[J0nny]

I'm going to make another addition. The 2000and... something re-edition of Lightbulb Sun by Porcupine Tree. This is by far the best recorded album I've ever heard. There is literally zero recording noise anywhere. It's like lying in a sea of blackness. The cymbals are so well resolved they sound a bit off putting compared to other material in my collection.

 

[Sweden]

 
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I'm loving this thread, and I figured it was about time to contribute:
 
I'll nominate the 1975 recording of Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Dave Holland, Sam Bush, et al., often referenced as the Hank Deane or HDS Sessions as a worthy contender.  See: http://webpages.charter.net/tutbro/tuthds.html.  Dave Shreve uses this LP to fine tune VTA adjustments (as discussed here: http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/vta_method_e.html ), and I've never heard playback of a string bass sound more real than when I had a chance to listen to track 2 "Sauerkraut and Solar Energy" on his setup.  The downside: it seems damn near impossible to get your hands on a copy of the CD version, but the LP shows up on auction sites with a fair degree of regularity.
 
 

 
If you talking about an extraordinary rear gem of both musicality and production it's almost a cultural duty to extract the CD files into lossless and put it on a place like demonoid.   
 
 

 

[fatcat28037]

Well mastered with a dynamic range equaled by very few other albums.
 
And for live recordings I have to throw in this
 

 

[omegaman]

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I'm going to make another addition. The 2000and... something re-edition of Lightbulb Sun by Porcupine Tree. This is by far the best recorded album I've ever heard. There is literally zero recording noise anywhere. It's like lying in a sea of blackness. The cymbals are so well resolved they sound a bit off putting compared to other material in my collection.

Need to add this to my collection !!!! Just looked on Amazon, are you refering to the 2008 version with the DVD or the 2000 edition ?
 

 

[J0nny]

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Need to add this to my collection !!!! Just looked on Amazon, are you refering to the 2008 version with the DVD or the 2000 edition ?
 

The 2008 edition with the DVD my good sir, it sounds beautiful. A must hear. I ordered it on a whim, having never heard a Porcupine Tree song before. ClieOS mentioned them briefly on his Meier Audio Corda Stepdance review, and I bought it. Needless to say I was quite stunned by the music and the SQ.

 

[zeno]

"Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits", Reprise records that was released in August, 1968. It was the very first LP I ever bought, and it has amazing sound and depth. It's a treat to listen to on my AKG K340 headphones (I now have the CD version.). (Apparentley the first CD of the album that came out in 1987, the one that I have, is better than the current newer CD issues....according to a review in Amazon regarding it's sound quality. the newer CD has some background hiss, but my 1987 CD has absolutely no background hiss.))

 

[duotone]

The Beatles Abbey Road (George Martin produced) springs to mind, I also think Michael Jacksons Bad (Quincy Jones produced) album sounds great to my ears.
 

 

[edmelvins]

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The Beatles Abbey Road (George Martin produced) springs to mind, I also think Michael Jacksons Bad (Quincy Jones produced) album sounds great to my ears.
 

 
That Abbey Road just came in yesterday. Haven't had a chance to listen to it. Now I'm confident it'll be good..

 

[GMF2010]

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The 2008 edition with the DVD my good sir, it sounds beautiful. A must hear. I ordered it on a whim, having never heard a Porcupine Tree song before. ClieOS mentioned them briefly on his Meier Audio Corda Stepdance review, and I bought it. Needless to say I was quite stunned by the music and the SQ.

Will this play in Foobar2000? Isn't it 6 channel audio? Maybe I'm missing something.
 
Correction: What I meant was that it wouldn't play over WASAPI or Kernel Streaming via Foobar.

 

[omegaman]

Just ordered my copy, Two discs are included. One redbook and one DVD-A if I understand it correctly.
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lightbulb-Sun-Porcupine-Tree/dp/tracks/B0013URJTG/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_2

 

[GMF2010]

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Just ordered my copy, Two discs are included. One redbook and one DVD-A if I understand it correctly.
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lightbulb-Sun-Porcupine-Tree/dp/tracks/B0013URJTG/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_2

Ah, that makes a lot of sense, thanks for the clarification.

 

[Proglover]

THE best recording I have is hard to say. It depends on mood, which characteristics on find important and several other factors,but here are a few personal favorites
 

 

 

 

(Eagles' Greatest Hits, DCC Gold version)
 
 

(Porcupine Tree's In Absentia, DVD-A 24bit version)
 

 

 

 

(Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley)
 

(SACD version)
 
 
 
 

 

[J0nny]

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Will this play in Foobar2000? Isn't it 6 channel audio? Maybe I'm missing something.
 
Correction: What I meant was that it wouldn't play over WASAPI or Kernel Streaming via Foobar.

There is a 24/192 stereo album on the DVD as well. But I just listen to the CD on my CD player. I'm not that much of a believer in "HD Audio"

 

[MorbidToaster]

I'm pretty sure the HDTracks 'Tommy' and SACD 'Tommy' are the same cut. Does anyone know for sure? If not I want to buy the SACD, too.
 
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(SACD version)
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

[GMF2010]

I''m stealing this recommendation from someone in the LCD-3 thread. I'll edit my post once I figure out who posted it originally.
 
http://www.ottmarliebert.com/music/album/up-close