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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2015, 10:24:20 PM »

You might want to precise the version to make sure everyone's on the same page.
Yes, the version is important. I'll update the first post with whatever anyone recommends.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2015, 10:30:47 PM »

I prefer everyone just bringing their own music and dumping it on everyone's machines so they can judge with what they're used to. Worked well at the Boulder meet, save for some initial confusion and learning each other's machines, software, and directories where music is stored.

Honestly, the best thing I've done is bring my own laptop to the meet and just play music off of that for consistency. I also dump a ton of music on my listening station so that hopefully everyone's tastes are covered (though I don't own any classical). I think it's smart to bring a USB stick with music you'd like to try.

The thing is, oftentimes using your own stuff doesn't work, because it's either a portable player or you don't have the right connections or there's that one guy who still believes in CD transports.

Having a default set of stuff that you can all listen to is great. I'm not really sure these should be "audiophile tracks" as much as ones that make it easy to give you a feeling as for what the test equipment can do. My feeling is audiophile tracks can be misleading as they tend to not really match your listening experience and overwhelming filled with acoustic guitar stuff, which doesn't test the dynamic range or the imaging or separation as well.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2015, 10:37:03 PM »

Die Walkure from Sheffield Labs?

Oh yeah Sheffield Labs Drum Improvisation. The Stax stator breaker (if your gear is dynamic enough).

Are these roughly the same thing?
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2015, 10:45:15 PM »

Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" (original mastering vinyl or CD)

Why Dire Straits? That intro makes or breaks your audio gear. When that intro sounds wrong the audio set-up is wrong.
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For pure 1980ties goodness may I suggest a fun listen? David Hasselhoff's recent single "True Survivor" is pure fun and crafted by people who love that Jan Hammer 1980ties sound. The Kung Fury soundtrack is now on vinyl and digital, including Spotify so access should be no problem.
Does anyone outside of Germany listen to Hasselhoff? Also I think there should be only one or two tracks of a certain genre only max of two or three "let me play this weird thing to break your speakers/amp/headphones/DAC". Music that does that is fine, but it's nice to actually listen to music.

Also proposing any track from Eric Clapton Unplugged album. Everyone should this album have and it is recorded/mixed very well.
Any recommendations, I don't know this album well. As a resident, "San Francisco Bay Blues" looks appealing.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2015, 10:48:15 PM »

Are these roughly the same thing?

Me and Anax talk about different things produced by the same studio. Anything from Sheffield Labs works but my personal favorite is Die Walkure.

Layla should be the most popular one from Unplugged.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2015, 01:38:35 AM »

Are these roughly the same thing?

Did you just ask me if a Wagnerian Opera was the same as a modern Drum improvisation?

It's Hotel California from Hell Freezes Over.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2015, 01:46:44 AM »

Aphex Twin is mainly my test track for cabinet resonances. Useful for pinpointing headphone bass distortion as well.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2015, 03:01:18 AM »

"Ombra mai fu" (a.k.a. the Largo from Handel's Xerxes) sung by Andreas Scholl, countertenor, on his Decca album "Heroes."

Useful for quick identification of the most obvious FR problems, textural roughness or thinness, and soundstage gaps / double image.
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2015, 06:52:24 AM »

Did you just ask me if a Wagnerian Opera was the same as a modern Drum improvisation?
Yes, yes I did. I'm afraid I'm not "familiar" with the artist "Sheffield Labs" and their assorted works.

It's Hotel California from Hell Freezes Over.
Right. Copy and paste laziness there.

Anything from Sheffield Labs works but my personal favorite is Die Walkure.
Adding this. But will it make the orchestral/classical people happy (a group of which I'm not a part)

Layla should be the most popular one from Unplugged.
Of course

Aphex Twin is mainly my test track for cabinet resonances. Useful for pinpointing headphone bass distortion as well.
I quite like that as each sound comes in, it seems to hit a different frequency band. There's something about that seems to work well. Any other things you'd recommend?

"Ombra mai fu" (a.k.a. the Largo from Handel's Xerxes) sung by Andreas Scholl, countertenor, on his Decca album "Heroes."

Useful for quick identification of the most obvious FR problems, textural roughness or thinness, and soundstage gaps / double image.
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Thoughts on adding anything from Daft Punk - Random Access Memories?
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Re: The Changstar Mix Tape
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2015, 06:58:16 AM »

Daft Punk is just a club bass check which is fine. It's not really that great overall. Would it be repetitive with Aphex?

I don't think a compilation of tracks without a specific criteria of to listen for will be that useful.
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