El Duderino: I am going to share with you the way that I audition equipment. You are cerainly free to use other selections that you may find more in tune with your tastes.
I have used the same four tracks to test different audio systems for several years. This enables me to establish a base line of expectations so that I can hear diferences when they occur. Each track offers sometihing different from the others. 1) Diana Krall - "Love Scenes" - Tack 1 "All or nothing at all" This track sounds good on almost any system. If it doesn't sound good, there may be something wrong with your set-up. 2) Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - Track 7 "The Chain" Listen for the high pitched guitar of Lindsay Buckingham; the deep bass of of the Bass guitar and the clear sounds of the bass drum and the cymbols. 3) Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio (Vol 3) - Track 1 "Song-Song" The three instruments should clearly be positoned on your sound stage. The piano should sound like a real piano. The bass should sound deep and authoritative. The drums should sound crisp and distinct. 4) Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scherazade" Track 1 "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship" This movement has great dynamic range. The loud sections shouldn't sound muddy. The violin solos should sound real. Set the volume up high to enjoy this music. I hope you find this useful. Jim -- boxerboy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ boxerboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5786 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61686 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
