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What music do you use to assess your system?

I'm looking for music that will reveal shortcomings or strengths within ones system. Lets list some of our favorite songs that have: good, fluctuating bass lines, songs that have a solid, centerd vocal, songs that are super complex with alot going on, songs that test tone, songs that test inner and micro detail, songs that test how well a speaker can convey dynamic swing, and any other aspects I didn't mention.

Of course I'm not looking for one song that covers all areas, I'm fine with one song only covering one aspect.

When listing songs, please include what we are looking for in that particular song!
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rockadanny
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I choose each style of music which I prefer.
I choose excellent, mediocre, and poorly recorded tracks.
I choose only tracks with which I am very familiar.
I narrow my selections down to a reasonable number (12 or so).
For each track, I listen only for one or two minutes.
By the end I will then know if it is worth listening further. If so, I will then listen to all cuts in full if I am able.
rockadanny
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I just realized I did not really answer your question. Sorry. I will try to find my auditioning discs and list the tracks, and why they were chosen.
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