What CDs to buy


I never thought I would get a CD player but opportunity knocked a couple months ago and here I am with an Audio Research CD6.  All my CDs from 30 years ago are mostly music I no longer listen to much.  I primarily listen to vinyl and stream but thought it would be cool to have an AR top loader and maybe seek out a few special CDs.  Any thoughts on specific CD releases that will give me some renewed respect for the shiny discs?  

dhite71

Here’s a great sounding CD; whether or not you are interested n the music is a different matter:

Country Hits...Feeling Blue by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Songs by Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Don Gibson, and Fred Rose. Swinging guitar by Billy Strange, upright bass by John Mosher. Fantastic audiophile-quality recorded sound. The original Capitol Records LP has been considered a super disc for years (I have a copy), and Analogue Productions has received raves for the their LP reissue of the album from reviewers the world over.

Remastered to DSD (the disc is an SACD hybrid) from the original analogue master tapes by Kevin Gray, manufactured by (or for) Analogue Productions, distributed by Acoustic Sounds (AP’s distribution arm). If you spend $50 or more, shipping from AS is free. Just add a copy of either Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens (one of the best sounding recordings in the entire history of recorded music) or Dusty In Memphis by Ms. Springfield (ditto). Both reissued by Analogue Productions, imo (and that of many others) THE music reissue company.

Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah, I like Wynette and Springfield.... and of course Emmylou Harris, Cowgirls Prayer and Wrecking Ball, for example.

I’ll check out the TEF suggestion too.

Great music and excellent recordings can be found on Stockfisch Records. Sara k. is fantastic.

@grislybutter are you looking for new recommendations, music you don’t know?

That would be ideal, I am mainly looking to explore what the format can bring to my system as I haven't listened to CDs in about 20 years.  The CD player primarily serves as my DAC.

@espilka 

Thanks for the suggestions, I will check out these albums as I don't have them on vinyl.