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Usually it makes the most sense from a sound performance and financial perspecive to replace the component in your existing system that offers the least amount of performance. If, after you have experimented with different speaker placement, adding (or ridding yourself of) wall acoustic panels, carpeting, etc consider replacing and upgrading the least musical part of your system.

In Robert Harley's book "The Complete Guide To Home Audio, Sixth Edition" page sixteen's Upgrading a Single Component explains in detail how best to go about the process. Robert is also the Editor at The Absolute Sound magazine, he certainly knows a thing or two regarding building an enjoyable audio system and, his book has become a quality resource for the audio industry and audio hobbyists alike.

Here is a link to purchase Robert's book at Amazon (if you are unable to purchase from your local independent book store). https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-High-End-Audio-dp-1736254502/dp/1736254502/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

*I make zero commission from this or any other recommendations that I may share. 

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With summer winding down it's time to begin the audio and music reviews here on Hear More Music. Coming soon will be a review of the new Gjallarhorn power amplifier and Saga 2 preamplifier, both from USA-made Schiit Audio. https://www.schiit.com/

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I found this information on Facebook and thought I would share it with you all. Cheers!

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As in vinyl records. Here is a list of great sounding and in many cases, older, recordings. If you're a collector check the vinyl versions out if you can find them. If you prefer to stream first, buy later search for these on your streaming music service of choice. As to whether or not you enjoy the music itself your mileage may vary of course. Go ahead and explore. You may find some gems and that you've not considered nor heard of before before I pulled on your coattails with this list.

Make It Easy On Yourself by Burt Bacharach (on the original A&M Brown label)

Winners: Featuring Go Away Little Girl by Steve Lawrence on Columbia 360 Sound Stereo. Remember 360 audio?

Ruby Baby by Dion on Columbia Guaranteed High Fidelity Mono. Remember mono? It can sound fantastic.

The Lady and the Unicorn by John Reborn on Reprise Orange Steamboat Records.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer on Cotillion Blue Label Original. ELP anybody?

Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Sings and tales by Jimmy Dean on Columbia 360 Sound Stereo.

Striking It Rich by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks on Blue Thumb Original.

Walk Right In bt The Rooftop Singers on Vanguard Black Label Stereolab.

Mr. Lucky Goes Latin by Henry Mancini on the RCA Black Living Stereo Nipper label.

Island Paradise: Exciting on the Spot Recordings. The Authentic Sounds and Music of Hawaii, The 50th State. Wesley Edwards Presents (Capitol Black Label Dynagroove Stereo.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from Hugh Montenegro and His Orchestra. RCA Black Label Dynagroove Stereo.

Ambush by Marc Benno on A&M Brown Label Stereo.

Visions: American Legends" A New Look and a New Sound by Larry Elgart and His Orchestra on MGM Black Lion Label Stereo.

Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful on Kama Sutra Mono.

America The Beautiful: An Account of its Disappearance by Gary McFarland. Skye Black Label Stereo.

The Spectacular Johnny Horton, Columbia Stereo 360 Sound

Hang 'Em High: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Dominic Frontiers on United Artists Orange and Red Stereo.

Wildflowers by Judy Collins on Elektra Gold Label Stereo Original

My Lord What A Mornin' by Harry Belafonte on RCA Victor Black Label Nipper Living Stereo.

Center Of The Circle by Roger Kellaway on A&M Brown Label Stereo.

Jesse Winchester on Ampex Ble Label Stereo.

Enjoy finding this new music from older, established artists who cared not only for the music but the sound quality of their records as well. Start searching...

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From the June issue of Paste Magazine comes the "Top 300 All-time Best Albums", not to be confused with best sound quality nor best album covers. One must come to the conclusion that Paste means 'best' as in best music albums. How many of these albums do you own? More importantly, how many do you own and actually listen to during your own listening sessions? #278 and #280 look interesting to me...

Have a go here https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/greatest-albums/the-300-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2

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Doug

Octave Records is music birthed from high-end audio manufacturer PS Audio in an attempt to offer high quality recordings and to make those records available to interested audio and music lovers. Just this morning I became aware (on co-founder Paul McGowan's YouTube channel) that you can now listen to Octave Radio through their website. Certainly their CD quality and high-res quality music titles are not streamed in such a hi-res manner. They are down streamed to 320 mg in order to stream from their server into your audio device. Just how they do this would be interesting to know because the music quality is quite amazing. 

You can hear Paul's explanation of Octave Radio and streaming (for free) down the pipeline into your home here ----> 

Visit their website at this link and click on Listen Live at the top of the page. https://www.psaudio.com/collections/octave-records to experience their radio channel of selections from the Octave Records catalogue.

*You can enjoy their channel through your mobile device and head/earphones as well as through your connected device running into your home audio system. I'd be interested in your thoughts about the music and how you access the station.

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Doug

Fogelberg Foundation of Peoria and the Peoria Riverfront Museum are proud present the Dan Fogelberg Celebration Weekend 2024, 50 Years of Souvenirs!  Complete details of all events are available on the News and Events tab of the Fogelberg Foundation of Peoria website at www.fogelberg.rocks.  Join us for a fun filled weekend of music and memories as we celebrate the musical legacy of Dan Fogelberg in his home town.  Special guests that will be joining us at this year's celebration include Jerry and Mary Anne Milam of Golden Voice Recording Company, acclaimed music and television producer Peter Berkow (appearing via video link), who managed The Red Herring in Champaign, IL where Dan got his start as a solo artist, and Norbert Putnam, who produced many of Dan's albums and worked closely with Dan from 1972-1985.  Our weekend of events also features the dedication of the newly expanded Dan Fogelberg Memorial and a very special tribute to Dan's seminal album, Souvenirs!  Be sure to check out the ALL ACCESS PASS options that allow entrance to all events at a discount!

All website and ticket information is available here ----> https://ticketstripe.com/events/4009105277925793?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2EQMIvelhKZjbYi0zhZOk546X_Hrh4zvCSs0GbuoGaF_Nn0YUEoZa7FMs_aem_Acrt0oNLtfinSbFcxteC_b9sZ3EYDBQdf70yI7MtZGnwWR3624HB1k4zB_T8go8c6GP22QEmvQLI8SdnU8a0pFt_

Enjoy this celebration of a wonderful singer and songwriter!

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Doug

The world's largest high-end audio consumer and industry show will be held this week in Munich, Germany. Learn about what to expect and new product demonstrations in this article from What? Hi-Fi. https://www.whathifi.com/news/high-end-munich-2024-preview