Reference Recordings, Delos, Cisco, the Living Stereo Re-issues on Classic Records, are some of the most consistent and excellent recordings. M*A, Goldberg Variations performed by Ito Emma deserves an award for performance and sonic quality. These would be my first tier for sonic quality. The second would be Sony Classical label--not their economy essentials, but the Sony Classical label. Many Telarc discs (but certainly not all--they tend to run the full gamut on sound quality) would also be in this category. MFSL is a great audiophile label, that never really got classical right. The engineers clearly knew more about rock and jazz than classical--but they didn't do too much classical anyway.
What are the best sounding classical CDs
I am looking to start a classical collection. I am looking for some suggestions on good classical preformances that have excellent sound.