10-Mar-2016, 23:28
Oh yes, and then there is Rudamental's "Spoons". It could be argued that this track servers one purpose only, which is to check a systems ability (or not) to produce thunderous levels of room destroying sub-bass to a point that has little meaning in the real world.
I did hear the track on some Audio Note speakers once, the dealer commented on the bass, but what he didn't realise that the sub-bass main event of the track was in fact completely 100% inaudible on the system! In a way the track could be considered a little pointless, but it does differentiate. In my car I can just, only just, hear the lowest bass. On my Blades, the bass is almost terrifying, on my old JBL's with nice 12" drivers, the bass is there, but a bit of a mess. It is also the one track that I have heard trip up silver Phantoms. Some might argue the track is pointless, but it is good fun! You can give the track a thin veneer of audiophile cred by claiming that you are listening to how realistic the spoons themselves sound (which is true to a degree), but best to be honest and admit it's for the bass!
I did hear the track on some Audio Note speakers once, the dealer commented on the bass, but what he didn't realise that the sub-bass main event of the track was in fact completely 100% inaudible on the system! In a way the track could be considered a little pointless, but it does differentiate. In my car I can just, only just, hear the lowest bass. On my Blades, the bass is almost terrifying, on my old JBL's with nice 12" drivers, the bass is there, but a bit of a mess. It is also the one track that I have heard trip up silver Phantoms. Some might argue the track is pointless, but it is good fun! You can give the track a thin veneer of audiophile cred by claiming that you are listening to how realistic the spoons themselves sound (which is true to a degree), but best to be honest and admit it's for the bass!
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