IHOPsOPEN Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I just wanted to know what everyones favorite song to either show off your system or just to jam too! Mine has to be Earth Wind and Fire - September Or when I'm really feelin' it: Notorious BIG - Dead Wrong, Hypnotize, and Juicy etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Schurmann Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Fourplay - Bail Run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseyrevolver Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I like the 5.1 mix of Dire Straits - Money for Nothing, especially the intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 General: Fleetwood Mac- Tusk Metal: Sepultura- Roots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 One that I often use to "Show Off" my system is "Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Flight of the Cosmic Hippo"! It always gets big grins and a lot of "Wow, that was amazing"! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Pancakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE36 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 What ever they brought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornfedksboy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Various assortments of Radiohead sound fantastic with the reference series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Side 2 of Abbey Road, from the Mofi Beatles box. jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 What ever they brought. +1!!!! You want to impress someone, have them bring over THEIR favorite music. My boss was over at the house the other night. He had his iPad with him, I just let him go at it for about an hour... ear to ear grins. And, a lot of "I've listen to this song a hundred times and I've never heard THAT..." He's trying to figure out a way to get some La Scalas in his house now.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE36 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 What ever they brought. +1!!!! You want to impress someone, have them bring over THEIR favorite music. My boss was over at the house the other night. He had his iPad with him, I just let him go at it for about an hour... ear to ear grins. And, a lot of "I've listen to this song a hundred times and I've never heard THAT..." He's trying to figure out a way to get some La Scalas in his house now. JROD, How does the RC64 blend with the La Scalas? I have an Academy, no room for another La Scala. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCliff Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 For shock and awe (high volume); I start with The 20th Century Fox movie Intr(amazing bass drum)BUMM BUP BA BUM!!!! then into The Who doing Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting then into Dire Straits Walk of Life then WOW Amazing etc response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil' Brian Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 For me, Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Tin Pan Alley (aka The Roughest Place In Town)". The way his fingers move across the fretboard. Wow. And the tone he gets, was it Fender? I don't even know. Incredible track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 buddha bar ...ali baba.. pink floyd .....on the turning away (when its time for some guitaring ecstasy) tori amos .....carnival (second half rocks) sean kingston .......fire burning great bass beats n rhythm. and many more coming to my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The Eagles - DVD "Farewell I Tour" ; Funk #49 For natural sound: Diana Krall - Just about anything she did. Of special note: Mark Knopfler and James Taylor sang "Sailing to Philadelphia", Taylor's voice just flowed effortlessly from my Cornwalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 BE36, After I got everything dialed in, it sounds pretty darn good.Took quite a bit out tweeking, but turned out alright! I'm sure, like you, another LS is my end game. Just no room for it right now. My next home WILL have a dedicated room, and at that point I will go with 3 LS up front and 4 Heresy's around...and a projector, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuchak Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I like Papa was a Rolling Stone by The Temptations. It's well recorded and has that huge Motown sount. It's a complete test since it has a lot going on across all frequency ranges, it provides a mix from single singer to chorus, and it's a very dynamic track. It also has: - a killer bass line that is tight and deep. -horns, which really show off the ability of the system to make it sound like the instrument is in the room. -cool funky wah-wah guitar, which is always fun -great vocals with harmonies. If there is a weakness in your system this will reveal it. A Living Prayer - Alison Krauss. Her vocal performance on this stripped down track is stunning and well recorded. On a good system it will almost bring a tear to your eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 First I play a 1969 audience recording of the Grateful Dead...........and then it doesn't matter what you play afterward, everything else sounds wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 For something that reaches out and grabs you, I like David Bowies Instrumental album ALL SAINTS. The track "Abdulmajid" has a bit of everything. Great dynamics and suprise doses of very low bass. Lots of other good tracks on the album. It was recorded pretty darn clean IMO. Forgot to mention that this track really shines when heard in 5+ channel stereo. But then again, I prefer listening to all my audio in multi channels. For something a little lighter I like Mike Pattons spin off group Peeping Tom. The song "Caipirinha" featuring Bebel Gilberto is pretty nice. Also on the Peeping Tom album is the song "Sucker" featuring Nora Jones, which is definately worth a listen and will let you know immediately that Nora has a darker side and just might be a naughty girl! She definately is in the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromprof Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 To show off the K-horns my favorite is Regina Spektor's CD "Soviet Kitsch." It is beautifully recorded and the speakers just disappear. The soundtrack to "Blade Runner" is quite good as well. For the La Scalas and the tuba sub I built for them the opening to the movie "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country" works well. When the Klingon moon explodes the whole house vibrates! [8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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