[chillysalsa]

Which is your favourite classical label, purely for sound quality and 'you are there' recording quality?

 

[KR...]

Where is Reference Recordings, Chesky, and Telarc? Those three are near impossible to beat sound wise.

http://www.chesky.com/
http://www.referencerecordings.com/
http://www.telarc.com/

 

[HD-5000]

I was preparing to vote Telarc until I realized it wasn't there. Hmm. Moderators?

 

[daycart1]

All the Sheffield Labs re-recordings I've heard are also super. And the Mobile Fidelity are legendary, though I don't have any.

 

[AsuAmo76]

Quote:

I was preparing to vote Telarc until I realized it wasn't there. Hmm. Moderators?

Go Telarc Go!

 

[chillysalsa]

Thanks moderators! I'm so forgetful...

 

[john_jcb]

Anytime.

 

[daycart1]

Hmmm, well now I voted for Chesky, but really the Sheffield Lab and Mobile Fidelity can be just as good. IME the Telarc are a bit off that standard except for the famous 1812.

I haven't heard a Reference Recording LP, but the one CD I have is nothing special.

On vintage stuff, I think everything depends on the particular recording. There are individual RCA, London/Decca, Mercury, and even Columbia which are sonically superb (though they all have some extra hiss that is virtually eliminated in current records).

 

[redshifter]

dg is winning? i can't believe it! these are the guys who invented the aluminum violin!!

go chandos, go (worlds ahead for clarity (r))!!

 

[chillysalsa]

Yeah, I'm surprised DG is winning too - I feel the same way about their violin sounds on some recordings. Their vinyl and early analog recordings I really like though.

 

[HD-5000]

My recording of Gil Shaham performing Brahms violin concerto by DG has a loud intermittent hissing sound. None of my other DG recordings have it though, maybe this is just a lemon.

 

[adhoc]

deutsche grammophon record's are IMO too bright.

rca (for piano at least) - usually too close miked and clangorous.

emi - too distant occasionally.

 

[KR...]

Just goes to show how many people here have never heard a real audiophile quailty recording. I mean I am guessing that deutsche grammophon was put there as a joke, I can't belive it got one vote!

 

[adhoc]

actually, on second thought, most sony classical records i've bought actually sound fantastic. somehow the sound is fuller and definitely not fatiguing. dsd remastering, anyone?

 

[Earwax]

How about Philips? I know I have a couple of recordings I really like on Philips but don't remember off-hand which ones right now.