Best CD

What qualities in your system are you trying to listen for. Bass, highs, sound stage, bass, more bass, tonal quality, speed, imaging, attach or decay.

Did I miss anything?

Manu Katche, Neighborhood (on ECM) -- punchy jazz, larger than life recording, but oh so fun

I've had the following demo CD for the last few years and have to say that between the quality of the recordings, the range of types of music and variety of vocals, instruments and dynamics, it is one CD that pretty much beats everything else (songs aren't bad either for regular listening purposes) and I use it when I am changing equipment around or trying out new speakers for various purposes......also like Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room and Ramsey Lewis - Time Flies.

Track 1: Dean Peer - UCROSS - Lord's Tundra
Track 2: Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter - Somewhere, Somebody
Track 3: Mary Fahl - The Other Side of Time - Una Furtiva Lagrima
Track 4: Doc Powell - 97th and Columbus - Thank You
Track 5: Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company - Fever (w/ Natalie Cole)
Track 6: Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite - New Favorite
Track 7: Mario Frangoulis - Sometimes I Dream - Vincero, Ferdero
Track 8: Nils Loftgren - Acoustic Live - Keith Don't Go
Track 9: Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company –
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - (w/ Bonnie Raitt)
Track 10: Santana - Supernatural – Migra
Track 11: Ray Charles-Genius Loves Company-
Here We Go Again (w/ Norah Jones)
Track 12: Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter - All Over Louisianne
Track 13: Lyle Lovet - Joshua Judges Ruth - She Already Made Up Her Mind
Track 14: Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company –
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - (w/ Elton John)
Track 15: Blue Man Group - The Complex - I Feel Love (w/ Venus Hum)

Credit for this compliation goes to Jim Salk....makes some amazing speakers and so needs appropriate demo tracks to use for people to listen to his speakers....I actually bought a couple CDs from Dean Peer as a result and those are also quite well done and would have bought others if I hadn't owned them.

Earl "Fatha" Hines Presents Ed Graham "Hot Stix" is a better drum record than the SL Drum Record IMO.

Is there anything better than the For Duke LP to demo your system? Even if your guests hate jazz they will soon be coverted after hearing a few notes on this LP.

Shadorne,

What does POS mean? =8^)

What does POS mean? =8^)

Given that he is a generation or so removed from the school-age crowd which uses that term while instant messaging to indicate "Parent Over Shoulder," I'm sure that he was using it to denote "Positively OutStanding"! :)

Regards,
-- Al