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Top 3 songs to evaluate a system

Hi everyone,

So here is the question: what are your Top 3 music pieces to evaluate a system?

The songs should be complementary to cover a wider range of features, but not necessary. If you only listen to one type of music, it would make sense to only evaluate with this type.

Bonus: identify one good part of the piece where you pay extra attention because this is where the difference between systems is more visible.

I'll start:

Holly Cole Trio - Girl Talk - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Highlight: The vibrating cord at 1:59

MaMuse - All The Way - Glorious
Highlight - The clean guitar and the high drum beat that rythm the whole piece

Metallica - ... And Justice for All (Remastered) - One
Highlight - The first drums at 0:53, but the whole guitar as well


Doing this myself, I realize it's very hard to only pick 3!!

papyneau
jmalen123
142 posts
 
London Grammar, Hey Now
Zero 7, Destiny
Incubus, Vitamin  from the album Science which is recorded great.
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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 
It's not so much particular music you are looking for, it's WELL-RECORDED music.  Some is good some is bad, some is excellent even in CD format.

If you want to evaluate a system see out only excellent recordings, whatever the music.
They are much better to listen to as well and can make lesser systems sound greater.

So...choosing only well-recorded music saves you money on upgrading your system.  Which will still sound poor with poor recordings.  Silk purses, sow's ears and all that.
knotscott
806 posts
 
Sad Old Red - Simply Red
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
Thinkin' About Your Body - Bobby McFerrin
bcool57
24 posts
 
I would agree with the anything by Steely Dan. They use a wide variety of instruments. An old song but Do You Know What I Mean by Lee Michael’s. And for good guitar licks, the band America.
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noromance
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Zappa / Joe’s Garage / Little Green Rosetta.
Great for soundstage, layering, inner detail, color of voices.

Joan Baez / Diamonds and Rust / title track.
Crystal clear recording with fast transients.

Suzanne Vega / Solitude Standing / Calypso.
Clear recording, delicacy, close mic vocals, air, space, speed.
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