Examples of exceptional soundstaging

MFSL has three Patricia Barber sacd's that bring her and the band to life, right in your room. Also Lateef's (Encounters) redbook cd. All are Jazz that take a little getting used to and are super at night with the lights turned down low.

On vinyl, the Decca La Fille Mal Garde (recently reissued by Speakers Corner, I believe) is one of the best ever, as is the Classic reissue of the Royal Ballet Gala. The recent Reference Recordings series from the Minnesota Orchestra is excellent on CD (the more recent ones seem to have a deeper soundstage, somehow), as are the Harmonia Mundi recordings with McGeegan and the Philharmonia Baroque.

Tom Waits / SwordfishTrombone
Holly Cole / Temptation (also happens to be all Waits tunes)
Hugh Masekala / Hope

Marco

I'm listening to it right now—Louie Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Great Summit/The Master Takes.

The first one that came to my mind is Loreena McKennitt "The Mask and Mirror". Very spacious with a great sense of depth, width, height and center fill. Sean
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