Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Recommendation for CDs That Image and Demo CDs

Absolutely...Heat had AMAZING sound. I was shocked that it wasn't even nominated for an oscar that year.

As far as amazing sounding cd's...if you like electronica you've got to get The Propellerheads' decksdrumsandrockandroll. You can usually find a copy on Ebay for a steal. It's an incredible cd.

I second this recommendation. Allegri Miserere WOW! I understand that the early Roman Catholic Church wouldn't release sheet music for this piece (another good reason to go to church) so Mozart (yes W.A.) went to the Cathedral where it was being played, listened to it, went home and transcribed the whole thing from memory.

Even if it isn't true it makes a nice story.

BTW. I think the Tallis Scholars do a really nice version.

I am listening to the Sacred Treasures I CD right now. Yes, it is an excellent recording -- the rendition of the cathedral ambience and choral imaging are both impeccable. The Russian cathedral bell at the very beginning is almost scary! This recording also sounds excellent in DPL II Music 5.1. The only nit I have to pick is that most if not all tracks have a significant noise floor (tape hiss); this must be an ADD or AAD disk (surprisingly for a "classical music" CD, the jacket does not specify the recording mode). Nevertheless, this is an entirely enjoyable CD, especially late at night. I look forward to receiving the series II and III CDs in 3-4 weeks!

Jazz At The Pawn Shop...awesome...

I just received the cheap CD's from BMG that I ordered a few weeks ago. (Thanks for that tip, btw!)

I ordered the entire Simon & Garfunkel collection. All five of their original albums have been remastered. Nice stuff.

I also ordered the "We Get Requests" by Oscar Peterson (Thanks for that tip Alan) It is indeed a nice cd.

Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands with the Count Basie orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones. Sweeeet!

Finally in that batch of CD's was Johnny Cash: American IV - The Man Comes Around. Wow. Some of those tracks are simply perfect. So simple. So touching. It's a great CD. I'm not all that keen on his "Bridge Over Troubled Water", but some of those other tracks are stupendous.

I've been on a CD buying frezy lately. I can't get enough great music. (Thank you Axiom!)

Some other recent delights:

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Groove Armada - Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Dead Can Dance - Box set (3 cd's and live DVD) BUY THIS!!! You can find it on Ebay for under $30!

You'll have to excuse the fact that most of the stuff i listen to is not known to the masses. I just got received my NAD C541i so I'm listening to EVERYTHING that i own to find it's weaknesses. None so far. Especially when you add the fact that it's playing through my pair of M22's and EP125. I must say Burr Brown is the MAN!! Anyway, well here's my list:

#1 - Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
Pink Floyd - Pulse or Dark Side of the Moon (duh)
Gatacca - (the soundtrack)
Gideon's Press - Bound for Nineva (if you can find it)
Dave Holland - (anything you can find)
Spock's Beard - V, Day for Night, or Snow
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Ray Sharp - Exaudio (ALL piano stuff)
Bill Douglas - Deep Peace (and anything else you can find)
K-Pax - (the soundtrack)

Well that should give you a few hours of enjoyment. Let us know what you discover.

Jason

This thread is a bit old but i'll toss my hat into the ring:

Buena Vista Social Club.

One of the best imaging (especially with the surrounds in DPL2:Music mode) i've ever heard. The genre i believe is Latin'.
Out of those clips on Amazon, #1 is the best representation of the rest of the cd but that type of music is certainly not for everyone
A little more mainstream i really enjoy the nicely mastered Barenaked Ladies Gordon cd (track #4 is fantastic).

As for dvds, i would go with Ice Age. The opening scene with the glacier cracking in DD 5.1 is astounding.

Great choices! Buena Vista Social Club is one of my all time favorite music type DVDs. Loved Ice age too but at the moment I'm smitten with the new release of Lion King on DVD, especially the Disney Home Theater Enhanced Mix.