Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list

Rebecca Pidgeon. "THE RAVEN". The nuances, detail is unbelievable. Great vocals and songs. Shows what your system is really capable of with a great recording (CHESKY)

Just go the Carpenters GH 1969-1981. What a great job they did!

Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Alison Kraus and Union Station
Nickle Creek- Nickle Creek
Nickle Creek- This Side
Oh Brother Where Art Thou Sound Track

These are by far my favorite SA-CD's.

Buy the current issue of 'The Absolute Sound'. HP lists his 'Super SACDs' for the 1st time. I had some (and have ordered more) and agree with his assessments.

One I can think of quickly is the Dvorak symphonies #8 and 9, Ivan Fisher and the Budapest Festival O, Philips 470 617-2. Very natural, 1st-row-hall sound and great performances. 5-channel, BTW. Another VERY nice one is the disc of French overtures played by the Detroit SO conducted by Paul Paray, Mercury 470 638-2; 3-channel. This is NOT at all close and harsh sounding as many...no, MOST...Mercury Living Presences are. (HP and I definitely disagree here--he loves the Mercury microphones close and, IMO, producing often-unlistenable-by-me harshness).
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Eleanor McEvoy "Yola" recommended highly. Folky/pop/ballad, very nice songwriting, and recording is straight DSD.