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Music to test systems

If you were going over to someone’s house to evaluate their system and you only knew it was a high end system, what 5 LPs (if you are into vinyl) and 5 CDs would you take and for what purposes (test bass, imaging, soundstage, etc.). I have thought about this a bit and have not yet narrowed down either to just 5. I will post my answer once this thread gets going.
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Abstract7; interesting thread. Like some have noted above, my list will change over time-- but slowly. All are CDs.
1. Holly Cole "Temptation"; female vocal timbre, background noise.
2. Enigma "Cross of Changes"; Bass, dynamics, PRT.
3. Cowboy Junkies "The Caution Horses"; female vocal timbre, detail, and relaxation effect.
4. JJ Cale "Guitar Man"; Pace, Rhythm, and Timing; also male vocal timbre.
5. Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"; an HDCD disc; Soundstaging, female vocals.

I don't specifically buy "audiophile" CDs. All the above CDs can also be used to check tonal balance, which should be an assumed characteristic of any well recorded CD. Cheers. Craig.
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