Don_S,
Just last weekend I picked up the 2011 James Guthrie CD remaster of "The Wall". While it is a little "heavy" on the bottom end, it has a huge sound stage and sounds quite good. I also can't resist using the SACD version of "Time" from DSOTM, if you like surround. - John
jazyes, Where did you get the CD? Amazon is a mess as far as finding and receiving a specific issue.
Mike,
I won't say my demo tracks are the best but they work for me because first off, they are something I like to listen to. They aren't just chosen for showing off.
Emmylou Harris uses her voice more like an instrument than any other singer I know of. I love the inflections. Picks here would be live tracks or something from
Cowgirl's Prayer She has suffered from heavy-handed producers on some albums and her voice gets lost in the mayhem.
Jennifer Warnes
Famous Blue Raincoat I love her dubbed backup. Reveals how nuanced a system is.
Joe Bonamassa especially something from
An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House for dynamics and bass.
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Live in Japan Several good tracks on that CD. That CD has blistering speed on some systems and on others it slogs by comparison. The trick is to have heard it on a fast system because, as I said, by comparison. Once you hear it right it sets an unforgettable reference. I also use it for continuity testing. On speakers with multiple different drivers I find they don't always match on speed. Then it gets sloppy. Otherwise the CD is very crisp and tight.
I will probably think of some more later. I avoid Stevie Ray Vaughn and Nils Lofgren. I tend to find them sounding good on most systems and can't use them to differentiate. I categorize them as exciting but hard to use to evaluate. But that is just me. I also think Lofgren writes with all the lyrical sophistication of "The Wheels on the Bus" and he makes me want to vomit when he sings.
