Audiophile Music Must Haves?

[Jim Matthews]

Sweet! I am completely unfamiliar with the man and his music, but I shall have to check this out, thanks.

The Quintet has a light touch.

First I heard of them, right here.

Love this aspect of ASR.

 

[JeffS7444]

I also adore this album of Scott Joplin's music as performed by the New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble:

 

[Rip City Dave]

DVD audio 5.1 mixes of the Flaming Lips:

The Soft Bulletin
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
At War with the Mystics

The two-channel mixes on the DVDs are great, too.

 

[Ge0]

SACD version with stereo and surround mix

One of my favorites of all time.

 

[polmuaddib]

I don't see the problem, really.
You post whatever piece of music you find has flawless production. That is the only criteria. Good sound by audiophile standards.
Now, if you don't like certain genre or artist, you don't have to buy it or listen to it. It is just a recommendation, it is not obligatory.
Sometimes you try something new, sometimes you like it...
A wonderfull aspect of music is that it is broad and has different potentials. Some music lets you dance, some for relaxing, some for daydreaming etc...

 

[Kegemusha]

I would add:
John Hassell and Brian Eno,"Possible Musics"
Haroumi Hosono, "Paraiso"
Jack White, "Acoustics Recordings 1998-2016"
Alice in Chains, MTV Unpluged (same for the Nirvana one)
Mark Hollis, "Mark Hollis"
Minutemen, "Double Nickles on the Dime"
The Cure, "Seventeen seconds"

 

[Gekel]

I don't see the problem, really.
You post whatever piece of music you find has flawless production.

Flawless production, but pretty sure you won't play it loud....

 

[fcracer]

Any EDM that’s well recorded that people recommend? Infected Mushroom’s Converting Vegetarians sounds pretty good, but I don’t know how that compares to a really well recorded EDM album.

 

[Kegemusha]

Any EDM that’s well recorded that people recommend? Infected Mushroom’s Converting Vegetarians sounds pretty good, but I don’t know how that compares to a really well recorded EDM album.

Not sure if you can clasify Thomas Fehlmann as EDM but this CD is pretty good.

 

[BDWoody]

 

[JSmith]

Any EDM that’s well recorded that people recommend?

https://www.discogs.com/LSG-Rendezvous-In-Outer-Space-LP/release/15233217

JSmith

 

[McFly]

Might seem strange, but at first glance, I'd propose:
* David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Black Sabbath's Master of Reality, incredibly clean releases.
* Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, with a one-of-a-kind, "hospital white" sterile clarity (that fits the content to a T) due to the strange recording techniques used. I cite Wikipedia:

* Very clean synth-pop/EBM/industrial like Alphaville's Forever Young, NIN's Pretty Hate Machine or Cocteau Twins' Garlands does wonders too.
* BIS' Eine Alpensinfonie, because this piece was the first work pressed on CD (due to its dynamic range, I've heard), and because BIS is known for its incredible sound engineering. The performance is also very good, of course. The whole is transcendental.
* Kraftwerk's Die Mensch-Maschine and Computerwelt remasters are stunning, and I find clean electronic music quite flattering for good speakers.
* Swans' early stuff (Filth, Cop, Young God, Greed, Holy Money and Children of God) along with Godflesh's Streetcleaner, because overwhelming violence and a capable full-range system are complementary.

Is that you Darko?

 

[Pluto]

If anyone can find me a better example of audiophile bliss at every level, I'll gladly buy them several large beers…

The music itself, the performance and the sheer power of the package.
This record defines the meaning of the term “dynamic range”. I doubt this recording
could ever have been viable on vinyl.

…also available on SACD, if you can find it.

 

[Daverz]

A recording of Mahler's Second Symphony. I like this specific performance, sound is more than good enough. Mahler's "Resurrection" symphony is written on a massive dynamic scale, is dramatically engaging, displays a wide range of tonal colors and combinations. It tests the limits of playback gear. The link is to the first movement, the entire work runs to about an hour and twenty minutes, some versions fit [barely] onto a single CD:

For a more modern recording, I'd suggest Ivan Fischer's SACD

 

[AdamG]

ROGER WATERS THE WALL BD [Blu-ray] Dolby Atmos audio

 

[Astrozombie]

Are there any budget SACD players you recommend? I've been curious but only Pink Floyd is really all I'd be interested in buying on SACD.....

 

[JeffS7444]

Flawless production, but pretty sure you won't play it loud....

Doesn't actually seem to have too much dynamic range, but when the singer does that voice thing of hers, she reminds me of Eli from the movie "Let the Right One In" which I just re-watched last night.

 

[levimax]

Muddy Waters Folk Singer
Miles Davis Kind of Blue
Ella Fitzgerald Clap Hands here comes Charlie
AC/DC Back in Black
Lyle Lovett Joshua Judges Ruth

 

[concorde1]

Most of my music sounds very good (I collect albums choosing the best releases of each, not just blindly grabbing a random release).

But one that sounds absolutely fantastic is the Analogue Productions SACD (I use the CD layer) of Music For Bang Baaroom And Harp:

https://www.discogs.com/Dick-Schory...sic-For-Bang-Baaroom-And-Harp/release/9365880

I even like the music itself!

EDIT: Another fantastic release is: https://www.discogs.com/The-Alan-Pa...d-Imagination-Edgar-Allan-Poe/release/1581726
https://www.discogs.com/The-Alan-Pa...-Imagination-Edgar-Allan-Poe/release/16001408
Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - MFSL Gold CD
It's very pricey unless you get lucky though.

Are there any budget SACD players you recommend? I've been curious but only Pink Floyd is really all I'd be interested in buying on SACD.....

I haven't tried Pink Floyd SACD's but the original Harvest CD's are very good in my opinion.

 

[Rip City Dave]

Are there any budget SACD players you recommend? I've been curious but only Pink Floyd is really all I'd be interested in buying on SACD.....

Sony UBP X700 will play SACD.

If you also want DVD-Audio capability try the Sony UBP X800m2