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What songs do you think would be the best to test out SQ on a system?
micheal jackson is always good for testing SQ
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'75 Red Leyland Mini
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
Focal Polyflex 130H 5-1/8" Splits
Pioneer 254F 10" Subwoofer
Rockford Fosgate G400A4 2x50+1x200WRMS Amp
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
Competition system
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
1x12" Rockford Fosgate HE2
1xRockford G400A4 2x200WRMS
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
SPL : 130.1dB with faulty equipment!
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'75 Red Leyland Mini
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
Focal Polyflex 130H 5-1/8" Splits
Pioneer 254F 10" Subwoofer
Rockford Fosgate G400A4 2x50+1x200WRMS Amp
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
Competition system
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
1x12" Rockford Fosgate HE2
1xRockford G400A4 2x200WRMS
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
SPL : 130.1dB with faulty equipment!
Youve gotta be kiddin!!!???
u go into most shops they will use a micheal jackson cd to show u how good their speakers sound, wll thats what most shops here use
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'75 Red Leyland Mini
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
Focal Polyflex 130H 5-1/8" Splits
Pioneer 254F 10" Subwoofer
Rockford Fosgate G400A4 2x50+1x200WRMS Amp
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
Competition system
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
1x12" Rockford Fosgate HE2
1xRockford G400A4 2x200WRMS
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
SPL : 130.1dB with faulty equipment!
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'75 Red Leyland Mini
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
Focal Polyflex 130H 5-1/8" Splits
Pioneer 254F 10" Subwoofer
Rockford Fosgate G400A4 2x50+1x200WRMS Amp
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
Competition system
Sony Xplod CDX-V7800X MP3/CD/VCD Head Unit
1x12" Rockford Fosgate HE2
1xRockford G400A4 2x200WRMS
Jaycar/Stinger CPT Wiring
Aepro 0.5Farad cap
SPL : 130.1dB with faulty equipment!
Think about why they would all use MJ to demo stuff. Hint, its because everything sounds good with that disc, as does the Dire straights brothers in arms. They are a salesmans best friend.
Its better to use stuff that has female vocals, that are always hard to get right, breathy recordings to hear for sibilants, acoustic stuff to hear for the subtle things like the strings getting pluckked and the fingers moving around the fret board etc. Only really good speakers will find these types of tracks easy going, where as any speaker will sound good with MJ blasting thru it IMO
peace
Cyberpunky
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"Electricity is for more than powering windmills" Ali G
"These answers you get, couldnt they be your own signal, bouncing off some object in outer space, some other planet, boomin back atcha???" Freq Nasty
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Its better to use stuff that has female vocals, that are always hard to get right, breathy recordings to hear for sibilants, acoustic stuff to hear for the subtle things like the strings getting pluckked and the fingers moving around the fret board etc. Only really good speakers will find these types of tracks easy going, where as any speaker will sound good with MJ blasting thru it IMO
peace
Cyberpunky
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"Electricity is for more than powering windmills" Ali G
"These answers you get, couldnt they be your own signal, bouncing off some object in outer space, some other planet, boomin back atcha???" Freq Nasty
All your base are belong to us! ;)
Like to know more ?
my site
do a search for 'sq tesing songs' coz not long ago there was a long topic on this...
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1968 Ford Cortina Mark 2 220 (Rare 2 door model)
System is more aimed towards SQ but aiming for 135db.
Head Unit: Pioneer DEH-1350B CD Tuner
Front Stage: Pioneer TS-C1625 6 inch "Power Blade" Splits
Front Stage Amp:*Probarbly Jaycar 2x84WRMS
Rear Stage: Who needs it?
Subwoofers: 2 8 ohm 12 inch Oz Audio 300L (Special SQ build run)(in transit)
Sub Amps: Weconic VX-4475 4x75WRMS (bridged to run 2x200WRMS)
Lighting: *Definatly Neostream Neons.
Wiring: *Stinger Hyper Series.
For more info on my car go to My Website .
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1968 Ford Cortina Mark 2 220 (Rare 2 door model)
System is more aimed towards SQ but aiming for 135db.
Head Unit: Pioneer DEH-1350B CD Tuner
Front Stage: Pioneer TS-C1625 6 inch "Power Blade" Splits
Front Stage Amp:*Probarbly Jaycar 2x84WRMS
Rear Stage: Who needs it?
Subwoofers: 2 8 ohm 12 inch Oz Audio 300L (Special SQ build run)(in transit)
Sub Amps: Weconic VX-4475 4x75WRMS (bridged to run 2x200WRMS)
Lighting: *Definatly Neostream Neons.
Wiring: *Stinger Hyper Series.
For more info on my car go to My Website .
Dire Straits : Private Investigations.
your system WILL have to be good to make that sound right
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Car..... 95' Charade
Hu...... Clarion DXZ715
Splits.. Hertz HSK165
Amp..... Vnet 4100
Subs.... 2XJL12W0
Leads... Stinger
your system WILL have to be good to make that sound right
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Car..... 95' Charade
Hu...... Clarion DXZ715
Splits.. Hertz HSK165
Amp..... Vnet 4100
Subs.... 2XJL12W0
Leads... Stinger
i always favour using acoustic instruments and voice, both male and female.
As CP says, female voice to get a handle on sibilance, male voice to check for "chestiness" and acoustic instruments because you have your own ref for if a trumpet sounds like a trumpet, a piano like a piano etc.
With electronic sounds it might "sound good" without you knowing if it sounds "right" so it's then not SQ testing is it?
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Mazda SP20 - NOT yellow!
HU - Alpine CDA-7876RB
Amplification - Alpine MRV-F407
2 Channels to front splits
2 Channels bridged to Sub
Front splits - Bostons RC820. Faded completely to front.
Rear fill - stockies with power from HU (not that they get any)
Sub - Alpine Type R 10" in ported box
As CP says, female voice to get a handle on sibilance, male voice to check for "chestiness" and acoustic instruments because you have your own ref for if a trumpet sounds like a trumpet, a piano like a piano etc.
With electronic sounds it might "sound good" without you knowing if it sounds "right" so it's then not SQ testing is it?
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Mazda SP20 - NOT yellow!
HU - Alpine CDA-7876RB
Amplification - Alpine MRV-F407
2 Channels to front splits
2 Channels bridged to Sub
Front splits - Bostons RC820. Faded completely to front.
Rear fill - stockies with power from HU (not that they get any)
Sub - Alpine Type R 10" in ported box
I have generally use the album:
Rage Against the Machine - Self-titled
as a test-bed for SQ on a system.
I do this not only because I love that album but it is actually recorded in a way which boosts the lows, mids and highs...
So if you try playing it on ya stezza, and you can clearly hear and reference the lows, mids and highs, then i'd say that you've got a good system.
Trust me... if your into rock then use this album!
Rage Against the Machine - Self-titled
as a test-bed for SQ on a system.
I do this not only because I love that album but it is actually recorded in a way which boosts the lows, mids and highs...
So if you try playing it on ya stezza, and you can clearly hear and reference the lows, mids and highs, then i'd say that you've got a good system.
Trust me... if your into rock then use this album!
i think the idea of testing for SQ isnt to find songs which sound good on your system, but to find one's that sound bad
this way, you will see the flaws in your system and know what you need to change in order to get it sounding better
the idea of good SQ is to have a system that sounds good with all types of music, not one that sounds good with a CD that will also exhibit good SQ on a cheaper system
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Keep it loud - And make me proud
this way, you will see the flaws in your system and know what you need to change in order to get it sounding better
the idea of good SQ is to have a system that sounds good with all types of music, not one that sounds good with a CD that will also exhibit good SQ on a cheaper system
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Keep it loud - And make me proud
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