MP3 Audio Test [320 k/bits ABR]

A test CD from Marantz to check and test MP3s on your stereo equipment with a variety of classical and jazz music.

Tutti! Orchestral Sampler [MP3 test]

"The Minnesota Orchestra is superb. Recording quality has to be heard to be believed!" --David Denton, Yorkshire Post PERFORMANCE ***** RECORDING *****

"Stunning audiophile sonics ... the clarity, transparency, and firm definition of individual orchestral timbres are unequaled in my listening experience." --Lawrence A. Johnson, Fanfare

Orchestral Fireworks [MP3 test]

Ravel's Bolero is the most-recognizable piece of orchestral music ever written. Its hypnotic melodies, rhythms and brilliant orchestral colors have insured its popularity with audiences everywhere. Now "Prof." Johnson has made the HDCD recording of BOLERO that RR fans have been waiting for, as the finale of a generous program of orchestral showpieces. Included are favorites by Liszt, Brahms, Dvorak, Berlioz, Chabrier -- and rarities by Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Dinicu, Jarnefelt and -- yes -- the famous conductor Otto Klemperer!

"Warhorses, yes. Routine or boring, no, not under Oue's baton. Bolero, in particular benefits from the highest possible audio fidelity, and this is it." --Peter Aczel, The Audio Critic

MP3 320 · 157 MB

Exotic Dances from the Opera [MP3 test]

Favorites and rarities, including Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale, Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils, and Rabaud: Dances from Marouf.

"The combination of exquisite phrasing, perfect ensemble, and better-than-live recording quality makes these performances virtually indispensable." --Salon.com

MP3 320 · 137 MB

MP3 Audio Test [320 k/bits ABR]

A test CD from Denon to check and test MP3s on your stereo equipment with a variety of classical music.

Digital Sound of the Future Denon 90

MP3 320 · 125 MB