HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS

Although not everyone's cup of tea, I've always thought Wang Chung's albums had consistently good mastering. Their album "To Live And Die In LA" is one of my bench mark players when testing new gear.

Dire Straits does sound great.  I also like Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily and Tracy Chapman when I'm testing different components, etc. 

@rcm1203,

Why do you feel it necessary to write all your posts in bold script??

Brother's In Arms was the first CD I ever bought back in the 80's. It's funny, the album won some award for recording, the second CD I bought was Momentary Lapse of Reason, also won some award. I was listening to it last night and comparing the 2019 remix version with the original 1987 recording. I think the original sounds better, at least on my system - possibly because it's what I expect to hear. The re-mix seems a little more saturated in the upper midrange, which my B&W's are super efficient in reproducing. It was pretty cool listening session. I closed out the session with Dire Straits Private Investigation, love the dynamics and crisp recording.

Couple of additions to the test tracks:

Rush - The Camera Eye - Moving Pictures

King Crimson - The Lizard Suite - Live in Chicago

The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold - The Stone Roses

David Grisman Quintet - Acoustisity - Jazz Alley

and many more.