I've decided to finally buy some decent speakers and an amp for our house. My friend Elizabeth did this a few years ago and I visited her in San Francisco a couple of weeks later. She told me she had a list of tunes and songs that she used to check she had bought the right system. One of these was Gorecki Symphony No.3 (bbc.co.uk, amazon uk amazon us) which gracefully and quietly builds from a deep low string led opening to an emotional and intense choral second movement. It is a really wonderful piece of music, but also a good way to see if your headphones / speakers are up to it, iPod ones are not. The quiet low start has a surprising amount of power and subtlety, the choral piece is clear, simple and strong. The symphony is one of my favourite pieces of classical music.
The gist of this post is to find other music on iTunes or on CD that I can use to see the capability of my intended music kit. I know I should just listen to tracks I like, but thought people might have some suggestions and it might be interesting. Opinions on amp and speakers very welcome too, 300 - 400 quid for the pair or less though please.
Tracks and comments on why, below please.
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You could always crank up AC/DC's Highway To hell an see if it breaks them!
;-)
I was thinking the same thing re new amp speakers. Richer sounders have packages which look good, saving on buying seperates.
I was thinking the same thing re new amp speakers. Richer sounders have packages which look good, saving on buying seperates.
Hi there,
The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams is quite challenging for my (admittedly rubbish) sound card. It's got long quiet stretches and some loud bits and is just generally lovely..
Creag