Well I am not sure what kind of testing you would like to do. My test would be the best couple of CD's I own. Sit back and have a glass of Scotch and play those CD's. If you get restless, if you get anxious, if get board, if you find you are sitting on the front edge of you seat and nervous, then I would posit, the equipment is not right......for you.
Perfect CD to test Equipment
I just purchased this CD "Drums & Bells" by nonoise recommendation and was blown away by the clarity and dynamics of the recording. I am using Chord Hugo Dac and it sounds better than my DSD and hi resolution files. Its only 16bit???. Has anyone else auditioned this recording? I want to thank nonoise for his recommendation. Anyone else that heard this CD has the same experience with other setups?