Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
Show tunes. I’ve complained about ’em, written about ’em, and even shared a few suggestions for AudioQuest’s Recommended show tunes for Axpona 2025.
From my Show Tunes think piece:
The real beauty of a hifi show is…difference.
Which gets me back to show tunes. Playing “Tin Pan Alley”, “No Sanctuary Here”, or “Keith Don’t Go” are lazy choices and they can drive some people from a room faster than poor personal hygiene. I can think of at least 9000 great sounding tracks off the top of my exaggeration that are not offensive and fit easily into comfy, cosy genres. There are most certainly thousands too many to name from the hundreds of millions of tracks available in lossless quality from streaming services.
For the Darko Audio Podcast #63, I sit down with Darko (virtually) to talk about 6 albums each that we feel would make for good test tracks for use at hifi shows or demos that are also well off the beaten path.
Here’s the link to Darko’s post which includes everything you need to listen and learn a bit more about our selections.
Enjoy!