Best demo recording

If I had to pick just one (that isn't terribly obscure), it would be Roxy Music's Avalon. Almost a perfect recording.

Love it !

Technically it is the system that makes the recordings shine. Or should be. 

But I get your drift, and with Roxy Music we are off to a good start.  

Sinatra-Basie for incredible vocal presence.  

Jennifer Warnes The Well (the limited 45) for incredible lush liquid luxuriousness.  

Tom Petty Southern Accents for dynamic audiophile rock.   

Ellington Jazz Party (the 45) for kaleidoscopic live jazz. The percussion on Maletoba Spank will knock your socks off! 

From the Age of Swing on Reference Recordings for superbly recorded orchestra.  

Janis Ian Breaking Silence, for superb pop/rock that is all analog, with a couple recorded live to two-track.   

Michael Ruff Speaking in Melodies on Sheffield, just superb in every respect.  

@millercarbon,

"Technically it is the system that makes the recordings shine. Or should be."




We know that plainly isn't the case. Not even technically.

There's little getting away from the fact that differences between recordings are far greater than the differences between any decent or semi-decent systems. 

Even you must, as the remainder of your post above went on to illustrate. Unless of course you were singularly referring to your much vaunted - yet seemingly high strung, system alone. 

How many times have we heard you declare that the smallest change can make its sound become unlistenably drab? 

A shill too far perhaps?

You've already been discredited at least once due to your various undisclosed financial benefits yet you keep freely handing out such 'advice'. 

Don't you think you might owe the rest of us some form of an apology?

Or have you forgotten?