Hypothetically, if You are having a friend over and want to show what your system is capable, what one song do your play? Before Covid I was playing Arriving Somewhere But Not Here by Porcupine Tree for my rock friends. Would love to hear your choices.
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If friends came over, i’d play “Get out of my house!” by the Covid 19’s 
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Heart ike a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt, PF The Wall, Into the Mystic and Moondance by Van, Elton John, Dianna Krall.
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I was about to say that very thing!
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a few Go To tracks for friends and family that really want to hear what can be achieved are (just my humble opinion)
In no particular order
Free - Primal scream (The original Memphis recordings) great tip from forum member
Young - Sam Smith, (they think he’s in the room 
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Perfect Darkness - Fink
Hooverphonic - Mad about you / Live at Koningin
Back to Black - Sam Fender (BBC live session)
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I think it depends on what you want to emphasize about your system, however it’s always better to play different types of music (eg. pop/rock, soundtracks, and jazz) especially if you are not sure about the listener’s taste. I prefer tracks that can show a good dynamic range, can be subtle, have a great sense of space and are punchy when needed.
It’s hard to choose however If it was me, I would pick songs like:
- Antonio Forcione - Tears of Joy
- Chihiro Yamanaka - Syncopation hazard
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Simply Red - Sad old red
- Michael Giacchino - Jurassic World suite
- Lorne Balfe - Fate whispers to the warrior
- Jóhann Jóhannsson - The border
- Hildur Guðnadóttir - Convoy
- James Newton Howard - The steam room
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The first track on Paul Simon’s Stranger to Stranger makes the unwary jump. Fantastic album, sounds great and beautifully recorded.
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Estimated Prophet by that well known Deadhead, Burning Spear.
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I usually go with these two:
And then ‘The Guns of Brixton’ by the Clash, as it was the first track that I heard through a Naim XS range feeding Ovators 400’s.
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