[Lowfront]

Looking for some albums to really see what my ms2i's can do when they arrive in a few days.

Genre doesn't matter, I love everything. Just looking for some really well mixed albums.

 

[Night Surfer]

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

 

[gz76]

You could always pick up some test/sampler cd's from Macintosh, Naim, Linn, Chesky, etc.

 

[SR-71Panorama]

Steely Dan...................Gaucho + Aja
Beck...........................Sea Change
Clifford Jordan Quartet....Live at Ethels
Yes.............................Fragile (Mofi records version)
Van Halen....................Van Halen (DCC version)
Metallica.....................Master of Puppets / Ride The Lightning (DCC versions)
Rush...........................Grace Under Pressure (maybe, idk, undecided if its audiophile or not)
Donald Fagen...............Nightfly

 

[epaludo]

I like Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon ...

 

[CLum]

Eric Clapton - Unplugged

 

[judas391]

Any unplugged albums are awesome for critical listening, especially with alessandros. Alice in Chains Unplugged sounded awesome on the MS1s that I demoed.

 

[mwallace573]

Tool - Ænema

Usually the first CD I pull out to demo new stuff.

Edit: +1 on the recommendation for Sea Change

 

[goldenratiophi]

x2 on Steely Dan's Aja and Beck's Sea Change
Also, anything by Alison Krauss is extremely well recorded.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

psh. put them to the test with some Slayer.

 

[mcmyers]

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

 

[UNESCO]

I just put on albums I really enjoy listening to and know will get a lot of spins out of on the headphones.
Really, to me buying a pair that sound great on 'audiophile' albums but not on what I like to listen to is just a waste... I'll never listen to that stuff anyways (although it is impressive to see how high-quality your stuff may be!)

 

[Lowfront]

Ya I agree

Of course what you listen to is what matters this is a way for me to explore some really wonderfully produced stuff.

 

[krmathis]

Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live

 

[arnoldsoccer4]

x2 on Tool, excellent first listen and it should sound great on alessandros.

Edit: Dream Theater also.