There are some small producers of high quality CDs and records of different genres.
Google "Analogue Productions" and "Mobile Fidelity."
What CDs to buy
I never thought I would get a CD player but opportunity knocked a couple months ago and here I am with an Audio Research CD6. All my CDs from 30 years ago are mostly music I no longer listen to much. I primarily listen to vinyl and stream but thought it would be cool to have an AR top loader and maybe seek out a few special CDs. Any thoughts on specific CD releases that will give me some renewed respect for the shiny discs?
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XRCD’s …. Step- up in mastering from ordinary redbook cd’s go browse DISCOGS and ELUSIVEDISC , especially for their Various – Best Audiophile Voices series
https://elusivedisc.com/music/digital/xrcd/
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The Blue Note XRCDs are outstanding. I was just listening to Hank Mobley's Soul Station, and it is superb. Also, it is well known that some, but not all Japanese remasters are excellent. They can be expensive, but in my view worth the retail cost in at least some cases, I believe. For example, I grew up on '70s funk and soul, and of course there were plenty of less than stellar recordings. But the Japanese remasters of, for example, the early albums of Tower of Power and Earth Wind & Fire, are really excellent. |
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