Only two tracks to test your system, forever!

Hotel California was a bit of a surprise to me as well.  Not a pleasant surprise either.

Lana Del Ray - Venice B**ch.  The width and depth of this marvellous production and the layering of the textures will really test the system.  Can the system present this complicated production as a homogenous whole? Does the sound completely fill the room as it will on a good system?

FKA Twigs - Home With You.  That orchestral ending is tough to get right.  
 

Two previous mentions I would like to concur with - Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder I agree is a real system test, especially to hold those rhythms in place. And School by Supertramp has so many system-pushing elements to it. 

"Baby Shark doo doo doo doo "

"It's a Small World After All"

If I had to pick just two to give me a rendition of how my system was performing or to audition other components, it would be:

For impact and rendition of percussions and clarity of chimes: track 3 "Posters" on Jack Johnson.s Brushfire Fairytales, CD

For richness, clarity and staging of strings: the last track "These Are The Days" on Van Morrison's Avalon Sunset, CD.

Jim

Jain - "Makeba"

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Voodoo Lake"