Speaker punishing bass

I'll second Doug28450's recommend. Telarc 1812 on vinyl. Don't know the hz. reading on this vinyl version, but if you don't have a good tonearm-cartridge combo... good luck tracking this LP.

Joysjane, Your post made me curious. I pulled my copy of the "1812" to see if there was any clue as to the frequencies. The jacket notes state "The initial "crack" of the cannon upon ignition of the powder charge (which variously lies in the 2,000 to 3,000 KHz region) and the follow-up boom (going all the way down to as low as 6 cycles) represents a phenomenal challenge fo recording engineers....". Also of interest to vinyl junkies is that this record was mastered by Stan Ricker. Thanks, Doug

Try the digital remaster of " Flying in a Blue Dream" by Joe Satriani.

Pomp and Pipes on Reference Recordings and Patriot Games soundtrack.

I was just listening to Rusted Root. The track Drum Trip is a pretty good workout for the woofers. I also recommend Planet Drum by Mickey Hart. Those above who mentioned Billy Cobham's Warning cd are absolutely correct, it's been one of my favorite cd's for over 10 years.