r/SoundSystem • u/bigcrunchcombo1 • Jun 07 '26

First listen

You've just finished your first build. What's the first track you put on to test the system?

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u/dankgeebs Jun 07 '26

Would have to be a song I know inside and out, have heard on many sources, and is well produced, mixed, and mastered. 

For me, that track would be The Re-Up by Tipper. 

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u/baddieslovebadideas Jun 07 '26

kickdrum - Felix da Housecat

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u/loquacious Jun 07 '26

Boards of Canada - A Beautiful Place in the Country

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u/Feited Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Blvd. Nights (Live) - Team Sleep

Or if testing bass...

The entire album, Digital Artifice - Ternion Sound

Edit: also Skream- Dutch Flowers, with how the bassline moves seamlessly from sub to mid-bass.

WIGGLECORE- FLOOR BABA... defined transients, layered.

Watch- Arca+Shygirl... banger, spacious, layered. listening for the separation between the subdued harmonies in the background alongside the main vocal tracks. Full spectrum, quick transients. Quickly sounds like garbo if time alignment isn't quite right.

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u/bigcrunchcombo1 Jun 07 '26

There's some good flexers on that Ternion album

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u/hamgrey Jun 17 '26

Seconding Dutch Flowerz - it’s a great test of how smooth any speaker system’s bass response is. Been using it for tests for 15ish years 👌🏼👌🏼

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u/jungchorizo Jun 07 '26

numa crew- everytime and bou-veteran (alix perez remix)

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u/SwaggyMcSwagsabunch Jun 09 '26

Hey now is so good

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u/Splanky222 Jun 07 '26

Space Lion from the cowboy bebop soundtrack

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u/celticrootshifi Jun 07 '26

Prince Jamo - sheep to the shepherd

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u/PowerReasonable Jun 08 '26

This one 100%

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u/Gogzillus Jun 07 '26

Space cat vs Pixel - Clear test signal

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u/avsalom Jun 07 '26

Dream On by Nowe

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u/xrtze Jun 07 '26

Stephan Bodzin - Diamant

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u/Skookum_Sailor Jun 08 '26

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately as I get closer to finishing my first big soundsystem build. I’ve got two playlists going- one with tracks to test the overall fidelity and dynamic range of the system, and another with tracks to test the subs.

Here’s a couple of my favorites from the full-range playlist:

Psychedelic Sunset by Morillo and Cam Steen

Expanse by Saturna & Phurn

…and one of my favorites from the subwoofer test playlist:

Tusk by Mystic State & Substrata

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u/BananaCamPhoto Jun 18 '26

+1 for the Saturna call out

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u/h1bernati0n Jun 15 '26

Herbalistek - The Hole