[goldlizsts]

Julia Fischer Bach Violin Sonatas
Beethoven Symphony 9
Pat Metheny 'One Quiet Night'
Respighi (Reference Recordings RR-95)
Kenny Barron 'Live at Bradley's'
Great sound and performances!

PS: My favorite 1812 is on this great Tchaikovsky set.
Have fun! 
Rich

von Karajan's 1963(?) 9th is much more expansive and powerful.  That famous BPO sound too.  Relatively, the Minnesota version sound small-scaled.  Beethoven's 9 is meant to be powerful, esp. with the Ode finale.  Well, personal taste dictates.  Karajan's earlier reading (all 9) is available in a SACD collection, so it must have some weight for DG to reissue a 40+ old collection.  I happen to have both 9's.  Karajan's wins hands down.  Karajan's 2nd in that same collection, it's Larghetto movement is smoooooooth!

[DTB300]

Some of the discs I have which I feel have great sonics and stand my test of sounding great on multiple system listening tests:

Audiophile Vocal Recordings - Chesky (Redbook)
Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster - MoFi (Redbook)
Art Pepper + Eleven (SACD)
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus (SACD)
Live at Blues Alley - Eva Cassidy (Redbook)
Amanda McBroom - Live from Rainbow and Stars (Redbook)
The E.S.E. Sessions - Blue Coast Collection (SACD)
Flim & the BBS's - Tricycle (SACD)

For Classical - all on SACD:

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (MoFi version)
Mozart Violin Concertos 3 & 4 - Julia Fisher (Pentatone Label)
Mozart Youth Symphonies (3 & 4) - Pentatone Label
Boston Symphony Chamber - Mozart Chamber Music for Winds and Strings
Haydn - The Fry Street Quartet - ISO-Mike Recording by Ray Kimber
Britten/Elgar - Paavo Jarvi
RCA Living Stereo - Sherherazade