Does Pathé have the best sounding records ever?

[VintageTechnologies]

To my ears the best acoustically recorded discs were the Odeon's (German, French and English) and its subsidiary Fonotipia. Their best recordings of both opera singers and orchestral pieces are much better than the best Pathé's, Victor's and Edison's. Some of their operatic records done in 1902-1906 can match up in terms of balance and clarity even to early electric recordings of the mid-20s.

I would love to hear those European labels to compare. Sadly, I have only one Odeon, but it is special because it is vertical cut like just a Pathé. Until recently, I did not know that vertical Odeons even existed.