Go-to Songs to Test a System

[Squishman]

I like to play certain tracks to test a system. Songs that have a ton of punch and are beautifully mastered.
A few are Mister Mister's "Stand and Deliver", The Beatles' remastered version of "Old Brown Shoe" and Judson Spence's s/t CD first two tracks, but really anything off of that CD.

 

[jinjuku]

Sir Henry Woods Orchestrations: La Cathedrale Engloutie

Edgar's Enigma Variations: Holts Planets, Mars Bringer of War

 

[Verdinut]

This SACD of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra has a wide dynamic range and is an excellent recording with matching performance:

 

[davidscott]

Marc Cohn Walking in Memphis. Rhythm and bass great vocals and piano! Sounds great on CD with a good system.

 

[Golfx]

Blu-ray Atmos of Hans Zimmer:Live in Prague. Great bass with infrasonic on the Dark Knight songs

 

[Bobby Bass]

The Missing Piece. It’s at the other end of the spectrum. Very quiet with instruments arranged in space. Great way to test soundstage and the width and depth of your system.

 

[j_garcia]

Best sounding recordings in your collection?

When it comes to great audio quality, right now I can think of these as some standouts in my own collection: => STEELY DAN – Two Against Nature, Gaucho & Everything Must Go => DONALD FAGEN – Morph the Cat => TALK TALK – Spirit of Eden => MICKEY HART – Mystery Box => TERJE RYPDAL –...

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[everettT]

Any Steely Dan album, Vavaldi 4 Seasons, Tower of Power Sheffield Labs, Chesky Demo discs, Dave Grisman Quintet...there are so many.