The DVD-A or digital files released from that disc sounds best to my ears. Pretty much a very un-futzed transfer of the original 16 bit 48khz digital master.
Agree with you on cd purchase prices. Just came back from an outdoor flea market and found 6 cds for $7 US dollars. Not SACD but but cds I wanted for my collection. All cds looked like they were hardly played. Great video. Thank you!
@@onepopv thanks. Yes it’s so much fun going to flee markets now a days. With books and CDs, I get the same excitement that I did 20 years ago when going out searching for records. Now when I have gone out for records i always get home in a bad mood and regret going.
Andreas Vollenweider is definitely an artist to listen to. I own almost all of his records in all formats (original versions, dolby versions, reissues, etcetera). You won’t believe your ears when you hear it!
Absolutely! I also have all of his recordings, listened to them regularly for the past 30 years. He's such an oustanding artist. Went to the munich concert many years ago.
Just discovered your channel and like several of your picks. My favorite CDs... Steely Dan's Aja and Gaucho as well. Jennifer Warnes...Famous Blue Raincoat, love the sound of ECM recordings, and the soundtrack to the original Blade Runner! Special note...brothers had a band that opened for The Allman Brothers in our home town of Charleston, SC in Sept. of 1970 (got to meet Duane Allman and Barry Oakley). I worked for 1 year at The Record Plant recording Studios in 1976 with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa and the Eagles. Younger sister(65) runs East West Studios.. 6000 Sunset Blvd. If you'd like some more REALLY great classical CDs please ask! Worked at a Tower Record store in early 2000's live in a small house with over 4,000 CDs!
@@DavidSmith-tl1qh omg!! That is a lot of CDs. I have Aja but Seely Dan is not my favorite band. To slick. But it sounds great!! Love Famous blue raincoat. I have the first press on vinyl so never when for the cd. Ecm sounds great. I have a pretty good ecm collection on vinyl. They continued to record and release a lot of amazing music after the vinyl died so there are so much ecm that was never released on vinyl.
Have You heard "Cantante Domino" on the Swedish label / Proprius ? Sung in Swedish is a Christmas Church Service. If Nothing else the Church Organ delivers some Powerful Bass. The track with "O Holy Night" (again in Swedish) alone is more than worth the price of this CD. Plus the Choirs sound, like the rest on this CD is Heavenly !
I have to admit I never listened to DCD so maybe that will be a good starting point. Thanks so much for watching and writing a comment. Appreciate it very much!
i only have the record and it sounds amazing at the time with the money of one cd ,two records could be bought and they were made of a better material as in the beggining of the 90´s cds were built of a more cheap material and prices came down
Janos is The Man. I just discovered him two days ago! Im hovering over a 45rpm box set he recorded w Mercury in the 60s, sound is amazing. Its widely available. Thanks for the upload.
Imo there is something magical in the recordings and performance. I get chills down my spine when I listen to it. In a good way 😀. So much presence and feeling in his playing.
totally agree , i even spent a fortune in a 90´s total digital system from nakamichi with cd player and DAT only, but after 5 to 6 years it all stoped ,now it´s a nice biblôt, i whished the digital were so good as advertised but the flaws on music make them not good for me allthough i bought through out the years more than 5.000cds most of them sound really good , a thing i did notice is if conected to a 70´s amplifier the sound becomes more real, if conected to a good set of speakers as 70´s speakers that i still have in use they need to refurbish the drivers , as in mids and high´s, one gets used to the sound but when restored they sound like we had forgoten how amazing they were, i have restored some altec lansing and Celestion Ditton from 1970 also some HPM from Pioneer but the ones that amazed me were a pair of kenwoods that were released in 72 or 73, with a lot of ways out , a giant woofer but not that powerfull , enough to fill a room with perfect sound
I also think that you have to invest a lot of money in a very good sounding turn table and phono pre amp to get that extra quality sound rather than achieving the same result with a good cd player. Thanks for watching!!
@@SublimMediamechanical aid COSTS. Digital isn't so hard to get to an acceptable standard... I do like my vinyl rig though, despite the fact vinyl can be a right pain up the ****!!
it´s true one of the best sounding live LP´s in my opinion and i do not like all songs from this band but some 6 songs in all their albums but the live at the raji´s is amazing good sounding when released in vinyl and it says in the back , directelly recorded into a dat ,and two six string guitars, with amplifier distortion ,a bass guitar and drums either than the voice, the cd bought it later as it as a cover of that´s what you always say from peter frampton and i bought it , how bad it sounded compared to the record, and at the time i only had the Pioneer´s PD-7300 and PD-S801 both still very good cd players to today´s standarts but i have better since 96 and in 2016 ,the 96 one is far the better
@@SublimMedia it seems you don´t understand what is good sound , or when you´re going to see a band in a indoors concert you might think the sound is horrible as all is analog even electronic keyboards and synthetisers who are fully digital are reproduced in a analog system , in 96 at my home studio it arrived a digital table ,well it was only used twice after the 76 one is still the one prefered as i have 3 analog ones since my father assembled it in 1970, and digital tools in the 70´s were very handy but the recording was fully analog and in 87 the first professional DAT was bought and at the time i even compred it with the sound of a open reel deck, it´s only a pitty with the digital evolution labels still sale compact discs
Mercury Living Presence and RCA Living Stereo - classical recordings from the 50's and 60's in the early days of stereo on 35mm tape, reissued on cd- every single one of these recordings sounds amazing. You can even hear the difference when you stream recordings from these labels. Check out Rachmaninov Piano Concertos No. 1 and 3 with Byron Janis and Vienna with Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony. Two great recordings, especially for those discovering classical music that will make your system rock.
@@chrissergeant7798 this is GOLD!! It’s just what I have been searching for. Suggestions of classical music to dive into. There is soooo much classical records so it’s hard to k ow where to start so this is perfect.
@@SublimMedia Your channel is awesome. I love music- it is as essential as breathing to me. I was lucky, I grew up on classical music, it was always playing in my home. As with any other genre, just follow your ear, your mind and your heart. The internet and RU-vid is an amazing resource. I am 59 and I discover music every day. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony has a free RU-vid channel that streams their concerts. The fidelity is, well, like you are sitting in the audience. It beats the Berlin Philharmonic's subscription to smithereens. Their channel is how I came to love Sibelius and Brahms. Keep listening, my friend.
Ain't no doubt about it! I just discovered Living Presence about three months ago And now proudly own six originals and I'm this close to getting that monster Mercury CD box set.
You are spot on - those Mercury release were extremely well produced. Also, Deutsche Grammophone red Stereo albums From 1960 thru 1974 were the best records that DG issued.
I really need to dive deeper into the classical music. I have a few that sounds good but I always move more towards the smaller orchestras or solo stuff. Whit this video I now have some suggestions from people. I’m so glad I did this. Awesome!!
😊 l rarely listen to headphones, I'm 71 and need to protect my ears but about 20 years ago The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas built a theater in the round similar to what the new Sphere in Vegas is now just for a celebration of the Beatles in music and video and hired Cirque de Soleil to adapt their production as they saw fit to match the soundtrack. I think both George Martin and his son Giles were involved in creating the soundtrack which contains no whole songs and no breaks. It all flows as one long song 26 selections and approved by the boys themselves. I saw the show a few months after it opened around 2005 for $265. I saw the early show and would have walked right back in as paying customer to see the late show but for many years it was sold out in advance. There were huge video screens that also showed Beatles clips throughout the show. They had it designed for there to be a subwoofer type speaker integrated into each seat that you could hear and feel but they had not gotten the bugs worked out yet although the sound was still magnificent and magical, especially with a little help from your "friend" or friends of choice😊 when listening to the CD on headphones. When l left the show l went over to the merchandise table and bought the CD. It and the show is called Love. The remastered Who's Next with extra cuts is well done as well. John Hiatt Slow Turning on Mofi is a treat as is Bring the Family as my 2 favorites having seen the tour with the supergroup Jim Keltner, Nick Lowe and Sonny Landreth backing him up. He has many others as well, Mofi of Riding with the King is one. We are almost the same exact age and if l had of been lucky enough to be a musician this is what l would have liked to write and sound like.
Thank you so much for the nice comment. I have the Beatles cd and I have played it to death. It was the only thing that I had in my car for a long time. It is truly magical and I can only imagine how it must have been seeing the show. Man I’m so jealous! Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll definitely check them out! //Jonas
Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell .. Ironmaiden, Number of the Beast... Slayer, Reign in Blood... Megadeth,Rust in Peace...Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance
I have all but Judas Priest and they are good but maybe there is other pressings that sounds better. my first US press of Reign in Blood sounds way better than the cd. Awesome all of them!!
This is a great list! Thanks for this. I was lucky enough to work with Larry Blake(look up his imdb). His first go to cd for critical listening was Peter Gabriel So.
Always nice to see the little silver discs getting some much deserved love, esp. SACDs. I'm lucky enough to own a Mark Levinson No.512 player and it's simply sublime sounding with both CD & SACD.
That is a hell of a machine. So cool!! I have the Shanling tube cd player and it sounds amazing but doesn’t have sacd so I play them on a Marantz. Also sounds great but I prefer playing CDs with the tube. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!! /jonas
@@SublimMedia I used to work in a dealership & Shanling was one of our brands. I fondly recall their CD player with the chassis that lit up blue and looked like a flying saucer!The CD-T300, I think😎
@@billarmstrong5568 I remember that one too... looked so cool but wasn't it SACD player too? Or maybe a different model number? I just remember because I was looking at SACD players at the time (like 2004-5) it's been a while...
Great post Jonas! Many years ago I was recommended by a sound engineer to get hold of the late 80s standard US and European CD issues of Little Feat's Sailin Shoes, Dixie Chicken and Feats Don't Fail that were remastered by Lee Herschberg. He said they sounded better than all the vinyl and digital versions (including MFSL). I think he was right!
Thank you thank you thank you for all the wonderful sacd reviews. It's a shame some people don't have ears capable of hearing the difference. Thank you for talking about CDs, after everyone gets sick of clicks and pops they'll be buying them all over again❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@user-vs8bk4pl7z hahah. Yes maybe you are right. I’m 99% into vinyl but love the CDs I have and the hunt for CDs is so much more fun now a days than the hunt for vinyl
Great list!! Wish the SACD’s were less than $10 at my local used record shop. Also couldn’t agree more about the Andres Vollenveider. I have 3 of his CD’s owned for quite a while and they are amazing. I would add Roxy Music Avalon on SACD to this list. A magical sound as you have mentioned.
Brothers in Arms is the absolute reference all digital 80s CD!!! When it was remastered and put out on DVD-Audio it improved even more. One that wasn't on your list, but should be, is Donald Fagen - The Nightfly. It is another all digital 80s CD that got remastered on DVD-Audio. It too is spectacular!!!
I have it on vinyl. Don’t know if it’s a first press but it’s an early any way. So never saught out the cd. But I think it would be a good one for the format just like the steely dans!
@@SublimMedia that was like the first DDD wasn't it. Probably mastered with CD in mind. Yeah you can kinda hear the air in the digital silence and dynamics of IGY. I guess I've never heard that vinyl
@@SublimMedia If you can get your hands on the DVD-Audio of The Nightfly and have a player to listen to it do everything in your power to make that happen. The DVD-Audio blows any other format of the album out of the water. It is totally stunning!!! By the way they don't come cheap. I've seen them going for as much as $200 in good used condition. I bought my copy back in 2002 brand new for about $30.
@@BrunoDeMarques sounds like a dream but man I have heard it 10.000 times so not the first one I play of if I put it like that. But man it sounds great!
Mike Oldfield stoped in tubular bells , does anyone here saw it being performed live then, what a show , today no one bothers to have the same work to do it as it was done at the time, at the time i saw Mike oldfield like i saw pink floyd , they were at the same level, don´t know if anyone saw the pompey concert but it´s a work of art , well 70´s pink Floyd were
I have a few Bjork in my collection and tried them out before deciding on the ten but I have to say that even if they sounded good it was not 10/10. Don’t have Medula. Need to find a copy of that!!
First heard Andreas Vollenweider when on holiday in Lindos, Rhodes, Greece 🇬🇷 back in 1989 in a French 🇫🇷 restaurant on a cliff one evening overlooking the bay and his music 🎶 was simply sublime. The album playing was "White Winds" and I bought it as soon as I got home to the UK 🇬🇧. During Covid Andreas put out a Live "Mini Concert #9" on YT from his home in Switzerland 🇨🇭, with just him (on Harp) and his long time drummer Walter Keiser and it sounds just as sublime as White Winds does ..... well worth a listen 👍😀
I can just imagine that the setting in Greece was perfect for Andreas music. White winds is a beautiful record from start to finish. I still hold Book of as his best album but revisiting White Winds yesterday put it on a close second. It’s been a while since I played it and man it’s good. Reading the comments it seems that it’s the favorite among the people.
@@vintagevinylvets1187 it’s a fabulous recording but I’m not the biggest fan of the music. But many are so it’s so cool that they keep on releasing it.
The world's luckiest recording (yes you can call Jazz at the Pawnshop a fluke) does sound great, but at the same time it's incredibly gimmicky in its way. I have it, people who don't know what their listening to love it ("you can hear the glasses klink!") but I would never put it on for myself the way I do with the SACDs of Blood on the Tracks, or Brothers in Arms, anything by Miles or wtf, Thriller.
I own the Alison Krause sacd, an original Jazz At the Pawnshop where the sonics are so good that it sounds like you can move between the tables, glasses clanging, the register ringing up tabs, etc. Maybe not everybody's cup of tea, but I think just a nice straight up Jazz performance. Starker is simply one of the great cellists of all time. I've heard him live plus seen/heard him at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the seventies where he taught master classes to gifted students. You have to get the vinyl copies of Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites. I own them all; an original box set, the Speakers Corner, the Analogue Production 45 RPM set, and my personal fave, the Golden Imports set from Holland(also have the Dvorak). The GI box was the first recording I purchased and I think the best, most lively sound with late-night New York street sounds coming through the recording. Subway sounds, even a bus pulling away from the curb made me get up and look out the window the first time I heard it, and can still startle me. I was never a fan of Brothers in Arms but check out Dire Strait's "On Every Street". Frankly, the CD blew me away(paid $4.00) both musically and sonically plus I preferred it to the limited MOFI SACD version.
@@SublimMedia I've been buying auctions of boxes of cds while they are cheap. i make more money selling the ones i don't want then what i paid for the whole works lol.
I would recommend: Vangelis- China(Remastered), Donald Fagan- The Nightfly (UHQCD), Nora Jones - Feels Like Home(UHQCD), Joe Jackson- Body & Soul (SACD), Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (SACD)
You can try the Nightclub of Patricia Barber. Actually all her albums presented as CD, SACD and vinyl recordings and everything is in a perfect quality, however I like particularly this album. It would be also helpful if you provide description of your recommendations in the long description. Links to Amazon are not required. And yes, I agree, Jazz in the pawnshop is a good album.
Some favorites here: Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat / Belafonte at Carnegie Hall [cd, SACD] / Steely Dan - Aja [DIDX-55 cd or new AP SACD] / Arthur Fiedler - Gaitie Parisienne [cd or SACD] / Cars - Candy-O [Elektra cd] / Elvis Costello w Sofie Von Otter [cd] / Peoria Jazzband - Passport To Jazz [Opus 3 LP] / Neil Young - Harvest [DVD-A] / Roxy Music - Avalon [SACD] / Beck - Sea Change [SACD] / Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room [cd, SACD] / Benny Goodman - Today [London Phase 4 LP]
I have always found that CDs that were made in Japan or West Germany in the 80s have the best sound.. My Collection is full of them especially West Germany 'Target' CDs.. They Sound amazing..
This video came up on my recommended list and I clicked because I thought; for sure he hasn’t heard Doug Macleod yet and I’ll need to recommend one of his releases. I was surprised to see you mention here and also couldn’t help but agree with a few of your other picks. I’m impressed. The SACD release of “Whose Truth, Whose Lies?” By Doug Macleod is one I almost always play when I’m introducing the system or SACD to someone new. I noticed a few comments on Dead can Dance and yes, instruments on some of them are captured wonderfully. Look for the earlier paper case releases. They’re SACD’s mastered by Mobile Fidelity but still on the 4AD label. I collect advanced resolution formats but that’s expensive these days. Thankfully some artists still release quality on standard redbook format. Others have already mentioned Ry Cooder, and I always have fun playing the “I, Flathead” cd or “Chavez Ravine”. #1 for me will always be The Complete Studio Albums cd box set of Leonard Cohen. It’s perfect. I’ll subscribe
So cool that I could surplice you. Doug sounds so good. Reference for sure. Had no idea about the 4AD mastered by MoFi. Need to look into that. Would be cool to hear. I will go straight to discogs and ad Choen. Are all good sounding or is it a specific version?
@@SublimMediaI should add that the Leonard Cohen box set would more appropriately be placed in a Essential Artist list rather than Audiophile Demo. I can’t help but be drawn into the simplistic intensity of his music. The album “Songs of Love and Hate” is a good example of that.
Hello, Personally I am mostly into jazz. I don't consider myself an audiophile, but I don't think to be an amateur either. My recommendations are based on comparisons. 1. Miles Davis "Agharta" and "Pangaea". There has been a lot of debate about these albums, with the vinyl versions sounding better, and the first American remaster on CD from 1991 lacking dynamic and punch. And here, we are not talking about subtle appreciations, but clear and obvious differences on any reasonable audio equipment: The sound of the US Columbia edition C2K-46799 doesn't sound good, lacking life and muffled sound. My versions of these albums are the Japanese Blu-spec CD2 (SICP 30273~4, SICP 30275-6) with great sound. For many fans, the Blu-spec CD2 and the vinyl are essentially equivalent. It's not about the audio format of the Blu-spec over the regular CD, but about the mastering. 2. In Japanese jazz, some XRCDs (format compatible with standard CD players) sound very good. I'm thinking of "Free Form Suite" by New Direction For The Arts (TBM-XR-0010, three blind mice, TBM-10). I also have the Blu-Spec CD of the album. The XRCD has a clearer sound and better dynamics. The Blu-Spec CD still sounds great, and, honestly that is one that I listen more often (that is, I listen more the Blu-spec CD than the audiophile version XRCD). 3. Generally speaking, the CDs on the Japanese label three blind mice (TBM) have good sound. It depends of the jazz you like, but when you play their albums, CDs or vinyl, they sound great. 4. Still in Japanese jazz, one label, Terasima Records, offers amazing sound quality. They did some vinyl records but most of their releases are on CD. Some albums by the Akira Matsuo Trio are worth listening to. The jazz they play is not revolutionary, and the albums are usually based on interpretations of jazz standards. But top musicians, such as the wonderful pianists Yoko Teramura or Yuko Ohashi. But strickly speaking of the sound quality: their albums sound really good. 5. Finally, another Japanese label, Venus Records, has albums with amazing sound, on CD or vinyl. Highly recommended is '- Misty - Live at Jazz is' by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio. But check Venus Records as a jazz label. The sound of their recordings is outstanding. Concluding, in general, the CD, as an audio format, does not sound better or worst than the vinyl. The CD editions of the same album can offer very different sound, e.g. Miles Davis' "Agharta". We have to repeat that again and again: what is important is the mastering for a given audio format. Best, Pierre
Thank you so much for this comment. The effort alone makes me feel bad for not having much time now to answer. I will put all of them on my want list and try to get a hold of some. I have Mosnight Sugar and Summertime on OG Vinyl and they sound amazing. I have tried to hunt down more tbm but it’s expensive so maybe cd is the way to go here. I bet still costly but not as the vinyl. You are correct in you last statement that the mastering for each format is crucial. Thanks. I pined this comment so more can take advantage of your knowledge and opinions. //Jonas
@@SublimMedia What I really liked about your video is the price point. When the master is good, CD or vinyl should be essentially equivalent. But of course we're not talking about the musical experience. I understand very well that some people these days prefer the physical product offered by the vinyl format (artwork cover, pleasure of placing the stylus etc). Indeed, Japanese CDs or vinyl records are often expensive. TBM OGs are rarely below 60SUS, used records often 100$US and more. There have been some recent reissues on vinyl, available on sites like Lawson/HMV, but we're usually talking about 40$US and more for a single vinyl. Recent TBM reissues on vinyl: 1. Mari Nakamoto 3, TBM-56; 2. Blow UP, TBM-15; 3. Toki, TBM-46; 4. Mine, TBM-1. Some CD reissues on Craftman Records are available at budget prices (< 20$US on CD) at Dusty Groove (US) or Japanese Amazon. Congratulations for your RU-vid channel, I subscribed. Best, Pierre
In my journey to find great sounding cds I have found that it is easier to find it in the format of SACD, 24/192 khz, 24/96khz, However for me the real challenge has been to find it in 16/44.1 khz or commonly known as redbook cd, I've found it in many available labels: Telarc, Mercury, Chesky, Deutsche Grammophon and many others that are all 16 bits cds, of course always playing them with the use of capable quality DAC, and by the way far better priced than SACDs, thank you for your videos.
@@SublimMedia If you can look for cds recorded in the 80's encoded AAD (Analog to Analog to Digital) Analog master tape recorder used during initial recording, to Analog mixing and editing to Digital mastering, is my favorite, or look for ADD ( Analog recording equipment, digital mastering, to digital media.)Some people prefer the DDD all digital recorded to digital mastering to digital media 16 or 24 bits, all of them are good sounding as long as the recording and mastering was done at the highest quality possible, because as we all know not all recordings are created equal, and if you're into vinyl the warm sound of AAA, the all Analog recordings of the 40s,50s,60s, most 70s and some 80s era, today almost all recordings are digital vinyl, I enjoy the cds and the vinyl formats, thank you for your videos.
Additions to your label list: Stockfisch, 2L, Reference Recordings, Linn, many Blue Note Great sounding R&R Redbook CDs -- Bloomfield, Kooper, Stills/Super Session Fleetwood Mac/Kiln House Fleetwood Mac/Live in Boston Remastered Vol. 1 (Live) Cowboy Junkies/The Trinity Session Otis Taylor/Hey Joe Opus Red Meat Boz Scaggs/Memphis Greg Brown/Covenant
Roxy Music Avalon on original SACD sounds incredible. The Japanese SHM-SACD is also excellent if a bit less "liquid." The original Japanese LP of Avalon is great, too. Hell, it’s hard to go wrong with the RL mastered US original. Just a beautiful album.
@@eightrodway I have a very hard time with Roxy Music in general. I blame Brian Ferry. But I do have a minty copy of Avalon just because of how freakin awesome it sounds. Thanks for the suggestions. If I see one out hunting I’ll grab it!
@SublimMedia I like Brian Ferry well enough. His distant, ironic attitude fits the music. If you want to hear his "mirror image," listen to Mark Hollis of Talk Talk; very emotional, heart-on- his-sleeve style. Colour of Spring is a great album.
Esbjorn Svensson Trio, when everyone has gone sounds incredible on cd and All-4-One debut self titled album also the 1992 cd Dizzy Gillespie Best of is a fantastic sounding AAD cd, very relaxed, detailed with solid sound stage and warm sounding. Really captures the essence of the master tapes.
First timer here and just subscribed. I like the variety of your list and put the ones I don't already have in my Qobuz favorites list to listen to later. Of course these will not be the SACD versions but if the music is good it won't really matter.
@@earthoid the music always comes first and Qobuz is great for streaming. I used it for a long time before I noticed that I stoped listening to my records. Had to part with my Bluesound 😀
An excellent selection. I have the majority of these discs. The best live recording I have is the SACD of Harry Belafonte At Carnegie Hall- IT SOUNDS AWESOME! I cannot believe this album was recorded in 1959- it sets a standard that few if any have ever matched.
Love your selection, as most of them I would have choosen as well. If you like nordic female voices, mostly in audiophile quality, you should listen to Siri‘s Svale Band - Blackbird on vinyl. Hanne Boel - Outtakes Solfried Molland - Håpets Kappe Kari Bremnes - Norwegian Mood Sophie Zelmani - Soul Some other hot recordings: Eric Bibb - Good Stuff“ is an Opus 3 LP played on 45 rpm with amazing sound quality. Peder af Ugglas - Autumn Shuffle on Opus 3 Tiny Island - Tiny Island on Opus 3 Fiona Boyes - Blues in my heart Strike a deep chord - Track 1 and 10 with the amazing voice of Odetta Bossa, Ballads and Blues - The Bassface Swing Trio There are so many more high quality records today, as we are living in the audiophile heaven.
I have used Andreas Vollenweider's Book Of Roses as an audiophile test disk for years, great to see it's on your list. Also White Winds or better yet The Trilogy. A couple of recommendations - Patricia Barber's Nightclub and Pitch Black's Futureproof.
I have both but it’s been ages since I played so I’ll give em a go tomorrow. On Roses, I love the marble that rolls from one side to another and falls down. Makes me smile every time!!
My Best are - Nightshift by Dave Brubeck - Ink by Livingston Taylor - Jazz at the pawnshop - Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (Mobifidelity version) - Me by Alexis Korner (the only record direct-to-CD I ever see, which means no mastering, no aditonal mixing, not retaking, no oberdub, just a musician their instruments are a master cut record) - Of course the Chesky Record Jazz Sampler - And last but not least, Get a Grip by Aerosmith... This one is special because is the only CD I have AAA (which means that was Analog Mastering just before become digital... A rare avis)
Great list!! Thanks. More to add to my want list! I have listen to a lot of Brubeck but I can’t say I have ever heard Nightshift so that will be particularly exciting to listen to.
I‘m not am not an expert on this but I recall „Ulla Meinecke - die Tänzerin“, a tune from 1983 being named often as a reference tune for testing the sound of high end hi-fi gear.
Acoustic Sounds in Salina, Kansas U.S.A. has a marvelous collection of vintage records and new pressings. They are restoring vinyl recording and are definitely worth a look...
Allman Brothers at Filmore East is available as a Mfsl release used. Jazz at the Pawnshop and also Jazz at the Pawnshop 2 are now acailable in limited edition UHQCD versions: very pricey, but the best versions ever done.
Have the Alison Kraus union station DVD - excellent! Kill two birds with one stone, superb audio and glorious video performance! Other wonderful digital: Jazz: Yamamoto Trio - A Shade of Blue (sacd) Classical: Vaughn Williams - Antarctica Symphony. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Chandos label (SACD)
That Fillmore East SACD is somewhat compressed. For digital, I like the 2015 MFSL or the SHM-CD/ SACD. The SHM is actually slightly longer (Stormy Monday is left unedited) and therefore might be from a tape closer to the master.
@@SublimMedia The SHM one I'm referring to is from 2013. There's another from 2010 but that's not the right one. It's really confusing - there's so many! Also, The MQA-CD is the same master as the 2013 one.
One recent CD revelation is Anton Bruckner Unaccompanied Sacred Motets (Ealing Abbey Choir). Herald CD (Made in England DDD). So beautiful, clean, clear and crisp. Sadly, I believe that it is out of print. CD for classical music is more than awesome. The classical audiophiles of the late 1980s knew this well. Today, I pick up classical European vinyl and CDs for pennies. Their former owners always took great care of these items. What did this Bruckner CD cost me? 50 cents at a thrift shop! Sometimes, I feel like I am part of fabulous secret with these recordings since they seem so underappreciated. 🤷♀. - Heather
I wish I was into classical music. I get them all the time in collections, see them in fleets markets etc and as you say, always in fantastic condition.
Allman Brothers l have the MOFI sacd which is great sounding disc . The Classic Records vinyl is phenomenal. The Eagles Hell Freezes over on JVC XRCD is wonderful sounding CD. I have far too many great sounding CDs to be able to list.. I agree cds are really a bargain now so many to be found in the wild cheap and sounding wonderful. One l will highly recommend to find is Hugh Masekela CD Hope . Great video
Olu Dara • "In the World, From Natches to New York". I am constantly amazed at how good this CD recording sounds. A great (rootsy/bluesy/jazzy) recording from Olu Dara.
I treasure the sound of many cheap CDs, like the Ella Fitzgerald songbooks mastered by Dennis Drake and made by Polygram Hanover, (85-87), the Coltrane Impulse albums (1987, Japan. Made by Warner-Pioneer Corporation), The Classic Film Scores Of Franz Waxman (RCA Red Seal < Japan 1985), sounds incredible and is fascinating music, I tend to look for CDs made before the loudness wars and made by Polygram Hanover, DADC Austria, PMDC France,, Japan. Manufactured By - Victor Musical Industries, Inc and Toshiba EMI Japan, and certain mastering engineers, Dennis Drake, Larry Walsh, Barry Diament and Bill Ingot, Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Yoshida, J.R.T Davies, Rob LoVerde. etc. These early CDs have an analogue quality because of the analogue outboard mastering chains they used is way superior to digitally mastered boomy vinyl that is so frequent these days. They may not havel the best audiophile detail though many do, but they have a real gut bucket cohesion that feels so good.
I've ripped all my CDs in .flac and play back using Roon. Everything sounds better than playing the actual CDs with CD players costing up to $3K or more that I've tested. ($CDN). Agree with your selections that I'm familiar with. Others to consider - Eva Cassidy (Nightbird), Sarah McLachlan (Surfacing), Nils Lofgren (Acoustic Live), Eric Clapton (Unplugged) and of course Miles Davis (Kind of Blue)
Oh that is a way I never stumbled upon. Cool!! I have Eva and Miles but I have the fairly new Miles and it’s not the best sounding version I have heard. I go for my MoFi LP when I listen to it. Eva Cassidy is one of those artists that just got so insanely popular after her death here in Sweden so I have a lot of her CDs. They are in all thrift stores and collections. Some people have good taste I guess 😀😀
I bought my first CDs in 1985, back then you couldn't buy them in stores yet. Could only buy them used in stereo shops. Here's my favorites from back then. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Flim and the BBs - Tricycle Peter Gabriel - Security then later So And Brothers in Arms like you said. ps. I've been listening to Allman Brothers Fillmore East for almost 50 years now. Still have my original LPs from back then.
I recently bought a Diana Krall CD on the GRP label that is lifelike. And I only have a very good but nondescript stereo setup. I tried a handful of other artists on that label that sound equally as good.
Nice to see SACD. I have some of them that you mentioned. Itˋs hard to find those today even though they sound amazing. Steely Dan - Guacho, Roger Waters - Amused to death, Tiny island - Tiny island (Opus 3) and don´t forget Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon. Those are som of the SACD I have that I can recomend for amazing sound quality. From Kungsbacka👍
Hej Bengt! I think I have Ti y Island but never played it so I need to correct that. I actually have a pretty nice Opus 3 collection. I bought a guys audiophile set up and CDs but I haven’t played all yet. It would be cool to hear DSOTM on SACD. I can only imagine the sound. Thanks for watching!! //Jonas
I’m old so not familiar with any of this but here are the audiophile selections I use for evaluating equipment: Diana Krall, “Only Trust Your Heart” title cut and Folks Who Live on the Hill. Whole album is great. Frank Morgan “Bop” album first cut “Milano” note how the sax moves from side to side Dave Grusin “Discovered Again” - the Cripple Creek cut John Klemmer “Barefoot Ballet” Talking Hands but all cuts are great. Santana “Abraxas” opening cut has widest soundstage ever. Al Jarreau Look to the Rainbow: Live in Europe - any cut but try Take Five or We Got By. Interesting note. Tommy LiPuma was the producer and Al Schmidt the engineer on both this and the Krall album above. Coincidence? I think not!
Here are some of my Top Eleven Albums: 1 Black Beehive Big Head Todd & The Monsters. 2 The Distance Bob Seger. 3 No Other Love Chuck Prophet 4 Go-Go Boots Drive-By Truckers 5 Laid Back Greg Allman 6 American Myth Jackie Greene 7 Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda Williams 8 The Outsider Rodney Crowell 9 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 10 Joshua Tree U2. And last the very best CD you could buy is :The Best of BoDeans: Slash And Burn BoDeans.
How right ewe are my bright little star...'bout the exquisite sound o' Nick Drake-A Treasury on SACD. It's only a collection but is so fantastic. I'm-a-hopin' the powers that be will someday see to it that his original albums get this super audiophile treatment. Tell ewe...
@@johncollier9280 yes I think the internet would explode if we got the Drakes on AAA treatment. Like a 2 45 release by acoustic sounds. Man I would be in it like a fly on a sugar cube!
Andreas Vollenweider reissue "Book Of Roses" last year and it sounds very nice and clean. I also have the original European vinyl pression and perhaps is a little better in dynamics but the newer is less noisier. Thanks for your content and recommendations!
Jonas you traitor! How dare you show CD 💿 s, Seize him! Just kidding I also go thrifting for CDs and can find the for as low as 50 cents, the coolest ones I have found lately is the mid 80’s Robert Johnson box set, and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. Also I have also decided to collect 90’s hip hop on CD as well as that was the original format, the vinyl is too expensive and I am starting to believe that the source of reissues are digital anyway, and who wants to listen to a triple vinyl set of a 90’s hip hop album when you can just jump to the best tracks on CD 💿 and avoid the filler tracks. Also, a new development, because of my radio show on the local university station, bands are now emailing me their new album to play live on the show, often before the album drops, so I get to discover new bands and music before everyone else, for free! Cheers, PS, I need to send you a flip video of my finds over the last 2 months, lots of 🔥🔥🔥🔥 PPS - my local shop had OG Nick Drake records in stock …..$200 CDN each 😢
@@deancronin6934 oh man a Drake OG is never a bad investment if the money is there. But he’ll. There are so much to collect. That’s so awesome. A Johnson box for that price. I mean. So much killer music in good sounding format for that price. It’s sooo a no brainer.
Ja. ECM är fantastiska. Jag spelar ett litet spel. Jag köper slumpmässiga album från artister jag inte känner. Alltid är inspelningarna otroliga. Och ibland upptäcker jag en ny musiker!!
Yes only used. I feel that is the best bang for the buck! I spend a lot on vinyl so I try to hold down the costs on CDs. If or when I buy new it's always on sales or something like that. Thanks for watching!
Interesting I been following Eric Bibb since the spirit and the blues was released at opus 3 in 1994 now I been back on track and now as roon user and really dig Eric Bibb “The happiest man” With Danny Thomson on bass. Robert Plant and the sensational space shifters the album “Embrace an other fall” is so dynamic wide range of instruments from all around the world it’s fantastic!!
Oh I need to check that one out. Yes I have been listening to Bibb since early 2000 I think. My dad brought home an Opus 3 record and the sound struck me right away. Magic!
What about the fantastic CDs made by label dmp? "Tricycle" and "Big Notes" from Flim & The BBs are incredibly dynamic. Yeah, you have to like that kind of jazz, but you will get access to this music just by listening to these fantastic recordings. And another one, which is an old analogue recording, but great as a CD as well: "Antiphone Blues" by Arne Domnerus!
How many of these albums are recorded directly in digital format? And how many of them in high resolution digital formats? Otherwise what quality do you expect? Because as much as i know only Mofi uses the master tapes to convert them directly into DSD. And despite that the master tape is with very high quality it has its physical limits of a tape. Sound to noise ratio, dynamics, frequency response and etc. of a tape are incomparable to the HD digital formats.
I don’t expect any sort of quality when it comes to this list. I use my ears and the once I show is the once I have that sounds the best. No matter the format or conversion.
If interested in best recordings of CD’s you should check out Strve Hoffman forum. He engineered, remastered many of the analog classics to CD And great conventions there. Best DSOTM Is the Japanese black triangle or Harvest Black Face. Same pressing Black Face is usually cheaper 30-50.00 WTWH is considered a collectors grail First pressing around 800.00 Due to label and tracks on player read two tracks Second pressing had correct label but still said only two tracks when inserted in player. The first two pressing from 83 Japan and the DSOTM from 84 have very low peak track levels (30’s to 70’s ) where as most CD’s once they really got into mainstream around 85 all had 100 peak levels,
People scoffed at Bedini's CD Ultra Clarifier, saying it was snake oil, but I owned one, and it really did improve the sound a lot. Way more than any interconnect or speaker wires. Unfortunately, mine was damaged when I mixed up the power supply and fried it.
Greetings from Toronto ☕️👍 💿 given a good transport and a mid to high level DAC it’s phenomenally good! Vinyl vs 💿…each bring a unique sonic profile in the game. In these times streaming is the universes biggest music library..and if you really like what you heard ..try and get a hard copy..these days PHYSICAL MEDIA IS KING 👑 Have a great weekend.
Do you listen to music to analyze it (technical ear, excellent recording, voice, instruments), or do you listen to music just for the feeling it gives you (even if it’s a crap recording or a bootleg etc)….? I just listen to music for the feeling it gives me. I don’t care if it sounds like a dream or not. I’m not buying cd’s from artists just because they recorded it so well. Andreas Vollenweider? Pfffff no way.
I do listen to Vollenweider a lot, because of the amazing music and the feeling it gives me. He's an outstanding artist. Can hardly think of an artist that has given me more joy. But they're excellent recordings as well.
I grew up with it. My dad played it to death when I was a kid so it’s also nostalgic in a way. It’s cool that some music you have a tight relationship with either you want to or not 😀
Other than the Allman Brothers, I think most of these artists are European, so not very available in the U.S. And when these CDs are found on eBay, the prices are not even close to USD1.00 (Euro 1.00). And the SACD versions are USD30, USD40 and sometimes USD70 each! So Ilm still looking for very good CDs or SACDs in my local U.S, market.
The same goes with a lot of vinyl versions that is USA original and super hard to get here in Sweden. I love getting an American press with the thicker cardboard style jacket and round edged LPs.
I don't know what to make of these original master gold coated CD's. I am still breakin in my speakers etc. Elton John Tumbleweed Connection, Kenny Loggins Sittin In, & "Blood Sweat & Tears"
