The TOP ten must have SACD's

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
edited March 2011 in Music & Movies
He guys... just looking for your recommendations for the top ten SACD's that you would recommend for someone just getting into the format. I currently have just a few, DSOTM, Tchikovsky" 1812, and a couple others.

What would you guys suggest getting to start building a library of SACD's.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited March 2011
    Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

    gets lots of play time on my system; sadly SACD is out of print last I looked, and bringing quite a few $ used.
    SDA SRS 1.2
    Adcom GFA-5802
    Adcom GFP-750
    Sony DVP-NS999ES
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2011
    Diana Krall

    Allison Krauss
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited March 2011
    Soundtrack to "Chicago"

    Ravel: Bolero - La Valse Rapsodie Espagnole - Charles Bunch/Boston Symphony orchestra

    MoFi SACD HOLST: The Planets/ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra- Susskind Dir.

    Diana Krall: The Girl in the Other Room

    Tierney Sutton: Something Cool
    TNRabbit
    NO Polk Audio Equipment :eek:
    Sunfire TG-IV
    Ashly 1001 Active Crossover
    Rane PEQ-15 Parametric Equalizers x 2
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
    Carver AL-III Speakers
    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited March 2011
    Most any of the Elton John SACDs.
    Junior Wells "Come On In This House"
    Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms"

    One of my faves is The Who "Tommy"
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited March 2011
    Beck- Sea Change
    Peter Gabriel- So
    Moody Blues- Just about all of them.:biggrin:

    Greg
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited March 2011
    Nickel Creek
    Nickel Creek - This Side
    Equipment list:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
    Emotiva XPA-3 amp
    Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
    SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
    DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
    Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
    Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited March 2011
    John???

    You have been here long enough,you should know this!!!!

    My picks are Steely Dan AJA, and anything by Sir Elton...
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited March 2011
    My own eccentric choices - all still available. Sorry I went over 10.
    Pink Floyd - DSOTM
    Erik Clapton - Slowhand
    any Elton John
    Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
    Any Moody Blues
    Police - Every Breath You Take
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Raise Your Spirit Higher

    Light Jazz:
    A Charlie Brown Christmas
    Jacques Loussier Trio Best of Play Bach

    Classical
    Beethoven - Symphonies 1 & 5 -Paavo Jarvi
    Handel - Water Music -Jordi Savall
    Mozart - Piano Concertos 21 & 23 - Jordi Savall
    Paganini - Violin Concertos 1 and 4 - Szeryng
    Rossini - Famous Overtures - Mariner
    Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Pearlman
    Front - Polk LSiM 705, Center - Polk LSiM 704c, Rear - Polk LSi 7
    Subwoofer - Epik Legend
    Receiver (as Preamp) - Sony STR-DA3400 ES
    Amplifier - Outlaw 7125
    Television - 58" Samsung Plasma PN58B860
    Blu Ray - OPPO BDP 83
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited March 2011
    A couple I didn't see mentioned.....

    Allman Bros. - Live at the Fillmore East
    and Eat a Peach
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited March 2011
    Do you listen to them in 2 channel or multi-channel or switch it up now and then? Which do you prefer?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    edited March 2011
    2 channel mostly, but my Sony BDP does support multi-channel. I far prefer however to listen with my Pioneer Elite PDDj-9
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited March 2011
    Here is my top ten list of must have SACD's.
    1/Patricia Barber Cafe Blue (MOFI, Gold, SACD, there is no better sounding CD on the planet, unfortunately if you can find it you will pay big bucks and worth every penny)
    2/Willie Nelson Stardust
    3/Alison Krauss & Union Station LIve
    4/ Rolling Stones Let It Bleed
    5/ Rickie Lee Jones It's Like This
    6/ Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
    7/ Allman Brothers Eat A Peach
    8/ Peter Gabriel Shaking The Tree
    9/ Charles Mingus Ah Um
    10/ The Who Tommy

    Glen
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    In no particular order...

    Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 - Wiener Philharmoniker - Carlos Kleiber
    New York City - The Peter Malick Group feat. Norah Jones
    Time to Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra
    Eden - Sarah Brightman
    Amadeus Original Soundtrack Recording - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Sir Neville Marriner
    The Look of Love - Diana Krall
    The Girl in the Other Room - Diana Krall
    When I Look in Your Eyes - Diana Krall
    Getz/Gilberto - Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited March 2011
    John, the following links are to great music, excellently performed and recorded, on SACDs and which should be included in starting a collection: Debussy orchestrations ; Scheherazade ; Alexander Nevsky ; Spain ; Rachmaninoff 2d Symphony ; Gershwin collection ; Shostakovich symphonies ; Ravel collection ; Daphnis et Chloe ; Berlioz collection .
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited March 2011
    eeagle wrote: »
    Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

    gets lots of play time on my system; sadly SACD is out of print last I looked, and bringing quite a few $ used.

    Just ordered this!! :wink:
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    edited March 2011
    I only have one so far and it's great.

    The Carpenters' "The Singles"
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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