12 of the best songs to test your speakers - What Hi-Fi?
2024年5月5日 · To test attack and decay. A more stop/start, truncated and altogether abbreviated collection of electronically derived sounds you’re unlikely to find – so Das Spiegel is a splendid test of your speakers’ discipline as far as attack and decay go. Aside from strummed rhythm guitar and blown melodica, every sound here has seemingly been ...
The ultimate music tracks to test your hi-fi system
2024年8月19日 · Normally with test tracks, you're listening for certain compositional elements to distinguish how the music is conveyed by your hi-fi, speakers or headphones. Here, however, it's about how the songs themselves make you feel when you're ploughing through a tricky workout or scaling the side of Helvellyn in nothing but a pair of running shorts ...
15 of the best-produced recordings of all time to test your hi-fi ...
2022年12月19日 · Indeed the album is sometimes even accused of committing the cardinal sin of being ‘overproduced’. It bursts with late-stage grandiosity and wears its influences on its sleeve, from opener Hush – a Pet Sounds lullaby with A Day In The Life warped orchestral line – to the bombastic Queen-style romp of Joining A Fanclub including a left-field nod to Roy Wood in the …
14 of the best classical tracks for testing speakers
2023年4月21日 · Here's everything you need to know about Apple Music Classical . Check out 11 of the best tracks to test your headphones. Want an alternative playlist? Here are the 12 best Radiohead songs to test your hi-fi system. Our guide to the best speakers you can buy
20 of the best dance and electronic music tracks to test speakers
2020年3月31日 · What is a test track? At its simplest, it's a piece of music you know well, which you can use to reveal how a system sounds. If you're changing something in your system or auditioning a new product, listening to your chosen test tracks will allow you to hear what sounds different, thereby helping reveal a little information about a product or ...
10 best tracks to test your system's treble - What Hi-Fi?
2021年3月5日 · To test dynamic range. According to his obituary in the New York Times, Yusef Lateef played world music "before world music had a name". Certainly his fondness for, and mastery of, instruments as esoteric as the bamboo flute, shofar and koto, gives an indication of the scope of his interests and ambitions.
25 best pop songs to test your speakers - What Hi-Fi?
2022年3月22日 · Pop music: a problematic genre to pin down. So, for the avoidance of doubt (and in an effort to better understand what constitutes an actual pop song) let us take a hint from a select few commercially successful musicians, singers and song-writers.
Best speakers 2025: reviewed and recommended by our experts
2024年12月16日 · March 2024: Added an Also Consider section with more speaker recommendations to offer buyers greater choice. February 2024: Updated our 'how we test' process and added FAQ section to help buyers in their decision to buy hi-fi speakers. November 2023: What Hi-Fi? Award-winning products labeled following the announcements of the 2023 …
22 of the best tracks for testing dynamics, rhythm and timing
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Best wireless speakers 2025: tried and tested by our expert team
2024年12月16日 · August 2024: Expanded upon how we use music and test tracks in our 'How we test' section. July 2024: Added JBL Authentics 300 and JBL Authentics 500 to our 'Also Consider' section. April 2024: Added Audio Pro C20 wireless speaker following its five-star review