what are your audiophile reference / test songs?

[Nathan]

Queen, Queen II - Ogre Battle

Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk - Swanee River

Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms - Brothers in Arms

 

[luckylion100]

Tangerine Dream - Bus Station (featuring Mae's Theme) - Near Dark OST

NIN - Copy of A - Hesitation Marks

Nina Simone - To Love Somebody

Jon Hopkins - Collider + Open Eye Signal - Immunity

Interpol - Leif Erikson - Turn on the Bright Lights

Godspeed You Black Emperor - Rockets Fall on Rockets Falls - Yanqui U.X.O

Ane Brun - Oh Love - It All Starts With One

TImo Mass (featuring James Lavelle) - The Hunted

Ten Walls - Mongol (Original mix)

Machine Head - Old - Burn My Eyes

Philip Glass - Prophecies - Koyaanisqatsi

 

[gasolin]

Not impressed but the suede record

 

[stereoman]

Of course one of the best ever mastered albums cooperated with Bob Ludwig - SUEDE "DOG MAN STAR". I can many times raise my eyebrow how elegantly it is skipped by music stuff reviewers. I test with it any hi fi and was never ever disappointed with the result. Fantastic sound. Fantastic music. Alongside some others, one of the best albums in all music history. Post processing of this album was made in Gateway Mastering Studios probably on EgglestoneWorks "IVY Signature" model.

 

[stereoman]

Not impressed but the suede record

But I'm impressed by Simply Red. A good album must say... 😉