I'm about to attempt a nice speaker auditioning cd and I was curious what well recorded songs everyone likes for displaying the different qualitys of speakers. For example a song that can showcase a broad soundstage, or a song that could show off a speakers ability to produce airy highs or display imaging abilities. Thanks in advance!
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Good question, I'd be interested to hear others' opinions.
For me, I know I say this all the time, but I'd probably again use "Money for Nothing" from Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms 20th Anniversary Edition DVD-A.
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:T My all time favorite would have to be Brothers in Arms, but I have the the remastered CD. I'm getting the 20th Anniversary DVD-A soon, but is it noticeably better than the remastered CD?Originally posted by Chris DLast edited by Chris D; 13 November 2016, 15:43 Sunday.Comment
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Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company
is a dandy, makes a great demo.
It puts a sytems resolution to the test.Comment
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Santana Abraxas remastered. This will give speakers a work out.Comment
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Jude Cole, anything from 'Start The Car'
Tom Petty, anything from 'Highway Companion' or "Crawling back to you" on 'Wildflowers'
AC/DC "Have a Drink on Me"
Little Feat "Dixie Chicken"
Don Fagen "Morph the Cat"
Steely Dan "Cousin Dupree"
Kronos Quintet
And lots lots more....-JoeComment
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Dunno about the DVD-A but the SACD is certainly superior, even to the XRCD.Originally posted by Cool Mr Steve
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I'm with the Dire Straits guys. I also use Steely Dan and the Burmeister 3 sample CD...DanishComment
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I'd avoid trying to showcase specific traits by using specific pieces of music that you don't own or won't realistically listen to. Use the music you typically listen to and enjoy, it will make the best test cd for YOU.Comment
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I'm with SteveCallas on this one....Regards :T,
Boom....a.k.a...."The Box"Comment
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Al Dimeola... Friday Night in San Francisco CD or SACD (acoustic guitar)
Tutti Orchestral Sampler (orchestral, dynamic range, soundstage)
Bob Dylan Bootleg #4 (acoustic)
Mickey Hart... The Essential Drum (percussion)
Burmester CD Sampler #3
The Digital Domain
Pink Floyd... Dark Side of the Moon
Flim & The BB's... Tricycle
Frank Sinatra... Reprise
Live...
Queen... Classic
anything by Natalie Cole...
hope these help. :TB&W 802D, HTMS-4; Velodyne DD-12, Arcam AVR-300, McIntosh MC-402, Musical Fidelity KW-SACD, Pioneer Elite
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I'm partial to Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon SACD , especially the track 'Brain Damage'. 'Break Your Heart' from Natalie Merchant's "Retrospective 1995-2005"(try to place the horns), and Heart's 'Sing Child Sing' from the Dreamboat Annie album-there is a telephone ring effect that some speakers turn into a shrill single note.Lee
Marantz PM7200-RIP
Marantz PM-KI Pearl
Schiit Modi 3
Marantz CD5005
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Brothers In Arms Coming to SACD Surround Sound on May 9th
Brothers In Arms by the Dire Straits, one of the best known rock albums of the '80s and one of the most sought after rock albums for a Surround Sound edition is coming to Surround Sound Super Audio CD next month on May 9th. News of the... -
All right! :^x Check out some of the recently announced upcoming DVD releases. NOTE: Some titles may re-releases.
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Mar. 23, 2004 – Abraxas
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My 20th Anniversary Edition of Dire Straits Brothers In Arms arrived from Acoustic Sounds today. I have listened to the SACD 5.1 Surround mix once and my initial impression is that this is an absolutely "must have" great recording.
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I have always heard how well produced this CD was but until yesterday I'd never heard it. I own their Money for Nothing CD which is good but Brothers's is really well done. I got the remastered version at a used CD shop so the price was even better
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Hello,
We (80x owners) likely have the age where we bought our albums on vinyl, or made copies from friends on compact cassette. Later I bought the cd' s.
As you aware a lot of the good albums albums are now rereleased as remastered version + bonus track+ sometimes dvd.
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