You're looking to buy some new speakers but you're not sure which ones to get. You've got a sales guy filling your head with a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo, but let's be honest, all you really care about is how they're going to sound. Sit back, take notes, and start building your playlist with these top five songs perfect for testing your next a two-yard speaker system. Of course, if you've got a hidden gem in your playlist that's perfect for pushing your speakers to the limit, leave a comment - number 5 is Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer, the 1984 theme song from Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy.
Axel F became an international number-one hit a year later. Why does it work for testing your speakers? Axel F incorporates moments of full sound with moments of complete silence with its high tones and constant movement. This isn't your typical post disco instrumental Jam. Number 4 is William Tell Overture by Joe Aquino Rossini - sure, it's the title theme to The Lone Ranger TV series, but it's also a great tune to test your speakers at 12 minutes long. This masterpiece has an impressive range of sound; the prelude is quiet and somber, the storm brings with kettle drums and racing violin chords, the Ron's des Voges is serene featuring the oboe and flute, and finally blaring trumpets which you'll immediately recognize coming at the finale and will confirm whether or not the speakers you like are the ones you need.
Number 3 is The Eagles Hotel California. When we say Hotel California, we're not talking about the original version featured on the self-titled 1977 album by the Eagles. We're talking about the re-released enhanced and totally live version you'll find on Hell Freezes Over. Sure, the original release is awesome, but for testing speakers, the live version is well better. The acoustic guitar solo at the beginning is littered with clear high-pitched tones and when those bongo drums kick in, a good speaker will treat you to a surprising amount of bass if you can't hear these subtle surprises then maybe this speakers you thought were right are actually all wrong.
Number 2 is Baba O'Riley by The Who. An experiment and sound, this song combines heavily synthesized music with traditional instruments. Listen if the intro to Baba O'Riley doesn't make you dizzy, your listening to the right speakers. The constant left-to-right motion is a great way to test for high fidelity combine that with the piano chords crashing drums rhythmic guitar and Roger Daltrey's defiant voice, and you've got a recipe for the perfect test song.
Number 1 is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Originally released in 1975, A Night at the Opera Bohemian Rhapsody took three weeks to record in five different studios with no real repeating chorus, no continuous melody and bizarre sometimes nonsensical lyrics. This song was a musical experiment that could have failed but it didn't. Why is it our number one pick? Bohemian Rhapsody has every speaker test imaginable, acapella vocals soft and a lot of piano booming bass face-melting guitar riffs and that's just the first half of the song. There are over 180 separate overdubs and you should expect each level of sound to come through crisp and clear with a really good set of speakers seriously if the sales guy who keeps going on about tech specs only lets you test one song make it Bohemian Rhapsody.
So, what do you think of our list? Do we miss the mark. Leave out your favorite Jam and let us know what five songs you put on your playlist.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso you're looking to buy some new speakers but you're not sure which ones to get you've got a sales guy filling your head with a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo but let's be honest all you really care about is how they're going to sound sit back take notes and start building your playlist with these top five songs perfect for testing your next a two-yard speaker system of course if you've got a hidden gem in your playlist that's perfect for pushing your speakers to the limit leave a comment number 5 axel F by harold faltermeyer the 1984 theme song - Beverly Hills Cop starting Eddie Murphy axel F became an international number-one hit a year later why does it work for testing your speakers axel F incorporates moments of full sound with moments of complete silence with its high tones and constant movement this isn't your typical post disco instrumental Jam number 4 William Tell Overture by Joe Aquino Rossini sure it's the title theme to The Lone Ranger TV series but it's also a great tune to test your speakers at 12 minutes long this masterpiece has an impressive range of sound the prelude is quiet and somber the storm boobs with kettle drums and racing violin chords the ron's des Voges is serene featuring the oboe and flute and finally blaring trumpets which you'll immediately recognize coming at the finale and will confirm whether or not the speakers you like are the ones you need number three the Eagles Hotel California when we say Hotel California we're not talking about the original version featured on the self-titled 1977 album the Eagles we're talking about the re-released enhanced and totally live version you'll find on hell freezes over sure the original release is awesome but for testing speakers the live version is well better the acoustic guitar solo at the beginning is littered with clear high-pitched tones and when those bongo drums kick in a good speaker will treat you to a surprising amount of bass if you can't hear these subtle surprises then maybe this speakers you thought were right are actually all wrong number two Baba O'Riley by the WHO an experiment and sound this song combines heavily synthesized music with traditional instruments listen if the intro to Baba O'Riley doesn't make you dizzy your listening to the right speakers the constant left-to-right motion is a great way to test for high fidelity combine that with the piano chords crashing drums rhythmic guitar and Roger Daltrey's defiant voice and you've got a recipe for the perfect test song number one Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen originally released in 1975 a Night at the Opera Bohemian Rhapsody took three weeks to record in five different studios with no real repeating chorus no continuous melody and bizarre sometimes nonsensical lyrics this song was a musical experiment that could have failed but it didn't why is it our number one pick Bohemian Rhapsody has every speaker test imaginable acapella vocals soft and a lot of piano booming bass face-melting guitar riffs and that's just the first half of the song there are over 180 separate overdubs and you should expect each level of sound to come through crisp and clear with a really good set of speakers seriously if the sales guy who keeps going on about tech specs only lets you test one song make it Bohemian Rhapsody so what do you think of our list do we miss the mark leave out your favorite Jam leave a comment and let us know what five songs you put on your playlistso you're looking to buy some new speakers but you're not sure which ones to get you've got a sales guy filling your head with a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo but let's be honest all you really care about is how they're going to sound sit back take notes and start building your playlist with these top five songs perfect for testing your next a two-yard speaker system of course if you've got a hidden gem in your playlist that's perfect for pushing your speakers to the limit leave a comment number 5 axel F by harold faltermeyer the 1984 theme song - Beverly Hills Cop starting Eddie Murphy axel F became an international number-one hit a year later why does it work for testing your speakers axel F incorporates moments of full sound with moments of complete silence with its high tones and constant movement this isn't your typical post disco instrumental Jam number 4 William Tell Overture by Joe Aquino Rossini sure it's the title theme to The Lone Ranger TV series but it's also a great tune to test your speakers at 12 minutes long this masterpiece has an impressive range of sound the prelude is quiet and somber the storm boobs with kettle drums and racing violin chords the ron's des Voges is serene featuring the oboe and flute and finally blaring trumpets which you'll immediately recognize coming at the finale and will confirm whether or not the speakers you like are the ones you need number three the Eagles Hotel California when we say Hotel California we're not talking about the original version featured on the self-titled 1977 album the Eagles we're talking about the re-released enhanced and totally live version you'll find on hell freezes over sure the original release is awesome but for testing speakers the live version is well better the acoustic guitar solo at the beginning is littered with clear high-pitched tones and when those bongo drums kick in a good speaker will treat you to a surprising amount of bass if you can't hear these subtle surprises then maybe this speakers you thought were right are actually all wrong number two Baba O'Riley by the WHO an experiment and sound this song combines heavily synthesized music with traditional instruments listen if the intro to Baba O'Riley doesn't make you dizzy your listening to the right speakers the constant left-to-right motion is a great way to test for high fidelity combine that with the piano chords crashing drums rhythmic guitar and Roger Daltrey's defiant voice and you've got a recipe for the perfect test song number one Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen originally released in 1975 a Night at the Opera Bohemian Rhapsody took three weeks to record in five different studios with no real repeating chorus no continuous melody and bizarre sometimes nonsensical lyrics this song was a musical experiment that could have failed but it didn't why is it our number one pick Bohemian Rhapsody has every speaker test imaginable acapella vocals soft and a lot of piano booming bass face-melting guitar riffs and that's just the first half of the song there are over 180 separate overdubs and you should expect each level of sound to come through crisp and clear with a really good set of speakers seriously if the sales guy who keeps going on about tech specs only lets you test one song make it Bohemian Rhapsody so what do you think of our list do we miss the mark leave out your favorite Jam leave a comment and let us know what five songs you put on your playlist\n"
