Good Music for testing Audio Equipment

[marty]

I found it on British forum. Nice list for testing with Tidal help. All you need to do is to add to you favourite lists (on PC) and it will appear in your streamer application.

http://listen.tidal.com/playlist/356c4693-0889-4ad3-ab13-79c90724eb28

WONDERFUL. I wish there were more great audio (computer)phile playlists like this on TIDAL. In fact, there may be, but I just don't know about them and wish I did.

 

[daytona600]

 

[JimmyS]

WONDERFUL. I wish there were more great audio (computer)phile playlists like this on TIDAL. In fact, there may be, but I just don't know about them and wish I did.

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

 

[MadFloyd]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

Thank you!

 

[YashN]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Very nice idea to do specific playlists for specific characteristics and very cool of you to share. To these I would add specific ones for:

1. Fast attack transients
2. Bass region definition
3. Timbral accuracy
4. Presence
5. Reverb Tails
6. Dynamics

 

[YashN]

Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf

Just a small feedback about this one where you apparently used something with extreme separation. It could be worthwhile to use a piece with several placements or intermediate separations to better gauge the resolution here.

 

[Tubedoctor]

South African Sunshine/ A. Ibrahim

Did anybody seen South African Sunshine/ A. Ibrahim - Enja records - on hires?

 

[APP]

Just a small feedback about this one where you apparently used something with extreme separation. It could be worthwhile to use a piece with several placements or intermediate separations to better gauge the resolution here.

Suggestions?

 

[fas42]

I was just jogged to think of Matt Bianco's self titled, 2nd album - a very good workout for a system, testing overall competence.

 

[APP]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

Yes I have the Scofield album in my first post as well.

 

[APP]

Yes, those tapes where terrible low quality, almost a scam, it was better to buy empty BASF's and copy your self

And there was a lot of counterfeit cassette tapes as well and the same thing is happening all over again with illegal downloads and chinese illegal CD copies.

 

[YashN]

Suggestions?

There could be a lot of examples here, try these:

1. Roxy Music - Avalon
2. Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
3. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (esp. 'Behind The Wheel')

 

[marty]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

Nice job, Jimmy! Thanks very much

 

[amirm]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

COming late to this but the links don't work for me. Tidal complains that they don't exist. Wonder if they expired?

 

[APP]

I threw together Tidal Playlists (with songs I could fine) from the original post and tried to add the descriptions as well (Tidal limits the amount of text in the description).

Soundstage & Definition: http://tidal.com/playlist/e2a9e569-5aa7-4158-9768-bf51134dcbe0
Depth & Space: http://tidal.com/playlist/6be7abb3-3999-43a0-b5fd-ae749641825b
Separation: http://tidal.com/playlist/a20fef55-8fec-4c2d-9b83-bdfb57f8cadf
Imaging: http://tidal.com/playlist/babc5753-4ba8-47be-ae05-6a7d5ffae0d1

Cheers,
Jimmy.

For non tidal users, would you mind listing the songs?

 

[Kefas]

For non tidal users, would you mind listing the songs?

+1

 

[JimmyS]

For non tidal users, would you mind listing the songs?

Hi APP,

They are the songs listed in your original post (#1 in this thread) that I could find on Tidal.

Cheers,
Jimmy.

 

[APP]

Hi APP,

They are the songs listed in your original post (#1 in this thread) that I could find on Tidal.

Cheers,
Jimmy.

ooh ok, thanks
I feel honoured.
My list on Tidal, great.

 

[fas42]

I was just reminded of the value of classic Eurythmics pop standards, for system testing. Tests overall competence, the capability of a setup to handle 'big' recorded material, weaknesses in the ability for the sound to be unravelled are very obvious.

 

[Kefas]

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1. Carmen Gomes inc; '' I'm on fire'' from Thousand Shades of Blue



http://www.soundliaison.com/
Placement is perfect on this young audiophile classic as well as the near perfect natural recording of the voice, but the real test for audio equipment when listening to this recording is it's ability to separate the kickdrum from the upright bass.
The two instruments are playing the same pattern. On less than optimum equipment it might be difficult to separate the two, but with good setup you clearly hear the upright at 2.00 and the kick dead center with a nice decay that one generally do not hear on commercial recordings.
There are lots of speakers and headphones with ''extended lows'' but low with definition is a whole different ballgame.

I think Pioneer has been reading this thread as they are distributing publicity photos for their new MQA player playing the first album on your list.

http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2015/09/onkyo-pioneer-announce-mqa-equipped-xdp-100r-dap/