Hifi Pig is over the moon to announce the latest member of the review team Tom Knight. Tom is an ex journalist now working in the IT world. He’s an advocate of mono and enjoys Lieder as well as baroque and classical chamber, vocal and keyboard music. He studied music at Glasgow University in Scotland. […]
THIEL Audio has announced that the company has been acquired by a private equity firm based in Nashville, TN. New THIEL CEO Bill Thomas has indicated that the brand focus will continue to be on premium quality phase and time coherent loudspeakers, with long time THIEL employees Brad Paulsen, Gary Dayton, Lana Ruth and Rob […]
As part of their Atratus range of cables, Epiphany Acoustics have announced the launch of a shielded mains cable. The Atratus mains cable has “been designed on a ‘no holds barred’ basis, using only the most suitable, highest quality components”. The cable itself is comprised of heavy gauge copper conductors with a 100% coverage shield. […]
The new DSX1000 is a digital network streamer that at its heart, boasts Chord Electronics’ proprietary DAC technology. The latest-generation Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) architecture found inside the DSX1000, is the same technology used in the company’s QBD76 HDSD DAC and the Red Reference MkIII CD player. The FPGA handles all the digital data […]
This is the 8th studio album from the Dandys, following on from 2008’s Earth to the Dandy Warhols. So it’s been a while between drinks for the band and I was eagerly anticipating this release having been an enthusiastic fan of most of their previous works. Prior to the album’s release, front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor […]
Turbonegro. The worlds greatest cult band? Probably… For anyone unfamiliar with this enigmatic Norwegian 5 piece, imagine the bastard offspring of AC/DC and Motorhead jamming to the Ramones underpinned with a distinctly Scandinavian sense of humour and your getting somewhere around the mark! Sexual Harassment is the band’s ninth studio release and the first with […]
thinksound™, the US headphone brand that “creates headphones with the smallest eco-footprint possible”, have announced the UK release of the ts02+mic in-ear 8mm headphone with integrated microphone and call control, the first of its kind from the company. Compatible with all iPhones including iPhone 5, iPads, iPods and most BlackBerry models and smart phones, the […]
Cyrus Audio is launching an advanced iOS control app for its range of streaming products. Called Cadence, the new app is completely bespoke and will give users visibility over networked music, extensive streamer feature control, and an intuitive interface. The app will also ‘drive’ many features, such as changing inputs, browsing connected devices as well […]
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). […]