I finally got some DVD-A surround sound discs. The demo that came with the RL was right - when you hear multi channel surround sound you hear the music in a way like no other car audio system. Even when you compare it to normal CD's or XM the difference is amazing. I got:
Chicago's double grey album
Clapton/King Riding with the King
The Band/The Last Waltz
Led Zeppelin/How the West was won
and on the way, soon to come are:
K.D.Lang
The Who/Tommy
FleetwoodMac/BBC recordings
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE RL IS TOP SHELF...YOU CAN GET SPOILED REAL QUICK...REAL EASY.

 

yup

 

I'm not sure what's better, my $10,000 home theater sound system or my RL! Yep, we're spoiled!. .

 

Fragile by Yes. Roundabout hits you from behind (you'll see what I mean) Cans and Brahms will blow you away. It sounds like a real pipe organ.

 

I'd like to figure out a way to measure the freq response at the driver position-the sound seems much better than other cars, but I would like to have data to back up my "seat-of-the-pants" analysis.

 

How about Brain Salad Surgery, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer? It was originally recorded in quadraphonic 4 channel (the 70s analog version of surround sound, which immediately dates me!), and the final track is pretty amazing in the RL.

 

All the Steely Dan and Donald Fagen discs are worth every penny. When you hear Babylon Sisters you won't believe how good it sounds. I've heard Donald Fagen oversaw the DVD-A mixing and it shows. If you like Steely Dan or Donald Fagen, buy these discs for the sonic quality alone.

 

Here are the top 50 rated DVD-A discs (including DualDiscs w/DVD-A sides) from the HiRez poll over at www.quadraphonicquad.com.

Folks are raving about the Talking Heads box, which, although expensive, includes all 8 of their albums in DVD-A surround!

Note - The first number is the score, out of 10.

9.88 Talking Heads BRICK ( 8 DVD-A DualDiscs)
9.69 Dire Straits BROTHERS IN ARMS
9.36 Pat Metheny IMAGINARY DAY
9.26 Porcupine Tree DEADWING
9.23 Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
9.22 Flaming Lips YOSHIMI....
9.18 Grateful Dead WORKINGMAN'S DEAD
9.17 Steely Dan GAUCHO
9.14 Beck GUERO
9.11 Donald Fagan THE NIGHTFLY
9.08 Emerson Lake Palmer BRAIN SALAD SURGERY
9.08 Linkin Park REANIMATOR
9.07 R. E. M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
9.07 Queen NIGHT AT THE OPERA
9.03 Grateful Dead AMERICAN BEAUTY
8.97 Doobie Brothers CAPTAIN AND ME
8.94 Queen THE GAME
8.92 Donald Fagan KAMAKIRIAD
8.91 Eagles HOTEL CALIFORNIA
8.80 Procupine Tree IN ABSENTIA
8.79 America HOMECOMING
8.74 Chicago CHICAGO (II)
8.73 Fleetwood Mac RUMOURS
8.71 Bon Jovi SLIPPERY WHEN WET
8.68 Seal BEST 1991-2004
8.67 Emmylou Harris PRODUCERS CUT
8.64 Carly Simon NO SECRETS
8.62 Grover Washington WINELIGHT
8.59 The Who TOMMY
8.59 Nine Inch Nails THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL
8.55 Box Scaggs DIG
8.50 Linda Rondstat WHAT'S NEW?
8.48 Beck SEA CHANGE
8.48 Frank Zappa QUADIOPHILIAC
8.47 Marvin Gaye THE MARVIN GAYE COLLECTION
8.42 Graham Nash SONGS FOR SURVIVORS
8.36 Medeski Martin Wood UNINVISIBLE
8.27 Mike Oldfield TUBULAR BELLS 2003
8.25 Frank Zappa HALLOWEEN (Live in NYC 1978)
8.14 Mark Knopfler SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA
8.10 Diana Krall GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM
8.05 Steely Dan EVERYTHING MUST GO
8.04 Chicago CHICAGO V
8.00 Yes FRAGILE
8.00 R.E.M. IN TIME (Best of)
7.91 Frank Sinatra SINATRA AT THE SANDS
7.85 Steely Dan TWO AGAINST NATURE
7.84 Clapton/BB King RIDING WITH THE KING
7.84 Yes MAGNIFICATION

 

i havent compared yet as delivery is tomorrow
but

bose sucks in general