What music you use to check out speakers?

Maggot Brain

Metallica, Dokken, Ozzy with ZW and Richards Marx, don't mean nothing song(made those 12's hit in the camaro)

Every time in the past when I've moved and then set up my home theater system I play Madonna's "Respect Yourself" and "Justify My Love" from her Immaculate collection. I'm not really a huge fan of her music but it checks all of the boxes in hitting highs, mids and lows and also sends the signal around to all of the channels on Respect Yourself.

The last time I auditioned speakers, I took a Black Crowes “Shake Your Money Maker” cd and spun “Twice as Hard”. I bought some JBL’s which I still own. Not high end exotics, but they sound good to me.

I find the Eggmont Overture works very well.

Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys for High and Low

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Dire Straits - Private Investigations

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Music that I know very well. Only way to do it.

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Music that I know very well. Only way to do it.

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I do this and then repeat the process using the very same sections/passages.

And be sure to include a wide and varied samplings that include symphonic, vocal, acoustic, electric, as well as even (the much hated) EDM to test the extremes... such as naturally unobtainable bass. Because I'd hate to later find my excellent rock and roll speakers didn't do justice to chamber music or aboriginal throat singing.