RoboKlipsch Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I have always loved music, but never really had a good setup until recently. I have my favorites of course, but am curious what long-time audiophiles like to listen to when testing out a setup they haven't heard before. Please share you top track or a few tracks or an album if you have a personal preference. Apologies in advance if this thread exists, I didn't see it if it did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr20 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) I like to use Alice Cooper's "welcome to my nightmare" album. It has some decent bass and some horn instruments which broadcast very well with my belles. Edited June 24, 2016 by dtr20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.pee1 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 QuickSilver Messenger Service. Happy Trails. Whole album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Any of several recordings of the 1812 Overture or Brothers in Arms SSH 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 You have to make sure it plays lousy recordings acceptably. Probably the most important thing it will ever have to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Stealy Dan's aja or the royal scam , alan parson's tales of mysteries & imagination , dire straits dire straits or making movies , king crimson larks tounge in aspic, & genesis genesis archive the shrine auditorium recording of the lamb lies down on Broadway. Edited June 24, 2016 by dirtmudd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 MFSL Crime Of The Century - Supertramp jerol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 See https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/143320-loudness-war-and-the-dynamic-range-dr-database-some-observations/?p=1629029 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/148328-quality-music-recordings/ https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/20164-best-songs-to-test-speakers/ https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/155096-the-missing-octaves-audacity-remastering-to-restore-tracks/?p=1832549 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/155096-the-missing-octaves-audacity-remastering-to-restore-tracks/?p=1831933 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/139218-the-multi-channel-music-review-thread/ Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 MFSL Crime Of The Century - Supertramp jerol Great album I think the gold ultra disk sucks compared to Alan parsons ultra disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 You have to make sure it plays lousy recordings acceptably. Probably the most important thing it will ever have to do. This is a tall order. Like many have said "the better, more accurate my system gets the worse bad or even mediocre recordings sound". Or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Eagles "Hell freezes over" just a great recording. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 "Fanfare for the Common Man" on Sonic Spectaculars by Crystal Clear recordings. The direct-to-disk is best, but even the chrome cassette is good, probably the only cassette I would say that about. Any other selection on this album is also great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Roger waters reissue amused to death on vinyl. The best pink Floyd album that never was. Or pink Floyd's the final cut . the best roger waters solo album that never was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Yes, it's been asked and answered before but always a fun read. I am not an audiophile, more like upper mid-fi! My go to songs when I get new speakers or modify old ones are usually ones I listen to on a regular basis and know what I "think" they should sound like. Stevie Ray Vaughn - anything upbeat - Crossfire, Pride and Joy, Tightrope etc. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Lenny (to slow things down) Fanfare for the Common Man - ELP Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers Masquerade - George Benson I got a crush on you - Linda Ronstadt Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars Keep on Tryin" - Poco While my Guitar Slowly Weeps - Santana / India Arie / Yo Yo Ma etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Norha Jones, Come Away With Me for female vocals Nick Colionne for deep bass and male vocals, Born Again, on Influences Sheffield Lab stuff for kick drum and drum solos Trina, It's Your Birthday for Hip Hop Edited June 25, 2016 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I suspect that a very good recording doesn't tell you much unless you can use it to compare excellent speakers to mediocre ones. This is because only the A-B test will reveal what you're missing with the mediocre ones. Long ago the local UHF channel upgraded to (high-tech for the time) stereo which had some attention paid to the audio. I'd just been hearing TV through a Trinitron. So I hooked up an EV building block set which I'd built which was almost a CW. Don't laugh, they showed an animated Batman which was quite sophisticated. Music and dialog were excellent. This sort of thing was repeated in my new abode. The HP-Sharp flat screen had okay audio. But hooking up the Quartets made an astonishing difference. My favorite: in Star Trek Next Generation there is sometimes engine noise which is probably just 40 Hz band limited noise. But you don't hear it without a good system. Anyway. If you want a demo, I suggest Symphonic Star Trek on Telarc. No all people like classical but most like Star Trek. Another is Songs of West Side Story. A lot of genre covered there. WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 MFSL Crime Of The Century - Supertramp jerol Great album I think the gold ultra disk sucks compared to Alan parsons ultra disc. I should have said vinyl. jerol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I like to use Alice Cooper's "welcome to my nightmare" album. It has some decent bass and some horn instruments which broadcast very well with my belles. I realize this is a 2 channel thread but if you like this album, my guess is you would really like the DVD-A of Welcome to my Nightmare, and I like slightly better, Billion Dollar Babies. Both multichannel versions sound crisp and the low end on I love the dead, really thumps on our HT below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 MFSL Crime Of The Century - Supertramp jerol you need 3 more post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr20 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I like to use Alice Cooper's "welcome to my nightmare" album. It has some decent bass and some horn instruments which broadcast very well with my belles. I realize this is a 2 channel thread but if you like this album, my guess is you would really like the DVD-A of Welcome to my Nightmare, and I like slightly better, Billion Dollar Babies. Both multichannel versions sound crisp and the low end on I love the dead, really thumps on our HT below. I do have that dvd-a and it's awesome. I love how you can distinctly hear the individual kids voices in the surround speakers during "department of youth". I need to check out billion dollar babiesSent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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