Well, I had to return the SUT, after it became apparent (and carefully controlled tests proved) that the transformer in each channel did not sound the same as the other (I liked one, the other not as much). I'm currently plotting to try another...
Chucho Valdes - "Bele Bele En La Habana" [Blue Note CD '98] The energetically rhythmic Cuban piano virtuoso's Blue Note albums, featuring support by acoustic bass and hyper-kinetic drums + percussion, are poppin' sonic funrides when cranked up through a good system (if more CinemaScope-spread than audiophile-pure from a spatial perspective). Guaranteed to knock yer socks off and set yer booty bobbin', although IMO many of his keyboard excursions are more ascending/descending flash than substance
The Sundowners - "Captain Nemo" [Rev-Ola CD reissue '07, orig. '68] This largely forgotten, New York by way of the Sunset Strip, no-hit psychedelic-pop group nonetheless managed some TV series and movie appearances where they still might be caught in reruns, and snagged an opening slot on the legendarily misbegotten Hendrix-Monkees tour. Their lone album (released on Decca and rare), while somewhat uneven -- perhaps due to its wildly ambitious degree of stylistic diversity -- contains several solid and a few solidly-great tracks, featuring great group harmonies and complex orchestrations in addition to fine fuzz'n'folk guitar work of above-average intelligence
