Stereophile Test CD

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Annotation

comes in a soft transparent plastic wallet with a thin piece of foam to help protect the disc

Annotation last modified on 2016-12-10 21:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Reference Tone (Mono) L+R
The Audio Anarchist1:23
2Channel Identification
The Audio Anarchist & Ralph the Christmas Dog0:28
3Channel Phasing
The Audio Anarchist & Ralph the Christmas Dog0:37
4Pink Noise at -20dB L+R (Uncorrelated from 1:11)
[no artist]2:16
5Why Hi-Fi Experts Disagree (Microphone Comparison) (Mono)
spoken vocals:
J. Gordon Holt
Gordon Holt6:19
6The National Emblem (mono)
orchestra:
Nether Providence High School Band
recording of:
National Emblem
composer:
Bruce Broughton and Edwin Eugene Bagley (in 1902)
Edwin Eugene Bagley1:18
7Les Sept Paroles du Christ (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Philadelphia Oratorio Choir
partial recording of:
Les sept paroles du Christ
composer:
Théodore Dubois (French composer)
Théodore Dubois4:32
8Chanson Hebraique (Absolute Polarity Test)
tenor vocals:
Sam Jones (tenor on Stereophile Test CD)
Maurice Ravel2:35
9Praeludium
orchestra:
Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Armas Järnefelt2:31
10Scherzo in B flat, Op. 31
piano:
Anna Maria Stańczyk
recording of:
Scherzo no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 31
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1837)
dedicated to:
Adele Fürstensein
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 31)
Frédéric Chopin9:49
11I'm Old Fashioned
guitar:
Bruce Dunlap
Jerome Kern3:38
12Threedledum
double bass:
Dan Kolton
guitar:
Bruce Dunlap
Bruce Dunlap4:15
13Summertime (The Lesley Test)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Olsher
George Gershwin1:51
14Romance, Op. 94, No. 1
flute:
Gary Woodward
piano:
Brooks Smith (piano)
Robert Schumann3:06
15Romance, Op. 94, No. 2
flute:
Gary Woodward
piano:
Brooks Smith (piano)
Robert Schumann3:43
16Romance, Op. 94, No. 3 (128x-oversampling A/D)
flute:
Gary Woodward
piano:
Brooks Smith (piano)
Robert Schumann4:08
17Romance, Op. 94, No. 3 (Sony PCM 1630 A/D)
flute:
Gary Woodward
piano:
Brooks Smith (piano)
Robert Schumann4:14
18Romance, Op. 94, No. 3 (ADC Comparison)
flute:
Gary Woodward
piano:
Brooks Smith (piano)
Robert Schumann4:15
19Concerto in D, after Vivaldi, BWV 596, Allegro
organ:
James Johnson (organist)
recording of:
Concerto d‐Moll nach Antonio Vivaldi, op. 3 no. 11, BWV 596: V. (Allegro)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto d-Moll (nach A. Vivaldi, op. 3 Nr. 11), BWV 596
Johann Sebastian Bach4:55
201KHz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]1:01
21200Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
22160Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
23125Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
24100Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
2580Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
2663Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
2750Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
2840Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
2931.5Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
3025Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:22
3120Hz 1/3-octive warble tone at -20dB
[no artist]0:21

Credits

Release

producer:Jonathan Atkinson (production music composer)
Robert Harley (Technical Editor for Stereophile)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4249211 [info]
discography entry:http://www.stereophile.com/reference/176/index.html [info]