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In Reply to: Top 5 - Must Sound Good Audition CDs posted by Rod M on March 9, 1999 at 11:15:58:
I like my audition CDs to have lots of depth, soundstaging and vocal presence where applicable. Here is my list, and it may be a bit unusual, at least in part.1) Argent "The BBC Sessions" (for the track *It's Only Money Pts I & II* --- an incredibly well recorded piece with an awesome organ instrumental which will rigorously test the soundstaging capabilities of every speaker thrown at it; also great harmonies)
2) Van Der Graff Generator "H to He Who Am The Only One" (for *Killer* and esp. *House With No Door* --- The first track just becuse I like it, but the second has a very deep bass structure with nicely mic'd piano and delicate vocal shadings from Peter Hammill)
3) Led Zeppelin "II" remastered (for *Whole Lotto Love* esp. --- the "washing machine" vocal and guitar interplay on this piece will give yourseparation and front/back depth a workout; also there is noticeable air around the instruments, in particular drums and cymbals which should be discernable over a good system)
4) Yes "The Yes Album"/"Fragile" remastered (for *The Clap* and *Starship Trooper* [T.Y.A.], and *South Side of the Sky*, *Mood for a Day* and *Heart of the Sunrise* [Fragile] --- The Clap is a nice acoustic guitar piece performed live before an audience, and the hall ambiance can easily be heard, Starship Trooper is a grand piece with a crescendo reached through Leslie phased guitars [on a good system the Leslie effects should be readily apparent moving gracefully between speakers], with excellent vocal harmonies and inspired bass from Chris Squire --- the three songs mentioned from Fragile are more of the same with the added benefit of Rick Wakeman's diverse keyboard work on South Side... and Heart... and a studio recorded acoustic guitar piece, Mood for a Day, from Steve Howe)
5) Either The Who "Tommy" or Jimi Hendrix "First Rays of the New Rising Sun", both remastered (for a well predominently acoustic recording with good vocals, harmonies, and instrument placement "Tommy" is hard to beat, particularly the *Overture*; on the other hand Jimi's posthumously released Eddie Kramer remastered "First Rays..." is exceptional with a variety of superb tracks such as *Dolly Dagger* with it's multi-layered guitar and wide dynamic range)
These are just some of my eccentric tastes; when my wife and I audition we balance this with classical recordings, female vocalists (i.e. like Diana Krall), and unusual instrumentals (i.e. such as Andreas Vollenweider). This provides a nice broad spectrum of sound to evaluate equipment by.
AuPh
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