The Music of 2016

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As we look forward to 2017, it's a good time to take a glance backward to the 2016 that was, and more particularly the music of 2016.

A good place to start is the list of lists of the best new music of 2016 compiled by computer audio Web site, AudioStream.

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System Set-Up for the Best Sound: Symmetry

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Setting up your sound system properly in your listening room can very often yield amazing improvements in sound quality.  The acoustics of listening rooms is quite a complex subject and there are many factors to consider.  However a great deal can be achieved by following some basic guidelines.  This is the first in a series of posts that seek to offer some guidance in setting up your listening room.

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Wireworld Starlight CAT8 Ethernet Cable Reviewed

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The new Starlight Cat8 ethernet cable from Wireworld has been reviewed by computer audio Web site AudioStream.

Computer audio listeners who think that cables, particularly ethernet cables, don't matter, think again!  In bestowing on the Starlight the coveted AudioStream Greatest Bits award, the reviewer stated:

"...I find the Starlight CAT8 Ethernet Cable to be an extraordinary performer with the ability to reproduce fine transient detail and dynamics that are lost with other Ethernet cables."

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Hegel and IsoTek feature in the Hi-Fi+ Products of the Year 2016

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The Hegel Mohican CD player and IsoTek EVO3 Initium power cable have been selected among the 2016 Product of the Year by the prestigious high-end audio publication Hi-Fi+.

The Hegel Mohican is the last CD player that Hegel will make.  The name plays on the title of James Fenimore Cooper's novel, "The Last of the Mohicans."

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DALI Katch on demo at the Cloth Saturday, 2016-12-03

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Serious Music will be hosting a demonstration of the new DALI Katch portable Bluetooth speaker at the Cloth on Saturday 2016-12-03 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Come and experience the Katch and get yourself one.

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Arcam, Hegel and Lyngdorf amps in 2017 Buyers Guide

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Integrated amplifiers from Arcam, Hegel and Lyngdorf all feature in the Abso!ute Sound's 2017 Buyers Guide.

The following amps appear in category of integrated amp under USD$5,000.00:

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Remembering Eva Cassidy

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American singer Eva Cassidy died on 1996-11-02, twenty years ago, at the early age of 33.  Cassidy was wonderful interpreter of a song with a voice of amazing clarity and perfect pitch.

Here's a YouTube video called The Eva Cassidy Story from 2001.

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DALI Katch in 3 Colours

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DALI Katch in Dark Shadow, Moss Green and Cloud Gray.

Contact Serious Music for a demo.

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DALI Katch at the Cloth

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The DALI Katch was featured at the launch of the Cloth's store at Normandie on 2016-11-17.

Contact Serious Music for a demo.

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DALI Katch on demo

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The DALI Katch portable Bluetooth speaker is now on demo at Serious Music.

Available in three colours, the Katch delivers truly high-end sound in an elegant portable package.  Its internal lithium ion battery charges fully in only 2 hours and provides up to 24 hours of high superb sound.

Contact Serious Music for more information or to arrange a demo.

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