Phil Leigh wrote: > For example, I often use: > > School from Crime of the Century by Supertramp. > - The cymbals when they arrive are a big help to me. > One Night In Paris by 10CC > - a wealth of detail to be retrieved > Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel, So remastered) > - can be like nails on glass on some systems, especially when LOUD) > Mezzanine (any track) by Massive Attack > -...good for bass control/response > -...this disc can set rooms into a resonant frenzy! > In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson > - astonishingly natural sounding vocals and guitar > - if it doesn't sound like he is "in the room" then > something is wrong. > Bells of Berlin by Lone Star from Firing on All Six > - this is a really dynamic rock track that will sound dreadful > if the system lacks dynamic capabilities. It also has > challenging synth tones and a really good drum track.
Interesting. I decided to use this as a springboard to start a new thread about good "reference" tracks that we use to audition systems. However, it just turned into a list of music that "does it" for me! Anyway, I did it, so I'm going to hit send! R. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice from O - very up-front vocal. Good test of how natural the system sounds - also has good bass extension when the band comes in at 1:41 Highway To Hell by AC/DC from Highway to Hell - Can sound harsh. Needs lots of PRAT Be My Number Two by Joe Jackson from Body & Soul - very nicely recorded, piano + vocal + full band. Great song! Birdland by Weather Report from Heavy Weather - quite busy jazz - potentially harsh high-hats - also lots of bottom end that can get muddy True Love Ways by Buddy Holly from The Original Master Tapes - that voice, up front; lots of lovely strings - this is perfect. Prelude & Fuge No.2 in C from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Part I by J.S. Bach, played by Sviatoslav Richter - amazing performance, but very "wet" - good test of ability to resolve detail L. van Beethoven - Allegro con Brio from Symphony No.5 - VPO/Kleiber - a classic performance, but can get a little "mushy" - good test of ability to resolve detail and convey dynamics Verdi - Dies Irae from Requiem Mass - Gardiner - wow! Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Kirov Orchestra, Gergiev - incredibly well-recorded orchestral music _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
