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Something for Everyone in Super High Fidelity

Like a missionary in the jungle, I continue to practice my usual high end evangelism with non audiophile friends, rarely finding the eager disciple.

Despite warnings of this peculiar audiophile habit in many other threads, I must admit I am often tempted to play something that sounds good, only to be reminded that music which people don't like (not to mention straight percussion or steam trains) probably wont inspire them to upgrade their stereo system.

On the other hand, we all know that deferring to a friends musical taste for a demo will immediately locate the screechiest, worst sounding recording in your collection.

Bearing this in mind (and maybe some of you have already done this) 1) what COLLECTION of well recorded tracks, 2) across genres of music, would you 3) put on a compliation CD or "rip" into WAV files to accomodate the widest musical tastes of future audiophiles?

Some classical? Jazz? Rock? Soundtracks?

Each of these genres have been discussed in other threads, but what tracks would you include to capture the widest possible audience as an audio missionary?

Thanks for ideas.
cwlondon
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cwlondon OP
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Part of my thesis here is the assumption that normal people don't want to listen to "Wood is a Pleasant Thing" by Patricia Barber.

So I am really hoping we can assemble real music for real people which still makes an impressive demo.

I will add NWA to my list and thanks.
sogood51
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I've found that most people like (Jack Johnson)...(Chris Isaak) is good.... (Alison Krauss) usually goes over well.

This is the type of music I play for my wifes friends, and other, non-audiophiles...I've found most don't want to hear Classical, Jazz, Newage, Blues, ie...the stuff I usually listen to.

Rap?...no one that age comes around here.

Dave
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gammajo
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Interesting idea for a thread. Most of my friends are oldish. When I have about 15 minutes to take someone away from the visiting going on, I play very short excerpts from some of these depending on thier musical tastes. I tell them in advance that this is what I will be doing so they are prepared for all the quick transitions. I usally get smiles and sometimes people saying that they were moved to tears.
When it is a friend over for the evening just the two us us and the adgenda is to listen to music for an hour or so. Then we listen to things longer.
Here are some of my favorites for auditioning:
For female vocal Jennifer Warnes, The Well, Jane Silberry, Calling all Angels
For male vocal Bruce Springfield, The Rising, Crosby, Stills…Déjà Vu
For rock Led Zeplin, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits
For classical Saint Saens Symphony #3 (Organ)
For choral Rachmaninoff Vespers
For Jazz and brushes against cymbals, Missouri Sky
For piano Kissin Liszt Transcendental Etudes, Volodos List Hungarian Rhaposdy
For violin Scottish Fantasies, Vivaldi Four Seasons
For flute Galoway Silent Night
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