At A Hifi Show
Linette’s views on ‘What not to do’ when exhibiting at a Hifi Show.
A Bit Too Far A Cautionary Tale About Crossing The Digital Line
Digital, Digital, Digital. It is everywhere and now every manufacturer across all HiFI verticals appears to be jumping into the fray regardless of their history/pedigree or lack thereof. There’s a line “fools rush in, where ….”
Drugs And Music – Feed Your Head
I put a poll up on the Audiophiles UK. Hi-Fi and Music Facebook page the other day asking which cables members thought made most difference in a system and someone added options for magic mushrooms, certain green Dutch products and booze and so this naturally got me thinking about the connections between music and drugs […]
What Music Means To Me
Michael Howell is Hifi Pig’s latest sometime contributor. In the first of his ‘semioccasional’ articles he tells us how he came to love music and what it means to him…there’s a few recommendations in here too.