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Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81102 10/07/01 11:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,848 Staten Island NY USA T TheGreatOne Member
TheGreatOne Member T Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,848 Staten Island NY USA	If you want to show off your subs... Notorius BIG - Hypnotize has some awesome bass, as well as that new song "I do" by toya um....Nine inch nails, Closer to God is good for some nice bass Metallica Enter Sandman I could think of lots more but oh well... 1999 Silver Frost SVT #609 of 2760 Born on 12/3/98 KKM Intake Removed Resonator 35% Window Tint all around Tinted Tail Lights ElKy Mesh Grilles HID Dyno'ed at 175.3HP/155.5TQ "How much must I live through just to get away..."

Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81103 10/08/01 12:12 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s T TheGSRGuy Member
TheGSRGuy Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s	Use Kazaa or whatever you have and seach for stuff like 'THX' 'Dolby Digital' 'DTS' 'Bass test' and so on. Get the best quality you can. Dan Parmelee 1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe "I heard Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms" "Word, bitch! Phantoms like a muhfuka"

Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81104 10/08/01 11:51 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142 D dnewma04 Moderator
dnewma04 Moderator D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142	Quote: Originally posted by Jazzman: I agree with those of you who picked Hotel California as a great song. When I got my new MP3 deck and speakers, I started listening to all the old mp3s I had on disc. One of them was Hotel Cali, and when it came on, my GF and I sat in the car at 3 am just to listen to how fantastic it sounded, and that was in MP3 form! For bass, I like Fat of the Land by Prodigy (firestarter and breathe, among others). Metallica is good (and fuN!). For clarity, get the remastered Kind of Blue by Miles Davis -- even if you don't like jazz, this is the one jazz album to have. Great music for relaxing or having sex. If you have sex in your car, you're one step closer. Brian Wow, really? I was just going to comment that you never ever want to use MP3s to test your system. You lose any imaging that was in the original recording and normally the bass gets noticeably muddier.

Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81105 10/14/01 06:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 39 Denver, CO J jocatz Member
jocatz Member J Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 39 Denver, CO	I'll go out on a limb here and throw in my two fav's: First)Dire Straits - On Every Street. This CD has a wide range of musical styles on it. From aucoustical guitar to low end thump. Country/Western, Rock, Jazz, Vocals...it has everything! Second) Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug. It has three or four songs on it and some of the biggest, deepest, quickest bass I have ever heard. I used that on e alot in my old Mazda MX3 (two Solo-Baric 10"). I don't dare even trying to play it in the Contour as I haven't bought subs yet (well, I have one OOOOOOLD Clarion 8" powered tube, but that's not really up to the task!) Most of Nine Inch Nails work is good for pushing the limits of your system. Just my .02! '99 SE Sport ATX(I'm lazy) Badgeless, Vent Gaurds, Stained carpet, Broken air box hold downs(2), Crappy Firestones

Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81106 10/15/01 02:22 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,086 San Diego, CA S SVT Contour Member
SVT Contour Member S Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,086 San Diego, CA	A friend of mine loaned me his 1988 Alpine competition CD & the musical variety on it was awesome; not only in setting up my car stereo system but just casual listening. I also used it for auditioning Home Theater equipment, particularly speakers & subwoofers. During my recent cross-country moving trip from Wichita (ugh!) to San Diego (woo-hoo!) one CD that really stood out on my SVT's system was the Roxy Music box set entitled "The Thrill of it All." This collection contains four separate discs encompassing Roxy Music's career from 1974 to their unfortunate demise in 1982. The original recordings were remastered under the supervision of founding member & oh-so-suavely sophisticated front man, Brian Ferry. Discs 3 & 4 just blew me away with their clarity, expansive sound stage & overall sonic reproduction. Ferry's solo work, such as "Boys+Girls" & "Bete Noir" also contain some very multi-layered material that I use for listening tests. The production values of Roxy/Ferry were simply first rate for their time. Not to mention I've always loved these guy's music... 1999 SVT Contour, #2140 of 2760, Tropic Green - Medium Prairie Tan Koni Sport struts; TSW Blade wheels; Nakamichi, a/d/s/, Boston Acoustics, Infinity I.C.E. 1989 Saleen Mustang, #89-0408, too many mods to list here

Re: good tunes for testing a new stereo? #81107 10/15/01 02:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 42 Cincinnati, Ohio USA S Superblue Member
Superblue Member S Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 42 Cincinnati, Ohio USA	Quote: For full range: Metallica, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method (nice a clear, good bass too), Limp Bizkit and Korn (clear and lots of bass). Just my opinions. Hell yeah, the new cd tweekend is awesome, the first song PHD has a rolling bass wave that lasts like 2 mins. Some stuff off the nine inch nails cd "the fragile" One of the songs on disc 2 is the only song to trip the OverCurrent protection on my amp to date, even played at a lower volume it still happens. I can't remember which song but when I do I'll post it.. -I think it's "I'm looking forward to joining" Rides -1999 Ford Contour SE Sport stock ATX, best time 16.66@81mph Pioneer HU, door speakers Pair Cadence Ultra Drive 12s Sony 1000 watt Class D amp Kills: Rockford 12" HE2 (exploded.. blew out 3 in a row, gotta love best buy protection plan :P )

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