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Which Record makes your system shine?

Hey All, 

Been a while since I posted anything and I hope I am posting in the correct category.

So, just curious, which Vinyl Record, do you feel makes your system shine and display it's full potential?

OR, put another way, which record or records would you put on if you wanted to show off your system to someone who has not heard or seen it before?

Of course we know, not all records sound the same but for me I feel (at least on my system), it's the record: "Temptation" by Chantal Chamberland - Evosound Records

Carpenters: The Singles (forgot to check the record label).

On the other hand, I have James Taylor Greatest Hits on Vinyl and that record just sounds a bit veiled to me.

It's funny how one record can sound great and another, not that it sounds bad but just doesn't seem to have that crispness or openness to it.

System at the moment if you're wondering:

- Vincent SV-500
- Mofi Studio Desk w/Hana SL MC
- Martin Logan Motion 40 Speakers
- Sim Audio Moon 110lp V2 Phono
- Cardas Cabling

jay73
hce1
79 posts
 

There are many great recommendations above. My experience with the ones I know supports their inclusion on the list. Here are a couple I use to demonstrate my system and audition analogue components that haven’t been mentioned by others:

Art Ensemble of Chicago, Third Decade (first pressing)

Joan Armatrading, S/T (original release-not sure of pressing)

The Band, Stagefright (MoFi)

I’m impressed with the sound on my system of the recent Rhino High Fidelity reissue of The Faces’ “Ooh La La” and likely will use it for demos in future.

roxy1927
171 posts
 

What is wrong with content of Graceland?

A great album where the sound is like a drug.

 

Ansermet’s Stravinsky Pulcinella, complete not the suite, on London. The cd I have on Eloquence which has done some very good with the Decca classical catalogue has all the life taken out of it.

Reiner Prokofiev Lt Kije  on RCA.

Fragile, Japanese pressing. The domestic is extremely poor.

 

parkergetdean
1,049 posts
 

does anyone know which Takanaka album may be great quality?

anthem55
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Al Di Meola - Scenario

ELP Works vol 1 the Greg Lake side 

 

sls883
1,058 posts
 

The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This.  The music is excellent as is the sound quality. 

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