A very obvious solutionOr don't go to hifi shows or take you own LPs/CDs to demonstrations.
I still can listen to Tracey Chapman.
A very obvious solutionOr don't go to hifi shows or take you own LPs/CDs to demonstrations.
I laughed my head off at this ^... Just imagine what might happen if the birdy song had great sound quality!
Yes. Throw some well-recorded complex Bartók at a system and see how it handles a mixture of orchestra, percussion and piano. Look for good resolution in the sense of instrumental separation in the stereo image, and good resolution in the sense that delicate sounds from instruments in the ensemble maintain their integrity and independence when others are playing very loudly.When only very well recorded music is used to demo equipment, it makes almost every bit if kit sound good. I find it more appropriate to play music that is difficult to reproduce with audio gear, and then see how the gear handles it.
Big Joe Williams comes to mind here, as well as some of the other early bluesman…
I Agree, John. I don't understand the "I wanna empty the room" thing. Only a smart ass would do that, or someone who is trying to prove he "understands" certain difficult music that others don't/cannot...Yes. Throw some well-recorded complex Bartók at a system and see how it handles a mixture of orchestra, percussion and piano. Look for good resolution in the sense of instrumental separation in the stereo image, and good resolution in the sense that delicate sounds from instruments in the ensemble maintain their integrity and independence when others are playing very loudly.
I have other well-recorded "difficult to reproduce" repertoire with concert hall reference that I play at home which IMHO really tests a system, but which is likely to empty the room if I were to ask for it at a show. So I don't.
I bought Black Lace 'Party Party' on vinyl for a laugh at Oxfam and endured seven days of silent treatment from the wife as a result.I laughed my head off at this ^
Mofi 45 rpm Black Lace greatest hits anyone?
Yes. Throw some well-recorded complex Bartók at a system and see how it handles a mixture of orchestra, percussion and piano. Look for good resolution in the sense of instrumental separation in the stereo image, and good resolution in the sense that delicate sounds from instruments in the ensemble maintain their integrity and independence when others are playing very loudly.
I have other well-recorded "difficult to reproduce" repertoire with concert hall reference that I play at home which IMHO really tests a system, but which is likely to empty the room if I were to ask for it at a show. So I don't.