Songs you use when auditioning gear


What are some of your favorite songs to play when auditioning gear?  I often listen to Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.  Just about anything off of Gaucho or Aja by Steely Dan or Joni Mitchell’s Hejira or Hissing of Summer Lawns usually gets spun up too.  Dreams, in particular, is such a great song and is recorded with the balance I really like as well as a full and wide soundstage.  Wondering what some of yours are to see what I’m missing.

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Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" for the cymbal attacks and decays, and the hi-hat 8th note work.

Osamu Kitajima "Golden Mean" off the Masterless Samurai album for soundstage and high-frequencies (bells).

"Aja" for the incredible balancing act between the electric piano and Steve Gadd’s drum kit.

Andreas Vollenweider’s "Caverna Magica" album for the sonic landscapes

Dire Straits "In the Gallery" -- if your system is set up well, you’ll know it.

Eva Cassidy’s cover of "Songbird", for the voice, for the guitar, and the excellent production values.