Listen, there is elevator music, and there is Tin Pan Alley, by SRV. I disagree, as it is an excellent example of a great song, a great recording, and, by a great artist. It has been one of my references for years, and it easily, and quickly, helps me identify problems and virtues of any new system or component I am evaluating.
Please- No more Tin Pan Alley
I love Axpona. I go every year and it's great to actually hear the equipment and meet the designers that you read about. But the music selection is sometimes not the best. I like a wide range of music. I'm not adverse to hearing anything(well maybe not Rap). There are a lot of rooms to cover. Most people want to listen for 5 or 10 minutes to get a feel for the sound of the system and possibly purchase one of the components. Please, vendors play a few minutes of a variety of music so people can see how the system sounds with different music. How's the bass, the vocals, the dynamics, etc? They should play selections for no more than 2-3 minutes and move on. I know it's more difficult with a turntable- but still. Nothing more aggravating than going into a room and listening to a song you don't like for 15 minutes. And PLEASE- no more Tin Pan Alley by Stevie Ray Vaughan. And I like SRV. That song is WAY overplayed. It is so well recorded it would sound good on a transistor radio. It tells the consumer nothing about the system.