superpanavision70mm
04-26-2006, 10:10 PM
Ok, let's see what everyone chooses for this particular thread. The goal is to list 10 CD, HDCD, DVD-A, SACD, or other disc medium recordings that get the most play in your system. My top 10 are as follows...
Moody Blues SEVEN SOJOURN (DTS-CD)
Elton John CAPTAIN FANTASTIC...(SACD)
Billy Joel THE STRANGER (SACD)
The Who TOMMY (SACD)
Mike Marshal GATOR STRUT (SACD)
Sarah McLachlan FUMBLING TOWARDS ECTASY (lim.ed. Gold disc)
Ravel's BOLERO (MoFi SACD)
Beck SEA CHANGE (SACD)
Heaven's Gate Soundtrack (remaster Ryko CD)
Meet Joe Black Soundtrack (HDCD)
There is alot of variety here and that's one reason why these get played alot. I also have a variety in terms of formats too and great examples of 2.0, 4.0, and 5.1. The Moody Blues DTS-CD has one of the most interesting 5.1 mixes and it's too bad that the DTS-CD's did not take off like they could have....although looking back it's easy to see why (they should have layered them so you can play them on reg. CD players too like you can with SACD). Although the problem is that the DTS would have been too compressed to get all that information on the disc. There are also great examples of subtle delicate music here that has incredible refinement, which most listeners assume that you need something with lots of activity to demonstrate superb sound, not the case. i.e. MEET JOE BLACK soundtrack has great examples of this all over! The Heaven's Gate soundtrack is wonderful with loads of acoustic guitar that enable a good demonstration of solo instrumentation. I also like to listen to more modern mixes like the Beck to give better examples of recording technology and mixing. The Elton John SACD's that are out there are all very impressive, but there is something even more incredible about CAPTAIN FANTASTIC that I can't put my finger on just yet. Perhaps it's just one of my favorite albums and that's all there is to it. The classical music comes out mainly with the BOLERO disc because it's just incredible to hear the gradual increase of layers with the symphony and in a 4.0 configuration like the original Quadphonic recording it plays incredibly well. The Mike Marshal GATOR STRUT has a beautiful reworking of one of my favorite Beatles songs "Because" and contains some incredible fidelity to showcase your speakers like no other. It's a 2.0 DSD example that shows awesome imaging.
Moody Blues SEVEN SOJOURN (DTS-CD)
Elton John CAPTAIN FANTASTIC...(SACD)
Billy Joel THE STRANGER (SACD)
The Who TOMMY (SACD)
Mike Marshal GATOR STRUT (SACD)
Sarah McLachlan FUMBLING TOWARDS ECTASY (lim.ed. Gold disc)
Ravel's BOLERO (MoFi SACD)
Beck SEA CHANGE (SACD)
Heaven's Gate Soundtrack (remaster Ryko CD)
Meet Joe Black Soundtrack (HDCD)
There is alot of variety here and that's one reason why these get played alot. I also have a variety in terms of formats too and great examples of 2.0, 4.0, and 5.1. The Moody Blues DTS-CD has one of the most interesting 5.1 mixes and it's too bad that the DTS-CD's did not take off like they could have....although looking back it's easy to see why (they should have layered them so you can play them on reg. CD players too like you can with SACD). Although the problem is that the DTS would have been too compressed to get all that information on the disc. There are also great examples of subtle delicate music here that has incredible refinement, which most listeners assume that you need something with lots of activity to demonstrate superb sound, not the case. i.e. MEET JOE BLACK soundtrack has great examples of this all over! The Heaven's Gate soundtrack is wonderful with loads of acoustic guitar that enable a good demonstration of solo instrumentation. I also like to listen to more modern mixes like the Beck to give better examples of recording technology and mixing. The Elton John SACD's that are out there are all very impressive, but there is something even more incredible about CAPTAIN FANTASTIC that I can't put my finger on just yet. Perhaps it's just one of my favorite albums and that's all there is to it. The classical music comes out mainly with the BOLERO disc because it's just incredible to hear the gradual increase of layers with the symphony and in a 4.0 configuration like the original Quadphonic recording it plays incredibly well. The Mike Marshal GATOR STRUT has a beautiful reworking of one of my favorite Beatles songs "Because" and contains some incredible fidelity to showcase your speakers like no other. It's a 2.0 DSD example that shows awesome imaging.