http://www.chesky.com/core/details.cfm?productcode=UD095

This has all sort of music/sound/notes plus explanation as to what to listen for. So it's both demonstration and educational rolled into one CD.

You are mistaken.

Regardless of what age or years, musical notes don't change. For example, a Magpie bird today will still sound like a Magpie bird that exist a 100 years ago. A Stradivarius violin today should still sounded like a Stradivarius violin of 50 years ago.

This CD is primarily educational teaching you what does Bass/Timbre/Depth/Midrange/Naturalness/stereo imaging etc are supposed to sound or feel like. How do you know a audio equipment is reproducing the bass of a drum correctly when you don't even know what real drum are supposed to sound like? And if you don't even know what is Stereo Depth or Image or Transparency, how do you know that amplifier is producing it or not? For newbies who are serious about music reproduction, this is one of the best CD there is. My 2 sen.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Feb 14 2011, 10:41 AM

I have heard quite a few demonstration disc before but this one is the best. While the songs may not be to your taste, it is certainly the most educational because it actually teach you all about audio reproduction and things to look out for. For example, before teaching you what is Transparency, there will be a male voice explaining to you what it is Transparency and what does it sounded like and then play a particular music that illustrate Transparency well. To allow you to experience Transparency.