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

Literally, almost anything on the ECM jazz and new music label!

Beginning with avant-garde jazz, but evolving into producing music that can most probably called "chamber-jazz", the vast majority of recordings on this label are excellent. 

Their original vinyl recordings are some of the best, but they also made the transition to digital very well. 

Universally they have an open soundstage, percussion is recorded extremely well, attack/decay is well defined, detail overall is excellent. Quite natural sounding overall. 

Artists worth checking out: Ralph Towner, Rubisa Patrol, Gallery, Craig Taborn, Michael Formanek, Avashai Cohen (trumpet), Keith Jarrett, Julia Hülsmann, Eberhard Weber, Tord Gustavson, many more. 

They seem to continually find, excellent new musicians, with great chops, and their own unique voice. 

And lastly, the label has always appealed to audiophiles, due to their quality, so used copies on vinyl seem to be in great condition. And widely available for under $10.

Wow,I just played Morgan Mia ,Love don't live here anymore....my system  ROCKED.

Very rare album done by Andrew Gold under the name The Fraternal Order of All, "Greetings from the Planet Love".  Here's a portion of a review:  "In 1997 Gold embarked upon a nearly one-man project he called The Fraternal Order of the All. Crafting some 20 original (but deliciously derivative in the best possible way) tracks, he made Greetings from Planet Love.  The album, released – like much of Gold’s post ‘70s material – on a small indie label, inevitably sank without a trace.