Audiophile CDs By Genre

kitjv
kitjv Posts: 30
edited March 2008 in Music & Movies
With my new 2-channel system up & running, it's time to start rebuilding my CD collection with audiophile quality. Has anyone compiled a list of audiophile recording companies by genre? For example, I have been very pleased with the jazz offerings by Mapleshade. Thank you.
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited February 2008
    K, if you're looking for great music in excellent sound you're going to be unnecessarily limiting yourself if you consider only "audiophile" companies selling at a generally higher price. One of the things that we hopefully learn early on is that there's very little correlation in audio between price and sound quality. I'll list a few specific items in my collection that are great both musically and sonically and are terrific bargains as well for starting the rebuild of your CD collection: The Planets ; Roman Festivals ; Hungarian Dances ; Rite of Spring ; Swan Lake ; Symphonic Dances . This would only total about $40 with free shipping.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited February 2008
    kitjv wrote: »
    With my new 2-channel system up & running, it's time to start rebuilding my CD collection with audiophile quality. Has anyone compiled a list of audiophile recording companies by genre? For example, I have been very pleased with the jazz offerings by Mapleshade. Thank you.
    Great question. This would take some effort, but if we don't have a list per genre maybe this forum should. ;)

    The best recordings of.....

    Jazz
    Rock
    Classical
    Live
    Solo
    Acoustic
    Vocals
    Big band........

    You get the drift. There are many threads archived in which the members can reference in order to add to the library of "best". Will folks participate? Who knows, but it would be a good reference and one I'd be willing to help out with.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2008
    One of the things that we hopefully learn early on is that there's very little correlation in audio between price and sound quality.

    BS!!!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited March 2008
    ^^ I'm with F1

    Of course you could argue for building a great system for relatively little dough - a value system, but generally you get more when you pay more.

    In my limited experience
    more expensive receiver=better results
    more expensive speaker cables = better results
    more expensive cdp=better results
    more expensive amp=better results
    more expensive IC=better results
    more expensive speakers = better results
    more expensive preamp=better results
    more expensive tubes=better results

    More expensive power cord=same results

    YMMV
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited March 2008
    Well, in terms of the actual cds, a lot of them ARE hit or miss, and they're all roughly the same price.

    SACDs are a little more expensive, granted, but you know you're going to get higher fidelity from them.
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2008
    If you are into Jazz there is a great deal of SACD for you. I would suggest you open an account with yourmusic.com do a search on title for "sacd" you will find some fine jazz, classical and even rock/pop SACD discs for very little dough..

    Its not the whole pie, but a start, of course they offer thousands of title in standard Redbook, most all the Eagles and Alison Krauss discs are excellent in Redbook. Watch out for discs that have been remastered with "loudness" war being a motivator they pretty much sound like ****.

    RT1
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