great sounding cds to audition new speakers


Looking to ID some great sounding cds you might uses to audtion new speakers. Buying new speakers and looking for suggestions as everything I have heard is thru 25 year old units.
joekapahulu

Showing 1 response by martykl

I like many of the records mentioned here for auditioning, particularly:

Shelby Lynne
Roots & Grooves
Cooder/Bhatt
Tracy Chapman
Trinity Sessions

I'd add 5 more to consider:

Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly (vocals/sax)
Duke Ellington's Far East Suite (big band/piano)
Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter" (vocals/bass)
Peter Gabriel's "Last Temptation" soundtrack (tuned drums)
Eels or E almost anything, but maybe "Beautiful Freak" to start. (deep bass + music vs taped effects contrast)

All are good tools for evaluation.

Good Luck

Marty