I know every time I change a cable or componet, I have a "particular" cd that I play to evaluate the change. It may not be the best sounding cd I own, but it has some merit that I want to hear reflected in EVERY cd I play. What are yours??
Judy At Carnegie Hall, the Gold DCS-remastered edition. It's a double-disk set, so I can test for lots of different vocal and instrumental dynamics with various tracks.
Madonna- "Ray Of Light" Seriously folks, I wasn't a real Madonna fan until this album came out (in '98 I believe), but it's a great recording that I have used for experimentation on everything from speakers to interconnects, and it never disapoints. Highs, lows, voice, acoustic, dance, techno, all on one disk. Check it out.
Two favorites are Lucinda William's HDCD disc "Car Wheels On a Gravel Road"-- great soundstaging on a few tracks and excellent female vocals; and JJ Cale's CD "Guitar Man" for PRT, dynamics and natural male vocals. I also agree with Thefalls re: Loreena McKennitt's "Book of Secrets"-- excellent female vocals, and tremendous percussion. Cheers. Craig
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