Better Quality CD's

If you like Jazz you should definitely check out JVC's XRCD titles and Fantasy Jazz 20 Bit K-2 remasters (mostly remasters of old Presitige, Riverside, Contemporary, Pablo labels). I would also suggest some titles from the Groove Note label...specifically Kei Akagi "New Smiles and Traveled Miles" and The Anthony Wilson Trio "Our Gang" Finally the new Blue Note RVG Remasters are not too bad either. If you don't like Jazz then I guess I struck out. You could always try Mobile Fidelity and DCC...they have put out some excellent remasters of many popular/classic recordings. Good luck...

Mapleshade records, Audioquest, APO. You can find these CD's at amusicdirect.com, acousticsounds.com, mapleshaderecords.com.

Look for "Remastered", in general they will be an improvement on the original CD release.

Thanks for all your help. It looks as though MSFL & DCC are the way to go. I will probably look into XRCD also since I am a Jazz fan.

skidman: don't overlook some of the smaller labels, whose sound is consistently higher than average. for example, oh boy!, 4ad, ryko, rhino (especially re-issues), secretly canadian, acoustic disc and redhouse, to name but a few. i would also look for sony 20-bit titles, that offer superior sound quality. most mfsl cd's are, IMO, greatly overrated and over-priced. (FWIW, i'm a mfsl vinyl collector, with several hundred titles on my shelves.) you should also take care in purchasing japanese pressings; many are stridently bright. good hunting. -kelly