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Recordings that trounce your system?

Ever come across a recording, be it a particular track, passage, entire CD, LP, etc., that makes mincemeat out of your otherwise beloved system(s)? Mine have met their match in the form of Hans Zimmer's "Gladiator." Wondering if any of you would care to share any such experiences?
fam124
deven8
77 posts
 
check this out but be warned it will play havoc. I have actually use this disc to demo speakers and salespeople just about lose it. It is muzig vs the auteurs a electronic artist remixing the auteurs. At time very melodic at others very demanding of speakers.
gregm
3,021 posts
 
Deven, which havoc-making record is that? BTW, most decca recordings of K Ferrier & Fischer-Dieskau (on emi) can trounce the system: very difficult to get the tonality of voice & accompanying piano right!
Cheers
detlof
1,899 posts
 
Greg, you might well add E. Schwarzkopf to that list(emi), especially the US pressings.
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audiotomb
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Peter Gabriel's fourth album (Security)
the song The Rythum of the HEat

the tribal drumming pushes all headroom aside

if your system is up for it, it's a real joy

Tom
tommy_in_sylmar
144 posts
 
on telarc-EINSTRAUSSFEST!
it starts with a well recorded gunshot that will send some poeple lunging for the floor.
CAREFUL! one vaginal hair too much volume and your amp falls apart.
i dont think thee is vinyl of this though.
......regards....tr
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