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Best Songs for testing stereos

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by bigblue14, Aug 21, 2020.

  1. Aug 21, 2020 at 10:24 AM
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    What is everyone's go to for testing a sound system? Mine is Gel by Collective Soul - random for sure. It's clear with a nice frequency range. I'm interested to hear some other suggestions.
     
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    Some stuff
    here's a few from my test list...











     
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    Some of my favorites, best for SQ oriented over SPL oriented setups. Not necessarily my regular music but are my go-to songs for a new setup or tune.

    Nils Lofgren - Keith Don't Go (incredible recording quality, super clear vocals and instruments.Great song to test frequency blending and give your midbass some workout. There's an instrumental part that begins around 3:30 and then picks up more around 4:40 that is incredible across the board)

    Janis Ian - Breaking Silence

    Yello - The Race (good sound in general and around 1:18 there's the sound of a race car moving. If you have your time alignment dialed, it sounds like a race car is coming from the left and driving and across your dashboard and out the right side)

    Tool - Sober

    Michael Buble - Feeling Good
     
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    haven't heard that in years. going to have to dig it out now.
     
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    This is gunna sound ridiculous... but the Nutcracker theme song at an extremely loud volume
     
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    Hey some good suggestions in here. Gel isn't my favorite song but a control for evaluating systems.

    Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen is really clear too.
     
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    awesome! Thanks for putting this together. Saved to my Spotify for sure. I wasn’t able to edit, but this was the song I was talking about. Sorry I didn’t specify better:
    https://open.spotify.com/track/0zNu8SGqo9XuOz89nL6DIg?si=YWZdF2jRS2S319_ta7pcYw
     
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    Van Halen Right Now
     
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    Haha, I wasn't sure at all so I randomly guessed at one of the listed tracks. Updated with (I think) the correct track, as well as the few new suggestions, and made it collaborative so others should be able to add and edit now.
     
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    Looks good! Yeah, it’s a good one to tell if you’re too bright. Especially with how some of us have our dash speakers wired..
    Thanks again
     
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    Iron Butterfly
    "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
    Full version digitally remastered....cranked
     
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    Michael Stanley Band...Stage Pass Live
    "Let's Get The Show On The Road"


    see post #44
     
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    Lots of bass in this song
     
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    Heart's live version of "Stairway To Heaven" honoring Led Zep's induction into Rock&Roll Hall of Fame.....backed by orchestra and stunningly great on any decent stereo.....
     
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    Song: any, user's choice
     
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    I'm an old guy. Used to listen to this on AFVN radio flyin' my chopper way back in '68. Sounds much better in the truck.

     

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