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Songs you use when auditioning gear

What are some of your favorite songs to play when auditioning gear?  I often listen to Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.  Just about anything off of Gaucho or Aja by Steely Dan or Joni Mitchell’s Hejira or Hissing of Summer Lawns usually gets spun up too.  Dreams, in particular, is such a great song and is recorded with the balance I really like as well as a full and wide soundstage.  Wondering what some of yours are to see what I’m missing.

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@hikerneil Love Over Gold is a fantastic album!

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@deecee I haven't gone thru your entire list yet but I did spin up Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, great recordings!

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I agree! Sometimes I just spin up the CD just for the various tunes. They’re all quite listenable (IMHO).

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I'm currently testing my new Clayton Shaw Caladans, and these are the first dics I played

Poi Dog Pondering “Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like a Sea” & “Pomegranate” – Eagles “One of These Nights” – Nirvana “MTV Unplugged” – Chris Isaak “Heart Shaped World” – Gorillaz “Demon Days” – Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense Remastered” – Chris Stapleton “Traveler” – 10,000 Maniacs “MTV Unplugged” – Johnny Cash American IV - Supertramp “Crime of the Century”

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Useful trial for a stereo setup’s ability to manage complex percussion:

”The Echo Game” - House of Flying Daggers (2004 OST)

If the link doesn’t work, a direct search on YouTube will. Select the track with album art, not the actual scene from the film.

 

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