If you could only pick one album to show off....

[rabski]

I recently bought the blu-ray. It is very good.

I've got the Blu-ray, the CD and the boxed LP set, and I've also got it on my Qobuz favourites. It's excellent on all of them.

 

[TIU]

I've got the Blu-ray, the CD and the boxed LP set, and I've also got it on my Qobuz favourites. It's excellent on all of them.

You could listen to it again if you're not too sure about it.

 

[rabski]

You could listen to it again if you're not too sure about it.

I am. At the moment

 

[macfan]

I used to take a tape of this on holiday as I was obsessed with it.

I have the new half speed vinyl version and it is very nice. The album gets a spin in the rotation every few months.

 

[AntA]

 

[pmcuk]

When I had LPs it was always Heavy Weather. Sounded out of this world on large panel speakers like Apogee Caliper Sigs and Duettas.

There are some interesting phasing effects on Birdland which you only hear on a good system. And it's a masterpiece musically.

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Then this but I got lots of great covers that are my favourite’s

 

[Colinjg]

Not trendy, but my original copy sounds stunning on Vinyl.

 

[oldius]

I was going to choose something by Dire Straits, Floyd or Gilmour, but then I thought that I didn't want my guests to think I was an old fart stuck in the past so I chose this:

 

[TIU]

That is very well recorded and mastered.

 

[rangesound]

Quadrophenia by The Who. Cool concept album story about a confused teenager joining the Mods, set along the English shoreline during the mid 1960's

 

[triumph]

5min @ 110db

 

[EddieRUKidding]

Kahvas Jute - Wide Open a lost classic Oz Blues Rock LP from 1971 featuring Dennis Wilson on guitar and vocals Bob Daisley on bass guitar and Tim Gaze on lead guitar and vocals. Was their debut album and last together until reunion gigs in 1991 and 2005. Bob Daisley left the band shortly after the LP's release to join Chicken Shack then Mungo Jerry and many others including Rainbow, The Ozzy Osbourne Band and The Gary Moore Band. Original Vinyl copies of Open Wide fetch up to A$1,200 if you can find one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahvas_Jute

 

[plasticpenguin]

Origin Of Symmetry -- Muse

Great drive and dynamics. Really tests the PRaT of your kit. And the lead vocalist is Matt Bellamy, the British Jeff Buckley. What's there not to like?

 

[Sumdumgi]

It would depend on the 'audience' and the joy of streaming lets you play an almost limitless choice for your visitor. Can't see the point in getting someone to listen to one of my favourite albums if I know for a fact they wouldn't enjoy it. I have few friends that are interested in hifi but more who like music who normally listen on bluetooth speakers and soundbars. Listening at mine is generally a much different experience and is likely to be appreciated more whilst experiencing familiar music imho.

 

[StingRay]

It would depend on the 'audience' and the joy of streaming lets you play an almost limitless choice for your visitor. Can't see the point in getting someone to listen to one of my favourite albums if I know for a fact they wouldn't enjoy it. I have few friends that are interested in hifi but more who like music who normally listen on bluetooth speakers and soundbars. Listening at mine is generally a much different experience and is likely to be appreciated more whilst experiencing familiar music imho.

Yes it's tricky one, appeal to a wide audience, a lot of "audiophile" music is so boring, it will put some people off, put me off Hifi shows for a long time. You would have thought in this day and age that there would be some excellent recordings but I'm usally disappointed with most of them. The Tabla Beat is not a bad suggestion but not sure about a whole album of it.

I may go for:

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Sounds good on my system, not too audiophile, should not offend anyone or send them running to the hills.

I also considered Kristina Train.

 

[rdale]

My favourite LP for the vinyl experience is to listen to all four sides of this St Germain album:

It may well be digitally recorded and mastered and sound better off Qobuz, although it certainly sounds excellent on vinyl. It is more about the music matching the medium really well in this case for me.

 

[StingRay]

My favourite LP for the vinyl experience is to listen to all four sides of this St Germain album:

It may well be digitally recorded and mastered and sound better off Qobuz, although it certainly sounds excellent on vinyl. It is more about the music matching the medium really well in this case for me.

Good chice, although I prefer their Tourist album.

 

[rdale]

Good chice, although I prefer their Tourist album.

Ok thanks - I’ll give I’ll give Tourist a listen on Qobuz this evening.

 

[StingRay]

One I came across recently which I thought was pretty good:



Probably not familiar to many on here, there is a fair variety with different vocalists.