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  • Stew
    Stew Posts: 645
    edited September 2007
    Alison Krauss + Union Station Live (redbook)

    Listening to this one again as I type this. Probably the best live recording I've ever heard.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited September 2007
    Stew wrote: »
    Alison Krauss + Union Station Live (redbook)

    Listening to this one again as I type this. Probably the best live recording I've ever heard.

    I will 2nd that...the DVD version is just as good
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  • Mike53
    Mike53 Posts: 21
    edited September 2007
    beardog03 wrote: »
    I would like to find a good version of some old Jeff Beck

    I agree...with Max Middleton. The last thing I heard from Jeff was "Guitar Shop". Has he done anything since then...other than restore antique cars.

    I did see him a year, or so, ago on cable TV...he showed up for a live BB King concert. Did a couple tunes with BB. Beck sounded great!
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited October 2007
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Try any of the ones mastered or remastered by Steve Hoffman. Check out a list Here

    Took your advice and purchased both Metallica albums re-mastered by Steve Hoffman. I noticed a big difference on both albums. :D

    I saw eBay had a few sales for the entire DCC collection for about 6-10K :eek:
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited October 2007
    Steve's the man! Glad you were happy with your purchase.

    The big thing that I've noticed in his remastered material is the improved "depth" in the soundstage, plus more clarity and an almost sweet, smoothness to the sound.
    Carl

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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited October 2007
    Stew wrote: »
    Alison Krauss + Union Station Live (redbook)

    Listening to this one again as I type this. Probably the best live recording I've ever heard.

    This one is good, the MFSL vinyl is incredible, but this is about cd's. Some of my favorites for great production:

    Telarc - 1812 overture - Knudsel
    Telarc - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
    Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
    The Travelling Wilbury's - Vol 1
    Dolly Parton - The Grass is Blue (absolutely one of the best assembled bluegrass bands I've ever heard)
    Spirit - 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonis
    Grover Washington Jr. - Mr. Magic
    The Seldom Scene - Scene it All
    AKUS - So Long, So Wrong
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited October 2007
    Toto IV on SACD, we have the hybrid coming, we'll mention if there's any difference, but in general (as stated somewhere before), in general the SACDs we have are better sounding than the original redbook, that's just our experience, your millage may vary!
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  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited October 2007
    the GRP disc all sound very good also. mostly jazz.
    also, alot of pink floyd stuff is well recorded
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited October 2007
    Stew wrote: »
    Alison Krauss + Union Station Live (redbook)

    Listening to this one again as I type this. Probably the best live recording I've ever heard.

    Stew,

    Try Alison Kraus and Union Station's "New Favorite", put on a diaper o a Depends first.

    Also, the last cut on AKUS "SO Long So Wrong", "There is a Reason" is a gospel song. If that song doesn't put you on your knees, you need to go off and re think your life. Great, great, stuff. She's won 21 Grammy awards and I think she is about 35.
    Carl

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