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This is one of Alice Cooper's most consistent albums. The album is a veritable greatest hits package including such classic tracks as "My Stars", "Luney Tune" and "Alma Mater".

This is the best solo saxophone with organ recording in the world in terms of performance and sonic excellence. Period.

A careful selection of popular and jazz music from the recordings of Golden String and First Impression Music to illustrate what reference an audiophile should use in gauging the quality of the sonic properties of an audio system or a recording. 15 of the best tracks of popular music from FIM recordings selected for gauging the performance of an audio system.

One of the best sounding XRCDs featuring Female Vocals! Includes Alison Krauss, Claire Martin, Eva Cassidy, Andrea Zonn, Salena Jones and more! This xrcd2 from the Premium label contains twelve wonderful tracks from female vocalists famous for their music.

This recording has been mastered by the new K2 HD format of 24-bit 100kHz, which creates an unbelievable sound surpassing other formats! Torsten Nilsson conducts the Oscar's Motet Choir along with organist Alf Linder m.m.

The third and final album by the historic Mark II lineup of Deep Purple spotlights the unmatchable team of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on bass and drums and lead singer Ian Gillan.

Diana Ross, the lead singer for Motown's The Supremes during the 1960s, left the group in 1970 to embark on what would turn out to be a highly successful solo career. She was named the "Female Entertainer Of the Century" in 1976 by Billboard magazine. In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared her to be the most successful female music artist in history due to her U.S. and U.K. success with more hits than any other female artist in the charts

Doug MacLeod has been widely respected as a singer/songwriter on the blues scene for a number of years. He has been nominated for several prestigious Handy Awards. Come to Find is the remarkable fruit of Doug’s collaboration with harmonica ace Charlie Musslewhite, Jimi Bott, and Bill Stuve from the Mighty Flyers.

Although the other recordings from this duo are also great, this title is my most favorite one. Every song stands out for their unique jazz interpretation of these classic tunes. Vocal/jazz duos are very difficult to pull off, but you'd never know it by listening to these recordings. Joe Pass's guitar work here is some of his best in a duo setting. Ella's melodic improvisations on these tunes is incredible. Definately one of the greatest jazz duos of all time.

This recording has been mastered by the new K2 HD format of 24-bit 100kHz. With more than 50 versions of this Tchaikovsky classic on the market, this Decca version was chosen for its performance and sound quality. Tremendous soundstage and clarity of details, the K2 HD Mastering does make a difference!

This recording has been mastered by the new K2 HD format of 24-bit 100kHz. The New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, performs works by composers Manuel de Falla, Ravel and Granados.

Super XRCD24 First Impressions Music Sampler Volume 1 featuring Jacintha, Yamamoto Trio, Jeremy Monteiro Trio, Gary Karr, Hui Fen Min and many, many more excellent artists!

Bassist Legend Gary Karr performs popular standards on a milestone in fine audio sound, XRCD24! Gary Karr is a very unique double-bass virtuoso, beloved by many who like the mellowness and deep tone of the double bass. Gary's interpretation of the Master's works is touching and profoundly musical.

24-Bit/100kHz Mastering on a 99.9999% Silver Disc! This K2 HD Mastering CD will play on ALL CD players! "I am confident this new version of Jazz At The Pawnshop will remain the ultimate disc version of this recording. I hope you will enjoy this legendary recording in its full glory as much as I do." - Winston Ma, FIM/LIM founder

The Hunter was released 5 years after her breakthrough with 'Famous Blue Raincoat'. It is a varied affair with several songs given by Todd Rundgren, Donald Fagen and mentor Leonard Cohen (who puts in another guest appearance) as well as self penned material. It's the voice that matters, and hers is crystalline.

Mississippi born bluesman Joe Beard has worked with everyone from Son House to Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and BB himself. Joe makes a powerful return to the scene backed by the amazing Ronnie Earl and his band along with tenor legend David "Fathead" Newman. One listen to Joe’s voice is all it takes. Joe Beard is the Real Deal!

One of the Most Overall Influential Albums in Blues-Rock History The Bluesbreakers, led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall,  were formed in January 1963.  Eric Clapton joined in 1965 just a few months after the release of their first album.

Kenny Burrell's guitar-playing sounds a lot like Wes Montgomery, who didn't make a splash in the jazz world until two years after this recording date. That means this disc would be worth buying for his leading work alone. But when you add in support three of the seven artists who created the classic "Kind of Blue" record just a year or so later, you of course have a first-rank album on your hands.

One of the finest of the Southern rock bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 album follows the success of "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps" from their 1973 debut and features their biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and "Alabama".

Megadeth became one of the leading bands of the hard rock/metal genre during the mid-'80s through late 1990s. Each album the band released went at least gold, and they continually sold out arenas across America, in addition to developing a strong following overseas.

 Featuring a blazing-nine piece band, Keep on Movin’ is a showcase for Mighty Sam’s ever evolving vocal and song writing prowess. "Recording of the Month. Some of the most convincing primal blues singing I’ve ever heard." - Stereophile

Have you ever heard a recording using binaural microphones? If you have, you know the wonder of this sound. If not, you have to experience the 3-dimensional soundstage of the music and of Nature's sounds! When recording in the wild, our engineering team uses special binaural microphones that create a 3-D effect. This KU 100 is in fact a replica of the human head, with microphones inside the ears.

"Record to Die For" - Stereophile Once in a blue moon, there might emerge a particular recording which is so special that it outshines its peers of its time. "Café blue" is exactly such a recording!

This recording of Pepe Romero's Flamenco is considered by some to be the 'best Flamenco recording on the planet'. It puts most so-called Flamenco discs to shame. It is real Flamenco in the truest sense and at the highest standard. It is a Flamenco classic!

American composer, musicologist, and guitar legend Ry Cooder teams with North Indian musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt to create an exquisite musical realm. Ry's bottleneck guitar and Bhatt's Mohan V'n? (slide guitar) evoke musical elements from many cultures and styles. Percussion by Sukhvindar Singh on tabla and Ry's 14-year-old son Joachim on dumbek... This recording won a Grammy Award.

This is Santana's first record on Numbered Limited Edition Gold CD from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.

When Terry Evans sings, people listen... and believe. For years, Evans voice has fueled albums by the likes of John Fogerty, John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder. Terry's first album for AudioQuest Music, Puttin' It Down, was called "one for the ages" by Stereophile magazine. Come To The River, featuring some very special guests, is quite simply, Terry's best album to date

Hear the Byrds like they sounded back in 1965!   Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab used the mono masters for the original album.   And as an added bonus utilized Bob Irwin’s and Vic Anesini’s stereo remixes for previously unreleased tracks and alternate versions.

The Doors The Soft Parade Gold CD from Audio Fidelity. Features Mastering by Legendary Engineer Steve Hoffman. The Doors' Most Musically Ambitious Effort in Stunning Fidelity

K2HD Mastering I consider We Get Requests one of my collection’s finest jazz productions of the Golden Age period. Three master musicians in their prime, playing so beautifully, producing such a musical sound….

Dynamics and sheer energy at their best! The drums solos are a severe test for any HiFi system if played - as they should always be - extremely loud (a live drum kit sounds very loud...). A realistic 3D image is included too. Musically, you have to love this Toto-style kind of Music.

This sampler of FIM recordings has been mastered by the new K2 HD format which creates an unbelievable sound surpassing all other formats!

Super High Definition format: Digital eXtreme Definition 24-bit 352.8kHz CD! Playable on all CD players! Experience 12 of the greatest cuts from the Golden String Audiophile Catalog all on one DXD CD! Jazz lovers take notice, this makes an awesome sampler!

For the first volume we have been concentrating on instrumental music pieces only, putting instruments and recording depth in focus. The tasks we set with the songs on Uncompressed World Vol. 1, (which have been very carefully selected from numerous listening sessions in terms of recording quality), was to bring them to the final Master with zero loss of quality.