Your "FAVORITE " test cd and trac for bass !

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
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... my favorite is

Burmester CD III - trac 10 - "Poem of Chinese Drums ""
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    ... for everything else is:

    Jazz at the Pawn Shop
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Peter Gabriel * Sledgehammer *
    Don Henley * Dirty Laundry

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 342
    edited January 2017
    It would have to be the Granite Audio Ultimate low-bass test cd, or any episode of 'Pimp my Ride'!
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Marcus Miller: Detroit (from the album Renaissance)

    Queensryche: Della Brown (from the album Empire)

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • pongshi
    pongshi Posts: 376
    A little Mark, Don and Mel will work those woofers....turn it up to 11
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,071
    I have a thx disc that has multiple scenes from multiple movies. It also has most thx and dd and dts intros. I also have a bass test disk where it goes crazy low and loud.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,744
    edited January 2017
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Queensryche: Della Brown (from the album Empire)

    That's a good one. The DVD-Audio they did for the same album is OFF the hook.

    Frogstomp first CD has a good start to I believe the last song, it will get those woofers moving big time.

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  • msCritter1
    msCritter1 Posts: 53
    Super tramp Crime of the century
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    Tiger by Paula Cole and Why So Serious from the Dark Knight score are always fun bass tracks. It Doesn't Matter by Allison Krauss is another good one when it kicks in a couple minutes into the tracks.
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,351
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo

    Yes sir, will also show off speed
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,039
    edited January 2017
    I check loudspeaker drivers for loose screws with Jennifer Warnes' track "Way Down Deep" from her album The Hunter.


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    (heh, the colorized version of the album cover)

    I have handful of favorite 'first listen' diagnostic tracks and albums. Since I am first and foremost a stickler for real (not 'realistic') flesh-and-blood sounding midrange, my most often used first test track is the Wailin Jennys heartrendingly beautiful a cappella version of "Bring me Li'l Water, Silvy" from their album Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.

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  • daddyjt
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    Ridin' With the King - BB King & Eric Clapton (DVD Audio)
    - Heart Beats Like a Hammer
    - Marry You

    Dire Strates - Brothers in Arms (SACD)
    - Your Latest Trick
    - Ride Across the River

    Time Warp (Telarc)
    - Star Trek main theme from the motion picture
    - Battlestar Galactica main theme

    Skryllix - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,039
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Ridin' With the King - BB King & Eric Clapton (DVD Audio)
    - Heart Beats Like a Hammer
    - Marry You

    Funnily enough, Three O'Clock Blues from that same album is another of my "check the driver screws for tightness" tracks :)


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,039
    edited January 2017
    voltz wrote: »
    Peter Gabriel * Sledgehammer *
    Don Henley * Dirty Laundry

    Not to change the subject or anything, but do you have a good sounding version of "Sledgehammer"? I have the original rekkid (licorice pizza, that is) and one of them shiny silvery polycarbonate disc-y versions, and they're both horrifically bright sounding.

    Which is too, too bad, because it's a m o f o of a song with a groove as deep as the Grand Canyon :)
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,481
    I have a test CD that I got years ago which tests many, if not all, of the low bass frequencies. It's pretty cool to see the drivers seemingly wanting to fly out of the cabinets and you can barely hear a thing. The exception being ported speakers of course, then you can hear the air moving...
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,744
    Mr. Hardy Peter Gabriel Shaking the tree SACD is a pretty good sounding SACD IMHO
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  • ZLTFUL
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Great CD with amazingly clear deep bass

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  • Msabot1
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    John Paul Jones....ZOOMA...
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    ... any Lori Anderson fans out there ??? Saw here in concert at Lisner Auditorium, in DC, many years ago. Her music is awesome for imaging and sound stage.
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  • gp4jesus
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  • Msabot1
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    dee1949 wrote: »
    ... any Lori Anderson fans out there ??? Saw here in concert at Lisner Auditorium, in DC, many years ago. Her music is awesome for imaging and sound stage.

    Huge fan of hers....was lucky enough to catch the Home Of The Brave show..'87..'88?...blew me away...WOW!..
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    voltz wrote: »
    Peter Gabriel * Sledgehammer *
    Don Henley * Dirty Laundry

    Not to change the subject or anything, but do you have a good sounding version of "Sledgehammer"? I have the original rekkid (licorice pizza, that is) and one of them shiny silvery polycarbonate disc-y versions, and they're both horrifically bright sounding.

    Which is too, too bad, because it's a m o f o of a song with a groove as deep as the Grand Canyon :)

    I have that 2012 remaster job on Vinyl and CD and I think that is all that is out there for it. this is still on the bright side.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,611
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    voltz wrote: »
    Peter Gabriel * Sledgehammer *
    Don Henley * Dirty Laundry

    Not to change the subject or anything, but do you have a good sounding version of "Sledgehammer"? I have the original rekkid (licorice pizza, that is) and one of them shiny silvery polycarbonate disc-y versions, and they're both horrifically bright sounding.

    Which is too, too bad, because it's a m o f o of a song with a groove as deep as the Grand Canyon :)

    The SACD version is very well done.
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  • mhardy6647
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    mmm -- have to look for the SACD, then.
    Thanks!
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Don't forget about the 45 rpm Vinyl version :)

    http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/115453/Peter_Gabriel-So-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,039
    voltz wrote: »
    Don't forget about the 45 rpm Vinyl version :)

    http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/115453/Peter_Gabriel-So-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record

    Is it good?

    (man, "we've" -- I've -- really hijacked this thread; sorry!)

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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    When ever I want to check out the Bass because I've changed something in the system I spin "The Absence" by Melody Gardot track 2 Amalia is a good test but most of the CD will work for testing the bottom end.

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