Over the years, I have developed a method by which I can relatively quickly assess a HiFi system. By selecting a few recordings (which I play in a specific order), I can form the basis of an opinion. The recordings I have chosen are not necessarily super high quality, but are each selected for a specific purpose.
My tracks are:
1. Jackson Browne: Linda Paloma
https://open.spotify.com/track/2eEVA9YI3yhTdugUysHmaP?si=d0ca61510901417d
2. Willie Nelson: Little House on the hill
https://open.spotify.com/track/3dF3kvnHwiMOrTVSnDl6nY?si=5c18f894fbe74f69
3. Tracy Chapman: Mountain ‘O things
https://open.spotify.com/track/45GTwVJoDDLGEAYkB5NOrT?si=2a8a579ddfab4418
4. Dianne Reeves: One for my baby
https://open.spotify.com/track/3l8AksMKUIO35TXrn115Lp?si=db6eabfeea734ce3
5. Paul Simon: 50 ways to leave your lover
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Qb7gtV6Q4MnUjSbkFcopl?si=d7f04da7450f4e4a
6. Tom Jones: What good am I?
https://open.spotify.com/track/2OsqhOCQAi0VLg8rgTgwFB?si=df84dbe6070f414b
BBC Interview: Tom Jones Interview with John Wilson on the BBC’s ‘Master Tapes’ series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p04qr2kq
7. Harry Belafonte: Jamaican Farewell – Live
https://open.spotify.com/track/5W5D6nk659xDDwgAqeYSQJ?si=5f582dedd7274e7e
8. Jos van Immerseel: Van Beethoven 4 Symphony No. 4. 1. Adagio – Allegro
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ogE5tcWgsqhIULaD2rZv1?si=3b8c1c53d8b94a0a
9. Peter Hurford: Paul Hindemith Organ Sonata no 1. 1937 (Phantasie)
https://open.spotify.com/track/79JvhYTyp6SCs6xnTo2NZX?si=c962ff976e054d88
10. Howard Griffiths / Royal Phil: Max Bruch’s: Kol Nidrei
https://open.spotify.com/track/6uwUTGxaSQ5ygB0sBy1rtI?si=dd733c372bd8402c
Intro & outro music: ‘Philia’ taken from The Four Loves, by Stefan Meylaers:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vaU6lWvYlW2tEbjzF2FWW?si=06d392d9074b4b3d
Equipment used in this video (where applicable):
Playback:
Loudspeakers: Pearl Acoustics SG
Preamplifier and Dac: Sugden Saphire DAP 800 / Topping Pre 90 / D90
Amplifier: Pearl Acoustics 170,
CD Player: Lyngdorf CD-2
Cables: Loudspeaker cables: Pearl Acoustics Sibelius Neutral Balance
Interconnects: AudioQuest (various)
Listening Room acoustic panels: GIK
Recording:
Sennheiser ME-2 lavalier microphone with XSW-D wireless kit, coupled to a Zoom H6 with MSH-6 capsule activated
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