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Best Album Purchase, or Best Evaluating Record

I would just like to know what you consider your best album purchase ever, or your choice of album used to evaluate a stereo system.

My best purchase has to be about 300 - 400 classical records, for $300, that contained many mint shaded dogs, Living Presence, and blue Backs (among others).
licoricepizza
grimace
624 posts
 
The best ablum you could use in evaluating a system is the one that best represents what you like to listen to. If it sounds good that would be an indicator that you're on the right track.
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Miles Blue. I own this music in five different media types, played on ss and tube rigs. The vinyl is still the best and when I go to dealers to check out new speakers, I use that as a reference. I take both the vinyl and sacd. A blu-ray will be available shortly. Wow.
coffee_nudge
120 posts
 
I bought Rickie Lee Jones' debut album when it first hit the racks in Tower Records on the Sunset Strip in 1979. I think I paid $4.99 for it. Great recording, fine stamping, and still one of my reference LPs after all these years.
licoricepizza OP
48 posts
 
I like the Rickie Lee Jones too. Any Miles Davis sounds great as well. I just spun a copy of Relaxin' that was excellent. I haven't heard Workin' yet, but I will soon.
jwblaschke
25 posts
 
jazz at the pawnshop. if a component can't play this,especially the last track on side 1 without everyone in earshot dancing, it's no good.
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