From mono to stereo, it would be interesting to make a list ... I have yet to explore this area. I tended to listen to ROCK recordings just because of the music and not recording quality but it's interesting to make a map for it :)

A sincere invitation for recommendations from ROCK fans here ...

It's one of the CD I am listening now ... :)

This is not strictly rock, but also Jazz with rock feel and good recording ga :

Return to Forever Romantic Warrior (Columbia Jazz)

這麼一來分別代表天堂、人間、迷幻的 Yes, Genesis 及 Pink Floyd 既所有大碟都是必然之選啦。

其實吾算太0岩聽，}
不過呇a製作極盡吹毛求疵，}靚聲到震~

多得hi fi鋪吾少，}
現在聽到eagles首hotel, dire strait首your latest trick都會即skip ＞_＜

現在聽到eagles首hotel, dire strait首your latest trick都會即skip ... I will leave immediately when those shops play those songs back then ... now those shops enter the era of female vocals so after many years I found Hotel California still very enjoyable, luckily! :)

作為(其實自己以為係)rock fan,
自己套lofi聽0的傅統rcok天碟(例如dark side)其實效果麻麻.....
led zep聲好0的
black sab再好少少

不過聽60/70's日本rock(當然係remaster),
竟然極好聲(都係自己以為係).


Satori
Flower Travelling Band

zbigniew821,

都係0個句:
香港hi fi友吾聽rock
聽rock既又睇吾起hi fi友

我套lofi有聲出就算 =_=

lomand69 hing, i'll look for the Steely Dan CD. Sigh, I just wanna 'concentrate' the power of rock fans in this forum, but seems not very successful lol!

60/70's日本rock??? I know nothing!
Can you tell me more???

呢張1300yen廉價reissue,
段drum solo(音質)勁過led zep moby dick多多聲.
我都吾知點解 @__@

有機會上japan HMV訂張聽下

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2514928

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=EDBdMnkcx0E

zbigniew821,

夠0西psychedelic......

thanks for your introduction ... the japs are really sth in adapting things. Well, they have an excellent history of imitating the West ... oh off the topic :)

After years of being stupid in the past, I have become wiser in buying CDs. But just stumbled this article from the web, and thought if I could have read it 15 years ago, I might have been wiser ... it's for audiophile CDs in general, but something also about popular music is said.

(from the web):

What is Audiophile Recording?

We have seen a lot of CD Audio with “Audiophile Recording” logo. What does it mean? Well, this short article will explain it to you.

First, let’s check what does “Audiophile” term refer to.

Audiophile (literally, “one who loves sound”) is one who is concerned with achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of music. Audiophile values may be applied at all stages of the chain: the initial audio recording, the production process, and the playback (usually in a home setting). The adjective “high-end” is commonly applied to audiophile vendors, products, and practices.

The Problem Behind Recording Process
It’s simply not easy to create a perfect recording. It takes too much processes.

* The room/studio used for taking the music should be perfect.
* The microphone used to pick up the sound should be perfect.
* The cables and mixers used to connect between devices should be perfect.
* The Analog-to-Device (A/D) device should be perfect.
* The sound card or sound processor should be perfect.
* The Digital-to-Analog (D/A) and speakers used for monitoring should be perfect.
* The process to create the glass master CD should be perfect to.
* Finally, the duplication process should be perfect to.

For the sake of simplicity, it’s very impossible to have such perfect things in recording.

Should We Care About “Audiophile” Logo?
Absolutely NOT. A good recording usually don’t put any logo on their CD. Good CD is a Good CD, with or without any logo.

Sadly, a lot of publisher put that “Audiophile” to increase their bargaining power (increase their price and to attract potential buyers). I believe not all of the buyers know what is a good recording. So, a lot of them use this “Audiophile” logo as a mark for good quality recording (and expect “audiophile wanna be” buyers to buy that CDs).

Another gimmick: 24 bit/192 kHz text/logo
Another logo that’s quite popular is the “24 bit 192 kHz” statement. I just want to tell you that there’s no CD is this world with 24 bit and 192 kHz capability. All the CD Audio in this world is encoded on 16 bit 44.1 kHz (exception is for HDCD which is 20 bit 44.1 kHz, but you need special HDCD player to read the full 20 bit, otherwise on typical CD Player, you will be able to listen 16 bit part only).

Actually, the publisher doesn’t fool you. Usually they type “24 bit/192 kHz mastering” (some of them remove the “mastering” word). Read carefully the bolded text. The 24 bit / 192 kHz is for mastering only, which is somehow doesn’t show actual performance on the final result. So, bigger isn’t always better. If treated carefully, lower bit/sample rate could perform better than higher bit/sample rate.

So, How to Pick Up a Good Reference CD?
Listening is believing. There’s no better option than this way. If you don’t understand how to pick/test a CD, then ask your friend (a well known “real” audiophile or the one that knows music well) to accompany you. Or perhaps you can join forum/mailing list and throw a discussion about good reference CD.

Be careful because not all seller uses good equipment to play the CD. So your result may vary. Take as many information as you can get from your colleagues, forum, mailing list, or everything before buying a CD.

From my experience, a good CD usually comes (but not always) from “old” and not too popular publisher (I will not discuss the name). And usually the music is not very common (some like folk song, classic, instruments, etc).

Hard to Find Popular Music with Excellent Recording :(. Why?
Very easy to answer it. Most of people prefer thump bass and crispy treble. This is very common taste, especially in Asia. So, if you create a flat “audiophile grade” recording, most people will not enjoy it. They will consider this type of recording is bad (to dull, etc). A sales person only cares about number (quantity) not quality. So he/she will do anything to increase the sales. Popular music should have popular character to (thump bass and crispy treble). So, they ask the engineer to boost the recording at low and high region. Most people enjoy it (both the music and the character). So the problem solved!

On the other side, a perfectionist will consider highest quality recording. They prefer quality over quantity. So everything should be treated perfectly. And a perfect recording may not suitable for common people. Only audiophile knows about this. This is very small and segmented market. So, it’s hard for us the find popular music with excellent recording. Because most popular artists will prefer their music to be encoded in common taste for most people, not for a small segmented audiophile.

Conclusion:
Not all Audio CD with “Audiophile” or “24/192〃 logo is bad. But, I’ve bought a lot CD with this logo and sounds bad though the music itself is good (too many correction especially in low and high region, the idea is to give extra thump bass and crisp treble). But, some of them are not well corrected (maybe the sound engineer didn’t do it well or he/she was having problem to detect the clipping on the monitored track). Over-boosted is very common to be found and clipping is the result. Usually (in my country), you can’t return the CD once you have bought it. So, better check it well before you pay. I have bad experience with it. I bought a CD from a famous publisher and one of their track is clipping very hard (totally damage, no one could enjoy this track except a deaf).

Again, listening is believing. There’s no warranty to get a perfect CD, even if the CD is released from a famous publisher. Listen the CD carefully, especially on you favourite track or you shall regret it later.

THE DOORS
gold big E label or big E red label from USA
king record japan
THE DOORS stereo/mono
must get big E.butterfly label is not the first press
one of the best rock recording

I am also a rock fans.

When I buy hifi in hifi shop and the sales ask me what type of music I used to listen to, if I ask I ans "rock" music, they will just insert the live CD of eagles and play hotel California, ai........

I will be impressed if in someday, they will play CD like linkin park, Oasis, Suede....in their shop

Vash hing, YES, GENSIS or Pink Floyd of course produced some best recordings in the era of rock. Just wonder if we have great recordings besides these masters :)

Again, to be fair, Hotel California has become a cliche, but it's still a great song :)

In modern era, I'd give a vote to some grunge or industrial rock such as Pearl Jam or Nine Inch Nail, Marylin Mansion, etc.

For bands from England, my personal favorite is The Stone Roses, The Verve , The Charlatan and Mansun.

^__^

The cure , i am looking for this

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