Sound Test

[soundhard]

I just got a my new Yamaha RX-V659 Receiver and my Energy S.10 subwoofer. I was wondering what you guys use to do your sound test. Which movie or wich CD have the best sound to fully test my new receiver and subwoofer? Is there something I could download on the net ?

Thanks!

 

[mazersteven]

I like female vocals (Sade, Alison Krauss) when auditioning speakers. Material with a lot of dynamics.

 

[majorloser]

I use certain CDs and DVD's that I am very familiar with to audition speakers. But I use test tones from test/calibration CD's and DVD's to calibrate. After calibration I use the same familiar reference materials to check sound.

Like Mazer I like female vocals (Best of Sade), some Bach on pipe organ, and certain jazz tracks for reference.

Here's some test tones for the sub:
http://www.realmofexcursion.com/downloads.htm