What is the first piece of music you listen to after buying new gear?

[wilro15]

I have a new amp on the way and am in the process of lining up the first things I want to hear on it.

I wondered what music everybody turns to so you can compare how different your system sounds after it's ugprade?

 

[atkrhome]

Mine is Hotel California on the Eagles, Hell Freezes Over Live CD

 

[jjbomber]

Great post. I always use Dazed And Confused. I love Bonham's stick work and John Paul Jones has bass lines to die for.

 

[d_a_n1979]

Massive Attack and Nat King Cole

Always

 

[craig84]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw6XWGRtv4A

This, i dont know why but i do.

Infected mushroom - becoming insane

 

[Big Chris]

Dream Theater's 'Disappear'. Lots of acoustic guitar & piano and some nice understated drum work. Not your usual Dream Theater track as it's not full of solos or played in odd meters.

 

[chebby]

The next thing I want to listen to.

 

[matt49]

I have a new amp on the way and am in the process of lining up the first things I want to hear on it.

What's the new amp?

Matt

PS re. the first piece of music: it will depend on my mood at the time, but probably a good classical recording.

 

[simonlewis]

I had some new speakers for my car in september and i happened to be listening to bassomatic at the time, so i listened to that.

 

[wilro15]

New amp is NuForce DDA-100, which will replace my Arcam A18 & Arcam rLink. It should arrive tomorrow or Monday

 

[matt49]

New amp is NuForce DDA-100, which will replace my Arcam A18 & Arcam rLink. It should arrive tomorrow or Monday

Ta. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it.

 

[wilro15]

Thanks! I will post up my findings once I have broken it in. I am really curious about the whole direct to digital approach.

 

[CnoEvil]

Try some "Essential Yello". :dance:

 

[relocated]

Jimi Hendrix - 1983

Then Eponymous albums by Deep Forest and Tracy Chapman.

If they don't show you changes, particularly in power and subtlety then you just wasted your money. Or need new ears.

 

[luckylion100]

I'm cheating really, naming multiple artists... :roll: anything from Angels and Airwaves, Marillion (Fish era only) and at a push for a single track, Angel by Massive Attack.

 

[Leeps]

Nitin Sawnhey - Noches en Vela (parts 1 & 2) from the album Philtre

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Triveni, from the album 11:11

Submotion Orchestra - Blindspot

...followed by the entire albums Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief by Radiohead: two of the most challenging albums I've encountered with any system. They're extremely well mastered albums, but have a lot of layers and many different tonal textures that can easily wrong-foot a system that might be able to otherwise fool you into thinking it's capable.

They should hit you with plenty of slam and speed with timing that demands you to get involved with the music, you should be able to sense each strand of sound rather than blending into a giant mess and although they should bite, they should never have you reaching for the volume button to turn it down. If your system makes you respond with 'wow' (as it should) then you've got a well-balanced system that should handle anything else with ease!

 

[AmigaNut]

The Carpenters - Lovelines.

Thats the CD I use to set up and test the equipment. If it passes that test all else will be ok.

It's my reference CD.

AmigaNut

 

[luckylion100]

...followed by the entire albums Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief by Radiohead: two of the most challenging albums I've encountered with any system. They're extremely well mastered albums, but have a lot of layers and many different tonal textures that can easily wrong-foot a system that might be able to otherwise fool you into thinking it's capable.

They should hit you with plenty of slam and speed with timing that demands you to get involved with the music, you should be able to sense each strand of sound rather than blending into a giant mess and although they should bite, they should never have you reaching for the volume button to turn it down. If your system makes you respond with 'wow' (as it should) then you've got a well-balanced system that should handle anything else with ease!

I just dug out my flac copies of the above Radiohead albums, couldn't agree more! Good call. :clap:

 

[ID.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5AiRVqfqk

 

[stevebrock]

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

 

[namefail]

Try some "Essential Yello". :dance:

Ohh Yeah!

 

[the record spot]

Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

Yes - The Yes Album

Joni Mitchell - Night Ride Home

Resphigi - The Pines of Rome, 4th Movement

Nick Lowe - The Old Magic

Julie Feeney - Pages

... and a few others

 

[Dougal1331]

Hybrid - Disappear Here (track and album!)

 

[floyd droid]

The next thing I want to listen to.

Yup , thats the badger.

 

[stevee1966]

Something by Massive Attack to gauge the sound of the bass, and always Dark Side Of The Moon SACD.