No, I wish! I snagged that video off of YouTube.

 

Deep purple, Lazy. The B3 during the intro will get your attention. Steely Dan-Aja just to make sure it's clean.

 

I have now. Thanks for recommending her. I love female jazz groups.

 

Kirsch's top 10 favorite songs for evaluating any sound system.

1. "Don’t Know Why" by Norah Jones – Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural and centered in front of you
2. "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez – Listen for the strong vocals and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage
3. "No One" by Alicia Keys – Listen for clarity in Alicia’s vocals and spacious background sound
4. "Hotel California" by the Eagles – Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo and the powerful drum beat
5. "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume
6. "Rock that Body" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for the clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat
7. "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap – Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals
8. "He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from "Lilo and Stitch" – Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by the powerful bass
9. "Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash – Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice, and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration
10. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" by Radiohead – Listen for the punch from the percussive bass and the ring of the steel drums


I'd like to add the beginning of "Money" by Pink Floyd. You can really test just how well your speaker placement is by how far the sound come from...

 

I really like Alicia Keys and thought her first cd was a great recording, that is until I heard it on a very relieving system. Very muddy over processed bass, and you could tell the overall recording was compressed. But that's mainstream recordings for you.

 

Damn love that song by Holly Cole. Just finished downloading it from itunes. Thanks!

 

Michael,

I have that Holly Cole on vinyl, and "Temptation" on vinyl too. Great recordings. I have a Nottingham table and Benz L2 wood body cartridge.

Vinyl Rules!

Shakey

 

And to ad to what has been said. A lot of great recordings have been mentioned. But most of them will be lost when played on even the best motorcycle audio systems. Just not the right venue for showcasing high quality recordings with low level details and ambient information.

Shakey

 

Nice system! I agree, once you hear vinyl on a good system, CDs sound like crap. I have to add, I love tubes with horn speakers. It sounds so open.

 

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia. KILLER album, very sonically rich, will provide a great test of your stereo.