What are your favorite high rez music discs

[LMN8R]

Thought this might help newbys to high quality music such as myself get a better idea of what is available. I'll start with my favorite 10 and put them in order of preference to me and include format.

1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, BDA 5.1, 4.0
2. Rush: Farewell To Kings, DVD-A 5.1
3. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon, SACD 5.1
4. Rush: Moving Pictures, BDA 5.1
5. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms SACD 5.1
6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes, BDA 5.1
7. AC/DC: Back In Black, Dual Disk 2.0
8. Eric Clapton: Slowhand, SACD 5.1
9. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live Anthology, BDA 5.1 (62 songs!)
10.King Crimson: Discipline, DVD-A 5.1

Obviously I'm a big fan of older rock. I've ranked these by a combination of sound quality and personal enjoyment of the music itself. IMO a perfect sound mix doesn't matter much if I don't like the music.

[LMN8R]

Had to edit my list with todays purchase.

1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, BDA 5.1, 4.0
2. Rush: Farewell To Kings, DVD-A 5.1
3. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon, SACD 5.1
4. Rush: Moving Pictures, BDA 5.1
5. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms SACD 5.1
6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes, BDA 5.1
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern Surroundings, DVD-A 5.1
8. AC/DC: Back In Black, Dual Disk 2.0
9. Eric Clapton: Slowhand, SACD 5.1
10. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live Anthology, BDA 5.1 (62 songs!)

[quattroatl]

In no particular order currently:

Beck - Sea Change
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
N.E.R.D. - In Search of
Alison Krauss - New Favorite
The Eagles - Hotel California
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
E. Power Biggs - Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues
Seal - Best:1991-2004
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

[Johnny Vinyl]

I can add a few that I think some might enjoy:

Roxy Music - Avalon - SACD 5.1, and CD Layer 2.0 (Hybrid)
Billy Joel - The Stranger - SACD 5.1, SACD 2.0
Billy Joel - 52nd Street - SACD 5.1, SACD 2.0

[pentatonic]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

I can add a few that I think some might enjoy:

Roxy Music - Avalon - SACD 5.1, and CD Layer 2.0 (Hybrid)

Now that's gotta sound really great, the CD is pure bliss, I can only imagine the SACD

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

Now that's gotta sound really great, the CD is pure bliss, I can only imagine the SACD

Had many hours of pure audio bliss with that album when I had my HT setup.

[pentatonic]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Had many hours of pure audio bliss with that album when I had my HT setup.

I'm sure you did . last time I checked these were selling for the price of a down payment on a car

[NeoMaximuz]

Besides the obvious Pink Floyd blus, I also really enjoy the sound on The Social Network soundtrack on Blu-Ray Audio.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

I'm sure you did . last time I checked these were selling for the price of a down payment on a car

I lucked out when I bought it about 4 or 5 years ago. Paid like $20 for it. The 2 BJ discs are also going for over $100 a piece. Think I'll hang on to them for a while though.

[LMN8R]

Seems like I'm a year late and a hundred dollars short, getting in to multi channel music.

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

I'm sure you did . last time I checked these were selling for the price of a down payment on a car

Not necessarily. I grabbed mine on ebay not long ago for about 40$. It was used but in good condition. Well worth it, too

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by HDJK

Not necessarily. I grabbed mine on ebay not long ago for about 40$. It was used but in good condition. Well worth it, too

Congrats on a great price! I'm sure you'll be enjoying this SACD for years to come!

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Congrats on a great price! I'm sure you'll be enjoying this SACD for years to come!

Thanks, I'm sure I will

[Mahatma]

Dire straights-Love over gold SACD is pretty sweet too.Also agree with Pink floyds Dark side of the moon SACD.

[LMN8R]

Need to Edit my list due to some recent purchases.

Currently:

1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, BDA 5.1, 4.0
2. Rush: Farewell To Kings, DVD-A 5.1
3. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon, SACD 5.1
4. Rush: Moving Pictures, BDA 5.1
5. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms SACD 5.1
6. Rush: 2112 BDA 5.1
7. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes, BDA 5.1
8. Fleetwood Mac: Rumors, SACD 5.1
9. Eagles: Hotel California, SACD 5.1
10. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern Surroundings, DVD-A 5.1

Subject to change at any time.
Obviously I love multi-channel.

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by LMN8R

Need to Edit my list due to some recent purchases.

Currently:

1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, BDA 5.1, 4.0
2. Rush: Farewell To Kings, DVD-A 5.1
3. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon, SACD 5.1
4. Rush: Moving Pictures, BDA 5.1
5. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms SACD 5.1
6. Rush: 2112 BDA 5.1
7. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes, BDA 5.1
8. Fleetwood Mac: Rumors, SACD 5.1
9. Eagles: Hotel California, SACD 5.1
10. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern Surroundings, DVD-A 5.1

Subject to change at any time.
Obviously I love multi-channel.

And Rush

I have a list of my favorite MCH discs here:

Best Surround Sound Music Discs

[rpatt]

In addition to ones already mentioned, some of my favorites are:

1. Mike Oldfield “Tubular Bells” SACD-5.1
2. Donovan “Storyteller” SACD-2.0
3. Everlast “White Trash Beautiful” SACD-5.1
4. Leo Kottke “6 and 12 String Guitar” SACD-2.0
5. Bob Dylan “Blonde on Blonde” SACD-2.0
6. Cat Stevens “Tea for the Tillerman” SACD-2.0
7. Allman Brothers Band "Eat a Peach" SACD-5.1

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by rpatt

1. Mike Oldfield “Tubular Bells” SACD-5.1

This is actually 4.0 Quad, although Mike finally did release the 2009 remaster in 24/48 .flac digital download as the DVD-Video version on the CD+DVD SKU is lossy 448 Kbps Dolby Digital, a huge disappointment to many surround sound fans.

I love the 2009 5.1 mix, but I also love the SACD. I got mine for $35CDN at a record show @ 2009, steal. I listed it for $300 on Amazon Canada as I wouldn't stand in the way of someone wanting to pay that much for it as I'd be in idiot, but I hope no-one ever actually buys it, lol. The Quad mix is so smooth and true to the original.

Hopefully Mike releases deluxe Blu-ray editions of the first four albums and includes the original quad mixes remastered as well as the original stereo and remastered stereo and 5.1 mixes. I'd be in on all of them. Looking forward to Crises and Five Miles Out which are currently being mixed into 5.1 by Mike.

[LMN8R]

And Rush

They have always been my favorite live band.
I'm really glad they seem to be one of the few that embrace the BDA format. Any stand alone albums they release on BDA will be added to the collection.
Hoping Hemispheres is next.

[rpatt]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

This is actually 4.0 Quad, although Mike finally did release the 2009 remaster in 24/48 .flac digital download as the DVD-Video version on the CD+DVD SKU is lossy 448 Kbps Dolby Digital, a huge disappointment to many surround sound fans.

I love the 2009 5.1 mix, but I also love the SACD. I got mine for $35CDN at a record show @ 2009, steal. I listed it for $300 on Amazon Canada as I wouldn't stand in the way of someone wanting to pay that much for it as I'd be in idiot, but I hope no-one ever actually buys it, lol. The Quad mix is so smooth and true to the original.

Hopefully Mike releases deluxe Blu-ray editions of the first four albums and includes the original quad mixes remastered as well as the original stereo and remastered stereo and 5.1 mixes. I'd be in on all of them. Looking forward to Crises and Five Miles Out which are currently being mixed into 5.1 by Mike.

You're right, I never noticed that. Thanks for pointing that out.