Music to test your Stereo
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Kirsch's top 10 favorite songs for evaluating any sound system.
1. "Don’t Know Why" by Norah Jones – Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural and centered in front of you
2. "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez – Listen for the strong vocals and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage
3. "No One" by Alicia Keys – Listen for clarity in Alicia’s vocals and spacious background sound
4. "Hotel California" by the Eagles – Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo and the powerful drum beat
5. "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume
6. "Rock that Body" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for the clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat
7. "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap – Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals
8. "He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from "Lilo and Stitch" – Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by the powerful bass
9. "Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash – Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice, and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration
10. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" by Radiohead – Listen for the punch from the percussive bass and the ring of the steel drums
I'd like to add the beginning of "Money" by Pink Floyd. You can really test just how well your speaker placement is by how far the sound come from...
1. "Don’t Know Why" by Norah Jones – Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural and centered in front of you
2. "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez – Listen for the strong vocals and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage
3. "No One" by Alicia Keys – Listen for clarity in Alicia’s vocals and spacious background sound
4. "Hotel California" by the Eagles – Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo and the powerful drum beat
5. "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume
6. "Rock that Body" by the Black Eyed Peas – Listen for the clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat
7. "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap – Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals
8. "He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from "Lilo and Stitch" – Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by the powerful bass
9. "Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash – Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice, and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration
10. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" by Radiohead – Listen for the punch from the percussive bass and the ring of the steel drums
I'd like to add the beginning of "Money" by Pink Floyd. You can really test just how well your speaker placement is by how far the sound come from...
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And to ad to what has been said. A lot of great recordings have been mentioned. But most of them will be lost when played on even the best motorcycle audio systems. Just not the right venue for showcasing high quality recordings with low level details and ambient information.
Shakey
Shakey
Last edited by Shakeydeal; 01-08-2012 at 04:20 PM. Reason: edit
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Nice system! I agree, once you hear vinyl on a good system, CDs sound like crap. I have to add, I love tubes with horn speakers. It sounds so open.
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