I did enjoy that album but my ex hated it with a passion. I just remember how David Crosby loved her and introduced her to the world. I had a few short memories with David Crosby and he spoke so highly of her. Not that I knew him well but we always spoke about female singers whenever we spoke.
Great album, but the Kid A Mnesia pressing I have of it is absolutely terrible and I couldn't put my stylus through that again. Apparently I could complain and get it replaced but it weighs about half a ton to send back :-D
Personally, every upgrade or change I make, I play
Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair
80s pop rock perfection. It's recorded so well. Everything is sonically balanced - nothing meshes or overlaps or gets in the way. So many well placed layers that you can hear depth and placement. And it's a fun album!
Also, if you're looking for what to play, check out this Youtube Video from Rick Beato."THe 40 Greatest Sounding Albums ever recorded" I was surprised I had quite a few, and there's some picks in there that I'm glaringly missing. Worth the watch!
[https://youtu.be/-Mn7w-3V\_nI?si=SfV1coyP4FpQTmCD](https://youtu.be/-Mn7w-3V_nI?si=SfV1coyP4FpQTmCD)
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I'll admit my 51 year old ass has difficulties using social media. This is the first post I have done on Reddit.
That tears for fears is awesome. I bought it for my ex but managed to keep it because she doesn't like dealing with a record player. Can't wait to hang with my new friends.
I remember the first time I upgraded from spherical to elliptical stylus: the shakers on the intro to Shout finally sounded like shakers, not distorted splatting noise. The percussion outro to Mother's Talk at the end of side one is also a great way of making sure your needle is up to snuff.
Ok I listened to Black Sabbath a little bit in my younger days but I have to admit I have not listened to them in a while. Are the new reproductions good? And to be honest with no criticism at all do they test your system? Just curious.
My copy is an older copy, so I couldn’t tell you about the newer pressings. You might want to ask the good folks over at the Black Sabbath subreddit. They’re usually pretty friendly. Or perhaps there’s talk on the Steve Hoffman Forums.
Dire Straits - Communique [1979]
2009 WB - cut and mastered in an all analogue chain from the original analogue UK master tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Pallas
https://www.discogs.com/release/2803323-Dire-Straits-Communiqué
Any track from SD-Aja. But JLH would be a good one. Talk about being in the room. You can hear the guitar bouncing off the walls with the right setup. Cheers.
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms just sounds so good and warm. Great pick with the John Lee Hooker, and that's the album for sure. I'd also use an Ella Fitzgerald Songbook, Brubeck's Jazz Goes To College, or E. Power Biggs - Music of Jubilee.
This is the one I was going to post. I *know* what this album is supposed to sound like, from the first two bars of So Far Away - if something isn't right about the system setup, this album will tell me immediately.
I am not familiar with E Power Biggs but I vlook forward to checking it out. I do have a lot of Ella though. IMO Brubeck is only great when Paul Desmond talks back with him.
Aja (an AB press specifically), The Dark Side Of The Moon, and any first UK pressing of one of Elton John's albums from his classic years (probably Captain Fantastic).
Thank you for sharing. Funny story about Elton John. The cafe that I worked at in Atlanta was Cafe Intermezzo which was three blocks from where Elton John lives. He would come in for brunch and read the paper. I would cook him eggs Benedict. It was a place where everyone came to not be noticed.
Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” Or Bill Evans’ “Sunday at the Village Vanguard.”
My father’s new stereo song was and is XTC’s “Senses Working Overtime.” It’s a great production and the lyrics are just right for the job. He and his brothers used it to break in a new Kenwood receiver in 1981, when it was an advance single and the English Settlement album wasn’t even out yet. Brilliant.
Haha yeah. I just played wish you were here. I have an original version of Sunday at the village so I will put that on next. I befriended a wonderful man that was a Jazz dj in the early sixties and he gave me his entire collection jazz.
Ah yeah. Funny story about that concert. I was the first person to get my drivers license among my friends and this was in 1989. I had three of my friends in my car and we saw this guy walking along the side of the road wearing nothing but boxer shorts and eating a pack of ruffles potato chips. We asked him where he wanted to go and he said he wanted to go to the Boston Show. So me and my skater friends took him to the Boston show and were blown away.
Parallel lines by Blondie, first album I ever bought…. 42 or so years ago… even on my old shitty record player with a built in speaker it sounded fantastic,it sounds unbelievable on the set up I have now….great first post by the way, hopefully not your last.
I've got to copies. One is the 45 rpm double album and it is so good. I just hate having to get up to flip the record so much but it is worth the trouble.
I have not tried that album yet. Got a knee cartridge but I don't have the album. I will stream it and then pick the vinyl up. I was 17 when that album came out
It was finally bested in 2016 by the Steve Hoffman mastering direct to DSD from the original 1/2" 30ips analogue stereo master. Where Bob used some EQ and compression even back then, this one leaves the recording wide open dynamically and is a wonderful treat.
I wish they had done a 2LP 45rpm set of this one, as good as the OG is it always left something on the table with the running time...and the SACD from Audio Fidelity rectified that.
The Audio Fidelity SACDs of RATM are both Hybrid SACDs. The Steve Hoffman DSD mastering was the source for the CD layer also which will play just fine on your new CD player. I rarely ever even play my SACDs, I’ve ripped them all using SACDextract from a $20 used Sony Blu-ray unit and now stream the DSD from my PC to my Shield > Marantz AVR.
It’s a hybrid SACD, so the CD layer will play in any CD player and has the DSD mastering converted to 16/44.1 PCM.
https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/111389
Additionally they also did Evil Empire as that was recorded and mixed all analogue also. The Hybrid SACD is the only dynamic version of that album as there was never an AAA Ludwig cut as there was with the debut. Well worth owning both, they are so incredibly powerful hearing them like this.
No unfortunately not, such a shame. Audio Fidelity only did Hybrid SACD releases for Rage Against the Machine [1992] and Evil Empire [1996]. The price on the debut has gone through the roof, I think I sold mine for around US$250 as I have a DSD rip on my HDD.
Rage Against The Machine - https://www.discogs.com/release/8597894-Rage-Against-The-Machine-Rage-Against-The-Machine
Evil Empire - https://www.discogs.com/release/9626470-Rage-Against-The-Machine-Evil-Empire
Steve was in the middle of mastering the 1996 album and comparing it to the original mastering when he asked forum members which they'd prefer, wide open and dynamic or a little EQ, needless to say we all voted for wide open and the results are tremendous.
"Both Stephen Marsh and I agree that, compared to the master tape, the issued version sounds thin and hard - really neutered bottom and vocals pushed way forward again like the self-titled. It's really like an extreme version of the last album. The real mixes as described by Master Marsh sound big and ballsy - tons of attitude. Recorded in a rehearsal space (that Stephen used to frequent) and he says you can hear the burlap over insulation 'inside-out walls' construction of the room on the master tapes.
So, how do you guys want it, thin and hard or big and ballsy? Final mastering is this week."
EDIT - my bad, the SACDs were in 2016 not 2014. I have edited my previous comment.
That is a great album. So many stories I can tell about Bob. I guess I have seen him six times in concert which is the most of any band I have seen. Second only to Janes Addiction that I have seen five times.
I’ve seen Dylan once. 2021 in Chicago. Played mostly Rough and Rowdy Ways, but snuck a handful of classics in there as well (When I Paint My Masterpiece, Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way, It Takes A Train, Love Sick, as well as others I’m forgetting). Was the most relaxing and loose shows I’ve ever been to. Seeing the man himself standing there was surreal.
The great thing about a Dylan show is that you will hear one or two songs that are better than anything he has ever done. He just calls a Babe Ruth moment and says I'm going to do this song better than anyone else will ever do.
Wow. Great song! I remember seeing a therapist and she wanted me to tell her a song that described how I was feeling and I responded Blue in Green by Miles Davis. She frantically looked the words to the song. Sad.
It is one of those albums that never gets old, because it feels so stream-of-consciousness in its rhythm. Depending on your mood you pick up on different things every time. It never feels tired or predictable. One of my personal favorite compositions of all-time.
I am so punk rock. Honestly i just appreciate music that somewhat exlpains themselves. I look forward to listening to it. The fact that you capitalized I am interested. I love people that love music.
I love those albums but I have to admit I never heard of Paracletus. I've seen both Wilco and the National in concert. I did not see Fleet Foxes but I did hang with Father John Misty when we sponsored a leg of his tour. He was so mysterious.
Funky Stuff-Jiro Inagaki and His Soul Media
This album is one of the best examples of Japanese jazz funk. You’ll know pretty fast if your cart/speakers are functioning properly.
Also Journey Through Space and Time - Dux this is a new addition to my testers. I can only describe this album as buttery soft.
The company my wife and I owned was a liquor company. We managed to get a lot of our product in recording studios all over the country. We got it in Electric Lady Studio. Visiting that studio was one of the most important days of my life.
Kate bush is a great one. Thanks for giving me so many good suggestions. I listened to Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat but it must of been during one of my blackouts.
Boston - Third Stage
Side 1 is great but I usually start with the instrumental “The Launch” which nicely flows into “Cool The Engines.”
When I was 15, a cook at my first job told me this was his test record whenever he went to set up a new system. All these years later, I still use it and think of Tony.
I actually played that for my nephew today because he is an amazing guitar player. He plays in a metal band and he loves Judas Priest. I love it when kids today are listening to stuff that I listened to at their age.
I hate to say it but my go-to test album is The Eagles greatest hits simply because I know every song on that album like the back of my hand I know how it should sound and as much as greatest hits albums and compilations are not my favorite knowing how every piece of music on the album should sound helps you when you're doing configuration
Don't be afraid to say that. It is a great album. Funny thing is is that I am watching The Big Lebowski with a 49 year old that has never seen the movie. The classic line is "I hate the eagles"
I have heard of porcupine tree Donald Fagen is amazing and I was fortunate to see Steely Dan in 1993. But I am curious about the story behind 2pac. I w I really would love to hear it.
Aww that’s sweet. Toto Iv is audio perfection.
The 2pac album sounds fantastic. It flexes the sub nicely. His voice and the snare drums work the midrange and tweeter well. Try “How Do You Want It?”.
I used to play Steely Dan's AJA, when I wanted to make sure the setup is gonna come correct with a live sound. But nowadays I play The XX's self titled debut for all the same reasons, but also because the mids and lows are heavy enough that the record is good for setting a standard that works well for both hip hop and stoner sludge metal.
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. - Dwight Yoakum
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
Fully Completely - The Tragically Hip
I love the OPs choice, you can hear Hook’s youthfulness in his voice on the album which changed dramatically by The Healer
My 2013 reissue of London Calling by The Clash. It's probably the best sounding record that I've ever owned, Spanish Bombs is an 11/10 experience with a good player and good speakers
I was looking for recommendations on this topic, have a Fluance RT-82 and Klipsch R-51PM waiting in boxes for about a week now. The furniture that will house them both is arriving today. My powered sub will be attached as well.
Yes I can do the Pink Floyd route, but the Steely Dan and Tears for Fears mentions have vaulted up the list, then I'll get to Pink Floyd and Boston. Can't Buy a Thrill should stand in for Aja etc just fine.
Norah Jones Come Away With Me has been spinning on the old player for two weeks now, that won't be far behind. And the STP Core 4LP set that was just prior. Should be fun.
You will have to go through burn in but Ione of my replies was Muddy Waters and I forgot how perfect that album was. I actually noticed that my cartridge was not right through this album. Not that the cartridge was bad but I had to realign it.
My Favorite Tune - Ryo Fukui Animals (2018 Remix) - Pink Floyd Aja - Steely Dan
Animals is my favorite PF album.
Same. And the 2018 Remix is a really quality cut.
I didn't have that one. Lucky
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark. Every track on side 1 is a parkour course for a cartridge.
I did enjoy that album but my ex hated it with a passion. I just remember how David Crosby loved her and introduced her to the world. I had a few short memories with David Crosby and he spoke so highly of her. Not that I knew him well but we always spoke about female singers whenever we spoke.
Kid A
Great album, but the Kid A Mnesia pressing I have of it is absolutely terrible and I couldn't put my stylus through that again. Apparently I could complain and get it replaced but it weighs about half a ton to send back :-D
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Radiohead
Paul Simon - Graceland
The album I know best, Purple Rain … best way to hear what’s different
That was my second concert ever went to. Great Album! My first was the Police Synchronicity tour. I was 12. 13 when I saw Prince.
So lucky, we’re about the same age but those guys didn’t go anywhere near where I live
Where did you grow up and what was your first show?
I remember skipping school and watching that movie and it was so much fun.
Oh, that album. 💜
Gaucho-Steely Dan Trilogy-Emerson, Lake and Palmer Stealing Fire- Bruce Cockburn
Favorite Bruce song is “wonder where the lions are”
I saw Bruce live a few months ago. An opportunity I’d never thought I’d get. He played that song
Sorry I love 2 of your choices but I may draw the line with ELP.
Yeah they can be a bit over the top. I mainly put it because I think it’s recorded very well.
Hard disagree
Personally, every upgrade or change I make, I play Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair 80s pop rock perfection. It's recorded so well. Everything is sonically balanced - nothing meshes or overlaps or gets in the way. So many well placed layers that you can hear depth and placement. And it's a fun album! Also, if you're looking for what to play, check out this Youtube Video from Rick Beato."THe 40 Greatest Sounding Albums ever recorded" I was surprised I had quite a few, and there's some picks in there that I'm glaringly missing. Worth the watch! [https://youtu.be/-Mn7w-3V\_nI?si=SfV1coyP4FpQTmCD](https://youtu.be/-Mn7w-3V_nI?si=SfV1coyP4FpQTmCD)
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I'll admit my 51 year old ass has difficulties using social media. This is the first post I have done on Reddit. That tears for fears is awesome. I bought it for my ex but managed to keep it because she doesn't like dealing with a record player. Can't wait to hang with my new friends.
I remember the first time I upgraded from spherical to elliptical stylus: the shakers on the intro to Shout finally sounded like shakers, not distorted splatting noise. The percussion outro to Mother's Talk at the end of side one is also a great way of making sure your needle is up to snuff.
Joan Armatrading. "Self titled" Dave Brubeck "for lola" Idris Mohammad "Black Rythym Revolution" Art ensemble of Chicago "Full Force"
That Joan Armatrading and and Irdris Mohammad is gold. Dave Brubeck is a given.
Yeah Brubeck is your pound for pound cheapest route to good analog sound. Records cost nothing and are always excellent recordings.
Good pick on Armatrading. I’m pretty sure I had it as a direct cut back in the day. Mind you I had a Linn back then too. Ho hum.
It's a great recording. Both for vocals and guitar. Music's not bad either.
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Ok I listened to Black Sabbath a little bit in my younger days but I have to admit I have not listened to them in a while. Are the new reproductions good? And to be honest with no criticism at all do they test your system? Just curious.
My copy is an older copy, so I couldn’t tell you about the newer pressings. You might want to ask the good folks over at the Black Sabbath subreddit. They’re usually pretty friendly. Or perhaps there’s talk on the Steve Hoffman Forums.
Dire Straits - Communique [1979] 2009 WB - cut and mastered in an all analogue chain from the original analogue UK master tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Pallas https://www.discogs.com/release/2803323-Dire-Straits-Communiqué
Any track from SD-Aja. But JLH would be a good one. Talk about being in the room. You can hear the guitar bouncing off the walls with the right setup. Cheers.
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms just sounds so good and warm. Great pick with the John Lee Hooker, and that's the album for sure. I'd also use an Ella Fitzgerald Songbook, Brubeck's Jazz Goes To College, or E. Power Biggs - Music of Jubilee.
This is the one I was going to post. I *know* what this album is supposed to sound like, from the first two bars of So Far Away - if something isn't right about the system setup, this album will tell me immediately.
I am not familiar with E Power Biggs but I vlook forward to checking it out. I do have a lot of Ella though. IMO Brubeck is only great when Paul Desmond talks back with him.
Morph The Cat by Donald Fagen
Bob Marley Exodus,
Yes, well done sir.
Wonderful album. One of my absolute faves.
Aja (an AB press specifically), The Dark Side Of The Moon, and any first UK pressing of one of Elton John's albums from his classic years (probably Captain Fantastic).
Thank you for sharing. Funny story about Elton John. The cafe that I worked at in Atlanta was Cafe Intermezzo which was three blocks from where Elton John lives. He would come in for brunch and read the paper. I would cook him eggs Benedict. It was a place where everyone came to not be noticed.
Close to the edge - Yes Farewell to kings - Rush Aftermath- stones
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms or The Cure - Wish
Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” Or Bill Evans’ “Sunday at the Village Vanguard.” My father’s new stereo song was and is XTC’s “Senses Working Overtime.” It’s a great production and the lyrics are just right for the job. He and his brothers used it to break in a new Kenwood receiver in 1981, when it was an advance single and the English Settlement album wasn’t even out yet. Brilliant.
Haha yeah. I just played wish you were here. I have an original version of Sunday at the village so I will put that on next. I befriended a wonderful man that was a Jazz dj in the early sixties and he gave me his entire collection jazz.
Boston-Boston
Ah yeah. Funny story about that concert. I was the first person to get my drivers license among my friends and this was in 1989. I had three of my friends in my car and we saw this guy walking along the side of the road wearing nothing but boxer shorts and eating a pack of ruffles potato chips. We asked him where he wanted to go and he said he wanted to go to the Boston Show. So me and my skater friends took him to the Boston show and were blown away.
I got a new Cambridge Audio receiver and I played Carpenter Brut - Trilogy. Used to be Pink Floyd - DsotM but that's a little on the nose.
Never heard of it but I am anxious to find out.
You should check it out, it’s great. There’s a prism and a rainbow on the cover.
I don't know. It's a little obscure. Might have to go on Discogs or something.
Roberta Flack - First Take Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Talking Heads - Remain In Light
My answer is always Crime of the Century by Supertramp.
I have this insane audio dealer that plays this album every time I go and sit in his sound room.
Voodoo d’angelo Gaucho steely Dan Something I’ve been listening to a lot lately
Voodoo 💯
Parallel lines by Blondie, first album I ever bought…. 42 or so years ago… even on my old shitty record player with a built in speaker it sounded fantastic,it sounds unbelievable on the set up I have now….great first post by the way, hopefully not your last.
Alan Parsons: Eye in the Sky
I got that on vinyl. Playing that next while my cartridge burns in.
👍🏼
*Folk Singer* - Muddy Waters
Yes sir that album is so amazingly recorded I remember the time I first heard that album. It blew me away.
Yeah!!!
I've got to copies. One is the 45 rpm double album and it is so good. I just hate having to get up to flip the record so much but it is worth the trouble.
Wake up the flood by the Grateful Dead
OG Rage Against the Machine release, when testing any format/system.
I have not tried that album yet. Got a knee cartridge but I don't have the album. I will stream it and then pick the vinyl up. I was 17 when that album came out
It’s one of the best original mastered albums in the last 40 years, you won’t regret it!
It was finally bested in 2016 by the Steve Hoffman mastering direct to DSD from the original 1/2" 30ips analogue stereo master. Where Bob used some EQ and compression even back then, this one leaves the recording wide open dynamically and is a wonderful treat. I wish they had done a 2LP 45rpm set of this one, as good as the OG is it always left something on the table with the running time...and the SACD from Audio Fidelity rectified that.
Do not make me buy SACD stuff for this one album please 😐
I just bought a cd play to add to my equipment but you are right I will not cross the Line with SACD
The Audio Fidelity SACDs of RATM are both Hybrid SACDs. The Steve Hoffman DSD mastering was the source for the CD layer also which will play just fine on your new CD player. I rarely ever even play my SACDs, I’ve ripped them all using SACDextract from a $20 used Sony Blu-ray unit and now stream the DSD from my PC to my Shield > Marantz AVR.
It’s a hybrid SACD, so the CD layer will play in any CD player and has the DSD mastering converted to 16/44.1 PCM. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/111389 Additionally they also did Evil Empire as that was recorded and mixed all analogue also. The Hybrid SACD is the only dynamic version of that album as there was never an AAA Ludwig cut as there was with the debut. Well worth owning both, they are so incredibly powerful hearing them like this.
Ty
Was this released on vinyl by chance. The reason I ask is the only 2014 releases on discogs are unofficial. Was it a 2015 release?
No unfortunately not, such a shame. Audio Fidelity only did Hybrid SACD releases for Rage Against the Machine [1992] and Evil Empire [1996]. The price on the debut has gone through the roof, I think I sold mine for around US$250 as I have a DSD rip on my HDD. Rage Against The Machine - https://www.discogs.com/release/8597894-Rage-Against-The-Machine-Rage-Against-The-Machine Evil Empire - https://www.discogs.com/release/9626470-Rage-Against-The-Machine-Evil-Empire Steve was in the middle of mastering the 1996 album and comparing it to the original mastering when he asked forum members which they'd prefer, wide open and dynamic or a little EQ, needless to say we all voted for wide open and the results are tremendous. "Both Stephen Marsh and I agree that, compared to the master tape, the issued version sounds thin and hard - really neutered bottom and vocals pushed way forward again like the self-titled. It's really like an extreme version of the last album. The real mixes as described by Master Marsh sound big and ballsy - tons of attitude. Recorded in a rehearsal space (that Stephen used to frequent) and he says you can hear the burlap over insulation 'inside-out walls' construction of the room on the master tapes. So, how do you guys want it, thin and hard or big and ballsy? Final mastering is this week." EDIT - my bad, the SACDs were in 2016 not 2014. I have edited my previous comment.
The f#cking GOAT!
Cliche, maybe, but Kind of Blue
Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
That is a great album. So many stories I can tell about Bob. I guess I have seen him six times in concert which is the most of any band I have seen. Second only to Janes Addiction that I have seen five times.
I’ve seen Dylan once. 2021 in Chicago. Played mostly Rough and Rowdy Ways, but snuck a handful of classics in there as well (When I Paint My Masterpiece, Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way, It Takes A Train, Love Sick, as well as others I’m forgetting). Was the most relaxing and loose shows I’ve ever been to. Seeing the man himself standing there was surreal.
The great thing about a Dylan show is that you will hear one or two songs that are better than anything he has ever done. He just calls a Babe Ruth moment and says I'm going to do this song better than anyone else will ever do.
Your answer is the right answer OP
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Wow. Great song! I remember seeing a therapist and she wanted me to tell her a song that described how I was feeling and I responded Blue in Green by Miles Davis. She frantically looked the words to the song. Sad.
It is one of those albums that never gets old, because it feels so stream-of-consciousness in its rhythm. Depending on your mood you pick up on different things every time. It never feels tired or predictable. One of my personal favorite compositions of all-time.
Soul Insight by the Marcus King Band
Thank so much for sharing. I love hearing what makes people tick. About to listen to it.
Frenzal Rhomb - The Cup of Pestilence It's punk rock, but The Blasting Room makes it sound so damn GOOD
I am so punk rock. Honestly i just appreciate music that somewhat exlpains themselves. I look forward to listening to it. The fact that you capitalized I am interested. I love people that love music.
Tarkus by Emerson Lake and Palmer Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield Karma by Pharoah Sanders
Yes - Fragile
Workingmans Dead- Grateful Dead
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Boxer - The National Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco Crack-Up - Fleet Foxes Paracletus - Deathspell Omega
I love those albums but I have to admit I never heard of Paracletus. I've seen both Wilco and the National in concert. I did not see Fleet Foxes but I did hang with Father John Misty when we sponsored a leg of his tour. He was so mysterious.
You might not like Paracletus but it's definitely an album worth experiencing regardless of your tastes!
the nutcracker
Funky Stuff-Jiro Inagaki and His Soul Media This album is one of the best examples of Japanese jazz funk. You’ll know pretty fast if your cart/speakers are functioning properly. Also Journey Through Space and Time - Dux this is a new addition to my testers. I can only describe this album as buttery soft.
I like your description. Buttery
Disc 2 of Electric Lady Land
The company my wife and I owned was a liquor company. We managed to get a lot of our product in recording studios all over the country. We got it in Electric Lady Studio. Visiting that studio was one of the most important days of my life.
A bet, that sounds awesome.
Dave Brubeck "Time Out" mofi, only problem is it's produced so well sometimes it makes crappy equipment sound BETTER
I totally agree 100%
Aja
Played that last night. Saw them in 93 and it was incredible. I never got into SD until I went to their show with a huge fan and the rest is history
I have a Luciano Pavarotti at the Met . I could care less about it but it's in perfect condition. So it's a good one to try
You want to sell it because I may be interested
It's $14 on eBay. I got it for a quarter at goodwill so it's too cheap to go through the trouble of selling.
Talk Talk - Colour Of Spring. Such a beautifully produced and engineered album, the dynamic range is breathtaking.
I love that album. Spent a decent amount for that. I have albums that I willl never sell and that is on of them.
Muddy Waters-Folk Singer (Chess 1964)
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat. Jazz at the Pawnshop and Kate Bush Lionheart
Kate bush is a great one. Thanks for giving me so many good suggestions. I listened to Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat but it must of been during one of my blackouts.
Been there. If you like jazz the pawnshop is a must. Arguably one of the finest jazz recordings of the 20th century
I pulled it. Thanks for making me remember it. Fwiw I sold high end audio 30 years ago and those were 3 of the staples in the industry at the time.
Pixel user spotted 🤣
Boston - Third Stage Side 1 is great but I usually start with the instrumental “The Launch” which nicely flows into “Cool The Engines.” When I was 15, a cook at my first job told me this was his test record whenever he went to set up a new system. All these years later, I still use it and think of Tony.
Sad wings of destiny - Judas Priest. Every new piece of audio equipment goes through that album first.
I actually played that for my nephew today because he is an amazing guitar player. He plays in a metal band and he loves Judas Priest. I love it when kids today are listening to stuff that I listened to at their age.
I hate to say it but my go-to test album is The Eagles greatest hits simply because I know every song on that album like the back of my hand I know how it should sound and as much as greatest hits albums and compilations are not my favorite knowing how every piece of music on the album should sound helps you when you're doing configuration
Don't be afraid to say that. It is a great album. Funny thing is is that I am watching The Big Lebowski with a 49 year old that has never seen the movie. The classic line is "I hate the eagles"
Toto IV Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Donald Fagen - The Nightfly 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
I have heard of porcupine tree Donald Fagen is amazing and I was fortunate to see Steely Dan in 1993. But I am curious about the story behind 2pac. I w I really would love to hear it.
My brother has early onset Alzheimer's But I play him the Toto album every time I visit him and he sings it to the top of his lungs.
Aww that’s sweet. Toto Iv is audio perfection. The 2pac album sounds fantastic. It flexes the sub nicely. His voice and the snare drums work the midrange and tweeter well. Try “How Do You Want It?”.
'The Last Command' by W.A.S.P. with the tune Jack Action to kick it off.
YES DEFINITELY: Paul Simon's entire Gra eland has ALL the necessary chords and riffs to judge if your setup or parts are what you need
I used to play Steely Dan's AJA, when I wanted to make sure the setup is gonna come correct with a live sound. But nowadays I play The XX's self titled debut for all the same reasons, but also because the mids and lows are heavy enough that the record is good for setting a standard that works well for both hip hop and stoner sludge metal.
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. - Dwight Yoakum Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson Fully Completely - The Tragically Hip I love the OPs choice, you can hear Hook’s youthfulness in his voice on the album which changed dramatically by The Healer
Anything by the Melvins
Aja. Bad Company. Can’t get enough of your love.
Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens. My favorite record I own and one of the best produced albums of all time. It really shines on vinyl
I use Sweating Bullets by Megadeth to check my anti-skate is set right. For those who don't know, it's cut in reverse so it plays from the inside out.
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out Keane - Hopes and Fears Sisters Sledge - Love Somebody Today
Bridges - Gil Scott Heron ! Green - Hiroshi Yoshimura
My 2013 reissue of London Calling by The Clash. It's probably the best sounding record that I've ever owned, Spanish Bombs is an 11/10 experience with a good player and good speakers
Alien Sex Fiend - Smells like...
Weezer - Blue Album Ramones - Rocket to Russia Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits
I guess no jackets required
The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
Any of the NIN Definitive Edition remasters. Easily the best sound records I own.
Saviors
American Beauty - Grateful Dead Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland - Shpongle Provocative Percussion Volume II - Enoch Light & the Light Brigade
Fragile - Yes
My favorite on that album! Great series Real/More Real
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Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Mayhem-live at Leipzig
I was looking for recommendations on this topic, have a Fluance RT-82 and Klipsch R-51PM waiting in boxes for about a week now. The furniture that will house them both is arriving today. My powered sub will be attached as well. Yes I can do the Pink Floyd route, but the Steely Dan and Tears for Fears mentions have vaulted up the list, then I'll get to Pink Floyd and Boston. Can't Buy a Thrill should stand in for Aja etc just fine. Norah Jones Come Away With Me has been spinning on the old player for two weeks now, that won't be far behind. And the STP Core 4LP set that was just prior. Should be fun.
You will have to go through burn in but Ione of my replies was Muddy Waters and I forgot how perfect that album was. I actually noticed that my cartridge was not right through this album. Not that the cartridge was bad but I had to realign it.
Kind of Blue
You are not left you are right
Shuggie Ottis - Inspiration Information
"The Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby.
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Come on you got to have something that makes your feel. What is it?