I will on occasion pull an actual real album out of my closet, pick the correct styli cartridge for the record and put it in my Technics 1200 (The sole survivor of my first "Audiophile" phase in 1980) and enjoy the good old days.
I just wish I had kept my Maggies and my Bryston amp...
Everything now is compromise.
The best sounding material to my ears is the Chess Studio recordings - 1950"s-60's
When I listen to them I feel like I am a silent member in that studio. I get the feeling and the vibe that the players are experiencing at the exact moment of the recording. When the song hits the pocket I can visualize the players making eye content and see them sitting back in their seats and digging deeper on their parts. I can feel the rush sometimes at the end of these song that the players must have felt, knowing that they nail it!
I can also hear the soundstage of the room, the drums off the walls, the amps making some noise, the picks on the strings, the vocals moving into pitch. I hear real people playing and singing.
Can anyone fnd me something that even comes close to this in 2008?