Audiophile Hi-Res System Test CD

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Awaiting Repress

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Description

Release Date To Be Announced pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

Great Sampling Tracks on CD!
Fine-Tune Your Audio System for an Unparalleled Listening Experience!

Audiophile Hi-Res System Test brings the best-selling high-resolution digital edition to CD, offering an essential toolkit for serious sound enthusiasts. Designed as the perfect companion to the 2xHD Audiophile Speaker Set-Up, this album features expertly curated music tracks, test tones, instrument resonances, stage perspectives, environmental noises, and a dedicated system burn-in track. Whether you're a passionate audiophile or simply looking to fine-tune your sound system to perfection, this is an indispensable tool for achieving peak performance.

A must-have for all music lovers and sound enthusiasts!

The 2xHD Mastering Process

For the 2xHD mastering of the recording on this album, the original 1/4", 15 ips CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Telefunken EF806 tube. The Nagra T has one of the best transports ever made with four direct drive motors, and two pinch rollers.

DXD 352 8kHz was done using MSB Platinum Studio ADC plus.

Features

CD
Mastering by René Laflamme
Narration by Yaël Brandeis
Executive Produced by André Perry
Made in Canada

Selections

Presentation
Jazz Group Live - Ref: Jazz Club Ambiance (Late Night – Jazz at the Pawnshop)
Twelve Guitars, One Double-Bass - Ref: Medium Size Church Natural Acoustics with 2.4 Sec. Reverb (Forestare – Baroque)
Percussion 1 - Ref: Voice and Bass – Concert Hall
Voice and Jazz Group - Ref: Studio Recording (Holly Cole)
Harp - Ref: Timbre – Vintage Concert Hall
Jazz Bass & Piano - Ref: Bass
Piano - Ref: Steinway Piano
Bassoon - Ref: Timbre
Violin Concerto - Ref: Stradivarius Violin, Timbre – Concert Hall
Baroque Music
Children Choir - Ref: Choir – Church
Organ - Ref: Bass and Timbre
Piano - Ref: Fazioli PIano
Harpsichord - Ref: Timbre, Jeu de Luth – Small Room
Percussion 2 - Djembe Drum - Ref: Bass Response – Concert Hall
Percussion #3 TO BE PLAYED AT MEDIUM LEVEL - Ref: Extreme Dynamics – Concert Hall
Xylophone - Ref: Timbre, Dynamics
Glockenspiel - Ref: Timbre, High Harmonics
Piano, Vibraphone - Ref: Dynamic Imaging
Percussion 4 - Ref: High Frequency Imaging
Timpani
Test Presentation - Channel Identification
Left Channel
Right Channel
Phasing Test, In-Phase
Phasing Test, Out-of-Phase
Presentation, Sound Perspective
Bells, Center at 6'
Bells, Left at 6'
Bells, Right at 6'
Bells, Left at 18'
Bells, Center at 18'
Bells, Right at 18'
Tone Presentation
10Hz
20Hz
25Hz
31.5Hz
40Hz
50Hz
63Hz
80Hz
100Hz
125Hz
160Hz
200Hz
250Hz
315Hz
400Hz
500Hz
630Hz
800Hz
1000Hz
1500Hz
1600Hz
2000Hz
2500Hz
3150Hz
4000Hz
5000Hz
6300Hz
8000Hz
10000Hz
12500Hz
16000Hz
20000Hz
25000Hz
32000Hz
40000Hz
50000Hz
64000Hz
80000Hz
96000Hz
Burn-In Track Presentation
Burn-In Track - This track will help you to break-in any component of your system much faster. Play that track in repeat mode at a normal to low volume due to a full frequency response.