What's the 1 LP or CD that makes your system shine?

[Teee]

What's the one record or disc you put on to show your rig off in all it's glory, especially when a friend comes around for a listen?

This is not about the artist or song, both could be awful, just what makes your system shine.

 

 

 

Edited January 19, 2024 by Teee

[Teee]

Mine are:

CD

Tears for Fears 

The seeds of love.

Sounds absolutely epic.

1989 Fontana Disc

[Teee]

Vinyl :

This is a much harder choice, I have many that are incredible but the one I've picked is a pretty beaten up old peice of vinyl I paid $1 for at a junk sale. 

A departure from his earlier work and a bit of a sales flop but sonically it sounds superb.

Elton John

Ice on Fire

Little Rocket Record Company

1985

 

Edited January 19, 2024 by Teee

[Teee]

Equal first in my vinyl collection is probably Bad, Michael Jackson.

Thunderous bass, sounds amazing.

Bought this new as a kid in 1987

 

[Raphcat]

The Analogue Productions remastered 45 RPM Vinyl pressings of:

• Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
• Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue

Simply amazing. 

[Teee]

27 minutes ago, Raphcat said:

The Analogue Productions remastered 45 RPM Vinyl pressings of:

• Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
• Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue

Simply amazing. 

Excellent, I don't have those, I'll look into them.

[POV]

When friends come over and want to listen I ask them what they want to listen to.  

[Teee]

Ok, what about when you're home alone and you want to hear that one track/album that floats your boat?

[AvSat44]

I can only think of Abbey Road. Probably not the best recording ever but I love it!

[Addicted to music]

On 19/01/2024 at 10:21 PM, Teee said:

Equal first in my vinyl collection is probably Bad, Michael Jackson.

Thunderous bass, sounds amazing.

Bought this new as a kid in 1987

 

 

Some of MJ work are the most dynamic for pop,  very well recorded

[Teee]

2 hours ago, Addicted to music said:

 

Some of MJ work are the most dynamic for pop,  very well recorded

Yeah, most of his work was pretty good.

Not my style of music today but dynamic sound

[muon*]

More than one, many more than one.

[POV]

20 hours ago, Teee said:

Ok, what about when you're home alone and you want to hear that one track/album that floats your boat?

 

Yeah I couldn't close in on a single album or track, depends on my mood on the day!

[FR DRew]

Paul Simon: Graceland has a great mix of male and female vocals, soundstage, bass, dynamics, acoustic instruments etc.  Hard to go past when it comes to showing what a good system can do.

For floating my boat, my two faves are both guitar solo pieces:

Joe Satriani: "Always With Me, Always With You" from Surfing With The Alien

and 

Frank Zappa "Watermelon in Easter Hay" from Joe's Garage

The better a system gets, the further into the skilled musicianship and technique you can hear, on both pieces which are totally different from each other, but both amazingly beautiful.

[joz]

Been a favourite of mine since it came out.

 

A fist full of genres that will make your system sing, well most tracks will.

[Addicted to music]

1 hour ago, joz said:

Been a favourite of mine since it came out.

 

A fist full of genres that will make your system sing, well most tracks will.

 

that John Cambell down the hole.....cant get enough

[Addicted to music]

You need full range to take advantage of this, especially the 1st track:

 

 

[wen]

Larry Carlton - Fingerprints , sublime album

[Teee]

On 22/01/2024 at 9:56 AM, FR DRew said:

Paul Simon: Graceland has a great mix of male and female vocals, soundstage, bass, dynamics, acoustic instruments etc.  Hard to go past when it comes to showing what a good system can do.

For floating my boat, my two faves are both guitar solo pieces:

Joe Satriani: "Always With Me, Always With You" from Surfing With The Alien

and 

Frank Zappa "Watermelon in Easter Hay" from Joe's Garage

The better a system gets, the further into the skilled musicianship and technique you can hear, on both pieces which are totally different from each other, but both amazingly beautiful.

Awesome, I'll definitely look into those, cheers

[Teee]

21 hours ago, joz said:

Been a favourite of mine since it came out.

 

A fist full of genres that will make your system sing, well most tracks will.

I've been itching to buy some new toons but wanted something different, sounds like this will help scratch to that itch

[Simulator31]

This CD, rocks the house and neighborhood regularly.

 

[Teee]

1 hour ago, Simulator31 said:

This CD, rocks the house and neighborhood regularly.

 

Lol.....not sure my Mrs would let me have that belting out. I'm the boss whenever she says I'm allowed.

[Pete1956]

I used to have a pretty brutalistic set up - Pioneer speakers with 12" Woofers etc etc - and the go to CD to make the room shake was the Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack

 

Edited January 24, 2024 by Pete1956

[Simulator31]

15 minutes ago, Teee said:

Lol.....not sure my Mrs would let me have that belting out. I'm the boss whenever she says I'm allowed.

@TeeeMy Mrs is okay with rock but that's as far as it goes. It when she' goes out it's metal time lol!

[pops9745]

Telegraph Road (Dire Straits) is one single track I enjoy if alone and can turn it up.

 

Agree Folk Singer is great.