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Old 03-28-2014, 09:29 AM
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No but that is a good site.
They got the Reference Recordings with the Minnesota Orchestra.
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Old 04-09-2014, 07:22 PM
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HDtracks sends everything in FLAC regardless of what format you purchase, and the downloader program then automatically converts the tracks to the purchased format. I wouldn't be surprised if Studio Masters does the same...
The files I bought from Sound Liaison come as Wav files.
They sell some albums in flac as well, but I bought the Wav format.
They are just a little more expensive. I don't know if it makes big difference,
I have not done a direct comparison flac vs Wav.
Did anybody here buy the Wav ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' ?
If so. you could compare the title track with the free give away wav file.


Thousand Shades of Blue (FLAC)
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Old 04-11-2014, 07:22 PM
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Default Sound Liaison sale 25% off

They are having a sale this month.
25% off on full album downloads. Sound Liaison Music Shop

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Old 04-18-2014, 09:26 PM
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Thanks for sharing, I'm going to check out Doug MacLeod.

BTW, I enjoy Dave Brubeck, especially Time Out, but its not in any way close to be one of my "best sounding" recordings. Possibly "most enjoyable" but not "best sounding".
hi redman
just curious, what do you consider your best sounding recording?
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Old 05-09-2014, 03:25 PM
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Great thread. Looking forward to seeing the lists members develop.

I've been thinking of listing my top 10 CDs (mostly classical) to encourage others to do the same and help each other find some undiscovered gems in the process.
I would love to see your suggestions, especially because my list, in hindsight, is rather short on classical music.
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Old 05-11-2014, 05:38 PM
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I would love to see your suggestions, especially because my list, in hindsight, is rather short on classical music.
I'll give this a shot tonight.
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Old 05-13-2014, 09:04 PM
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Default Eric Clapton and Wynton

This one should have made my list. The more I listen, the more I dig it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaq9g1-T6aY]Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton - Forty-Four (DVD rip) - YouTube[/ame]
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Old 05-13-2014, 09:16 PM
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or Layla

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNIivHdy0Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNIivHdy0Q[/ame]

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Old 05-20-2014, 12:08 AM
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Default My Top 10 Discs

Here are the top 10 discs in my collection. My criteria are excellent music and performance captured in a superb recording.

Handel: Messiah (Dublin version, 1742)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt




A Linn SACD. Magnificent music, playing, singing and recording. Check out track #12 on disc 2, How beautiful are the feet.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini




A redbook disc from Deutsche Grammophon recorded in 1988. I love this piece and this interpretation is perfect for this cathedral of symphonies. The dynamic range is huge and comfortably captured here. Watch out for those brass climaxes. Look for Japanese SHMCD remaster if you can (UCCG-4869).

Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk (director)




Another Linn SACD (yes, they are good). I love this 3-disc set and keep coming back to it for sheer musical and audiophile pleasure.

Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin en concerts
Ensemble Baroque Nouveau




If you think chamber music is boring, check out this Reference Recording disc and you'll change your mind in a hurry. There are only four performers playing these pieces but they sound like a small orchestra. The sound of the harpsichord captured here is delicious.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall




In my opinion, the best recording of the best symphony. Listen to the intensity of the Marcia Funebre and you'll see what I mean. The fugue is amazing and the trumpet thereafter sounds like a call for final judgement. This Auvidis Fontalis redbook recording from 1997 is the best I've heard an orchestra in my listening room. This is probably my #1 disc overall.

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit




Every time I play the finale of this ballet (Act IV By the Lake: No. 28. Scene: Allegro agitato, Act IV By the Lake: No. 29. Finale) I get goose bumps. The way the recording, made at the St. Eustache church in Montreal, captures the brass and the harp during the last few bars is breathtaking.

Bach, C P E:
Symphony in E minor, Wq. 178 (H653)
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq. 165 (H468)
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, Wq. 17 (H420)
Symphony in D major, Wq. 183/1 (H663)
Barokkanerne, Alfredo Bernardini




This SACD from the Norwegian LAWO label is outstanding and the music on this disc is pure Baroque delight.

Bach, C P E:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Wq. 170 (H432)
Cello Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Wq. 171 (H436)
Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, Wq. 172 (H439)
Hidemi Suzuki (cello)
Bach Collegium Japan




Another CPE Bach disc from another Scandinavian label, BIS. I've never heard a cello sound as good as it sounds here.

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm




This is an Esoteric SACD remaster of a 1959 DG recording. The Brahms C minor symphony is one of my favorite pieces of music. Böhm takes a perfect tempo and the playing is superb. It's hard to believe, but the 50+ year-old recording sounds immediate, transparent and lush. There must be something to the expensive Esoteric SACD remasters.

Heinichen: Dresden Concerti
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel




Never heard of Heinichen? Neither had I, but when I purchased this 2-disc set in the early 1990s I was in for a very pleasant surprise. Your attention will be held from start to finish when you hear these baroque concerti expertly played by Musica Antiqua Köln and glowingly recorded by Archiv.

My second top 10 list (discs 11-20) will be posted here shortly.

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Old 05-20-2014, 02:22 AM
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Wow, Carlos, thank you for this list!
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