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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
ianrodger
164 posts
 
Any song on "Styles" by Ben Liebrand. The entire album is great.
+1 for Tin Pan Alley by SRV.
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis. These siblings do some great stuff, all recorded on old analogue gear and played on vintage instruments.
As mentioned, I could pick 3 a minute lol
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noodlyarm
89 posts
 
Wow, so many to choose from.   In no particular order…

Nils Lofgren, Keith Don’t Go (live)
Return to Forever, The Romantic Warrior (Instrumental)
Supertramp, School
Michael Hedges, Aerial Boundaries
Peter Gabriel, Biko
Jenn Adams, Mozambique is Burning

and I know I can’t count, but they are all so good!


jmalen123
141 posts
 
London Grammar, Hey Now
Zero 7, Destiny
Incubus, Vitamin  from the album Science which is recorded great.
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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 
It's not so much particular music you are looking for, it's WELL-RECORDED music.  Some is good some is bad, some is excellent even in CD format.

If you want to evaluate a system see out only excellent recordings, whatever the music.
They are much better to listen to as well and can make lesser systems sound greater.

So...choosing only well-recorded music saves you money on upgrading your system.  Which will still sound poor with poor recordings.  Silk purses, sow's ears and all that.
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