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High End 2015, 14. – 17. May 2015 Munich

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High End 2015, the best audio show in the world, runs from Thursday 2015-05-14 to Sunday 2015-05-17.

Serious Music is not attending this year but MY-HIEND audiophiles Forum provides show coverage, with an extensive collection of excellent photos.

Check out the MY-HiEND coverage of High End 2015 in Munich.

 

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57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners

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Here's the list of the winners of the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

The 57th GRAMMY Awards Ceremony was held on 2015-02-08, in Los Angeles, California.  Big winners on the night included:

Sam Smith, with four awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year

  • Pharrell Williams - 3 awards
  • Beyoncé - 3 awards
  • Roseanne Cash - 3 awards

Let's discuss the winners. 

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Download all 25 track of Linn Records’ 24-bits of Christmas free until 2014-01-06

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Linn 24-bits of Christmas 2014

Each day in December leading up to Christmas Linn Records provided free a track from their catalogue for download.  Tracks were available in several resolutions, up to 24/192.

Now, until 2015-01-06 you can download the whole of 25 track collection free here.

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UK vinyl sales pass 1 million in 2014

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Vinyl album sales in the UK have passed 1 million in 2014.  It's the first time since 1996 that the 1 million mark has been passed, further evidence of vinyl's revival.

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Nominees for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Announced

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The nominees for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on 2014-12-05.

Leading the list of nominees are  Beyoncé, Sam Smith and Pharrell Williams, with six nominations each.

GRAMMYs will be awarded in 83 categories at the awards ceremony on 2015-02-08, in Los Angeles, California.

Lets discuss the nominees.  Please comment share your thoughts.

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Serious Music Announces its Record Cleaning Service

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Serious Music announces the launch of its record cleaning service.

Records are cleaned using the Vinyl Cleaner manufactured by Audiodesksysteme Gläss of Germany.  The Vinyl Cleaner is an automatic LP cleaning machine which used ultrasound waves and micro-fibre brushes to gently deep-clean your records.  As the many reviews testify, this is the most effective record cleaning machine available.

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Horace Silver dies at 85

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Jazz pianist, composer and hard bop pioneer, Horace Silver, died in New York on 2014-06-18.

Silver got his start in the 1950s playing with Stan Getz.  He went on to play with many of the greats and to lead his own groups.  He also had a very successful recording career, principally with Blue Note.

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Jimmy Scott dies at 88

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Veteran jazz singer Jimmy Scott died in his sleep of cardiac failure at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday 2014-06-12.  He was 88.

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BBC Proms 2014

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That summer festival of classical music, the BBC Proms, takes place from 2014-07-18 to 2014-09-13 in London.  Founded on 1895, these concerts feature a richly varied programme performed by some of the finest classical musicians in the world.  Check the BBC Proms 2014 Web page for details.

The Proms are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and streamed live on their Web site. 

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Demo Equipment Sale 2014

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