Whenever I put something new in my system after things have settled down and I want to really start listening I always put on
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra
because it has everything in it , massive dynamics, a solo vocal with hardly any accompaniment, great percussion and most of all wonderful playing. Quite the best recording I have of the fifteen versions in my library.
What is your goto reference recording
What record CD or down load is the music that you use to judge your system by or shop with ?