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Old 07-04-09   #31 (permalink)
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if you like Metallica, then the S&M orchestra set is amazing. it all sounds amazing.
Well obviously.

That's right there with MJ's #1's and the White Album!
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FTW!!!

3OH!3-Richman
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Before anything else make sure you like whatever it is you're listening to. I couldn't care less if a brilliant audio engineer listened to death metal, I still wouldn't listen to that crap. Likewise, if you don't like anything listed below don't freakin' bother! In any case...

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (song)

Hands down the first thing to listen to in my opinion. Absolutely amazing intro along with a great mix of drums and guitar throughout.

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (Song & Album)

This is the CD Money for nothing is on, while that song is great for testing I think the Brothers in Arms is one of the most beautiful songs ever performed and the whole CD is pretty solid.

Godsmack - The Other Side (Album)

Acoustic version of 'classic' Godsmack tunes. They sound much better this way in my opinion.

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson, The Only Living Boy in New York (Songs)

Great songs where you really hear voices more than the music in the background.

Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction (Song)
Metallica - One, Enter Sandman (Songs)

Excellent rock with a lot of sounds going on together - you'll notice weaknesses in lesser headsets/speakers here.

System of a Down - Lonely Day, Lost in Hollywood, ATWA, Roulette (Songs from various albums)

Surprisingly SOAD has won awards for the quality of their recordings, Toxcity in particular took a handful. These are some of my favorite songs, again a bit more acoustic stuff but some heavier bits mixed in. All their albums are good though, if you like them anyway.

And of course "The White Album" is mandatory.
You sir, have an awesome taste in music!
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3OH!3 Don't Trust Me is a great song.. not good for testing stereo though.. but sweet none the less.

Ecstacy Of Gold - Metallica by Ennio Morricone... check this out. it's basically an instrumental. Very good
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To hear a lot of different sounds, try:

The Second Movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphany
Feeling Good by Muse
Clocks by Coldplay
Better off Alone by Alice Deejay
Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce
I'm on a boat by The Lonely Island
One by Metallica

They are by no means by favorite songs, but they do include a huge number of different sounds.
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If this is for music the IASCA test CD has about everything you need.

Personal favorites:

Dark Side of the Moon
Hotel California
Clapton's 24 Nights
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You sir, have an awesome taste in music!
Why thank you sir!

I held back on the Sarah Mclachlan and Mariah Carey....but both of them are on my list as well.

So are:

Alison Kraus & Robert Plant - Raising Sand (Album)
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning (Album)
Garden State Soundtrack (not the best recording, but good variety)
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (Album)

If you don't jump halfway out of your pants when "Time" comes on from "The Dark Side of the Moon" you don't have it loud enough!

Edit:

Touche up there, can't believe no one mentioned the Floyd earlier!
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Supertramp- The Logical Song.. hahaha. sweet!
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Why so serious? from the Dark Knight soundtrack. It's great for all around testing. It tests everything. Highs, lows...

The other surprisingly enough is Intro by Breaking Benjamin on Phobia. It's a great test for detail or clarity. You can hear a stewardess's voice announcing stuff (please fasten your seat belt etc...) but it has a lot of echo so what she's saying is hard to make out. For me a good test is how much of it I can understand.
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