I take along several CD's. Make sure you have different types of music so you can make sure the speakers sound good with all of the types to which you like to listen. One that I make sure to take is Rickie Lee Jones' Pop Pop. There is a song on that CD that gives speakers fits. It is Jimi Hendrix's Up From The Skies. A speaker that struggles with this song is weeded out immediately. Excellent quality speakers will be able to handle that song at higher volumes without congestion, keeping separation between the instruments. Lesser quality speakers will turn it into mud. It is also a great CD for acoustic bass and female vocals. There is also a song on it called "Dat
Dere." In this song, the drummer is playing brushes. With excellent speakers, you can make out the swishing of the brushes, hearing the bristles, etc. With lesser speakers, it just sounds fuzzy and indistinct. You can learn a
lot about a pair of speakers with this CD.
Dere." In this song, the drummer is playing brushes. With excellent speakers, you can make out the swishing of the brushes, hearing the bristles, etc. With lesser speakers, it just sounds fuzzy and indistinct. You can learn a
lot about a pair of speakers with this CD.