Music for setting up speakers

" *ONLY one’s ears can detect that and there are way too many variables. "
you dont understand my posts. i dont necessarly disagree with you,

"there’s no way Pink Noise and a mic can predict the reproduction of an accurate sound stage and image placement*"
accurate soundstage and image placement is directly related to early reflections. Almost unvariably, everyone that treat his early reflections will mention how the soundstage open up.

when you treat those early reflections, moving the speaker 10 cm this way or 10cm will not shift the image like a untreated space do.

therefore, the premise that using music to find the best speaker position for soundstage and pin point imaging is flawed. Treating the early reflection is the solution. if you cant treat your space, sure using music to try to find the best speaker position works great. I used to do this myself, until I treated my space

The question im asking is well after the advice you are offering. Im at the listening point now……geez :0/

its like ur all in the wrong thread, thats a couple doors down Lol

I second and use the XLO reference recordings CD.  It has many uses applicable to a system; im not sure if it's available in an LP format.

Good luck,
Jose 

the old stand-bys of tests for frequency response, dynamic tracking, depth/stereo imaging [particularly the LEDR test]. then, i'd put on the RCA red seal CD of the CSO/Reiner performing rimsky-korsakov/debussy, as that recording has a very wide dynamic range, you can hear everything in the recording [including low-level "musical sounds" such as musicians breathing, clothes rustling, chairs squeaking and music stands rustling] only on a system properly engineered and properly set-up. then i'd listen to the Telarc 1812 overture cannons to make sure your system can handle deep loud bass. i also have a Laserlight CD of virgil fox playing a bach organ number ["toccata, adadio and fugue"] featuring the most extreme frequency and dynamic range of any recording i've heard, bass featuring cleanly recorded 16 cycle fundamentals, ppp and then sforzando all stops out [deafening!]. the aforementioned pure 16 cycle tones reveal doubling in a speaker that can't handle it.

I would use the Doors First album,Vocal and music.Plus you  get the energy and loudness you need to set up the system.You want vocals Joan Baze ,Diamonds and Rust.Good Luck.

@rodman99999 I know this is an older thread but are you aware Von Scweikert recommends using pink noise for set up in their owner's manuals?