10 Essential Audiophile CDs You Should Buy

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  @mountart2 · 4 weeks ago

  Talk Talk's Color of Spring is such a great album... criminaly underrated

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• JP

  @jp93309 · 4 weeks ago

  My stereo gear setup list includes Avalon - Roxy Music, Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears, Naked - Talking Heads and Blade Runner movie original score - Vangelis.

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• WA

  @watwthmot · 2 weeks ago

  Scottish band, Preacher, from Ayrshire. <br>Their album entitled “Signals” is astonishingly good sound quality.

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• NE

  @neilworroll9278 · 1 month ago

  Lucky enough to have both Talk Talk Colour of Spring and Spirit of Eden on sacd.<br>Been a fan since the beginning with the first single Mirror Man.

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• DA

  @Dac_DT_MKD · 3 weeks ago

  For me probably the best Audiophile CD is Massive Attack - Mezzanine.<br>And in general Trip-Hop has some great Audiophile sound to them. Great instrument separations, and in general great atmospheric experience for relaxing.

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• JO

  @johnwest8202 · 1 month ago

  Good call on Colour of Spring!<br><br>I often reach for Dead Can Dance CDs when I want to audiophile.

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• ST

  @stephengibb-h4d · 13 days ago

  Kruder and Dorfmeister The K and D sessions is a great recording

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• AR

  @arnoldoosterveld · 2 weeks ago

  So nice to see Arooj Aftab here. It´s a brilliant album! My recommendation is Tarentel - The Order of Things

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• 2G

  @2get2Terrapin · 1 month ago

  &quot;Most people use their equipment to listen to music.<br>Audiophiles use our music to listen to their equipment.&quot;<br>~ Al Dimeola

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• MR

  @MrSurguy-fb2hy · 4 weeks ago (edited)

  Nine Inch Nails albums are so good for audiophile exploration. Trent meticulously curates each sound and texture to sound unique. My Dad had an awesome Pioneer stereo in the 90’s and my absolute favourite thing to do was listen to The Downward Spiral on it. It perfectly reproduced the nuances of each sound and separated the elements of the audio field, every time I would put that album on I would discover new elements in the mix that I hadn’t noticed were there, even after years of regular listening. I wish I had a stereo setup like that today. <br>For a less abrasive NIN experience, try tracking down “Still” which was a bonus disc in the deluxe version of the live “And All That Could Have Been” album. It features new all acoustic versions of some NIN tracks as well as some beautiful atmospheric soundscapes. I believe the disc was eventually released on its own, and it is well worth having.

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• DE

  @derekgoss · 3 weeks ago

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• SU

  @superfitzy · 4 weeks ago

  Talk Talk&apos;s The Colour of Spring is a great gateway into their last two albums, which are much less radio-friendly yet much more rewarding in the long-term, in my opinion. As you mentioned, Spirit of Eden is amazing, and so is Laughing Stock. Mark Hollis&apos;s eponymously titled solo album is yet another fantastic one, as it continued his evolution as an artist. What an amazing talent.

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