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50 of the best hi-fi albums for audiophiles

This popped up in my Facebook feed feed so I bit.  
It's not a bad list.  I have more than 20 of these titles and agree they are excellent sounding.
https://www.whathifi.com/features/50-albums-audiophiles?utm_content=bufferf2d32&utm_medium=socia...

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loomisjohnson
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imo a very good, broad-minded list, with some interesting obscurities like nils frahm and mbongwana star.. we could all, of course, make our own lists, but it's always nice to get new input
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I was making my maiden voyage to a just-opened Hi-Fi shop in 1972 (Audio Arts in Livermore, California, owned and operated by Walter Davies, now owner/inventor of The Last Factory of record care products renown) on the day Bill Johnson of ARC was delivering and installing his complete system---SP3 pre, Magneplanar Tympani-I speakers bi-amped with D51 and D75 amps. He also brought along a Thorens TD-125 MK.2 turntable and Decca Blue cartridge, which was mounted on a proto-type ARC pickup arm. The arm never made it into production, but it resembled the Grado arm of the 1950’s---a flat, wide chunk of dark wood, like walnut or rosewood.

Once set up and ready to go, Walter put on the "Me And Bobby McGee" track on Gordon Lightfoot’s If You Could Read My Mind LP. Bill said "That IS a great sounding record. What is it?". Walter gave him the LP. Used copies are plentiful; give it a spin on your system and see if you agree with Bill ;-).

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@snackeyp 

Thanks very much for posting that link.  Nice to see a few different recommendations for a change.  Especially appreciate the intro to 2015's "Junun" with the Rajasthan Express, Tzur and R'head's Greenwood.  Hadn't heard about that one.  Thanks again.
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You're welcome, ghosthouse.  Glad you enjoyed it.

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Tonight I found a copy of Daft Punk - Random Access Memories on vinyl, and based on this list, picked it up.  
I can report that this list is not wrong.  This is a gem of a record.  I have it in digital format but never really liked it as a whole until I heard the vinyl version of it.  Really cool concept album of sorts.  Great sound and high art to boot.  Well worth the time spent to appreciate!
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