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.

Cheers all !

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@stringreen - I just saw the Elton John (farewell tour). Was not disappointed.
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!
Yes the original DJM CDs are not that bad, if you must have EJ any of these are recommended over other pressings.
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the absolute best sounding version of ‘60 years on’ is found on the Live in Australia recording. try ‘the king must die’ also. finally as a hard core fan that has witnessed the ups and downs it is my opinion that the ‘the diving board’ is very high on the list of his very best recordings of ANY era. sounds just ok w too much bass but what a deeper cut album from him.