What are your "reference" CDs?

Robert Cray "Sweet Potato Pie", Bocelli "Romanza", Clapton "Unplugged", Natalie Merchant "Tigerlilly".

Lucinda Williams "Car wheels on a gravel road"
Miles Davis of course "Kind of blue"
Karrin Allyson "Remembering John Coltrane"

Marakanetz: I still listen to Sting, I am just disappointed at the quality of the mix. When I upgraded to my newest system, I expected to really enjoy his recordings (considering the musicians and the money available for his projects) but found that they are sonically disappointing. They sound great in my car, with typical auto stereo eq settings, but in the house they're very compressed.

JD

Janis Ian, "Breaking Silence"
Keb Mo, "Keb Mo"
Catie Curtis, any of her discs
Bonnie Raitt, almost any newer disc
Lyle Lovett, "Joshua Judges Ruth"
Joni Mitchell, all of her remastered CDs

Keb Mo - Just Like You
Sean Watkins - Let it Fall
Nickle Creek - Nickle Creek
Alison Krauss and Union Station - New Favorite
Eric Clapton - Unplugged