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Top 3 songs to evaluate a system

Hi everyone,

So here is the question: what are your Top 3 music pieces to evaluate a system?

The songs should be complementary to cover a wider range of features, but not necessary. If you only listen to one type of music, it would make sense to only evaluate with this type.

Bonus: identify one good part of the piece where you pay extra attention because this is where the difference between systems is more visible.

I'll start:

Holly Cole Trio - Girl Talk - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Highlight: The vibrating cord at 1:59

MaMuse - All The Way - Glorious
Highlight - The clean guitar and the high drum beat that rythm the whole piece

Metallica - ... And Justice for All (Remastered) - One
Highlight - The first drums at 0:53, but the whole guitar as well


Doing this myself, I realize it's very hard to only pick 3!!

papyneau

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sgreg1
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First is Stevie Ray Vaughan vinyl version of “Tin Pan Alley”. This song gives you everything needed. Good bass guitar breaks from light to hard pick control, and the part when you can hear the drum stick hit the rim before the skin. Not all systems will render this.
Second is anything Doors. Their albums have great sound stage and depth. You actually feel Jim is closer than the rest to you.
Third is Jethro Tull “Thick as a Brick”. This album front to back is one of the best produced you will ever hear. Wide rang of instruments to check system balance.
Artist to never use Joe Bonamassa the bass on his albums is mud and sounds terrible.
sgreg1
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Need to add a fourth to my list. Pink Floyd “The Wall”. I use this to evaluate the kick drum kick to my stomach. This is my benchmark for my sub setting I want to feel every kick drum hit in my chest and stomach. This album will fo it even without a sub but the sub makes it three dimensional. 
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