this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
9 points (100.0% liked)

HiFi - For The Audio Connoisseur

454 readers
10 users here now

A place for those who enjoy high fidelity audio.

Rules

Be a decent human being

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
IndependentRanger
9
A few tracks to test systems (self.hifi)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by IndependentRanger to c/hifi
4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Over the years, I have developed a collection of songs that I use to test systems. From transient response to songs I just know well, here's a handful of them:

Around the World - Daft Punk

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

You Got Me - The Roots

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Dragonball Durag - Thundercat

A Villain's Monologue - Blood Command

Bangarang - Skrillex

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman (Self titled)

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Any songs I need to add to my collection? What do you use?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Anticorp 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I always go with Breathe from Dark Side of the Moon, side 1. If you can hear the Speak to Me intro then you know that your speakers are efficient or your amp sufficient to drive them, it has a great mix of high, mid, and low sounds, good base, and is a crisp and clear track. It basically has everything I want to listen for with new speakers. When I went to check bass clarity specifically (not subwoofer range), then I put on The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and wait for the bass riff to kick in.

Edit: Billy Jean is a great test song too imo. Good choice.