Boxx Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 The vinyl version of Al Di Meola's "Elegant Gypsy" is a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Based on the comments in this thread I picked up Rush - Moving Pictures and Steely Dan - Aja over the last couple of days. Agreed... Both excellent!!! I'll add James Taylor - Hourglass as one of my "go to" CDs. In particular track 4 - Gaia. Whoever says that La Scalas can't make any bass has never listened to this track on a pair of La Scalas. [] I'll also nominate Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms on SACD. I don't have the means to listen to the 5.1 channel mix but the 2 channel mix is VERY nice. Come to think of it I have a couple of "stand out" SACDs. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon and Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road both come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road I rteally like this album, too. What format do you have? CD/SACD/vinyl, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I rteally like this album, too. What format do you have? CD/SACD/vinyl, etc. Yes... [] I think that there's a cassette of it and quite possibly an 8-track banging around here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Ha! I should have asked for your favorite! In particular, how's the 2-SACD set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I'd have to say that the "favorite" is the SACD. It's very very good. The CD I keep for "background" play when I'm not going to be sitting down to listen. It usually gets played with the BD player to keep the hours down on my main CDP. The album is pretty much only around for "sentimental" purposes. It's not in very good condition at all. It has been played a LOT of times, quite often when neither myself nor my friends had any business trying to operate a turntable [D] much less making the effort to take care of the vinyl. [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 It's easier to read liner notes and lyrics on an LP cover, too.[8-|] Thanks for the recommendation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbot Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 a couple "redbook" cds that sound great come to mind: Hotel Child- Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos -great drums on 1st track, great sound throughout Migrations- The Duhks - in a darkened room "who will take my place" sounds hauntingly like it did live Tijuana Sessions Vol 3- Nortec Collective -my favorite Mex/techno, no really, give it a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 for regular CDs: ANYTHING Diana Krall CD seems to have been recorded well and sound great... John Mayer Room for Squares and Heavier Things and the newest Battle Studies... Norah Jones The Fall and with the Peter Malick Group sound wonderful... Dave Mathews Band...all of them...clean and crisp...(and I'm not a big fan but I'm just sayin' [] The Jayhawks Smile... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The most recent find is a local Austin Tx band called PorterDavis. Very good recording! Great Music! http://www.loveporterdavis.com/fr_home.cfm Go to the website and the whole ablum will play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 whatever i'm currently playing, because i don't play anything that sounds bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 + one on Nora Jones and Al Diemola XRCDs--Robert Lucas- Luke and the locomotives/Mighty Sam Mcclean-give it up for love Any CD on telark records Original Master CD- The all time Greatest hits of roy Orbison Red Book- mark knoffler-Golden Heart/johny Lang-Wander this world/Lucienda Williams- Car wheels on a gravel road/Grevious anget- Tribute to gram parsons Vinyl- Tom Petty- Mudcrutch box set- Abbey road 1/2 speed master-Seeger 7-Bob Seeger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The most recent find is a local Austin Tx band called PorterDavis. Very good recording! Great Music! http://www.loveporterdavis.com/fr_home.cfm Go to the website and the whole ablum will play. You're lucky to live in Austin! The "other" music city! You must have seen the Spankers play, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 OT I am an Austin City limits addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Any CD on telark records +1 on the Telarc Discs, I don't think I've heard a bad one yet. But I'll keep looking! [] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I spent a couple of hours listening to this one the other night and the soundstage and dynamics are just fantastic. I turned out the lights and just got lost in it....... It's the 30th Anniversary edition and one of my favorite albums! Is it the best sounding? I don't know, but it sounded great!!! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Based on the comments in this thread I picked up Rush - Moving Pictures and Steely Dan - Aja over the last couple of days. Agreed... Both excellent!!! I'll add James Taylor - Hourglass as one of my "go to" CDs. In particular track 4 - Gaia. Whoever says that La Scalas can't make any bass has never listened to this track on a pair of La Scalas. I'll also nominate Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms on SACD. I don't have the means to listen to the 5.1 channel mix but the 2 channel mix is VERY nice. Come to think of it I have a couple of "stand out" SACDs. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon and Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road both come to mind. Regarding "La Scalas don't make bass" -- those folks have also never played Porcupine Tree's "Metanoia" or anything by Bela Fleck, especially "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo." I haven't been through everything those two artists have done yet, but I have yet to find anything that sounds less than fantastic in either of their libraries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I picked this one up at a garage sale on a lark... It is a regular in my line up of cd's to play.... Hartman is an outstanding baritone and well, Coltrane is, Coltrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I guessing that the best sounding CD I have in my collection has to be: Vox Tempus - In the Eye of Time: This album is so clean and detailed, plus the dynamics are just incredible. I am sometimes amazed at what these tiny labels can do with the recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Based on the comments in this thread I picked up Rush - Moving Pictures and Steely Dan - Aja over the last couple of days. Agreed... Both excellent!!! I'll add James Taylor - Hourglass as one of my "go to" CDs. In particular track 4 - Gaia. Whoever says that La Scalas can't make any bass has never listened to this track on a pair of La Scalas. I'll also nominate Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms on SACD. I don't have the means to listen to the 5.1 channel mix but the 2 channel mix is VERY nice. Come to think of it I have a couple of "stand out" SACDs. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon and Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road both come to mind. Regarding "La Scalas don't make bass" -- those folks have also never played Porcupine Tree's "Metanoia" or anything by Bela Fleck, especially "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo." I haven't been through everything those two artists have done yet, but I have yet to find anything that sounds less than fantastic in either of their libraries. When I hear "La Scalas don't make bass", I have to wonder if they are all original and 30 years old? Once I updated my crossovers, the bass came to life! With music, they sound fantastic without a sub, but for movies, a subwoofer really helps fill in the bottom end. IMHO! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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