Being about 10 years old when Steely Dan was at their peak, I didn't really know any of their songs. When this album came out all I heard about it was the sound quality was amazing. Well, they were right. The sound quality recording production are top notch audiophile grade. I now use this CD as my reference when testing out equipment or showing off my gear. It has brilliant soundstage and crisp detailed highs, gut hitting lows all perfectly balanced. I suggest Jack of Speed as your go to track to see how well your equipment or headphones can sound. This CD along with The Eagles-Hell Freezes Over are the two best recorded and sounding CD's of the last 20 years. Enjoy!