Audiophile (Very High) Quality Recordings

[Inter_Voice]

I have a couple of Eric Bibb CDs they are well recorded. Bookers Guitar and Diamond Days if you like Blues music. Nick

Agreed. I have Opus Eric Bibb SACD "Spirit & The Blues" which is really nice

Another 2 SACDs that I recommend on vocal are Stockfisch Records Closer to the Music Vol. 2 (as well as Vol 1 and 3 but I love Vol. 2 more) and Chesky's The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Records. The recordings on these 2 hybrid SACDs are wonderful. As the two CDs are hybrid and therefore they can aslo be played on a normal CD player.

 

[daveg56]

MOR is not everybodys taste in music, but David Foster produced records always sound brilliant. Our house are Michael Buble fans, always great production and orchestration by Foster and engineered by Humberto Gatica. There is also a fantastic sounding concert blu-ray 'David Foster and Friends', beautifully mixed.

Some of my other favourites... Eric Bibb, Jennifer Warnes (The Hunter and The Well), Alison Krauss, Diana Krall (Girl in the Other Room), Beth Neilsen Chapman.

Enjoy!

 

[MajorFubar]

I don't 'get' audiophile CDs.

Maybe someone could explain it to me.

I 'get' audiophile records: better-quality vinyl, slow-speed cut, direct metal mastering, etc

But surely a CD's either a perfect inverse of the stamper and it plays correctly, or it isn't and it doesn't?

Or are we talking more about the quality of the master from which the CD is transcribed, and not the CD itself?

 

[StevenKay]

MOR is not everybodys taste in music, but David Foster produced records always sound brilliant. Our house are Michael Buble fans, always great production and orchestration by Foster and engineered by Humberto Gatica. There is also a fantastic sounding concert blu-ray 'David Foster and Friends', beautifully mixed. Enjoy!

daveg56]

Thanks for the reference.

'David Foster and Friends' indeed sound wonderful. Superb !!

 

[Anonymous]

Katie Melua has to be one of the best recorded and mastered CDs of modern times.

Both 'Piece by Piece' and 'Call off the Search'

Try 'Lilac Wine' turned up loud on your system and it should blow you away. If it doesn't (it managed to sound strangled and flat on an B&O system I listened to - the one with the small active speakers on stalks) buy a better Hi-Fi.

Also Easy easy all Stars - Dub side of the Moon is worth a go.

 

[StevenKay]

Katie Melua has to be one of the best recorded and mastered CDs of modern times.

Both 'Piece by Piece' and 'Call off the Search'

Yes indeed. Very high quality recordings. Feels as if she is singing sitting next to you. So real. Thanks.

 

[gomper]

Patty Griffin / Living With Ghosts

Stunning clarity, beautiful song writing. You can hear her turning pages in her songbook as she sings, and the background noise of ambulances passing by outside her apartment window. All of that aside, it's simply one of the greatest folk albums of all time.

Lara St. John / Bach Works for Violin Solo

Allemande may be the most impressive single recording I have ever heard.

 

[stefanom]

Recently picked up this Hybrid SACD/DSD Mastering.

http://www.analogueproductions.com/index.cfm?do=detail&Title_ID=72005

Sounds great!

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[Leeps]

Naxos' Bluray Audio: Copland Rodeo (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) 24/96 recording in 2.0 and 5.0. I'm not too keen on the other music bundled with the disc, but the first 24:50 is awesome. The spaciousness of the sound really invokes the feeling of being at a concert. There's wonderful attack in the percussion which is a significant part of this piece. The timing is really infectious - it's very difficult for your head and feet to stay still listening to this!

Radiohead - King of Limbs Live from the Basement. Bluray. This comes in 2.0 and 5.1 flavours (with picture). So many textures to the sounds made, vast dynamic range and complex rhythms. A very good test disc should you ever want to demo new kit: this recording is spot on, but will show up any flaws in your system. Your bass must be tight and your timing strong to deal with this.

Thanks incidentally to everyone for the SACD recommendations. Only just got this facility so look forward to experimenting with some of these. Just ordered Deutsche Gramaphon / LSO / Hilary Hahn SACD of Elgar's Lark Ascending, so will report back once I've had the chance to listen to it properly.

 

[Leeps]

Oh and a bit of a controversial recommendation this:

Introducing Christian Scott.

To my knowledge this is only available in 320kbps mp3. (Listened to it on Spotify and I think it's available as download too, but not on any CD or vinyl format). All I can say is that the mastering on this album squeezes every last drop of of quality available on the mp3 format. This is without doubt the best mp3 I've ever heard and it's a crying shame it can't be had on a higher quality format.

Two standout tracks for me: Isadora one of the most beautiful jazz tracks I know of (you HAVE to listen to this even if you only rarely listen to jazz) and KKPD, an angry jazz percussion-fest. If you're bothered, all tracks have a verbal introduction explaining the thinking behind each composition, KKPD being particularly thought-provoking.

 

[IndyLogan]

I’m going to offer just three recordings that I use when I want to show off my system – one pop/rock one classical and one jazz. I love seeing my friends’ eyes light up when they sit down and listen to these recordings in my family room.

Classical
Respighi: Pines of Rome, The Birds & Fountains of Rome – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Louis Lane, Conductor
This recording is simply an aural delight. Light and airy at times and bold and big at others, it really shows off the dynamic range of your system. It’s shimmering, graceful, nuanced. Telarc’s Jack Renner is a legendary recording engineer and he does some of his best work here and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra hit an artistic peak during the mid-1980s under conductor Louis Lane. This recording is simply superb. One of the best classical recordings of all-time.

Pop/Rock
Steely Dan – Aja
What can you say about this recording that hasn’t already been said? Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were meticulous with this recording, going over hours of takes from various musician to get just the right sound. The sonic detail in this record is still hard to comprehend, especially considering it was recorded in 1977. It won the Grammy for Best Engineered Recording and what’s really fun is watching the expression on your friends’ faces when they rediscover these familiar tunes on a killer system. The engineers really nailed it on this one. Pristine is the only word to describe this recording.

Jazz
Laurence Hobgood Quartet featuring Ernie Watts
If you worked in audio like I did in the 1980s, you’ll remember the sort of “underground” jazz recording for audiophiles was the legendary Jazz at the Pawnshop. Laurence Hobgood Quartet featuring Ernie Watts is this generation’s Jazz at the Pawnshop. Recorded live in a small jazz club in Indianapolis in 2012, the sonic elements of the classic jazz quartet are brought out in stunning detail. Hobgood and Watts are on fire and their interplay is amazing. The crowd is seriously into it, which ups the intensity. The recording is just gorgeous. Thanks to today’s digital recording technology, you can hear Watts working the keys on his sax and - like on Pawnshop - the clinking of silverware and plates as customers are served. These guys were on fire that night and fortunately engineer Ken Christianson of Pro Musica captured the evening perfectly. This one is hard to find, but seek it out if you have jazz fans you want to impress.

 

[ally2lex]

I came across this site on pinterest.

https://www.pinterest.com/DynaMusicOfcl/audiophile-collection/

I just want to share. they have good titles and mix genres in audiophile quality.

Hope this helps.

 

[BigH]

There are a some small record labels that do specialise in audiophile music:

A few I have found:

http://www.soundliaison.com/

http://www.premonitionrecords.com/

http://www.stockfisch-records.de/sf12_start_e.html

http://www.chesky.com/

http://www.fideliomusique.com/

http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/

Then there is: https://www.ecmrecords.com/home

Problem with audiophile records for me is the music but there is the odd one I quite like, maybe you will find something among those, at least they sound good. The only ones I have bought from those is from ECM. Probably best to import as prices in UK are rather high, there are some sellers on Amazon that are reasonable.

 

[Edbo2]

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt is a very good recording. The track with Aaron Neville is sublime

 

[BigH]

For rock/pop try these: http://www.stuff.tv/features/30-essential-albums-audiophiles

 

[Al ears]

Hi Audiophiles and all Music Lovers

Audiophile (Very High) Quality Recordings

Could you please recommend some CDs which are of the highest possible (audiophile) quality in the following categories:

a) Classical Music

b) Jazz

c) Hard Rock

Thanks

Steven Kay

SACD and Blu-Ray audio, if you can play them.