If I were to pick a CD to listen to, it would likely be one of the following.. apart from the first 3, they are in no real order. Ray Charles, Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagen, Otis Redding, Sam Cook, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, BB King, John Martyn, Bobby Womack, Van Morrison, Paddy Mcaloon, Daryl Hall, Stephen Bishop, Lucky Thompson, Marvin Gaye, Ben Webster, Levi Stubbs, Marc Jordan, The Band, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Nina Simone, Richard Thompson, Nanci Griffith, Gregory Issacs, Beatles, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Georgie Fame, Amos Garret, Quincy Jones, Ry Cooder, Miles Davies, Eagles, Randy Newman, Tom Waites, Peter Green, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Vince Gill.............and remember.. great,great records were made before 24bit/192kHz..inspired performance transcends technology every time so when in the creative mode, allow yourself the freedom of making mistakes....cool things happen.