Testing your speaker setup
After all the work you have done setting up your system it is time to enjoy and relax. below you'll find a list of popular songs and musical pieces to allow you to test your setup.
I have provided links to Spotify for usability. Spotify recordings are mostly compressed encoded audio, so not really audiophile quality, but it will do for a simple test. If you are serious about audiophile quality audio I'd advise you to check out services like Apple Music, Tidal or similar services.
When testing your speakers, best select a reasonable level of at max 60% of max power of your AV Receiver or Amplifier , this will make all essential elements audible without a possibility of clipping or distortion.
Suggested selection of tracks
The list below is a random selection of songs from various types of artists, to make the selection a generic as I can. Feel free to add your suggestions below in the reactions form.
Bass extension & control
A list aimed at Bass reproduction, great for testing the woofers.
James Blake – Limit to Your Love
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Massive Attack – Angel
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Trentemøller – Chameleon
🔗 Spotify
Imaging & soundstage
Aimed at offering a wide range of dynamics and clear sound stage.
Pink Floyd – Time
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Yosi Horikawa – Bubbles
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Dire Straits – Private Investigations
🔗 Spotify
Detail & resolution
These songs will offer you much detail and resolution.
Steely Dan – Aja
🔗 Spotify
Radiohead – Nude
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Patricia Barber – Company
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Vocal realism
Listen to these beautiful voices and feel a tingle down your spine.
Norah Jones – Don’t Know Why
🔗 Spotify
Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
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Agnes Obel – Riverside
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Dynamics & impact
If you love dynamics from low to high, you'll love these.
Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder
🔗 Spotify
Tool – Chocolate Chip Trip
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Hans Zimmer – Why So Serious?
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Timing & rhythm
Great songs well know for their timing and rhythm.
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
🔗 Spotify
Snarky Puppy – Lingus
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five
🔗 Spotify
To make this list even more complete, I would like to ask you to use the form below to send in your suggestion for audio test tracks.
I can then add them to a special " User List " with your name next to it :)
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