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Whether its a classic Hi-Fi test track, or the song you recognise in the rst millisecond its as familiar
to you as your own heartbeat, everyones got an opinion on which tracks help you check the quality of
any audio equipment. And quite simply, no one is wrong. The best test will always be a song you are
familiar with and have heard in as high a resolution format as possible so youll hear where the
performance excels and/or misses a trick.
The pressure builds somewhat, when the reputation of a 47 year old Hi-Fi company rests on your
shoulders, or more accurately your ears. So what tracks are spinning on the Cambridge Audio
engineering oor and why?
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So, lets start with the easy stu pristine, well recorded tracks. Simply put - if this doesnt sound
good, nothing will. These tracks have been recorded to such a high standard that, excuse the
blasphemy, playing them through some Apple Ear podswould verge on acceptable, so pass it through
some decentHi-Fiand theyll knock your socks o .
Up next, trackswith wide dynamic rangeand excellent sound stages.Listen out for spatial
separation between individual instruments and vocals and feeling like your living room just turned
into the Royal Albert Hall and youre on the right track.
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A hugely important but often less observed category:Foot-tap-ability.Ever listened to one of your
favourite ever tracks on a speaker but your foot remains mysteriously unmoved by it? If these tunes
dont make you twitch, run in the opposite direction. Theyre just not going to keep up.
The Big One Bass.Irritating if theres too much, crushingly disappointing if theres too little.
De nitely the category that turns us all into the Goldilocks of the audio testing world. The following
will test your subs on long droney background bass and fast punchy bass.
Beck Morning
The Weeknd The Hills
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Bass test, part deux. Can it keep up with these without getting muddy or rumbling in the low end?
And lastly, our favourite category, theif you can listen to these tracks all the way through
without switching them o youre on to a winnertest. These songs pack a lot in to each track
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and without capable audio equipment can sound, quite frankly, a mess. So when you get them right,
thats a whole heap of audio satisfaction (and a few smug engineers).
And if your speakers pass all of these tests, then stick on Queens Bohemian Rhapsody (as if that was
going to go unmentioned) kick back and ENJOY!
At Cambridge Audio, were not swayed by the sudden upsurge in EDM or the predominance of Dre in
the charts. Were still faithfully chasing the holy grail of honest, balanced sound.By testing our
sound against a highly diverse and challenging track list we make sure all those with schizophrenic
music tastes, i.e. most humans, are well catered for.So when it comes to testing any new kit (and
were understanding creatures, it might not all be from us *sobs quietly*) we want to make sure you
have some good test tracks at your ngertips so you can invite only the best possible sound quality
into your life.
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Next time youre comparing the sound of some magni cent new oorstanders, an up sampling
network streamer or even a new portable Bluetooth speaker, test it like a Cambridge Audio Engineer.
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Roxane
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Angel
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Corcovado
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Little Fly
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Nils Lofgren
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Wed love to know your thoughts on these and what your test tracks are so add your comments below
and in the meantime Happy Listening.
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