What are your favorite test tracks?

[skrodahl]

[ACX]

[Dukobpa3]

My own

[Peter]

There are a lot, but some, in no order of preference, are those listed. For some it is how they make me feel when I hear them, others the sound stage and precision, and the rest the range and variety of sound images and textures.
I do not explain myself well
ACDC Thunderstruck
Phil Collins In The Air tonight
Richard Wagner Overture to Tannhauser
Jacques Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
Bob Dylan Black Diamond Bay
Jethro Tull Fires at Midnight
Neil Young My, My, Hey Hey and Hey, Hey, My, My
Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
Passenger Let Her Go
Guns ‘n Roses Welcome To The Jungle
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 1
Frank Zappa Camarillo Brillo
Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower and Purple Haze
Boston More Than A Feeling
Mahavishnu Orchestra Eternity’s Breath Part 1
Al Di Meola Alien Chase on Arabian Desert
Motorhead Ace of Spades
Stanley Clarke School Days

[m1kehunter]

The first track I always listen to on different equipment is Aqueous Transmission by Incubus.

[LucidSamples]

I always use test tracks from spotify. Just in search bar type "test tracks" it's all

[pistollero]

2006 best of chris isaak. very good recording

[moshel]

the ones that works are:
Glenn Gould playing goldberg variations (the 1981 version). if you can hear him humming with the music, its a good sign. Also piano is great for getting unbalanced system.
any pixies track (like where is my mind, i got a broken face) - the shear density of the music makes any clipping stand out. also listen to the bass lines and the dynamics of the drums.
us3 cantaloop - brilliant recording, not too hard to reproduce but dynamics are great and if you are not on the edge of your seat something is wrong

many more but these really works best

[mlg]

[TommyBoy]

Beth Hart, Immortal CD , Am I The One !! (amazing singer, amazing dynimics, you will cry)
Bo Kaspers Orkester, Samling CD, Vi kommer aldrig att dö (swedish amazing track, and amazing recording quality)
Dire Straits, I could say ALL of it, but if you can only afford one CD, get Brothers in Arms, ALL on this cd is TOP quality in all possible ways !