My favourite album of 2012 was ‘The Seer’ by Michael Gira’s band Swans. To say that I was anticipating the release of ‘To Be Kind’ last year would be a profound understatement. For over 30 years Michael Gira has been producing some of the most experimental and interesting rock music that can be had. His […]
Occasionally, when asked to review a reissue of an album, one discovers a band that failed, for one reason on another, to show up on the radar the first time around. Some of these discoveries are similar to opening a treasure chest that has been gathering dust in a dark corner only to reveal a […]
There are those who regard the Lowell George era Little Feat as one of the greatest American bands of the 1970s. Their musical chops and deep soulful funkiness meant that they were as much a live phenomenon as they were a 5 star recording unit. Some would say that it all came together in the […]
Few bands bifurcate opinion as vociferously as Belle and Sebastian. Many people simply can’t see past the image of them fostered in their early publicity shots and sleeve notes: Duffel coat donning, butterfly net wielding perma-students gathered in a gang like some Vimto version of Dexys Midnight Runners. Building that band brand was a calculated […]
Janine Elliot recently reviewed the Russ Andrews’ entry level Balanced Mains Unit which you can read all about here. Now Russ Andrews Accessories has introduced the New BMU3000 Balanced Mains Unit to provide 3kVA of power to hi-fi and home cinema systems. Working on the same principle as balanced audio signals, where the audio signal […]
TIDAL today announced the launch and availability of its service in five new European countries, namely Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. “All these markets, as the rest of the world, are seeing a strong increase in music streaming subscription, as well as a high interest for high quality audio,” said TIDAL CEO Andy Chen. ”With […]
The board of Mitchell and Johnson, British audio manufacturing brand, has announced that Haydn Abbott has been appointed to the position of non-executive chairman of the company, with immediate effect. Abbott is the former managing director of Sony UK, with responsibility for all product sectors within consumer and non-consumer electronics, and vice president of Sony […]
After a brief hiatus at the end of 2014 allowing us to put the Yearbook together, Hifi PIg’s hifi reviews are coming thick and fast. So far this year we have had Simply Audio Cadenza Interconnect, Speaker Cable and Jumper Links, Diesis Aura Loudspeakers , Russ Andrews Balanced Mains Unit 1000, Vinyl Passion Dustbuster and today saw the publication of the […]
The new 3010S2-D from Exposure is the fourth incarnation of their top integrated amp. Like its predecessor, the new 3010S2-D comes with six line level inputs. However, one of these is now a direct AV input to enable integration within a surround sound system. There is now also the possibility to fit an optional MM […]
Hifi Pig is delighted to once again be named as the exclusive media partners for the 2015 North West Audio Show. Last years inaugural event was a huge success and enjoyed immensely by exhibitors and attendees alike. The 2015 North West Audio Show promises to be bigger and better than last years even and already […]
British loudspeaker manufacturer PMC (Professional Monitor Company) is giving customers the chance to experience its twotwo™ reference monitor series in the perfect surroundings thanks to the opening of its dedicated Reference Monitor Centres. Based in key specialist HiFi retailers throughout the UK, the Reference Monitor Centres will offer customers the very highest standards in product knowledge, demonstration facilities and […]
Denon® announces that its HEOS wireless multi-room sound systems will soon be Google Cast Ready. With Google Cast in place, HEOS users will be able to stream Google Cast Ready content directly to their HEOS devices. “Google and Denon both strive to provide consumers with the best that technology has to offer, leading innovation where […]