What CD is your System Reference

After pondering a bunch of my usual references, I gotta laugh and tell you the best jaw-drops I get from most folks follow playing cuts 5 and 8 (Ladysmith) of Paul Simon's Graceland! Most people have never heard/seen the soundstage produced, and the fact that it's familiar work seems to double the revelatory response. Obscure? Jean Danton's "American Dreamers" with piano reveals an astonishing soprano in a tremendously-real acoustic space (Jordan Hall) with great Steinway D comping. You won't bother with Krall/Warnes/Barber any more! (Just kidding) !

Ye old faithful. Jazz at the pawnshop

Alana Davis-"Blame It On Me"...and she's cute too:)..great cd in every aspect. Everthing But The Girl- "Greatest Hits" Nelly Furtado- "Whooo Nelly" Eagle Eye Cherry and believe it or not, Jimi Hendrix...yes its old and hissy, but great imaging and sound field. Jimi is god!!! Good Question!!!!!

Dire straights love over gold

subaruguru - I also think Graceland makes a great demo disk (cool music as well). I like it some much that I keep buying spare copies on vinyl when I see it at Half Price books. My personal demo disc is the Neri Per Caso (an Italian group) X-mas CD. The a cappella version of God Rest Ye Merry... and Happy Day let my system strut its stuff in the areas of midrange purity and soundstaging. Belafonte at Carnegie Hall ain't too shabby either