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Alright guys/(gals?), this will be the official track/recording recommendation thread. Please list artist, album name (if applicable), song title and if possible, a sample track.
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Artist - Tracy Chapman
Album - Tracy Chapman
Song - Behind the Wall
This is a vocals only song. 1:50 min.If dynamite was dangerous, do you think they'd sell it to an idiot like me? -
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Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow- Dave Grusin, Discovered Again - Sheffield
Over the Rainbow - Rob Wasserman and Stephanie Grapelli, Rob Wasserman, Duets
Boston to Beijing - Tonic Solfa, Boston to Beijing
Fanfare for the Common Man - Copeland, Minnesota Orchestra
Johnny and the Devil - Hans Thessink, Johnny and the Devil
Firebird Suite - Stravinsky, Minnesota Orchestra
Toss the Feathers - The Corrs, Forgiven Not Forgotten
Washington Post March - Sousa, Dallas Wind Symphony
Stormy Monday - Cream, Live at Royal Albert Hall
When All is Said and Done - Victoria Tolstoy and Benny Andersson, Nils Landgren's Funky ABBAComment
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (pretty much the whole thing) - Your Latest TrickAudio: Media PC -> Sabre ESS 9023 DAC -> Behringer EP2500 -> (insert speakers of the moment)
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Mobile Line - Joshua Lowe & The Juncos
This is actually from the Free California Audio Show Recordings, originally taken from DSD down to 720p youtube :/
The double bass is super realistic sounding and you can point at each of the musicians in the soundstage without even having to close your eyes and imagine it haha.
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For female vocals, a couple I like are:
Jennifer Warnes, Bird on a Wire, from Famous Blue Raincoat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTIaidNgh1w
Ruthie Foster, Death Came a' Knockin', from Runaway Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHIiWQLhfp4
Katherine Jenkins, L'Amore Se Tu, from From The Heart here is a live clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0r0aDfW2UM
For bass extension, a couple I like are:
Mickey Hart, Umasha (Strawberry Swamp version), from Planet Drum http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/S...Songs/33316237
Hans Zimmer, Mombasa, from Inception OST here is a live clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0r0aDfW2UM
Male vocals, a couple I like:
Chris Isaak, Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me, from San Francisco Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXPb3OZ8Rc
Robert Plant, Fortune Teller, from Raising Sand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5DeIcYD6xE
Guitar songs, a couple I like:
Joe Satriani, Sleep Walk, from Strange Beatiful Music a live clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8nanTCPz0
California Guitar Trio, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, from Highlights a live clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJqa5BKa57w
More later, time to go drink beer, San Diego Beer Week starts today!
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Bassotronic's, Bass I love you.
Be very careful with this song. I use it to break in speakers and it can blow them easily, the soundtrack will goes lower than 10hz. so start with a low volume.Comment
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Adel. I like 'Make you feel my love' but, about anything she does will do. If a tweeter is not right, she will send you running out of the room. Etta James, 'At last' will do the same." To me, the soundstage presentation is more about phase and distortion and less about size. However, when you talk about bass extension, there's no replacement for displacement". Tyger23. 4.2015
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http://s413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/arlis/Comment
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Your post to Grooveshark has your entire list of 338 "Speaker test songs." You should just give the link: http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/S...Songs/33316237Originally posted by stan View Post
Comments: It has some unusual things, maybe because I've never heard them, but overall should be more then enough for most. It's damn good! I only went through 16 of 338, but it seemed to miss songs in a "few" genres. I'm not saying to change it; it's great. But others that may like Rap, Reggae, Country, or Gospel; I don't need the last two...just mentioning.
EDIT: To clarify, I'm not complaining. This song list is more than enough, and a privilege, to scroll though. While it misses a few song types, it doesn't reduce it's quality. Please take my comments as informative and not trying to "split hairs." Thanks Stan!Last edited by ocdSCHACK; 11-02-2013, 12:10 AM.Comment
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Yes, all the this.
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Sorry, I assumed it was pointing to that song. I'll have to figure out how to point to just one song in Grooveshark. Could not find it on youtube, though several other Mickey Hart songs from Planet Drum are there, such as Temple Caves.
The songs on that playlist are a compilation of songs TT users recommended over the last couple of years for testing speakers, they are not my choices. Was trying to keep up with adding songs to the playlist, but eventually gave up.
Songs by genre might be another way of organizing an unwieldy group of music.
Time to start working on the annual Xmas music CD, so good holiday music recommendations would be appropriate.
Cheers!
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Dire Straits
Private Investigations, Money for Nothing
Album: Sultans of Swing
Cake
Short Skirt, Long Jacket
Album: Comfort Eagle
Donald Fagen
Maxine
Album: The NightflyLast edited by dustinbagby; 11-18-2013, 01:22 AM.Comment
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These are my go-to tracks. But I don't monitor off of youtube, so, sorry for the crappy quality.
Philip Glass - Australia (from the Orion album)
Steely Dan - Godwhacker
Steely Dan - Glamour Profession (this one has become a standard for me, although any Steely Dan from Aja, Gaucho, Two Against Nature, or Everything Must Go are great reference tracks)
Pink Floyd - anything off DSoTM or WYWHComment
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The Alan Parson's Project - Eye In The Sky, the opening instrumental track into the Eye In the Sky track-Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Half Speed Master
Frank Sinatra, on Epic, - When Jo Anna Loved Me
The Duets: Frank and Nancy Sinatra- (...and Then I Go and Spoil it All By Sayin' Somthin' Stupid Like) I Love You
Simeon and Garfunkel-The Boxer on Pathe of France; Black Label "Red Rooster" 1 of 10,000 Edition
Arthur Rubinstein-The 1961 Cycle recorded in Italy- Marche Funerable, Frederick Chopin RCA Victor Gold Seal boxed set
The Beatles in Italy-Mr. Moonlight (If John's opening solo sounds right, your cross-over is right for male vocals)
For us "QUAD" heads, anything from the Moody Blues QUAD version of -Days of Future Past
Personal female vocal favorite, Enya-Marble Halls, but "The Pearl's" voice is harder to get rightComment
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David Sanborn & Bob James - Maputo - Double Vision
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