songs to test out the new sound system

[Jasper3.0]

PJH - Working for the man.

Turn up and watch furniture move!

[Crackie]

Skunk Anansie ~ Charlie big potato
Sade ~ You're not the man
New order ~ Technique

Talk Talk ~ Desire
Talk Talk ~ Happiness is easy
Talk Talk ~ New Grass

Joe Jackson ~ Is she really going out with him ?
Joe Jackson ~ Fools In Love.
Joe Jackson ~ Its different for Girls.

The Cure ~ 10.15 Saturday Night.
The Cure ~ If Only Tonight We Could Sleep.
The Cure ~ Snakepit.

Trevor Horn's ( ZTT ) productions flatter most systems
Seal ~ Crazy / Killer
Yes ~ Owner of a Lonely Heart
Propaganda ~ Duel
Frankie Goes To Hollywood ~ Relax / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Simple Minds ~ Belfast Child / Mandella Day
Godley & Creme ~ Cry

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Their mix friendly intros mean these all take a couple of minutes to get into their stride but they're fun when they do. Playing them very loud on a system with genuine sub 30Hz bass extension helps too .

Delerium ~ Truly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUfvhGLfa-Y

Elite Force & Meat Katie ~ Divine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIwD2p3yJO0&fea...

sshh ~ Hold that body. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpXKenegxOY&fea...

Infusion ~ Girls can be Cruel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8ecw2GWHw&fea...

Edited by Crackie on Tuesday 3rd January 10:05

[RedLeicester]

VinceFox said:

see, no one ever thinks to use classical music to test a system out, do they?

They bloody should. Plenty out there.

Personally, the Organ Toccata on Veni Emmanuel, from St. Paul's - unleashing the 32' Contra Bombarde half way through is enough to bring most buildings to their knees.

Digger said:

RedLeicester said:

If you can hear locate it, you've not set it up right.

EFA

Try James Blake - Limit to your Love. Be careful with the volume though!

Pedant!

[sticks090460]

Teardrop by Massive Attack. If you can still hear all the detail in the female vocal and snare cross-sticking when the bass/ kick drum notes play you know you're onto something.

[headcase]

Mikey G said:

headcase said:

The Luniz - I Got 5 on It

That takes me back a bit, I remember walking into Ripspeed many years ago and they had it playing on their demo stand, I went out and bought the single straight away
I found Madonna's Frozen to be a decent system rattler too.

Those were the days, back then I had a C reg Astra SR with a 12" Emenence Sub on the parcel shelf, that song nearly took the back window out

[hman]

Mr oizo - flatbeat

[ar 145]

Delireum silence- tiesto mix (the ten minute version).

It's got the lot.

Agree with the previous posts on massive attack-angel and new order - blue Monday.

Check out go by Delilah and also shy fx -feelings.

[Autopilot]

I asked this question on another forum recently and Leftfield - Rhythm and Stealth and Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon were mentioned over and over again. I have both of these albums and both worth having in the collection, Leftfield for bass8 Pink Floyd for hearing all the ranges your system is capable of.

If it's just bass you really want to experience and not care about the music itself, as suggested already James Black Limit to to Your Love has some really low frequencies in it which will make you stand back and be proud of the new system

Again, as previously suggested, a lot of classical music will really push a system hard and use bass which is a much lower frequency than most dance music and holds the frequency for longer rather than just repetitive beats. Lacrimosa shakes the living st out of my house whilst but in a much more civilised way than dance music does.