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Electronic music: A great way to test your system, work out, file taxes and more ?!
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Great thread and many interesting recommendations!
As a manufacturer that pride ourselves in playing "real" music at hifi shows, I can attest to the OPs point about how it draws a different crowd. Playing rock, edm and pop at hifi shows both draws a younger crowd, and also a lot of positive comments by people who are sick and tired of tibetian monks and "Keith don't go".
Interestingly it's also often a much better proof of a good system. The typical "hifi music" sounds good on literally everything. But a complex rock track is often quite problematic. Any jagged response in the midrange or treble turns the track into a harsh experience, and the same with thinny/lean midbass. A track that is in your face, impactful and fun turns into "a poor recording". But good speakers doesn't "reveal bad recordings", "bad" recordings reveal poor speakers.
The same goes with EDM, but in a slightly different way. A lot of EDM have very clean production that also sound good on a lot of speakers, but turn it up, and bottom end that is often both heavy and wide in frequency range again makes many systems fall completely apart if you turn up the sound.
So in addition to being good music, there are a lot of good auditioning material in these genres.
I will circle back with a few recommendations as well later today of some tracks that can test your systems.
As a manufacturer that pride ourselves in playing "real" music at hifi shows, I can attest to the OPs point about how it draws a different crowd. Playing rock, edm and pop at hifi shows both draws a younger crowd, and also a lot of positive comments by people who are sick and tired of tibetian monks and "Keith don't go".
Interestingly it's also often a much better proof of a good system. The typical "hifi music" sounds good on literally everything. But a complex rock track is often quite problematic. Any jagged response in the midrange or treble turns the track into a harsh experience, and the same with thinny/lean midbass. A track that is in your face, impactful and fun turns into "a poor recording". But good speakers doesn't "reveal bad recordings", "bad" recordings reveal poor speakers.
The same goes with EDM, but in a slightly different way. A lot of EDM have very clean production that also sound good on a lot of speakers, but turn it up, and bottom end that is often both heavy and wide in frequency range again makes many systems fall completely apart if you turn up the sound.
So in addition to being good music, there are a lot of good auditioning material in these genres.
I will circle back with a few recommendations as well later today of some tracks that can test your systems.
Don’t forget Grandfather in crime, the late Manuel Gottsching. Imo the greatest dance record of all time E2 - M2, 58 minutes of bliss.
With headphones it works, too quiet via tablet speakers.
Trans 4 motion by Klaus Shulze
My house vibrate with this music.
He is a great musican so many good music created with peter gabriel, frankie goes to hollywood ,lisa garrad and many more. sad he died 2022 R.I.P
A few cool and perhaps somewhat rare elektronika tracks that could also serve to test your system:
Anything from Infected Mushroom usually have high quality and broad band low end as well.
Anything from Infected Mushroom usually have high quality and broad band low end as well.
It took some thought to settle upon what's in line with the pulse of WBF.
"Electronic" music is not only for rave parties. Some of the most exciting ballet I have seen is William Forsythe's choreography on Thom Willems' music (videos don't capture fully the energy of the music, but it will give you a good idea):
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One more ED music.
I do use active crossover and tri amping.
With pair of 12inch, 15inch, 18 inch woofers, I got plenty of bass combined with realistic soundstage due to Scaena line array main units.
I do enjoy ED music with my unique hybrid system.
One more ED music.
I do use active crossover and tri amping.
With pair of 12inch, 15inch, 18 inch woofers, I got plenty of bass combined with realistic soundstage due to Scaena line array main units.
I do enjoy ED music with my unique hybrid system.
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Not purely electronic music but it's got that "trance" feel to it...
Not purely electronic music but it's got that "trance" feel to it...
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Can this be classified as ED music with strong bit?
This one is good for testing your components.
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