Songs you use when auditioning gear

@veerossi love Marcus Miller.  Amazing bassist, both tracks you mentioned sound outstanding.

@soix ​​​​@hilde45 that’s an interesting take on Gaucho, and I can’t say you’re wrong.  I think it’s great musically but you’re right about the recording and I listen to it a good bit so maybe that’s why I use it sometimes.  Kamakiriad  is a great and well recorded album.

@deecee I haven't gone thru your entire list yet but I did spin up Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, great recordings!

@hilde45 I listened to some David Chesky last night specifically Graffiti Jazz.  Not sure if that’s the correct Chesky but it was a good album.

@mapman that version of 1812 Overture is really good.  I don’t think I have the room to do service the that recording but I certainly understand what you mean about the last movement, persuasion, string, horns, and canons going off everywhere.

@bigtwin Al Di Meola Race With The Devil on Turkish Highway was intriguing, I liked that one a lot

@bolong Sarah McCoy's "Blood Siren” was interesting and she certainly does have a particular way of enunciating.  Gillian Welch was very good as well.

@simonmoon that’s an interesting perspective.  I don’t listen to much classical but I have been diving into all types of Jazz though.  Any suggestions for well recorded Jazz titles?

@mapman yes I was quite surprised by it especially the bells! I think my setup handled it reasonably well at least as far as I can tell, I could still clearly make out all the different instruments and their place in the soundstage.

@bigtwin thanks for the suggestion I will take a listen.

@nitrobob The Cars and Supertramp are definitely worthy.

@kraftwerkturbo definitely Flight of the Cosmic Hippo!  Dire Straits and Driver’s Seat are excellent as well.

@jji666 RATM Renegades of Funk reminds me that Metallica Sad But True is a great song to test bass control, the bass guitar in that song can cause all kinds of problems if the amp and speakers can’t handle it.

@bipod72 listening to tracks across the musical spectrum you listen to is a good point.  I think I sometimes get too focused on a particular song and don’t think enough about that sometimes.

@drmuso I stream mostly and the streaming versions of the two albums sound similar to what @soix describes.  The CDs I’ve ripped to my local SSD sound the same as well.  Maybe I should get a turntable and start spinning records, sounds like I’m missing out.

@hikerneil Love Over Gold is a fantastic album!

@troutstreamnm definitely Yes and ELP.  Starship Trooper is a great song to use as is From the Beginning.  
 

@signaforce absolutely so many great suggestions.  I’m having trouble keeping up with them!

@blue-magoo Ok Computer is a great album.  I just spun up Jellyfish Spilt Milk that’s on the list from your link.  I haven’t listened to that album in ages.