What songs to test my new floor standing speakers?

pooley · 6 Sep 2015 at 19:33

Capone - Friday
Classic DnB with a killer bassline..

Merlin5 · 6 Sep 2015 at 21:01

Here's a good short test, not a song but sounds amazing on headphones and
no doubt speakers.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Sep 2015 at 22:02

Back in the 60s & 70s we used to buy these to test out our systems -

petridish · 6 Sep 2015 at 22:32

I'd be tempted by this (hopefully that's worked right, I'm on mobile)

4 hero remix of I am the black gold of the sun by nuyorican soul.

As everyone's said it's all personal preference but hopefully this one is interesting enough

Rroff · 7 Sep 2015 at 15:28

Merlin5 said:
Here's a good short test, not a song but sounds amazing on headphones and
no doubt speakers.

You lose the binaural effect on speakers however.

Jim99 · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:05

My usual choice for testing a new sub was Seven Nation Army.

But more because it make the floor vibrate than because I was looking to test the quality of my speakers.

randal · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:53

Rage against the machine's first album, mixed by Andy Wallace who has a very impressive list of credentials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Wallace_(producer)

koolpc · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:59

Oh Lord My God

dacads · 7 Sep 2015 at 17:28

Surely a bass test on YouTube?

Admetos · 7 Sep 2015 at 23:19

Warren G - Regulate ft. Nate Dogg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY

coupe69 · 8 Sep 2015 at 00:15

Benny Benassi Cinema, the Skrillex remix, the break at 1:17 is epic

And Skrillex, First of the year. Both of these will give your woofers a good workout

radderfire · 8 Sep 2015 at 00:22

The Power of Love, Frankie Goes to Hollywood

William Tell Overture, Rossini

MagicBoy · 8 Sep 2015 at 01:10

Depends on your tastes really.

I'll throw a couple out there that give me the sonic goosebumps on decent kit even if they're not really my musical taste :
Crazy - SEAL. The last minute has some speaker testing low end thunder that creeps in.
Live at Blues Alley - Eva Cassidy. First couple of tracks. Might be an album of various somewhat random covers but the production and instrumentation is stunning.

Oh and a couple of 90s favourites :
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Stupid Girl - Garbage

No links, has to be uncompressed - otherwise you just wasted a lot of money!

C64 · 8 Sep 2015 at 02:33

Hans Zimmer

james.miller · 8 Sep 2015 at 05:55

If you want really low stuff, try limit to your love by james Blake. For mid/upper bass, anything on q-tip's Amplified will push the amp and speakers hard.

I'll think of others later

Merlin5 · 8 Sep 2015 at 09:54

Rroff said:
You lose the binaural effect on speakers however.

Ah. I haven't been able to test on my speakers, but yeah I can see how the effect would be lost or a lot weaker.

Rroff · 9 Sep 2015 at 03:20

Merlin5 said:
Ah. I haven't been able to test on my speakers, but yeah I can see how the effect would be lost or a lot weaker.

Binaural is recorded to take advantage of the extreme channel separation of headphones - as both ears can ear some sound from each speaker a lot of the effect is destroyed - then you have positioning - with speakers you'd have to precisely calibrate the positions down to a couple of mm or so then sit dead still heh.

Captain Fizz · 11 Sep 2015 at 09:59

For bass: Vibrasphere - Heading North
Squiggly bits: Orbital - Fahrenheit 303
Floaty: Orbital - Frenetic

bazzabear · 11 Sep 2015 at 10:23

If you're wanting to test the bass impressively, then I would suggest:

Phat Planet - Leftfield (otherwise knows as 'that one out of the Guinness advert with the surfer and the horses')

And one that will do that and also show you how good it is at the very quiet end:

In the House, In a Heartbeat - John Murphy (otherwise knows as 'that one out of 28 Days Later. No, not the one by God Speed You! Black Emperor, everyone always thinks you mean that one, the other one - the instrumental one')