Comments on: 25 of the Best Audiophile Albums – Broaden Your Sonic Horizons

By: Mark P

Mark P — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:54:45 +0000

Enya was a good call. I had that CD and sold it to a friend so long ago that I had forgotten how good it was. A nice relaxing evening. Thanks.

By: David T Hayes

David T Hayes — Mon, 04 May 2020 18:56:07 +0000

This is a fantastic list. I will certainly check out the albums I am less familiar with.

By: Muzik Lovah

Muzik Lovah — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:47:00 +0000

In reply to Darren. I don't get it. Records and CDs are still being made and still being sold. What are you missing then?

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 18:42:31 +0000

In reply to Sukumar Thingom.

Thanks Sukumar, I'm glad you were able to find a few albums to add to your collection!

Great choices, Bon Iver self titled, Mellon Collie and Lateralus are a few of my personal favorites - I'm sure you'll enjoy them too. :)

You're right about that, not considering those factors would've been a big mistake. Recording and production quality were definitely considered when we made our selections for some of the best audiophile albums.

I'm of the opinion that although production quality plays an important role, it doesn't always make or break the entire body of work. (Another great thing about music is the level of subjectivity and most of us have our own specific criteria for what we love listening to.)

I will definitely check your suggestions out, Def Leppard is one of the greats for good reason, and we actually included Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes on our Best Headphone Albums list. (You'll probably enjoy browsing that collection too.)

Thanks for your suggestions, now it's my turn to broaden my sonic horizons! Hope to see you here again. :)

By: Sukumar Thingom

Sukumar Thingom — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 04:12:41 +0000

You’ve got a list of albums that are varied in style and spanning different generations. I loved it and there are many albums there that I would surely be adding to my collection.

I’ll be trying out John Cale’s HoboSapiens, Bon Iver’s Bon Iver and Tool’s Lateralus especially. I’m happy that Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie album made it to the list.

The list is supposed to be an audiophile’s must-have albums. Which means an album’s recording and its overall production quality must have been important criteria for it to make your list. Music is a highly personal experience and when one brings up a “the best” list, one’s personal tastes and preferences are bound to be found there.

Personally, if I’m asked to add some more albums that can make the cut in the audiophile’s best albums list, I will surely have A Night at the Opera by Queen (1975), Breakfast in America by Supertramp (1979), Drama by Yes (1980), Pyromania by Def Leppard (1983) and Crest of a Knave by Jethro Tull (1987). These albums were marked by awesome engineering finesse. Sonic-wise, I mean. Lovely article.

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:45:59 +0000

In reply to Tim Bennett!.

As you mentioned Tim, even if you don't consider yourself an "audiophile" there's still a lot of great music to enjoy here.

Sorry to "ruin" the next few days for you (in the best way possible). I can relate to spending way too much time (or just the right amount) listening to music and sifting through the sea of options out there. As a side note, it sounds like you're probably more of a melomaniac than an audiophile.

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd and The Fragile from NIN are two of my personal favorites as well! I'm glad you found our list, it sounds like you enjoyed it! :)

Thanks for stopping by to check it out, hope to see you here again!

By: Tim Bennett!

Tim Bennett! — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 08:57:51 +0000

Hi Dom,

Out of your list I know about half of the list and you indeed have a wide range of different styles on your list.

I would not consider myself an audiophile (I had to look at see exactly what that was) but music is a key part to my life...

...but you have ruined the next few days for me (in a good way) as now I have to go and listen to the other 50% I don't know!

My favorite: Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails!

Just like Darren, who also left a comment, I come from the days and age of black vinyl and really miss those turntables and reel to reel tapes!

Thanks for a great post !

Tim

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:26:13 +0000

In reply to Darren.

I tried to include albums from multiple genres because ultimately good music is good music, right?

Those days are still around for some of us - there are pretty inexpensive turntables like the Ion Audio Max LP that are great for entering (or re-entering) the world of vinyl.

One of my favorite parts of collecting vinyl is exactly what you mentioned - following along with the lyrics and checking out the beautiful artwork. When you buy vinyl it's basically a "two for one" every time because you get two great pieces of art. :)

I agree to a certain extent, streaming and digital files can have a more impersonal feel, but they sound pretty good too. They have their place just like vinyl does in my opinion.

Stop Making Sense definitely has some solid tunes - I haven't seen the actual DVD version, but apparently it's pretty good too.

I appreciate you stopping by and checking out our Best Audiophile Albums!

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 06:28:40 +0000

There is certainly an eclectic mix of music here, which I guess is the whole point.

I miss the days of actual records and CDs. It was all so much more interesting. Especially records, where you would often get things like song lyrics and posters of the band. While I love the digital age, it’s all a bit impersonal in many ways.

The Talking Heads album from the 80s is one of my favourites.