[Rock Drummer]

What CDs do you consider the best sounding to  show off your highest end gear?  Also best headphone CDs.  Red Book only no SACD or DVD audio.
 
Also list any stand out re-mastered CDs.

 

[Alu]

As for reference CDs for me right now, I'd say:
 
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Infected Mushroom - Vicious Delicious
Alice in Chains - Unplugged
Pink Floyd - DSOTM & Wish You Were Here
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
John Coltrane - Crescent
Deadmau5 - For Lack of a Better Name
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
 
and possible Diana Krall's The Look of Love for some nice female vocals.

 

[salannelson]

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Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Mezzanine is definitely right up there on my list.

 

[jonas5]

Aja

 

[Uncle Erik]

Why no SACD or DVD-A?

All of my reference discs are SACDs.

 

[LFF]

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Why no SACD or DVD-A?

All of my reference discs are SACDs.

No need Erik. Check out the other million "reference" threads on here.

 
Reference tracks, CD's, LP's, etc etc.....once again DSOTM is listed by someone....WHAT VERSION!!!!!??

 

[Proglover]

Nils Lofgren - Live Acoustic
Allan Taylor - Hotels and Dreamers
Supertramp - Crime of the Century (MFSL)
Eagles - Best of / Hotel California (both DCC)
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions
Tool - Aenima
Beethovens 5 & 7 (Kleiber)
The Who - Tommy (think it's the 1996 version)
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Dire Straits - Love over Gold

 

[Proglover]

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Why no SACD or DVD-A?

All of my reference discs are SACDs.

No need Erik. Check out the other million "reference" threads on here.

 
Reference tracks, CD's, LP's, etc etc.....once again DSOTM is listed by someone....WHAT VERSION!!!!!??

DSOTM SQ is overrated on my opinion, but that's also said a million times in different topics here

 

[salannelson]

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Why no SACD or DVD-A?

All of my reference discs are SACDs.

I don't have the equipment for it...... yet

 

[Rock Drummer]

Thanks for the replies so far!  Many great leads I'll check out.  I can't afford SACD or DVD audio at this time.
 
I agree with Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms-a sonic masterpiece!  Is the remastered copy any better than the original?
 
Keep the lists coming-I'll submit my list soon I'm looking through my collection.

 

[Proglover]

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Thanks for the replies so far!  Many great leads I'll check out.  I can't afford SACD or DVD audio at this time.
 
I agree with Dire Straits Brothers in Arms-a sonic masterpiece!

try Love over Gold...

 

[khaos974]

Toshiba Black triangle followed by MFSL?

 
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No need Erik. Check out the other million "reference" threads on here.

 
Reference tracks, CD's, LP's, etc etc.....once again DSOTM is listed by someone....WHAT VERSION!!!!!??

 

[Alu]

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Why no SACD or DVD-A?

All of my reference discs are SACDs.

No need Erik. Check out the other million "reference" threads on here.

 
Reference tracks, CD's, LP's, etc etc.....once again DSOTM is listed by someone....WHAT VERSION!!!!!??

Sorry mate, I didn't even consider specifying which version to recommend. I own the hybrid redbook/SACD one right now, had some other versions before, and though it is considered to be the worst, I still think that it's a fantastic sounding album.
 
I realize that it's been mentioned a lot, but I still genuinely believe that it's great.

 

[jckbac9]

 Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (1992 remaster) and Aja by Steely Dan.
 
I've found the 2003 30th anniversary edition of Dark Side to be aimed at modern sub-par listening environments. They boosted the bass and vocals more significantly than any other changes.
 
I sometimes listen to Donald Fagen's Morph the Cat to assess bass quality (not quantity) -with a great set up you can hear every nuance of the bass strings, including the contact of fingers.

 

[Rock Drummer]

Thanks that's the kind of post I'm looking for.  I have that CD(Morph the Cat) but now I'm going to go back and really listen to the bass quality.  
 
One of my favorites for Bass quality is El Macho by Mark Knopfler.