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Jack Johnson: Sleep Through the Static.

Shangri-la by Mark Knopfler.

The Last of The Mohicans soundtrack.

My original pressing of Steely Dan's Aja.

On LP, Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. On CD, Sarah McLachlan's- Surfacing.

When Angels Make Music by Musica Freybergensis, Roland Wilson / (Edition Raumklang). A quite amazing piece of recording.

The only one, for music and the best-sounding production: Allan Holdsworth's All Night Wrong (Favored Nations Entertainment CD, FN2330-2).

La Segunda by Sera una Noche (MA Records).

Fear of Music by Talking Heads.

A one of a kind live Jazz recording at a small night club in Detroit by one my Jazz musician friends. Two mikes & a DAT machine.

Celebrating the Music of Weather Report (Telarc DVD-Audio)

Sade: Love Deluxe; Robert Plant: Dreamland; Mark Knopfler: Sailing To Philadelphia.

Classic Records reissue of Royal Ballet in the 45RPM box set.

John Coltrane: Soultrane (MFSL SACD)

Bill Berry: For Duke (M&K Realtime direct-to-disk vinyl)

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man (Reference Recording RR 93-cdj).

Forget Compact Discs. I have an LP by Mother Earth called Living With The Animals from about 1968. On that album there is a close-miked track of Tracy Nelson singing "Down So Low." Not only can you hear Tracy taking in a breath before some of the verses, but occasionally you also can hear a small sound that I believe is her lips parting. When she sings that song, I am right there.

Are you mad? Why would I have any discs in my collection that lack musical merit? The possession of such recordings defines the difference between audiophile and audiophool as far as I'm concerned. Now ask us something sensible please.

Jennifer Warnes: Famous Blue Raincoat or Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage. Can't choose.

Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Robot

Muddy Waters: Folk Singer (MFSL)

DVD-Audio presentation of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. Absolutely flawless from top to bottom, dynamic range, quality of the surround mix, etc.

DVD-A :Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by David Juritz and the London Mozart Players. CD: Te Dejas Ver by Mikel Erentxun.

Another Stormy Night by the Mystic Moods Orchestra (Cisco 180gram).

Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk.

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on SACD.

Jack Johnson: On and On

Jordi Savall's records on Alia Vox.

Adam Pieronczyk Trio: Busem Po Sao Paulo (Meta Records - meta 033)

My copy of Peter Epstein/Scott Colley/Peter Erskine: Old School on M*A Recordings. It's an elegant recording of the three playing in St. Peter's Episcopal Church in NYC, using only two mics and nothing else. Fortunately it is also one of the most musically breathtaking performances I've ever heard, regardless of its sonics.