Auditioning Audio Gear - The Music Used


We have our usual stack, that we take with us or pull out when we have something new here. Some would even fall into Cornfedboy's confession thread :-)
What music and why do you use when auditioning audio gear? Do you use different music for different components?
angela100

Showing 1 response by avguygeorge

I would say things that you are most familar with that are good "pressings" /old vinyl term. I ain't into this--these speakers/this amp/ are best on that/ kind of music. Female vocal/piano/dynamics would be the things I'm looking for.If I have to strain to hard / it ain't there,and I sure ain't paying for this whatever. I do my best at home, within the confines of my own system/environment.I can never figure out what 'is' the room; or what 'is' the cables or the other equipment I'm listening to at the showroom.Isolated I can tell you what the piece is or isn't doing within my system.