Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?

"Kiss in Blue" by Yellow is a good one. A couple tracks that I know people used to swear by are

"Move" by Keb Mo

"The Sign" by Ace of Base

"Solar Sailer" by Daft Punk (You need a good sub for this one)

Mt Joy -  Younger days....want to hear what the guitar sounds like

Anette Askvik - liberty....want to hear the sax solo

Nils Lofgren Band Live - Girl in Motion...want to hear guitar solos

Nils Lofgren Band Live - Bass and Drums....want to hear how the bass and drums react.

Eva Cassidy -  You take my breath away.  Want to hear vocals.

A speaker must pass my listening criteria on all of these songs before I decide to buy.  

Donald Fagen, "Morph The Cat"

B.L.S. Bozzio, Levin, Steven’s, "Book of Hours"

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@deecee 

I burned the following on CD for auditioning systems since I know the tunes well and it tests various aspects I’m interested in...

Shirley Horn - The Music That Makes Me Dance
Rebecca Pidgeon - Spanish Harlem
Michael Franks - Dragonfly Summer
Dianne Reeves - Never Too Far
Fourplay - 101 Eastbound
Steely Dan - Jack of Speed
Grace Jones- Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm
Larry Carlton & Lee Ritenour - Take That
Herbie Hancock - Butterfly
Lee Ritenour - Boss City
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Miles Davis - So What
Buddy Guy - Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues)
Cassandra Wilson - A Little Warm Death

i would like to compliment you for your outstanding taste in music 👍

@jjss49 

Thank you! Much appreciated. The folks I burned on the disk are outstanding and (most) were really well recorded.

 I sometimes break out the disk and just play it for my enjoyment.