Great audiophile recordings/albums

[Irakli]

Hi Guys,

Can't help but to share with you this recording, it is amazing.

This is Elvis singing "Fever". I've got it from my friend who said that it is on one of Burmester sampler CDs. However I still can't locate the source.
So, I uploded the file for you to download and listen (I know that I'm not doing right thing, but hey there is no rule without exception).

File is in WMA losless format.

here is the link:

Google Docs


Let me know what you think. Let me know if you identify source too.

 

[Progger58]

I discovered this forum last night, just while searching for information about "AUDIOPHILE RECORDINGS" over the Net.

Great thread, I have already taken note of several titles listed here. On the other hand, I would also like to share with you guys some of the best sounding recordings I have ever heard:


=> HAROLD FARBERMAN - Grooving Classics [XRCD 24-bit] => Classical

=> DADAVA - Sister Drum [XRCD 20-bit K2] => think of chinese/tibetan drums materializing right there in your room

=> HE XUN-TIAN - Paramita [XRCD - K2] => same as the above

=> JAMES NEWTON HOWARD & FRIENDS - S/T [XRCD 24-bit] => Jazz

=> DAVE GRUSIN - Discovered Again Plus [XRCD 24-bit] => Jazz

I will come with others later.

 

[Progger58]

And now some normal CDs with incredible sound quality:


XTC - Nonsuch [24-bit Remaster]

MARK KNOPFLER - Wag the Dog

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AL DI MEOLA - Kiss My Axe

TREY GUNN - Raw Power

STEVE KHAN & ROB MOUNSEY - You Are Here

ANDREW BIRD - Armchair Apocrypha

MOONBABIES - The Orange Billboard

WAYNE ROBBINS - The Lonesome Sea

THE NOTWIST - Neon Golden

ELECTRELANE - Axes, Power Out & No Shouts No Calls

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[Progger58]

A few more "normal" CD's with great sound quality:


PORCUPINE TREE - In Absentia

DREDG - El Cielo

DREDG - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

STEELY DAN - Two Against Nature

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STEELY DAN - Everything Must Go

DONALD FAGEN - Morph the Cat

BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - Outbound

BOZZIO LEVIN STEVENS - Black Light Syndrome

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[Progger58]

"Lovers Rock" by SADE sounds pretty good to my ears.

My question is: which other CDs by Sade sound also that good? Remaster or original edition?

Demetrio.

 

[KenCalgary]

Audiophile Recordings

I'm not sure this qualifies but, for testing your system or otherwise identifying instrument timbre, you may download "Sound Quality Assessment Material recordings (essentially CD tracks) from the European Union Broadcast Union. There is also a Handbook for the EBU SQAM CD.

It is a wonderful resource and a worthwhile addition to your collection.

 

[Progger58]

Just discovered another great sounding CD in my collection:

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THE APARTMENTS - A Life Full of Farewells

 

[johnferrier]

Recommend two recordings from Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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Salonen: Helix; Piano Concerto; Dichotomie

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Martin Chalifour in Walt Disney Concert Hall

the venue


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[quadzilla]

I have a few albums (vinyl) that I tend to go to... Sinatra's Live at the Sands, Dire Straits Alchemy, Jackson Brown Running On Empty, and Oregon Live, along with a number of Deutsch Gramophone recordings. I would consider all of these both well recorded and well produced.

 

[twest820]

I'll add this one. Had it lying around my collection for years unlistened and recently spun it again.

Vangelis - The City

 

[Progger58]

A few other greats I can recall:

10cc - How Dare You & Deceptive Bends

GRATEFUL DEAD - Terrapin Station

BRYAN FERRY - Béte Noire, Boys and Girls & Mamouna (HDCD)

Cheers,
Demetrio.

 

[niss_man]

The Cat Empire / Cinema

Here's a new one from the brilliant Australian Jazz/Ska/Alterna jazz band
"The Cat Empire. Read about them on the wikki The Cat Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ca-7]

The music from the German studio band "YELLO" is always nice to test a system.
Massive-Attack also.

 

[Charles Darwin]

Slight correction: Yello are swiss not german.

 

[Netlist]

Rabih Abou-Khalil has great sounding recordings.
Rabih Abou-Khalil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ca-7]

Slight correction: Yello are swiss not german.

Thanks! i did not know that.I like them even more now

 

[Gyuri]

Almost everything made by ECM records.

 

[bentoronto]

Berlioz

I'm a big fan of Berlioz - esp. the Requiem with four tympanists playing chords and the monumental Funeral Symphony. But here is the old cliche, Symphonie Fantastique, Simon Rattle, Berlin, EMI, 2008.

Esp. in the last movement, they hit the side drum softly and it rings at around 25 Hz. In various places at DIYaudio, I've talked about looking at music with MacCRO spectrum analyzer. Here's a screen shot from near the end of the last movement.

Each bar on the horizontal axis is 10 Hz, so we are looking at 0-100 Hz. Some really low stuff there.

 

[bhiggins]

1. Willie Deville - Miracle

2. Imani Coppola - Black & White Album

3. Orient Expressions - Divan

The track, Instanbul 01:26am, is a standout. I originally heard it on a sampler from Roksan - Altitude, but it is difficult to find.

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Ben

 

[9050lx]

Mercury Living Presence CD

Grainger, Lincolnshire Posey.Frederic Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble.Say you want to hear dynamic range?Prepare to turn the volume knob counterclockwise as needed.This one is one addictive album.