CDs to play and experience Awesomeness

[matowi]

Guys,

To put some life in the forum (either my "refresh function" cheats or there's been little going on here recently), let me ask you about your favorite CDs to listen to, which give you a sensation of really experiencing the Awesomeness of your McIntosh gear.

One of my all time favorites (on all previous systems as well) is Nick Cave's "the boatman's call". I own a Japanese remastered pressing in which the sound is ultra tight, vocal line is rich and fluid and the instruments have clarity you can almost touch.

What's on your list?

Happy listening!
m.


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[mep]

CDs and awesomeness-I best stay out of this thread. :disbelief:

 

[Mike]

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[matowi]

Why make things easy? I bet there are CDs which can push the bar and play astonishingly well.

I don't plan on owning a turntable and own no LPs at this time. Hence I'm not asking about those. For now, at least...


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[mep]

Why make things easy? I bet there are CDs which can push the bar and play astonishingly well.

I don't plan on owning a turntable and own no LPs at this time. Hence I'm not asking about those. For now, at least...


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You didn't when you asked for CDs and awesomeness. You set the bar very high.

 

[matowi]

There must be some CDs worth listening to, aren't there?


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[Bachtoven]

I only listen to classical music, and this is one of my favorites: it has some of the most realistic piano sound that I have heard:

It's a multi-channel SACD that sounds awesome in stereo or surround.

 

[LenWhite]

Indeed - recording and mastering trump format.

To name a few RBCD's in my collection with VG SQ:
Joe Jackson: Body & Soul
Marianne Faithfull: Blazing Away
Willie Nelson: Stardust
Flim & the BB's: [FONT=arial, sans, sans-serif]Tricycle

Furthermore many classical RBCD's have excellent recording quality.

However I do have to add [/FONT]all things being equal, and [FONT=arial, sans, sans-serif]while I have no experience with LP SQ because of the hassle, I do prefer the extended SQ of high resolution particularly in the form of SACD because I prefer physical media.[/FONT]

 

[Etunes]

Guys,

To put some life in the forum (either my "refresh function" cheats or there's been little going on here recently), let me ask you about your favorite CDs to listen to, which give you a sensation of really experiencing the Awesomeness of your McIntosh gear.

One of my all time favorites (on all previous systems as well) is Nick Cave's "the boatman's call". I own a Japanese remastered pressing in which the sound is ultra tight, vocal line is rich and fluid and the instruments have clarity you can almost touch.

What's on your list?

Happy listening!
m.


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[puroagave]

RBCD/SACD/Hires

Fairfield Four - Standing in The Safety Zone
Angelique Kidjo – Jazz a Saint-Germain
Pedro Almodovar – Viva La Tristeza
Wynton Marsalis – Live at the house of Tribes
Angus & Julia Stone – Down the Way
Jen Chapin - Revisions, Chesky (192/24)
Mino Cinelu – eponymous
Clifford Jordan – Live at Ethell’s
Marcus Miller – M2
Vital Tech Tones - VTT2
Rachelle Farrell – individuality (can I be me)
Greg Brown – Honey in the Lions head
Musica Nuda – Live a fip
Bebe - Y.
Kodo – Heartbeat Drummers of Japan, Sheffield Lab
Tuck & Patti – tears of Joy
Brian Bromberg – Hands
Christy Baron – Steppin’
The persuasions – Sing U2
Michael Hedges –Ariel Boundaries
Chick Corea – Rendezvous in New York
Bela Fleck – Flight of The Cosmic Hippo
Thomas Dolby – the Sole inhabitant
Guy Clark – Keepers
Juri Honing Trio - Star Tracks
Peter Erskine, B. Neidlinger, M. Krystall - Aurora
Whitesnake – Starkers In Tokyo
The Eagles – Hell Freezes Over
Chris Jones – Roadhouse & Automobiles
The TBM Sounds! – Ultra HD JPN
Brian Bromberg – Wood II
Nils Lofgren – Acoustic Live
Mark Murphy – Love is What Stays
Mark Murphy – Once to Every Heart
Super Bass – Ray Brown
Jorma Kaukonen – Blue Country Heart
Ali Farka Toure, T. Diabate – Heart of the moon
Guy Clark – Cold Dog Soup
Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now
Greg Brown – Further In
Leonard Cohen – Live in London
Ray brown – Live at the LOA: Summer Wind, SACD
Shirley Horn – Here’s to life
Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat 24K Gold
Boz Scaggs – But Beautiful (Jpn)
Christian McBride – Conversations with Christian
Boz Scaggs – Speak Low
Tinariwen – Tassilli
Hans Theesink – Johnny & The devil
Rosanne cash – 10 Song Demo
Gotan Project – Revancha del tango
Shirley Horn – Jazz Round Midnight
Shirley Horn – Softly
Shirley Horn – Loving You
Shirley Horn – I Remember Miles
Misty River – Live at Backgate Stage
Shirley Horn – you’re my thrill
Shirley Horn – May the music never end
Xiomara – La Voz, Chesky (192/24)
Hank Jones, Christian McBride, J. Cobb – W. of 5th
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Live
Mary Stallings – Fine & Mellow
Livingston Taylor – There You Are
Rodrigo Y Rodrigo – Live in Japan
Boz Scaggs – Dig
The Wailin’ Jennys – Live at the Mauch Chunck opera House
Eric Clapton – Unplugged
Rachael Yamagata – Happenstance
Damien Rice – Live at Fingerprints Warts & All
Ben Sollee - Learning to Bend
Lyle Lovett – Joshua Loves Ruth
Chris Jones – Smoke and Noise
Dominic Miller - Fourth Wall
Roger Waters – Amused to death, Mastersound 24k Gold CD
Phil Collins - Face Value, Audio Fidelity 24k gold CD
Hans Theesink – Songs from the Southland

 

[matowi]

Woooow... Now, that's a year's worth of collecting .

Thank you


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[matowi]

My today's favourite



The XX, second album, Japanese pressing

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[bjorman]

Bugge Wesseltoft Trialogue

 

[Stringreen]

Did you ever hear the Glass Violin Concerto....awsome

 

[Paul]

 

[Paul]

 

[Stringreen]

I have the whole Mahler set with Tilson/Thomas......great recordings.

 

[fxe02]

got it. great ! thank you

 

[mihamusic]

Hi:

For "HiFi comparisons/testings" I use Tracy Chapman first CD, and Pink Floyd "Wish you were her", "The wall" and some Chesky Records compilations - I use these not for absolute sound quality, but because I know them well

The classical recordings, which I listen most, I choose exclusively by the interpreters and not sound quality,... so some pretty average (old) recordings there ;-)

BR : Miha