CD's you bring for auditioning

Herman, I was refering to my first response.
1. Cream - Live at Royal Albert Hall - White Room
2. Diana Krall - From this Moment On
3. Larry Carlton - Greatest Hits Re-Recorded from his web-site
4.Lu refers to Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - 2 CD "Deluxe Edition" remaster
5. Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin

Sorry, came in late and didn't read all the way through.

I have a couple Vangelis cd's that work for me. before I upgraded I didnt find them to stand out however there was a huge improvement when I upgraded to a better setup.

I've had a few standards over the years.

Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for "Last Temptation" has some descending patterns on tuned drums that are a great test of a system's bass response.

Don Dixon's cover of "Cool" from West Side Story on his "Romeo at Juliard" cd has close miked his bass and also features finger snaps that just "hang".

I also like the Shelby Lynne cd for female vocals.

The track "Sista" from the Rachelle Ferrell cd "Individuality(?) combines a well recorded rythm section with well recorded vocals.

Any of the cds from "Eels" or "E" provide taped and live material mixed to contrast the ambience between them. Very revealing. The track "Susan's House" from Eels' "Beautiful Freak" throes in some monster bass lines as a bonus.

A recent addition (for audition) is Lindsey Buckingham's "Under The Skin" cd. The tracks "It Was You" and "Show You How" are recorded to capture the ambience around multiple vocalists - the effect is pretty dramatic on the right system.

Marty

Some new ones that just came to mind: Chris Izaak's Baja Sessions, Dave Mathew's Busted Stuff, Midnight Oil's Earth and Son and Moon, Crowded House Woodface.