Kicking the tires

gregure
gregure Posts: 871
edited May 2004 in Speakers
I thought I'd share a bit of info on how I kick the tires on speakers. The recording of Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic recorded in the early 80's by Deutsche Grammophone (Karajan Gold label) is the best recording I know of to test out new speakers. The intro (commonly known from 2001: A Space Odyssey) has amazing highs and the lowest lows I've ever heard on a classical recording. Of course, other recordings would be needed to evaluate personal taste for rock playback and what not, but for sheer frequency response I can't think of a better recording. Anyone else have some favorites for testing out speakers?
Current System:

Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
CSi5-Center (for sale**)
FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
Martin Logan Depth-Sub
B&K AVR 507
Pimare CD21-CD Player
Denon 1815-DVD Player
Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited May 2004
    I like playing stuff I've heard a millions times. If I don't hear anything new or different, I'm generally not very impressed.

    The Flaming Lips - Yoshibi Battle the Pink Robots has been a recent demo disc for me.
    SDA-2a, Anthem Pre-2L, Anthem Amp 1, MF A324 DAC, Rotel RCD1070

    Senn HD650 Cardas, Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD2, Kimber KS1030, Bel Canto DAC2, M-Audio Transit, Laptop.
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