Q: What should I do when comparison shopping speakers?
Crank Up Some Demo Tunes
You can listen to music for vocal reproduction, blazing guitars, pounding drums, hip-shaking bass and more. When comparison shopping for speakers, you might want to create your own CD mix containing your favorite songs-those of which you know every note by heart-so you can easily compare the models. If you're looking for some other recommendations, we asked some experts to provide their staple demo playlists. Here's their go-to material. The first two lists are artist and album; the third and fourth are artist, song and (album).
Artist and Album
- Ian Bryant, TriPhase Technologies
- Michael Hedges - Oracle
- Phil Collins - Hits
- Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
- Eric Clapton - Me and Mr. Johnson
- Gary Dayton - Thiel Audio
- Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek (SACD)
- Bill Frisell - East/West
- Lambchop - Is a Woman; What Another Man Spills
- Michael Ruff - Speaking in Melodies
- Beatles - Love
Artist, Song and (Album)
- Bob Graffy - Snell Acoustics
- Jane Monheit - Honeysuckle Rose (Taking a Chance on Love)
- Eva Cassidy - People Get Ready (Live at Blue Alley)
- Blind Boys of Alabama - Jesus Gonna Be Here/Amazing Grace (Spirit of the Century)
- Michael Camilo - Tequila (Live at the Bluenote)
- Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances
- Faure - Requiem (Sanctus)
- Paul Simon - Homeless (Graceland)
- Jennifer Warnes - Bird on a Wire (Famous Blue Raincoat)
- Jon Herron - Wisdom Audio
- Pepe Romero, Chano Lobato - Farrucas (Flamenco)
- Elvis Presley - Fever (Elvis Is Back)
- Tord Gustavsen Trio - Going Places (Changing Places)
- Holly Cole - I Can See Clearly Now (Don't Smoke in Bed)
- Marc Cohn - Perfect Love (Marc Cohn)
- Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia (Sailing to Philadelphia)
- Sting - Saint Agnes and the Burning Train (The Soul Cages)
- Frank Sinatra - Wave (The Very Best of Frank Sinatra Disc 2))
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