Can you point me to CDs with awesome stage?

Good call on the QSound discs for awesome staging! I looked at their list of supported albums and the only one on the list I owned is Madona's Immaculate Collection (don't ask). Plopped it into the CDP and WOW, it has incredibly wide & deep sound staging. I'm not that familiar with the original releases on this compilation (really, I'm not), so I can't comment on what it does to the SQ. But it sounds like Madona to me - highly stylized and overly processed - now with wall to wall and ceiling to floor sound. I say give Qsound a try. It's a fun alternative to "normal" stereo - kind of a poor mans multichannel.

On a personal note, I had great fun dancing with my girls in the immerse pulsating ear buzzing sound stage music. YMMV :)

agree with timrhu on the laurie anderson life on a string suggestion. my most played piece of music! this is not for everone but tool 10000 days is also a tremendous recording and during wings for marie prt 1 and 2 the thunder and subtle vocal comes from all over...much from behind and above. i happen to be a fan as well but it is outstanding. lateralus, the previous tool recording is also outstanding.
danny cary's drums truly show off my wattpuppy's skills!

Duke Ellington, Blues in Orbit. REALLY big stage.

Tony Levin never played a note with Genesis, King Crimson and Peter Gabriel are the artists you perhaps meant.

Good point Ben, I stand corrected. The reverence to the Iron Mountain CD is correct though.