Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality?


This seems like a good list: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/04/audiophile-albums-show-off-systems/

but most of them were released more than a decade ago. Are there really no new albums that can match them?

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Any of the early Telarcs are obvious choices.  The company’s first half-dozen or so LPs were consciously mastered to feature an insane dynamic range and low-end.

Particular standouts: the first release (Michael Murray’s "Organ Music"), Fennel’s Cleveland Winds, Rite of Spring, 1812 Overture.  Most are available on eBay or sometimes Discogs for not much money. Take your pick.   They are all friggin’ jaw-droppers.

These Telarc releases stand out even more b/c they boast performances that are in a class with their sonics.