Test CD


Can anyone recommend a CD to use that can test the frequency response of a speaker? And what will it cost and where can I find one?

Also, is a burn in CD required? In the past I've used Classical CD's in my collection that have a wide range of frequencies to burn in a new pair of speakers. Wondering if a dedicated CD would be better?
will62

Showing 1 response by wolf_garcia

I got an Isotek CD free with some hifi mag...it's great (the "sound going
around your head" feature is cool), but I never use the "burn in"
feature because I think it's silly (maybe if I was a speaker reviewer or something
I'd use it). I also have the Stereophile test CDs and they're cool...I have a meter
thing in an iPhone to get db levels when I need to so it's nice to have a tone
generator around...like recently when a channel was losing level...bad tube...also,
why use a "burn in " CD when you can listen to a component burn in? Otherwise
you don't know from whence it burns...what the unburned sound is...when it
ripens...you know?...or you don't.