Don’t you get flagged for copyright infringement by KZfaq? I’m curious because other reviewers don’t even play a bit of the songs.

Crime Of The Century is one of my all time favorites. Dark room, volume up, comfortable seat, late night beverage.

Super video. My favorite CD demo tract is the XRCD version, Victor Feldman, Secret of the Andes, originally recorded as a direct to disc.

Love how some of these literally are demo disc tracks, as some of the James Newton Howard album was on a Yamaha Keyboard 7" vinyl and the Dave Grusin track at 13:55 I have a version on the THX Wow Laserdisc that was used by Lucasfilm dealers to sell THX amps, processors and Speakers in the '90s

Decades ago when our stereos weren't very good, we looked to dorect to disc and other audiophile pressings to elevate our sound quality temporarily, while we played them. Our systems turned back from a chariot back into a pumpkin the second the lp ended. Many of us got into the habit of playing them more often than lesser fidelity recordings which had better and more interesting music. We played audiophile recordings more than they deserved musically, and it resulted in putting sound first and music merit second, and resulted in a lot of us forgetting how to really listen and enjoy music. So we were listening analytically, & instead of the music taking us on a ride, we took control of the steering wheel and were doing the equivelent of riding around the same block.Boring! Maybe the best thing about having a much better stereo now, is just about all our cds sound clean, and we don't have to resort to listening to less than inspired music, which in most ways is a waste of time. Not that there weren't some super fidelity records with interesting music. But how many of those kind of records do you frequently pull out to play now? That is if you've overcome the disease? Of the originals, I occasionally pull out Let It Go by Clair Marlo on Sheffield Labs, or Trackin' by Lew Tabackin on RCA 45RPM or Fatha by Earl Fatha Hines on M&K Realtine. But other than a few like that the only audiophile pressings from back then I play fairly often are some half speed mastered lps. The recordings you reach for the most are the best records...To You. I like Pink Floyd who was mentioned, but sometimes I think they were a little overrated. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp is a greater and more creative work than anything they've done. Lyrically it's up there with A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis and some of The Eagles most philosophical works. It seems like most of the best recordings are nion-audiophile recordings. Which is good, since they don't cost so much. I recently played a cd by a great Latin singer Maria Rita, and I don't think I ever got such a sensation of a real singer actually in my room, and I don't understand a word of her language. It is one of her self titled cds, with her face in profile smiling in black and white. Another great series of recordings for both music and sound is any cd I've heard by the Jazz Fusion singer Marilyn Scott... Sample This by Joe Sample is really a Best Of cd, and the tracks are sonically a whole grade above the cds those songs originally were from. Joe Sample was the keyboard genius for The Crusaders (formerly called The Jazz Crusaders). Really nice stuff and the piano and everything else does have near real life presence, once your stereo is really warmed up. Try playing it 3rd, after playing a few cds before it. The cd Best Of Traffic, the one with near 20 tracks will surprise you with how well the latter Traffic albums especially were recorded. Great music and sound. Here are sone classic modern jazz tracks (hearable on KZfaq) that have only fairly good sound, but they and their artists are worth hearing and discovering Always There - Ronnie Laws Lakeshore Drive - Art Porter The Epic - Pat Metheny A video like this can help all the viewers, since we all play music. Videos that spotlight equipment that only 1 in 25 people want, or can afford only benefits about 4% of the viewers. Something to think about. Great video. Thanks!

Nice. Some of that cymbal work wss perfection. My go to are Badfinger Ass album, Fiona Apple Tidal album, Paramore Decode remix by Chris Lord Alge (bar the clipping at the end haha), Nevermore Dead Heart in a Dead World and a few other oddballs like the The Ring movie soundrack. Best cello you have ever heard.

Those OJC CDs from the early 90's are really great , mastered by Phil De Lancie : Mastering engineer, mainly for the Fantasy label group, from 1986 to 1999, voted best remastering engineer in 1991! .... another great Japanese Jazz Label : Venus Records , some of the best sounding Jazz CD's for sure. ...last, but not least : One of the best sounding MFSL CDs. Rare, pricey but worth it : U2 - The Joshua Tree !

Bellissimo il jazz modale di Joe Henderson in "Y Todavia La Quiero". Amo questo cd. Joe Henderson è il musicista che mi ha fatto avvicinare al jazz. E, maremma buhaiola, a novembre sarò a Firenze!

Always enjoy these videos and appreciate your perspective and insight. Over the past year I’ve picked up some really quality recordings on cd that sound incredible thanks to your videos. Just wanted to say thank you and look forward to more

Great selection of CDs; the Supertramp and Dave Grusin are top-notch; in my modest test experience, other terrific-sounding CDs are Muddy Waters Folk Singer and Alex De Grassi Altiplano; the first edition of Journey Greatest Hits and the remastered edition of Rush Hemispheres are rock nirvana.

I think you should add the Vince Guaraldi Trio soundtrack to a Charlie Brown Christmas. Yes its from 1965, but completely remastered, and a US Library of Congress pick of 1 of 25 for 2012. If your American this will surely bring joyous memories of Christmas. The BluRay Audio of Chrime sounds the best of the multiple copies I have. Good choice though.

The Grusin key sweeps tickle my ear drums

Mine: Boston- ‘Boston’ Robin Trower- ‘Bridge of Sighs’ Metallica- ‘Metallica’ GNR- ‘Appetite for Destruction’ Mötley Crüe- ‘Mötley Crüe’

Great list. Been digging in my crates and found tuck and patti from the windham Hill label. And fully digital recordings from Thom rotella. Deja vu to many audio shows in the nineties

Good Choices for chilling out to world music. GRP records are exceptional, although Homage to Duke is by far the best recording of that series. Taj Mahal’s pinnacle recording is “Honky Tonk Women” on Blue Light Boogie.

And thanks for the great list: have been introduced to so many new artists to explore and discover.

Grover! The man who could do anything with his saxophone including sitting in with VSOP when Wayne Shorter was not available and blowing it out at Carnegie Hall with some of the greatest jazz musicians in history.

🙋‍♂️THANKS GUIDO 🤗 FOR SHARING PART 2 😎💚💚💚

I recommend some Vangelis; Heaven and Hell, Soil Festivities, Albedo 0.39. Any of his works from 70s and 80s. There are both loud and quiet passages, dramatic, loud, fast, then slow pace. I just got into Vangelis but actually I loved his Blade Runner soundtrack since I first heard it in the 80s. Also Pat Metheny Group; Still Life Talking, Off Ramp, As Falls as Wichita, So Falls Whicita Falls. All albums with a different tempo, pace, quiet passages then into louder parts. A variety of instruments and sometimes voices, different tones and pace. All good for hearing intricacies in the music.

Great video again. Saw Supertramp in St Louis at the Keil 1985 great concert and musicianship. The album pressing of Crime of the Century is great and fuller then the CD version. Two other CD's you might want to listen to is Tim Bowman Sweet Sunday CD and Earl Klugh Midnight in San Juan. I was brought up in the 70's but have found many of the cd/albums of those groups are not as good sonically but I have found of the Jazz cd's better records. Thanks Dave

Thanks! I would recomend the label BIS for classical music. The album Malher 3 and 9 from Osmo Vanksa will test your dynamics and soundstage. It is very good way to setup a system. My experience is that a lot of my audiophile friends setup their systems with rock, blues and even jazz but will fall apart with albums I cited earlier. Once they adjust to that of classical orchestra music everything else sounded better. Also I mean the ECM label is a awesome audiophile label with seriously good music.

When I started my CD journey, all I wanted was DDD CDs... Oh, how wrong I was, without knowing 😢 Happily, there are now some great DSD recordings, some from original analog tapes

The XRCD of Brothers in Arms is excellent.Also the early AAD Hendrix CDS

I just got an original Japanese cd of after the gold rush and it sounds incredible. It’s like listening to a new version,it smokes the 2009 remaster which is good

Hi ANA[DIA]LOG. A lovely list there! I'm absolutely positive that you'll love the album "São Paulo Confessions" (1999) by late musical genius Mitar Subotić Suba.

nice! from my collection Pat Metheny group Offramp original non remaster cd sounds incredible.

Mannaggia ....lo sapevo che nn dovevo guardare .camarillo e grusin sono già in viaggio 😂😂😂.ciao Guido

From my Collection: Son House “The Original Delta Blues” (Sony, Legacy) or Fleetwood Mac “3 Original Album Classics” (Sony, Legacy) for Blues Lou Reed “Coney Island Baby” (RCA, Legacy) or Tom Waits “Swordfishtrombones” (Universal, Island), David Bowie “Young Americans” 2 Disc (Virgin, EMI) for Rock Erlend Oye “Legao” (Bubbles/Pod), Francis And The Lights “It’ll Be Better” (Cantora/KTTF), or Pinback “Pinback” (Ace Fu) for Indie Rock Michael Hedges “Oracle” (Windham Hill) for Instrumental Weather Report “Heavy Weather” (Sony, Legacy), Earth, Wind, and Fire “Spirit” (Sony, Legacy) for Jazz/Disco Dead Can Dance “Into The Labyrinth” (Warner Bros.) is a good Alternative/World music reference

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I don't know why, but... ''Megadeth - Countdown to Extension'' seems pretty HiFi.

Italian SAVAGE album "Tonight" is audiophile recording 👍

I have a lovely test cd from Telarc Digital. It even has a warning of potential speaker damage. " Star Tracks " CD-80094. It can be a serious surprise if you don't read the book first.

Спасибо за ваши ведео, всегда смотрю с большим интересом. Привет из России;

Check out Strunz & Farah - The Best of Strunz & Farah (2000) HDCD, Jonathan Butler - Do You Love Me? (1997) HDCD, and Neal Schon - Electric World 2CD (1997) HDCD to name just a few.

“Radio magallanes” by Ibrahim Maalouf.

It's all not busy music - that's why it's sound perfect. Try Sepulura album "Chaos A.D." - audiophile metal recording👍

Ever heard of "hidden orchestra"? Big recommend

Did you listen to Oded Tzur? If not, try with SIngle Mother song. Hi from Serbia

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You may include some of Porcupine Tree albums as well.

Any Blue Note, Chesky or GRP label.

I’d like to recommend an album by Sid Ramin called Stiletto a jazz soundtrack from the film of the same name it’s a terrific recording give it a try

That first track you played Joe Henderson, I wonder how relevant it was? Reason I ask is is because it's almost identical to Dire Dire Docks on the Mario 64 soundtrack. There is a bridge in that song that actually uses the bridge from Christopher Cross Sailing. Koji Kondo who composed all of the Mario music was known to almost clone many jazz tracks, including the main theme from Super Mario Brothers. I have been trying to for years figure out what he stole for the rest of the tune and I am almost certain this was it. I just added it to my Tidal playlist (looks like 1993 master) and will probably go looking for an original pressing CD or vinyl. Thanks so much!

people often suggest good sounding CDs for "testing" and the music is usually boring or awful in some way, the best thing for testing is to play your favourite songs, one in each genre, then you will get the best test results from music you know well, another way to test a system is play something that you like but sounds mediocre, maybe you might think better of it if you get yourself a much better system.

Hello Really great Stuff, but you should listen to "Crime Of The Century" on Pure Audio Blueray!

22:05 Not on Tidal

They all have one thing in common, they sound like CD😅

My God, you're throwing the discs into so much glare from the light you can't see anything! Not to mention chopping off the very top..

Don't listen to much jazz. I use Close to the Edge and Tubular Bells as my test discs.