Top 3 songs to evaluate a system
Rick Wakeman - Jane Seymour from The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The pipe organ at St. Giles takes you right into the church and the Moog piece takes it to another dimension. Jeff Beck Group - Goin Down from the S/T Orange album. The separation of the instruments in the left and right channels and right out of the center. The beautiful tone and resonance of Max Middleton’s piano. And of course Jeff Beck squeezes just about every note that you could get out of a guitar. Close your eyes and you can feel the strings bending. The whole album is just fantastic. Santana - Waiting from the S/T first album. The soundstage and spaciousness comes at you from every direction in the room. The music just floats. And one more. Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - Why Worry from Real Live Roadrunning. Emmylou sounds like an angel. Oh wait, she is an angel. |
1.
Concordia Viols - Crye by Concordia Viols (2001-10-02) - Amazon.com Music The gorgeous sound of the consort of viols will tell you everything you need to know about a speaker's midrange. 2. John O'Conor - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Moonlight, Pathetique, Appassionata) - Amazon.com Music Well-recorded piano music tells you a lot about a speaker. 3. Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, Gil Shaham - Barber: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 14 / Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing Suite, Op. 11 - Amazon.com Music Here's a real litmus test. On speakers that are tipped up or otherwise too bright, the violin tone will be edgy or astringent. On good speakers it will be just right. As for bass extension, there are bass figures here that are not loud but should be audible; listen to hear how clear they are. |
