Test tracks for new equipment

Here's one that I may be the only person on earth to use.

RJ Helton - Real Life

I really only like songs 1, 3 & 9, but song 3 will tell me just about anything I need to know about a system. It has a pefect guitar and "low rider" bass. It really forces a system to handle everything from the detail of strings, vocals and earth shaking bass. It's also a 10 out of 10 fantastic recording.

The first time I heard it on a pair of Focal 816v speakers I was wondering how it would sound without the full bass that my previous speakers had, but I was actually so impressed with the details in the higher range I almost forgot about the missing bass. I do use my subwoofer for this CD.

RJ Helton was on the first season of American Idol and finished 5th. Not your typical audiophile CD to be sure.

On second thought, song 1 can't be overlooked as a demo either. It also has great bass and even more high end details. It almost sounds like it's a surround recording on my system. One of my favorites to show off my system.

Just get it.