Really good sounding CDs are (generalising) taken from uncompressed recordings, however the good CDs are still very different from good vinyl.
Cds I normally avoid is the remastered versions. They can sound great but if over compressed they sound dreadfully thin and mechanical.
Leema Pulse MKI; Electrocompaniet PC-1; PMC TB2i; Denon TU-260 MKII; Pro-ject Xpression 1 with ClearAudio Classic Wood cartridge
Any of the Camaron de la Isla / Paco de Lucia albums. Truly spellbinding flamenco. Start with ‘El Camaron De La Isla’.
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
Location: Kent
Posts: 28
I'm John.
Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn ( Walking in Memphis )
Jorma Kaukonen - Blue Country Heart
Warren Zevon - The Wind
Regards
John
Location: Poland
Posts: 7
I'm Kacper.
Original warner cds of Van Morrison - made in USA especially moondance and veedon fleece
Self titled debut of the doors first japaneese edition pre target is by far the best cd ive heard
Most of original made in us John hiatts albums - stolen moments, perfectly good guitar, bring the family
Original impulse cds made in us and japan
Some of original reprise cds - Electric warrior - made in usa Neil Youngs first european editions of Tonights the night Everybody knows this is nowhere and After the goldrush
Bridge over the trouble water - mastersound edition
Blood on the tracks - first us edition but disc manufactured in japan
Sly & family stone greatest hits first us edition but disc made in japan
Mojave 3's spoon and rafter - by far the best modern mastering ive heard
Location: scotland
Posts: 330
I'm alan.
My Favourites.......But I've got hundreds.
Tim Buckley - Letters Live.
John Martyn - No little Boy.
Dire Straits- Dire Straits.
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell.
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside.
Grace Jones - Warm Leatherette.
Brian Eno - Here come the warm jets.
Talking Heads- Remain in light.
S.A.H.B.- Tomorrow belongs to me.
Van Halen - 1984.
Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues.
Nick Cave - The Boatman's Song.
TBC......
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
Dig:Boz Scaggs
All You Can Eat:KD Lang
Ultimate Collection:Eddie Brickell & The New Bohemians
Going way back:
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Rush - 2112
Damn near all Zep albums, most of Pink Floyd, there are too many albums that are solid all the way through to mention. I could easily list 100.
Russell
Leftism by Leftfield. Electronic dance music that blows the cobwebs out of your bass drivers
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SW1X Universal Music Server UMS I Signature with Power Supply Unit PSU I Signature
SW1X USB II
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Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
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Pre amps -- Hi fi Collective twin mono ladder stepped attenuator, with Charcroft Z-foil and silver wired. And First Watt B1 active no gain buffer.
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Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
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