XXHighEnd

Hi

Since we all are struggling for the best sound, it could well bee in place to create
An XXHighend reference track list. It would be helpful when we want to share our listening experiences

/Kaj

I think this is a very good idea; talking about the same tracks when discussing SQ could be immensely useful. Just let us avoid "audiophile" cr*p recordings.

I agree. I'm totally new in the PC-route, and had a hard time just spelling track list instead of test disc!

Why do words like cr*p, fuck and sh*t always get moderated on this forum? I don't like it. Censorship sucks - we are European, are we not?

Edit: Looks like it's auto-moderating some words. Fuck is obviously all right. Let me try a few more: piss, cunt, twat, knob :)

@Fidelio you go man. Hahahahaaa

oh no, my American ears are so offended... wait,,,, ah sh*t, nm

For the Overseas !

Please, could we bring back a decent lanquage - and the topic...

One of my favorite tracks for demoing is "What was it you wanted" - track no. 10 from Willie Nelsons "Across the Borderline" I am not very good at describing the sound in Hi-Fi terms but this tracks is very, very spacious - and breathing wounderfully, so to say. Maybe somebody else have heard this track and care to comment on it. My suggestion would be to include a track like that in a Reference Track List.

From the mid nineties and on the the Danish Hi-Fi Magazine "High Fidelity" included with each new copy a Reference CD with tracks from all kind of different genres. I have all 80 CD's. When they review(ed) a product they refered to specific trakcs chosen from these CD's which was / is an excellent idea, I think. I was missing out on the last 25-30 CD's and bought these for 2 Euros each at "High Fidelity" - very cheap I think. Wish we could all buy a sample CD with 5-10 nice demo tracks and then refer to that when talking about sound quality....

Applauds to Kaj for bringing on the idea of a reference track list.

Per

Hi all

Well, let us just say that I personally give a sh*t if the language is full of piss etc, but
but NOT full of sh*t!.

Of cource all types of words will have some effect and its not good if it spoiled the hole picture.

/adyton

Hi Per

Yes, I have a lot of the danish High-fidelity ref: cd's. I could send you a list of which number i have.

SAD to say, I read an notice from Thomas Stillesen (founder of Densen i think) on a danish hifi forum, and
high-fidelity is going to stop

Its hard times!

Peter takes a short break... and look what happens :o

Mani.

I think Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game' should be on the list...

Mani.

Alright lets be serious again,

What about:
Allison Krauss & Union Station - It Doesn't Matter
And,
Blues Company - Cold Rain

Mostly for testing the bass

Maybe we should make a difference between favourite music
and music for testing purpose.
This should be about test-files for system tests.

Roy

For rock:

Babyshambles -  La Belle et la Bête
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - The Dancing Girls
Them Crooked Vultures - Nobody Love Me And Neither Do I
and some esoteric Vivaldi perhaps, Naïve's Vivaldi Edition series has a few nice ones.

 

Hi guys,

Nice topic, but let's try to stick to that subject.
Thanks !
Peter

Okay okay, nothing wrong with a little humor.

But my favorites for the list would be:

Lisa Gerrard's: Sanvean from the album The Mirror Pool (Dead can Dance)
Yello: Get on from the album Motion Picture

ciao guys, have a nice weekend

Some tracks

NHÖP - Dancing Girls
Nick Cave - abattoir blues
Cowbooy junkies - sweet jane