Best Audiophile recordings

Here are a few good CD's & labels that I can think of: Rebecca Pigeon. The Raven. Patricia Barber. Modern cool. Willie & lobo. Fandango nights. Strunz ande farrah. Heat of the sun. Dead can Dance. Into the labrinth. Sara K. Hobo. Certian labels I prefer: Chesky, Mobile fidelity, Sheiffield lab, American Gramaphone, Premonition Records, Naim, Reference Recordings, Blue Note, & Mesa to name a few. If you need any information regarding these named titles or classifcations feel free to e mail me. hofkamp585@home.com PS Please send me your list of excellent recordings.

dave brubeck time out 180 gram, 33...this is absolutely the finest sound from vinyl I have heard ever, I do not know what the 45's might sound like. there are others but no time to add

Have you ever heard Mark Eitzel's "60 Watt Silver Lining"? It's a normal CD (although a vinyl pressing is about to be released), but the sound is outstanding. One of the few CD's I can play after Modern Cool.

There are numerous fine recordings out there, of course.Rather than list several, I'll offer my opinion on the best red book CD I've encountered. It is the Telarc release of the Atlanta Symphony perfoming Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. (Levy conducting). Ser # CD-80266. This disk combines one of the finest conductors leading a top-rank symphony in a near-flawless (IMHO) interpretation of a stunning, perhaps even brilliant,(again IMHO) work. From delicate woodwind solos to thundering kettle drums (and practically everything in between) the dynamic range requirements will reveal any system shortcomings by the end of the second movement. Excellent audition disk for high end shopping, plus a sheer joy in pure listening.

I agree with Sayas on "Time Out", and plan to get the 45 rpm one as well.