Seems like many of you are using early, digitally sourced, recordings as tests. I suppose that familiarity with the material on different systems, and a love of the music, is more important than the inherent recorded quality. This vindicates my use of older mono recordings as well.
Top 5 Best audiophile tracks to test equipment
What are your top #5 tracks to test new audiophile toys?
Mines:
#1 - "Time" from Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd [1973]
#2 - "Sultans of Swing" from Dire Straits, Dire Straits [1978]
#3 - "Remember The Time", from Dangerous, Michael Jackson [1991]
#4 - "Entre dos aguas" from Fuente y Caudal, Paco de Lucia [1973]
#5 - "Blue Train", from Blue Train, by John Coltrane [1957]