Use this song if you are doing an A/B with Preamps
Sixty Years On by Elton John. A Demanding song with Orchestra, and a Lot of Head Room. Played loud, it reveals Intense Strings and Swells Whichever Preamp does That best, Wins ! The other one goes up for sale, period.
There are many recordings I use for evaluating gear, but I particularly like using Stevie Ray Vaughn's " Tin Pan Alley " to do any equipment evaluations ( studio version from the album " Couldn't Stand the Weather " ). Enjoy ! MrD.
I have the original 1986 West German DJM Records CD of Elton John's self-titled album with "Sixty Years On" on it. I have it ripped to FLAC and play it via Roon on my system and it sounds sublime!
Of course I have a Don Sachs Model 2 tube line stage and a Don Sachs tube amp so it should sound fantastic!
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