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Best demo CD for hi-end audio?

Hi, I was just wondering what CDs you guys bring to demo some hi-end audio equipments?

I'm looking for a recording that is perfectly recorded and that can help, say choosing between two 100,000+ pair of speakers. A recording so good, that when you do hear some distortion, wrong tone, noise, etc, you know it's not the fault of the CD, but the equipments. A recording so moving, you'll end up in tears by the last track.

Thanks in advance,
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I've demoed a lot of speakers over the past 2 years before settling on my current ones. Here are some of the CD's I use:

Marcus Roberts, The Truth is Spoken Here. Wonderful jazz pianst. Great back up band.
Art Pepper, Winter Moon. Very intimate recording. Good systems really let you hear his complex phrasing, how he bends his notes, the vibrato, the spit as it passes the reed and into the sax...just awesome.
Al DiMiola, Kiss My Axe. Track 1. Complex rhythms. Listen to the cymbals. Not so good systems muddy the presentation.
Master and Commander soundtrack. Great drum sequences.
Peter Gabriel, Last Temptation of Christ Soundtrack. Complex rhythms. Wide dynamics.
Dire Straits, Love Over Gold. My Fav.

Heck, why am I telling you this?! I agree with everyone else. Just bring your you own favorites.
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