[sammcj]

So I bought some AKG K701's from Vitok33 and a Little Dot MKII Amp.

When they arrive I'm going to lock myself in my room until my ears bleed from over-use.

The questions is... what fine recordings shall I start with?


I've started making a list (In no great order) but I'd appreciate any other suggestions.


My list list so far:

Hazmat Modine- Bahamut
Cat Power - The Greatest
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Tool - Lateralus
Pink Floyd - Darks Side Of The Moon (SACD)
Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises
Tweaker - The Attraction to All Things Uncertain
Greg Brown - Several of his albums
Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
David Sylvian - Blemish
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness
Tom Waits - Heartattack and Vine
Bert Jansch - The Black Swan
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Various albums / Tracks
Arvo Part - Various albums / Tracks
Nine Inch Nails - Various albums / Tracks
The Telarc Collections - Vol. 1 through 10 (As if I'll get through them all!)
Paniagua Folia
OSI - Various albums / Tracks
BT - This Binary Universe
 
 
 
Additions:
 
Dinah Washington - Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington Sings The Blues

 

[HEARDATBEAT]

Tool - Lateralus. Awesome album try your new headphones with this album and be prepared to be awed.

 

[logwed]

I'm happy to see another OSI fan! 

 

[sammcj]

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Tool - Lateralus. Awesome album try your new headphones with this album and be prepared to be awed.

See number 3 on my list - Would have been number 1 if the list was in order.
 
Believe me, I have been obsessed with Tool's recordings for many, many years
 
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I'm happy to see another OSI fan! 

Yeah! Found them about 3 years ago and haven't looked back!
Have you listened to BT's self-titled album before? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGtTRVhMNEQ

 

[logwed]

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Yeah! Found them about 3 years ago and haven't looked back!
Have you listened to BT's self-titled album before? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGtTRVhMNEQ

Are you looking forward to their new release coming up?!
 
I've never heard any BT, but dorm wifi is being a bit cantankerous right now, so I'll have to take a listen later. Thanks for the heads-up

 

[sammcj]

TBH I haven't really heard much about it other than Gavin Harrison's back on the bangers, but yes I am looking forward to it
BT is bloody fantastic, but I must warn you he has some pretty awful thumping albums too, The album 'This Binary Universe' is a 5-star jaw-dropper. 

 

[sammcj]

Just got hold of 'Dinah Washington - Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington Sings The Blues'
Brilliantly recorded / mastered.

 

[Servo]

Since you have the one Pink Floyd album on there I'd have to recommend The Final Cut as well. I second GYBE too--extremely dynamic recordings. Also, staying on the post-rock stuff, sigur ros's recordings are fairly well mastered.

 

[sammcj]

Since you have the one Pink Floyd album on there I'd have to recommend The Final Cut as well. I second GYBE too--extremely dynamic recordings. Also, staying on the post-rock stuff, sigur ros's recordings are fairly well mastered.

Thanks Servo,

Yes I have TFC on SACD there too, such an underrated album.
Mogwai should be fun too. :/

 

[JoetheArachnid]

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (SACD if you so wish).
 
Worth it just for the eponymous track.