OK what CD's do people have/recommend that have impressive bass lines that would make Sub1500 systems earn their keep?
My Telarc 1812 CD quotes: “The initial crack of the cannon upon ignition of the powerful charge (which variously lies in the 2,000 to 3,000 Hz region) and the follow-up boom (going all the way down as low as 6Hz) represents a challenge for the recording engineers and equipment; to capture the sounds initially; to permit mastering engineers to put them to disc and not least, for the consumer to playback. WARNING! The cannons of the Telarc Digital 1812 are recorded at a very high level. Lower levels are recommended for initial playback until a safe level can be determined for your equipment.
Well it would be good if the forum could help compose a list. Here is some offerings from my collection for consideration:
Pressing, Title, Musicians, Comments
Telarc Digital CD-80041 Japanese Pressing
Tchaikovsky 1812
Eroch Kunzel – Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Good lows all tracks. Cannon blasts in 1812 are awesome!!!
Polygram 826 213-2 German pressing
Ice on Fire
Elton John
Track 2 ‘Cry to Heaven’ from about mid track. Thumps that easily rearrange the cologne bottles in my upstairs bathroom cupboard.
Virgin Records 7243 8 44762 2 9
The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson
The recording engineer who mixed this must have done so on a pair of 2405H and he EQ’ed the bass levels up so it sounded flat. Strong bass lines all tracks, annoying over-bass in places. Track 2 Velvet Rope and 11 Together Again are extremely impressive (just ask my neighbours).
Disney 60713-7 USA Pressing?
Atlantis Soundtrack
James Newton Howard
Low music and effects on many tracks. 5. The Leviathan has some good bits.
Vertigo 514 766-2 UK Pressing. Super Bit Mapping
One The Night
Dire Straits
Bass synth on track 5 Private Investigations.
VIA 9920102 UK Pressing
Star Tracks
Yuri Honing Trio
Track 4 Walking on the Moon.
Telarc Digital CD-80146
Star Tracks II
Erich Kunzel. Cincinnati Orchestra.
Track 2. Back to the Future... how low can you go!
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Others I have be told/read are great but never heard:
Reference Recordings RR-93CD Minnesota Orchestras ‘Copland 100’
Reference Recordings RR-96CD Minnesota Orchestra ‘Rachmaninoff ‘
Telarc CD80284 Charles Mackerras Welsh National Opera ‘Mikado’
Propellerheads "Decksdrumsandrockandroll"
Telarc CD80097: The Ruffatti Organ in Davies Symphony Hall, Michael Murray.
Phillips 412 619-2: Saint Saens Organ Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart.
Dorial DOR 90117: Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Argo 414 420-2: Mendelssohn Organ Works, Peter Huford, organist
Reference Recording RR-59CD: Pomp and Pipes!
Reference Recording RR-S3CD: HDCD Sampler.
Sheffield Lab CD-14/20: The Sheffield Drum & Track
Warner Bros 262562-2: Bella Fleck and the Flecktones, Flight of the Cosmic Hippos.
Verve 314 517 657: Tom Grant, The View from Here. Try track 3.
Newtown NTN2210: Bass Outlaws, Illegal Bass.
Jarrod