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Establishing a common analog listening bias

Maybe it is possible to establish a widely accepted common ground in terms of listening bias by choosing and agreeing on 10-30 LPs all readily available new to all audiophiles for decent price.
If all listening tests and personal comments regarding the sound of components and systems in the various threads and posts would refer to any of these LPs mainly, everyones comments and experiences would much easier be understood by their fellow Audiogoners.

How about an "Audiogon baker's double-dozen"?

This would create a solid ground for all of us.

How do you think about this ?
dertonarm
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tubetan
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How about

Dire Staits "Love over Gold"
Don Henley "End of the Innocence"
Eagles "Hotel California"

on the other hand, due to the widely varying array of turntables, arms, cartridges and phono preamps in all price and performance ranges, maybe this would be easier to do with CDs instead of LPs . . .
stiltskin
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Dertonarm
Now that you clarified your point.

My picks are all available ,exceptional music and a job well done with these re-issues.

Ella Fitzgerald "Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie" Classic Records

Harry Belafonte "At Carnegie Hall" double Lp set Classic Records

Sarah Vaughn "Sarah Vaughn" mono Speakers Corner
dertonarm OP
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Dear Stiltskin, can agree with those 100% - very nice pick indeed.

Whether the recordings are digital or analog is unimportant.
We are talking relative comparisms here.
******The only important facts and features are:******

* readily available by mail-order or retail shop for decent (set a mark: below $50/record).
* covering all aspects of music:
* classic orchestral, opera, chamber, baroque, concerto
* rock - heavy, metal, soft, studio - live
* singer-songwriter - male - female, studio - live
* jazz - bop, hot, cool, etc.
* pop - male vocalist - female vocalist
* choral
* specials soundtrack (NOT Casino Royale !!!), electronic music etc.

Going for 3-4 LPs in every sub-category will give ample selection and enough food for everyone.
We should take care too, that the records are "great" or "well recorded" (best is both...) all through. Not just 1 or 2 individual tracks.

I am sure we can do it.

Right now I am working on a list of mine and will it post here early next week for all to discuss and to illustrate my vision how this might look.
I have to check whether all I have picked is vaialble and will post this list with full detail.

Please keep on to make suggestions of your favourites.

Thank you,
D.
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halcro
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I think this could be related to the thread "Are our test records adequate?" Are our test records adequate
The great records should sound wonderful on ALL systems and I'd suggest:-
The Royal Ballet-Ansermat-RCA Victor-Record 1 side 1
La Folia-Paniagua-Harmonia Mundi
Adagio d'Albinoni-Gary Karr-Firebird The Super Analogue Disc
The Three Cornered hat-Ansermat-Decca
The Koln Concert-Keith Jarrett-ECM
Dire Straights-Dire Straights (analogue recording better than the digital Brother in Arms unless you have tube electronics?)
The Well-Jennifer Warnes-Cisco
Paris Texas-Ry Cooder

But the real weaknesses and strengths in a system will be revealed I believe, in the 'difficult' recordings mentioned in the attached Forum?
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