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

So many good choices here, but I haven't seen these so I'll add my $.02:

Sevdaliza - Hubris (almost anything from Ison)

Cat Stevens - Where Do the Children Play?

The Band - The Weight

Genesis - Cinema Show / Aisle of Plenty

“Cyril Davis” - Ginger Baker

”Down To The Well” - Kevin Gordon w/Lucinda Williams

”Pretty Little Ditty”  - Red Hot Chili Peppers

 


 

 

1) 1 khz test tone

2) 500 hz test tone

3) 50 hz test tone

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A lot of interesting choices. When I check out a system, I generally try to play songs in a few categories:

1.  Lots of chiming or shimmering guitars and I'm looking for whether that grates on me or sounds beautiful.

2. Songs with significant bass and I'm looking for fast, tight bass that doesn't distort or dominate the other sounds.

3.  Songs with a lot going on to see if small details are heard clearly and whether the system mushes stuff together.