Music or movie, what do you first reach for when showing someone what you’ve sunk all your money into?
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I give them the remote and let them play their own music.
Can’t do, amplifier stack is way overpowered for my speakers.
Always the best option.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Their album “The Sound of Nashville” has a great country orchestra behind his vocals. The master has a lot of depth and pleasing bass and crisp highs. My personal favorite.
Anonymous Love - Ray Charles, album “True to Life”
Heavenly Music - Ray Charles, the following track off the same album
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh, album “The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get”
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder, album “Songs in the Key of Life”
Doing the cliché Fleetwood Mac takes, or DSotM, or King Crimson are great because they’re timeless for a reason, but those first four mentioned are also engineered incredibly well.
Billie Jean
Depends on who I’m showing it to.
Chorale, Slagwerk Den Haag
Differently, Marian Hill
Everything In Its Right Place, Radiohead
Raleigh and Spencer, Tony Furtado Band
Death Row, Chris Stapleton
The Snow Maiden, Minnesota Orchestra
My Home’s in the Delta, Muddy Waters
Avratz, Infected Mushroom
The Incredibles, Gordon Goodwin
Wabash Blues, Duke Ellington
Royals, Lorde
Cousin John, Marcus Miller
Coolsville, Rickie Lee Jones
The Goodbye Look, Donald Fagen
Warsawa, David Bowie
You Should See Me in a Crown, Billie Eilish
The Girl in the Magnesium Dress, Frank Zappa
Bach Cello Concerto No 1, Yo Yo Ma
Too Far Gone, Metallica
Stay, Post Malone
Chokola, Alan Cavé
Ben Harper, Whipping Boy
Harlem Nocturne, Illinois Jacquet
30,000 Days, Yello
John Lee Hooker For President, Ry Cooder
Somebody’s Sins, Tricky
You Gotta Move, Parker Milsap
Chocolate Chip Trip, Tool
Quality of Mercy, Michelle Shocked
Deeper Well, Emmylou Harris
Love is a Bitch, Two Feet
My Bass, Brian Bromberg
That Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore, Los Lobos
Après la Pluie, Renaud Garcia-Fons
Birds, Dominique Fils-Aimé
Small Song, Lhasa de Sela
Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
Bring Me the Disco King, David Bowie
Jungle Blues, Kansas Smitty’s
Wishful Beginnings, David Bowie
Let’s Hope, Bruce Fowler
Hunting Wabbits, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Kanne, Thaikkudam Bridge
Song of the Stars, Dead Can Dance
Paper Tiger, Beck
Drum Solo, Manu Katché
The Howling, RY X
Till Tomorrow, Yello / Till Brönner
Fields of Gold, Eva Cassidy
…and more!
Cool list!
The Blues Walk, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Yes, Lyle Lovett! That album was my go to for auditioning systems all through the 90s due to the exceptional recording characteristics. It feels like Lyle is in the room talking to you on some of the songs. And the album is a crossover of Jazz and Country music
Yeah, it’s a fantastic-sounding album. I learned that the music style is called “Western Swing.” https://www.stereophile.com/content/lyle-lovett-music-among-great-players-can-be-conversation
I’d love a link to a playlist if you have one.
Sure. Most of those tracks are on this Tidal playlist:
I’d add “no sanctuary here, Chris Jones. and we’re good to go.
With my Sennheiser HD800s, I’d always start with Everything In It’s Right Place (Radiohead).
To everyone saying “ask what they want to hear” there’s a level of truth to that, but there’s also a reason every TV store has demo reels purposely put together to showcase the TV’s strengths. OLED TV’s are going to show a lot of dark/black scenes. If someone watches The Office on an OLED they’re not going to see it’s full capabilities. Sometimes what people want to see/hear may not show the full potential of the equipment. If the goal is to ‘show off’ it makes sense to show what the equipment does best, even if the person is unfamiliar with it.
This was my demo song for years.
Side note for OLED TV: Foundation, or The Expanse.
Hardly much in that song other than a pretentious chorus. Try something by Boris Blank.
I go straight to Blue Planet 4k Atmos. Or any of the “Planet” shows in the same quality.
I always ask people what they want to listen to, but most don’t know so I usually play Gomez - Get Miles
Be sure to play it loud enough to get yourself arrested…
I like what you did there. 😉
Such a badass song
Get Miles rocks.
Along with the entire album.
Brazzers videos as loud as possible
😂😂🤣😂🤣
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Pornhub Jingle Kicks hard with the right sub
Slap that (b)ass!!!
😂😂😂😂😂
Voice is really let you check the realism of your system you know.
The subwoofer really highlights the clapping sounds
This made my entire night. Thank you!
A lot of Sade’s music can show off a system
Truuu!!! 🙌
I often play her greatest hits 2LP set to show off my system to myself
Heroes Peter Gabriel.
I don’t show it off… It’s for me to enjoy and I have no reason or desire to show it to anyone else. I don’t really want people around my system either.
When trying out new gear I love using this track, it’s such a nice mix, a really subtle yet full feel to it.
https://davegerardandthewatchmen.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-summer
Any Colour You Like from Pink Floyd to show off stereo separation
The climax of Exit Music for a film is amazing to show off bass and mids and just how music on good speakers can completely envelope you