Album Reviews

Elvis Costello – Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album (UMC)

A man of few words – a phrase that has almost definitely never been used in relation to Elvis Costello.  Although he is every bit as much a tunesmith as a lyricist, it is his way with words that has made him one of rock music’s most respected songwriters. Now Costello has written his memoirs, […]

Live Music Music News

Nils Lofgren – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh

Last night 89 people lost their lives because they went to a rock concert in Paris.  Tonight, I’m at a rock concert and my thoughts, along with everyone in the audience, I suspect, are with that Bataclan audience and their families and loved ones.  Nils Lofgren has opened his shows on this tour with Too […]

Album Reviews

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Mention Mike Valentine or Chasing the Dragon, and you should (if you visit the UK hifi shows) think of the dragonesque firey orange and red colours of the clothes and an equally flamboyant bright personality that goes with it. His Chasing the Dragon and Vivaldi Four Seasons LP/CDs are part of my reference review sources. […]

Album Reviews

Bert Kaempfert – A Swingin’ Safari (Horch House)

Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Album “A Swingin’ Safari”  which was  recorded in the Polydor Studio, Hamburg in 1961/62. The original analogue recordings from 1961/62 form the basis of Christoph Stickel’s unobtrusive “refurbishing” which aims to avoid any artistic intervention and here it is released on Reel to Reel tape from Horch House. 

Hifi News

Review – VPI Prime Turntable

The American built VPI Prime turntable has a novel 3D printed arm included in the £3750 asking price. Janine Elliot takes a few discs for a spin.  Read the full review of the VPI Prime turntable.    

Hifi News

Hana Cartridges Arrive In UK

Air Audio Distribution are introducing a new brand of Moving Coil Cartridges to the UK market called Hana.  Hana means “brilliant and gorgeous” in Japanese. The Hana brand cartridges are hand made by the Excel Sound Corporation in Tokyo, Japan; who have been making cartridges on an OEM basis for 50 years, specialising in MC types. […]

Hifi News

Eclipse Prices Drop

The TD-M1 high-res-compatible wireless desktop audio system from ECLIPSE is now more affordable than ever before, thanks to a price reduction of 20 per cent, following favourable currency conditions in ECLIPSE’s native Japan. Since its launch, the TD-M1 has redefined desktop audio sound quality, offering a powerful combination of ECLIPSE’s accurate waveform reproduction expertise, plus […]

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Lithuanian Overture

Lithuanian loudspeaker maker Audio Solutions has been in touch with Hifi Pig to tell readers all about their newest speaker line which is called Overture. Overture consists of five different speakers and creates whole line including a centre speaker model, one bookshelf and three floorstanders. Audio Slutions have developed special type of protective grill which […]

Hifi News

Audio Technica Joins Clarity Alliance

The Clarity Alliance, the UK hi-fi industry’s trade bodyof which Hifi Pig is a member, is pleased to welcome Audio-Technica, manufacturer of headphones, turntables and cartridges, to its membership. The membership of Audio-Technica brings further international reach to the manufacturing sector of the industry’s association. And in keeping with the Alliance’s open membership policy, where […]

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New Colours for KEF LS50

KEF has announced the launch of three new finishes for its LS50 loudspeakers. The new finishes are Racing Red, Titanium Grey and Frosted Black, all of which enhance the appeal of what must be one of the most well received small loudspeakers. The LS50 was designed to celebrate KEF’s 50th anniversary, and was conceived as […]

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World Of McIntosh

It’s an interesting time in the audio world. Music, as a cultural influencer, is in a state of flux. Compressed files have skewed the knowledge of HiFi music, wireless has redefined users’ expectations and the audiophile market is at a crossroads. However, the influence of music, the connection to artists and the ubiquity of sound, […]