Best sound on classic rock cds

If you have SACD as an option, the re-issue of Genesis' "Trick of the Tail" and "Duke" are very nice. So is "Frampton Comes Alive," "Boston," and of course "Dark Side of the Moon"

If not, consider the following XRCD options: Dire Sraits "Brothers in Arms" or The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over"

After that, for me, its vinyl

Who's next - deluxe edition. "Tommy" hybrid sacd deluxe edition. Live at Leeds, the two disc version with Tommy live. 40th anniversery DOORS, all are great. CCR - hybrid sacd from Acoustic sounds, yum. Tull re-masters are generally good. Yes, re-masters are good. Allman Brothers live at Fillmore , Deluxe edition is great. Marley re-masters, tuff gong are great as is his box set "songs of freedom." Marshall Tucker SHOUT re-masters are good. Hendrix "are you experienced" box set has some great sound, somewhat mixed but if you like Hendrix, yeah. Beatles Anthology 2 & 3 is much better sound than their official albums, but different versions, some just snippets, really good though . Stones hybrid sacd's are fantastic ( 2002 Abkco) Dylan hybrid sacd's the same. Ray Charles ( black tin can, three cd's (cheap), 1 has Ray sings, Basie swings - accept no substitutes. All the SONET blues series have good sound such as Otis Rush, Snooks Eaglin, Mighty Joe Young, Memphis Slim, T-bone Walker. Gatesmouth Brown yes. Bufffalo Springfield box set is fantastic sound. Same with the Neil Young - "Live at Massey Hall." Santana re-masters are good. Little Feat box set is exceptional for sound, though a little too comprehensive. The Kinks hybrid sacds are great.

Then there is southern rock which would include the SACD of th e Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore (mentioned above) and Eat a Peach and the Lynyrd Skynyrds Thirtieth Anniversary Collection on CD. Free Bird is the all time air guitar peice. I second the Dire Straits Brothers in Arms on SACD

The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs - 1964 - amazing sound quality.

The remastered Deep Purple (In Rock, Machine Head, Made in Japan, Who Do We Think We Are) on Rhino are excellent as is "In Concert 1970/72" on Spitfire, which, BTW, features FABULOUS performances.