music thread :)
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Le Mans Master
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music thread :)
What are your favorite 'test' songs. you know the songs you play to really show off your system?
a couple of my favorites are;
Lenny Kravits - 'live'
TOOL - 'undertow'
King's X - Dogman
so lets here em!
and if anyone has some classical music suggestions, fire away!
a couple of my favorites are;
Lenny Kravits - 'live'
TOOL - 'undertow'
King's X - Dogman
so lets here em!
and if anyone has some classical music suggestions, fire away!
Melting Slicks
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Haha this thread will give me even more grief.
Celion Dion . the early album green in color. If you can have this woman screaming on your system and it is clear and clean, you can listen to about anything loud. First couple of tracks .. 1/3 I think.
Dave Matthews Band Warehouse disc #2. Song 3 seek up. Great live version, lots of transients and tempo changes over a 15+ minute song. I know every note.
2pac All eyez on me disc 1 tracks 1 and 7. Good midbass test and upper sub bass test.
Korn Untouchables track 4. Fast, decent vocals, good treble range.
Techmaster PEB for messing around with sub tuning, not recorded that well though, so also using the new IASCA test disc with sweeping tones.
Also use Cheskys Ultimate disc (think that is the name) and Sheffield Lab "drive" (great disc BTW)
From there I will fine tune with the music that the individual likes to listen to a lot to get things dialed in for their musical tastes and what sounds good to THEIR ear. Some people like shredding highs, some people like the vocals really puhsed to the front etc etc.
<grief suit on>
Fej
Celion Dion . the early album green in color. If you can have this woman screaming on your system and it is clear and clean, you can listen to about anything loud. First couple of tracks .. 1/3 I think.
Dave Matthews Band Warehouse disc #2. Song 3 seek up. Great live version, lots of transients and tempo changes over a 15+ minute song. I know every note.
2pac All eyez on me disc 1 tracks 1 and 7. Good midbass test and upper sub bass test.
Korn Untouchables track 4. Fast, decent vocals, good treble range.
Techmaster PEB for messing around with sub tuning, not recorded that well though, so also using the new IASCA test disc with sweeping tones.
Also use Cheskys Ultimate disc (think that is the name) and Sheffield Lab "drive" (great disc BTW)
From there I will fine tune with the music that the individual likes to listen to a lot to get things dialed in for their musical tastes and what sounds good to THEIR ear. Some people like shredding highs, some people like the vocals really puhsed to the front etc etc.
<grief suit on>
Fej
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St. Jude Donor '08-'10
i usually go for the sheffield jazz experience cd just because i have listened to it on many systems.
for bass, i have either the boston accustics music for bottom feeders cd or the boston accustics bass collection.
i also have james newton howard and friends because im old school iasca and thats what they used back then...
for bass, i have either the boston accustics music for bottom feeders cd or the boston accustics bass collection.
i also have james newton howard and friends because im old school iasca and thats what they used back then...
Pro
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DMB - dont care which album just trun it on
Favorite - Two Step, starts out with great treble and then
BOOM here comes the BASS
good choice.
Celion Dion? fej is there something you want to tell us?
Metallica - Give Me Fuel Give Me FIRE! Cant resist this tune rollin in
the Vette.
Favorite - Two Step, starts out with great treble and then
BOOM here comes the BASS
Originally Posted by fej
2pac All eyez on me disc 1 tracks 1 and 7. Good midbass test and upper sub bass test
Celion Dion? fej is there something you want to tell us?
Metallica - Give Me Fuel Give Me FIRE! Cant resist this tune rollin in
the Vette.
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I like Queenreich's Silent Lucidity. The vocals will test any system.
GnR, November Rain. There is a very strong synth bass line that causes most systems to barf on it!
Jimmy Buffett, Autour De Rocher, this song has a killer bass line in it.
Metallica, S&M, anything on the album, really.
Eagles, Hotel California from Hell Freezes Over. The acoustic guitar is seriously detailed.
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs master recording. If this doesn't reveal flaws, nothing will.
GnR, November Rain. There is a very strong synth bass line that causes most systems to barf on it!
Jimmy Buffett, Autour De Rocher, this song has a killer bass line in it.
Metallica, S&M, anything on the album, really.
Eagles, Hotel California from Hell Freezes Over. The acoustic guitar is seriously detailed.
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs master recording. If this doesn't reveal flaws, nothing will.
Racer
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From: Detroit MI
Celion Dion . 
the early album green in color. If you can have this woman screaming on your system and it is clear and clean, you can listen to about anything loud.
the early album green in color. If you can have this woman screaming on your system and it is clear and clean, you can listen to about anything loud.
And I asked you for audio advice????
By the way...New Kick Asszz system install is complete. Will post pictures in the next few days.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
considering i know crap about tuning. I would think DMB is good. Maybe pink floyd, they have some good stuff. And fej, if you want screaming vocals, just go led zeppelin
Instructor
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St. Jude Donor '06
Check out Kenny Loggins "Live from the Redwoods" It is a live CD but you would swear it is recorded in a studio. The imagining is great and lots of little things like triangles and chimes that really bring out the tweeters. Track 8 has some amazing bass guitar work where you can really balance out your sub to blend with the front midbass speakers. Just a really great CD.
Last edited by bfhawki; May 16, 2006 at 04:54 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by bfhawki
Check out Kenny Loggins "Live fron the Redwoods" It is a live CD but you would swear it is recorded in a studio. The imagining is great and lots of little things like triangles and chimes that really bring out the tweeters. Track 8 has some amazing bass guitar work where you can really balance out your sub to blend with the front midbass speakers. Just a really great CD.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05
REM - Drive; Losing My Religion
Counting Crows - the entire Recovering the Satellites cd - great music and great variety
Metallica - Wherever You May Roam
Casting Crowns - Lifesong
SRV - Pride and Joy
Counting Crows - the entire Recovering the Satellites cd - great music and great variety
Metallica - Wherever You May Roam
Casting Crowns - Lifesong
SRV - Pride and Joy
Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Worth TX
St. Jude Donor '06
Father & Son St. Jude Donor '09
Dire Straights - So Far Away From Me
REO Speedwagon - Time for me to Fly
Aha - Take On Me
38 Special
Triumph
Ozzie - Crazy Train
Shooting Star - Kansas City Band that just never made prime time, but awesome
. . . Yeah, I'm still lost in the 80's.
REO Speedwagon - Time for me to Fly
Aha - Take On Me
38 Special
Triumph
Ozzie - Crazy Train
Shooting Star - Kansas City Band that just never made prime time, but awesome
. . . Yeah, I'm still lost in the 80's.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'10
now if we are going by favorite tunes just to listen to this is a different case.
steve vai -wispering a prayer
joe satriani - rubnia or flying in a blue dream
smiths - how soon is now
and the last few weeks i have been playing the hell out of the newer colin hay cd "going somewhere", its pretty kick ***!
steve vai -wispering a prayer
joe satriani - rubnia or flying in a blue dream
smiths - how soon is now
and the last few weeks i have been playing the hell out of the newer colin hay cd "going somewhere", its pretty kick ***!
Racer
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From: Esparto ca
Just about any track Off Dream Theater's "Images and Words" cd will show off your system. The music is incredible, the arrangment fenominal and the talent is out of this world. You have to check this out.