Only two tracks to test your system, forever!


If you could only use two tracks/songs for the rest of your life whenever you wanted to test a change to your system, what would they be?

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The concept of a test song is tricky. I have certain songs that I consider torture tracks for a vinyl rig (Slim Gaillard - Jump Session - 78rpm) and other songs that I feel like run the gamut of a full spectrum sound (Radiohead - Pulk-Pull). These can reveal the health of my system after a change.

On the other side of the coin are those songs you know so well that any change in soundstage or presence can be detected. Dinah Washington - Blue Skies (33rpm 10" Jam Session - Mono) and Red Allen / Coleman Hawkins - Summertime (12" - Stereo) are my goto's in that department.

Finally, as some have mentioned here, songs to show off your system to others. I have totally given up on this concept - bring whatever crap you want and I'll play it. My musical passions of the week (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, anybody?) just turn others off. 

Great thread 

Thanks for the heads up for Billy Cobham

Album Sensations

 

Also check out Bid Daddy Wilson Album "Thumb a Ride" Track " If you were mine "great voice

Great album

 

Wong question for me

Peter Gabriel. SO. 

Glass Animals Tangerine.  There is a percussive strike that will hurt if you turn it up like I did by mistake.

Frank Zappa, many very clear and dynamic.

Gong Shamal soundstage, percussion, saxophone

Pink Floyd the wall

Sturgill Simpson meta modern sound.  Vocals.

Weeknd. DAWN Fm.  See what you think.  Very 3d.  Solid bass to 25 Hz.  At least that's as low as my system goes. 

I  will stop now.